Business Management - In-plant Justification

Your in-plant can increase its performance and value by combining traditional benchmarks with next-generation measurement strategies.

Whether you call it the right of first refusal or centralized print management, it makes sense to have the resident print expert — the in-plant manager — make the decision about where to produce each job, in-house or outside.

During the IPMA 2018 conference, Howie Fenton and Barb Pellow argued the merits and pitfalls of outsourcing in a riveting session moderated by IPG Editor Bob Neubauer. Here's a recap of the major points they made along with a link to our podcast, where you can hear the entire debate.

Consultants Barb Pellow and Howie Fenton debate the pros and cons of outsourcing in this information-packed session, moderated by IPG Editor Bob Neubauer. Learn what your boss is hearing about the benefits of outsourcing along with the realities of outsourcing failures in the real world. Find out what your in-plant should be doing to prepare.

Outsourcing companies make a lot of promises but often fail to perform as expected. Here are three organizations that got fed up, dumped their outside print providers and started their own successful in-plants.

Outsourcing is one of those issues that seems like it’s always going to be with us in the in-plant industry. No sooner do I report on an in-plant that scored a victory over a facilities management takeover attempt, when I hear about another in-plant being shuttered due to a backroom outsourcing deal.

When is the right time to bring in a consultant to help you justify your in-plant? Before the word “outsourcing” comes out of your boss’s mouth.

Hard work, smart equipment decisions and appropriate internal publicity have helped the Logistics Management Institute’s in-plant win its parent organization’s confidence - and nearly 100% of its business.

Earlier this month, the University of Virginia's Printing & Copying Services department hosted an in-plant event that drew nearly 35 people to its Charlottesville facility.

Following up on the success seen at IPMA Road Show events across the country, the University of Oklahoma hosted a two-day event that drew more than 50 attendees from in-plants around the region.