Business Management - Insourcing

The traditional distinction between an in-plant and a commercial printer is changing.

This webinar will focus on the opportunities and trends of the in-plant market, presenting both data and actionable analysis.

To determine the best balance of internal and external printing, Progressive’s in-plant conducted a very thorough analysis.

Graph Expo had the feel of an in-plant conference this week, as managers flocked to three separate in-plant events organized by IPG.

A Web to print solution for one school district that saved thousands, could work for your in-plant. We’ll share steps they took.

As new business models continue to emerge across the dynamic media landscape, in-plants have an opportunity to take a leadership role in reinforcing their strategic relevance. And some of their best opportunities are in capturing new revenues from insourcing, and developing new services by outsourcing and partnering with external firms.

THE IN-PLANT industry, like many other industries, has been knocked off balance by the economic turmoil of the past several years. As companies have been forced to cut costs, print has been identified as an area of potential cost savings. Gone are the days of 500-page, end-of-year reports and formal printed presentations. These major drivers of print volume have been replaced by documents housed on SharePoint sites and PowerPoint decks to be presented digitally. And now that companies have made this behavioral change, they are unlikely to change back.

There was something about the recent In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) conference in Charleston, S.C., that really made it stand out; something more than the great sessions and packed vendor fair; something beyond the fact that Ricoh Americas launched a major color print system there, bringing the event into the national spotlight.

Dwayne Magee of Messiah College offers some advice to in-plants considering insourcing.

Today, insourcing accounts for more than half of the revenue generated by the 14-person in-plant at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge. "Becoming a profit center has greatly, if not completely, eliminated outsourcing threats," proclaims Dale Johnson, manager of Graphic and Mail Services.