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.
Few things strike fear in the hearts of in-plants more than the announcement that they are under review. The administration can call this many things, including: an analysis, review, comparison of performance, or evaluation of best practices. Whatever it is called, it means scrutiny. In some cases,
In-Plant Primer 201: Article #1- In-plant Financial Models and Their Impact on Decisions. If you are a regular reader, you may already know that we working with industry consultant, Howie Fenton, to create information for dealers, reps and owners and print equipment vendors to help them better understand the in-plant market. Comprised of two six-article series, this post starts our more advanced topics in second series.
This is the third and last in a series of blogs that addresses how to create a strategy to justify your in-plant's existence. In the first blog, we talked about measuring performance. In the second, how to use benchmarking to prove your value, and in this blog, we will discuss the growing importance of non-print technologies and services.