Has Web to Print become a Business-Critical Application? The growing importance of e-commerce has never been more clear than the most recent holiday season as 51% of holiday shopping was expected online, compared to 42% in stores (Deloitte Holiday Retail Survey [2017]). An annual survey by analytic firm comScore and UPS found that consumers are
This is the final article in our dealer and vendor in-plant education initiative called "In-Plant Primer: From Operations Basics to Advanced Sales Concepts" and the sixth post of the advanced in-plant primer series, "In-Plant Primer 201: Operational and Financial Concerns." Workflow automation brings value to in-plant managers and c-level execs.
5 Critical Success Factors for Success. The state of the in-plant industry is strong and those that focus on the new critical success factors (CSF) will likely continue to thrive. Among the CSF factors contributing to this healthy market are: A growing print market, Continuing efforts to automate production, Measuring and reporting improvements, Monitoring and
In-Plant Primer 201: Article #5- The "Best" Production Print Operational Metrics. Part of our dealer and vendor in-plant education initiative, "In-Plant Primer: From Operations Basics to Advanced Sales Concepts." The best metrics are actionable and consistent with how you are evaluated.
Operational Excellence is No Longer Optional One of the highlights from Print 17 were a number of excellent presentations by leading companies who have demonstrated operational excellence. One example was presented during the Print 17 Luncheon by the managers of the Blue Valley Schools' in-plant. In the presentation video, staff explain the benefits of...
In-Plant Primer 201: Article #4-In-plant manager VS Administration View of the In-plant Benefits & Value Proposition. The benefits and value proposition for in-plant managers and executives are different. Part of our dealer and vendor in-plant education initiative "In-Plant Primer: From Operations Basics to Advanced Sales Concepts."
Idealliance Capital Investment Study Findings At Print 17, I had the chance to sit down with Andy Paparozzi, chief economist at Idealliance, and talked about the latest research on investment priorities. I had worked with Andy on the last Capital Investment study and was interested in learning about the latest study entitled "Capital Investment: Where
In-Plant Primer 201: Article #3- Specific In-plant and Commercial Printer Terms and Language to Use and Avoid. Using the Wrong Language with an In-plant Can Result in Being Shown to the Door. Part of our dealer and vendor in-plant education initiative "In-Plant Primer: From Operations Basics to Advanced Sales Concepts," this is the third post of the advanced in-plant primer series.
In our last In-plant Insights blog post we talked about the different in-plant business models: fully funded, partially funded and partially charge-back, full cost recovery / break-even and revenue or profit-driven. During a recent webinar, we offered an observation about the changing business models which is represented by the blue arrows in the graphic. Although only observation, we believe that:
In-Plant Primer 201: Article #2- In-plants by Vertical Impact Size, Concerns and What is Printed. Understanding in-plant verticals can help identify in-plant size, provide insight into the type of printing produced and typical print volumes. Part of our initiative to educate dealers and vendors about in-plants, “In-Plant Primer: From Operations Basics to Advanced Sales Concepts." This is the second post of the advanced in-plant primer series, “In-Plant Primer 201: Operational and Financial Concerns.