The Problem Solvers
Alternatives to Print
This cost savings, though, is not just because of the in-plant's efficient print and mail processes. Sometimes the in-plant saves money by suggesting non-print alternatives.
"We've done more to eliminate print in the past 10 years than we have to grow it," remarks Lance McGinnis, associate director of the Document Services Group. At the in-plant's suggestion, more than nine million pages were eliminated from a single mailing earlier this year when the customer moved from sending statutory prospectuses, which average 30 to 40 pages each, to summary prospectuses, which average about six pages, he says. This had an added benefit of reducing postage costs. In other cases, the in-plant produced PDFs for e-mail distribution, saving a client thousands of dollars in printing costs.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
