IBM 125, 221 manual Standardize, Simplify, Save, Pursue one more area of optimization

“… an estimated 20% of all calls to IT helpdesks being printer re- lated…”

Print Management:

Taking Control of Hidden Print Costs, AIIM

E-DOC Magazine, February 2007

Standardize, Simplify, Save

n Reduce cost of hardware acquisition, supplies, and maintenance

n Increase device availability and utilization

n Improve end-user satisfaction and productivity

n Boost control and predictability n Reduce administrative costs

• Consolidate budgets and purchasing

• Reduce the number of vendors and purchase orders

• Standardize hardware and supplies

• Decrease supplies inventory

• Simplify training and

Pursue one more area of optimization

Do you know that distributed office output accounts for up to 20 percent of total printing costs, which can be as much as 1-3 percent of a company’s total revenue?1 Make a quick calculation and you can see that savings in this area can be a boon to your operations budget. What savings can you expect through outsourcing and right-sizing your output environment? A reason- able target is 10-30 percent.

You’ve most likely consolidated servers and storage and addressed network and desktop issues. It’s time to tackle your output environment. As much as 45 percent of the costs of print are hidden, which makes it difficult to as- sess the true total cost of print. As a result, output decisions may be based only on the visible costs of acquisition and operating expenses. InfoPrint Distributed Print Management Services (DPMS), a managed services offering, can help you identify and control hidden costs – both initial and ongoing, through right-sizing, best practices, and experienced oversight.

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