There IS So Much More!
I agree with Greg's first response - congratulations...and there IS so much more. To truly manage print and all of the savings that can be garnered, you want to consider all the areas that "print happens". For a university, that includes student print (labs, libraries, dorms, etc), centralized print / in-plant, and external print. Innovative universities are looking at the whole picture, but many still segment these areas into different buckets.
Savings come in a lot of forms:
* Waste reduction
* Fleet rightsizing
* Print optimization - getting print to the right devices
* Solving the puzzle with centralized, in-plant print (keep it, kill it, move more work there, pull print in that is going external, etc)
* Improved sourcing (supplies, PAPER, etc)
* Changing user (student, faculty, administration) behaviors
The real blockbuster savings sits with doing all of these things well of course, but many times the behavior part is overlooked or limited to "reducing waste". Our philosophy is to develop the right behaviors that "...make every print an intelligent decision."
- If print needs to happen, ensure it goes to the right place
- If print doesn't need to be in color, or doesn't need to be single sided, then make it B&W and duplex
- Ideally, don't print unless you have to
- And of course, use effective software to track, manage, educate, and gently-or-forcefully manage your University print strategy
There's a world of opportunity for Higher Ed and corporate enterprises alike. Be sure you have a comprehensive strategy that addresses the total picture, not just the picture that an MPS provider can address.
Although there are many cost savings benefits from MPS providers today, I often wonder how energized many are to reducing print overall when most are paid "by the click". Well, for now, let's not go there.
Peace...and don't print this response unless you have to.
Mike
