Business Management - In-plant Justification

The GPO has released an updated Keeping America Informed — The U.S. Government Publishing Office: A Legacy of Service to the Nation.

The future of an in-plant rests on its perceived value. So when an investment is made to move the printing, binding and mailing equipment of an in-plant to a new location, it’s safe to assume that the in-plant is doing something right.

A recent post about the data disparity between IPG surveys and those by other organizations caught the attention of Howie Fenton.

In-plant Graphics invited me to write this new blog column, “Print Center Matters,” as a result of the stories that I’ve written for IPG and my experience working with in-plants. In my marketing role at Rochester Software Associates (RSA) the last four years, in-plants have allowed me to help them share their stories, both with…

Do you ever have those days where you just can’t get your head around what your priorities are, so you look for other things to do?

For years no one cared about in-plants — no one but In-plant Graphics, that is. Then the calendar changed to 2016.

Two in-plants were doing all the right things, yet somehow administrators didn’t see their value. What could they have done differently

The opening session at the recent IPMA conference featured analyst Dr. Joe Webb presenting results from a survey of IPMA members.

If you could redesign the in-plant model for today’s world, what would you do differently? Which services would you include? Here are some thoughts on the unintended consequences of charging back, which work you should outsource and why integrating the fleet is crucial.

I’ve noticed that top in-plants seem to embrace the future and actively engage to make needed changes.