Business Management - Operations

William L. Boesch, Jr. has been named the acting CFO of the Government Publishing Office. In this role, Boesch will administer and guide policy and oversight of the agency’s financial strategies and administrative support systems, personnel and operations.

Variables are the enemy of consistent, predictable and repeatable color.

Cross-training your in-plant's operators can help you keep productivity up, even when staff is down.

Sussex, Wis.-based Quad/Graphics is acquiring LSC Communications, of Chicago, to create a combined $8.1 billion, publicly-held company. The deal is the result of a whopping $1.4 billion all-stock transaction, which includes the refinancing of LSC Communications' debt.

Agfa Graphics has announced that it will be closing its 250,000-sq.-ft. offset printing plate manufacturing facility in Branchburg, N.J., by the end of this year in order to optimize its global production capacity and supply chain efficiencies. The plant closure will impact 125 workers.

I recently moderated a panel discussion by in-plant managers who shared their thoughts about why they are front runners and how they showcase their wins.

The cloud-hosted, vendor-agnostic solution empowers printers to accurately and quickly gather high-value data from across their operations to increase profitability and productivity.

After Guy Gecht informed the EFI board of directors in July that he intended to step down as CEO, the search was on for a successor. Today the company announced it would be William (Bill) D. Muir, formerly COO of Jabil.

Heidelberg has made the strategic investment to further align its portfolio and new business model with the higher-growth digital and packaging segments. The takeover of MBO Group will also give the company access to new customers in the pharmaceutical industry and add mailing system offerings to its offset portfolio.

An experienced lease negotiator talks with an in-plant manager about his fleet and recommends ways to negotiate an even better contract next time.