Lease vs. Buy: What’s Best for You?
The reality is, in today's economic environment, in-plant managers face a tough sell to get approval to acquire equipment because they are, more than ever before, competing with core organizational purposes for funding. The chances of winning approval are greater if the manager can demonstrate a complete understanding of the implications of the various funding options.
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.