Managers Flock To Baton Rouge For SUPDMC
Barbara Pellow, group director for InfoTrends, delivered Tuesday’s keynote. She noted that upheavals in the printing industry also affect in-plants. Most notably, while overall demand for print volume is increasing, the cost-per-click is declining. She observed that organizational expectations of in-plants are changing from “service provider” to “strategic contributor.” Trends that will significantly affect in-plants and the services they provide include toner and ink-jet color, Web-based job submission, variable data and multi-channel marketing.
- Companies:
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- Ricoh Corporation
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.
