Business Management - Operations

Benchmarking Critical for In-plants
June 5, 2015 at 4:58 pm

Benchmarking cost competitiveness and operational performance is one of the critical strategies used by in-plants to demonstrate their value. Unfortunately, the operational and competitive pricing data have not been updated in years, making comparisons questionable.

Automation Can Save Your In-plant
June 1, 2015 at 5:12 pm

Reduce setup times, eliminate bottlenecks, free up staff. Use automation to increase your in-plant’s value and ensure your success.

Data Security for In-plants
May 29, 2015

To put it simply, data security is a big deal for in-plants. IPG is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, June 10 to tackle this issue and provide in-plant managers with advice on implementing data security strategies. 

One Message, Many Channels, One Brand
May 1, 2015

As in all communications, you know you have to keep your messaging and branding consistent—but how does that change across multiple channels? You wouldn’t say the same exact thing in an email as you would on a post card. So how do you decide what to say in each unique channel without jeopardizing brand consistency?

Debunking the MPS Myth
April 3, 2015

Managed print services vendors pose a potential threat to in-plants with their aggressive attempts to convince management that in-house printing is unnecessary. Ray Chambers provides a sneak preview of his upcoming ACUP presentation on this topic in a new blog entry.

Debunking the MPS Myth, ACUP Style
April 1, 2015

Managed print services (MPS) have evolved as a major force in our part of the printing and document management space. They’re also a ma

Best Practices: Software Ends Hand Sorting of Bills
March 1, 2015

It wasn’t too long ago that temporary employees would sit at round tables in the Oregon State Capitol, sorting and organizing stacks of pre-session legislative bills to be sent to various lobbyists and agencies.

Infotrends Report: In-plants Lag in Waste Tracking
February 20, 2015

Tracking and reducing waste is essential to an in-plant's efficiency. But, a 2014 report from InfoTrends shows in-plants lag behind commercial printers is waste reduction. A new white paper from Howie Fenton of InfoTrends provides some helpful hints for in-plants in reversing this trend.