Lease vs. Buy: What’s Best for You?
The strength of CPC programs lies in the concept of "right sizing" copiers and MFDs. When an organization negotiates a master lease with a copier vendor, it assumes that the vendor is providing the equipment and service at the best possible price, and it may be. But these agreements often allow users to select the copier they can afford, not the right copier for the location.
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.