Lease vs. Buy: What’s Best for You?
Cost-per-copy Plans
Many in-plant managers either manage fleet copiers/MFDs or are thinking about a fleet agreement, so they may be interested in a third way to acquire equipment: the cost per copy (CPC) agreement. CPC plans are gaining in popularity as organizations struggle to control copy costs. The idea is that, by lumping all of the costs associated with making copies—including the cost of the device, service and supplies—into one agreement and pooling all of the copies into one pool, the organization may get a better deal.
Ray Chambers, CGCM, MBA, has invested over 30 years managing and directing printing plants, copy centers, mail centers and award-winning document management facilities in higher education and government.
Most recently, Chambers served as vice president and chief information officer at Juniata College. Chambers is currently a doctoral candidate studying Higher Education Administration at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU). His research interests include outsourcing in higher education and its impact on support services in higher education and managing support services. He also consults (Chambers Management Group) with leaders in both the public and private sectors to help them understand and improve in-plant printing and document services operations.