Business Management - Operations

Resolving COVID-19 Staffing and Delivery Challenges
June 24, 2020 at 1:33 pm

In a new blog on the RSA website, Consultant Howie Fenton discusses some of the lessons in-plants have learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can better prepare for the future.

Verso to Close Two Mills Due to Reduced Paper Demand
June 12, 2020 at 10:48 am

To offset unprecedented market decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to reposition the company for future success, Verso Corp., has announced that it will indefinitely idle paper mills in Duluth, Minn., and Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

Online In-plant 'Conference' Off to a Great Start
June 10, 2020 at 9:25 am

This week, the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association has been holding a series of webinars to present in-plants with information and advice intended for sessions at its canceled conference. It was the first chance many in-plants have had during the pandemic to see and hear from their fellow managers.

Quality Meetings: Myth or Reality?
June 5, 2020 at 9:54 am

With all that has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing that has continued (albeit in a different format) is the need to conduct meetings.

Estimating Staffing Needs During a Slowdown
May 20, 2020 at 10:07 am

As the pandemic stretches on, your in-plant will likely be asked to outline a plan for reducing expenses. One of the largest of these expenses is staffing. In a new blog, Howie Fenton outlines a plan for estimating staffing needs, visualizing reductions, and deciding when to hire as revenue increases.

OKI Data Americas Appoints New CEO
May 15, 2020 at 11:55 am

Sergio Horikawa has been named president and CEO of OKI Data Americas. Horikawa was most recently deputy president of the company.

Cenveo Closing Former Cadmus Printing Plant, Impacting 184 Workers
May 7, 2020 at 3:05 pm

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another fatality. That's the reason Stamford, Conn.-based Cenveo Worldwide Ltd. is giving for the decision to permanently close its Cadmus printing facility located in Richmond, Va., by the end of May, resulting in the layoffs of 184 print workers.