Outsourcing--Friend or Foe?

On the other hand, most quick copy jobs require a minimal amount of indirect expense due to their more simple nature. So, I advise you to try your best at prorating indirect costs realistically rather than simply across the board.

Average order size and average turnaround time are important factors for analysis. Competitive prices from commercial vendors for one or more of the categories will be very helpful to you. Certainly quality performance is a factor to investigate. Review customer surveys if you use them to see which product types customers are most pleased with or complain about more often. Many of these factors can be accessed through a computerized printing management system. Others will require old-fashioned manual research.