Just how much is your organisation actually paying for print?
The procurement of print is much more complex than one might think. It requires expertise across several fronts. In its report titled ‘Category Expenditure Management: Print and Print Services’, the Aberdeen Group summed it up succinctly. A South African company, POINT claims proven savings in excess of 30% in this area..
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Automating and / or outsourcing external print services
“External print services will usually be categorised as indirect spend, unless your organisation itself is in print or publishing, in which case, it would fall into the direct spend category”, Gary Davies, Managing Director of Print Outsource International (POINT), told SmartProcurement.
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Sourcing of external print services & managing supply challenges explored
The process of printing on large scale and in big volumes requires a substantial investment in expensive printing machines and in highly expert manpower. This has given rise to a stand-alone sector of External Print Suppliers such as CTP Book Printers, Tandym Print and the Caxton Group, to mention but a few. These organisations offer the end-user a wide variety of print options tailored to the multitude of products you find out in the market today...
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How to Optimise the Procurement of External Print Services
Just what is it that makes print such a complex category to purchase and manage from the procurement perspective?Posted by Editor at 11:05 AM
Optimising the Procurement of External Print Services
Based on the Aberdeen Research Group Report , which was highlighted in SmartProcurement's August 2008 feature article, Outsourcing Management of Print Can Lead to 30% Cost Savings, it is clear that the main processes by which print is procured, are:- Manually sourced / procured by local procurement person / department.
- Manually sourced / procured by whoever has the need.
- Manually sourced / procured by a centralised procurement group.
- Automated process using generic e-procurement / e-sourcing solution.
- Automated process using a specific print procurement / management solution.
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Outsourcing Management of Print can lead to 30% cost savings
"The world-wide trend in commodity spend management is to either appoint speciality managers internally, or to outsource the spend to a credible third party service provider", Gary Davies, Managing Director of Print Outsource International (POINT), told SmartProcurement in a recent interview. In the industry, this specialist outsourced service is neatly captioned "Print Management". Furthermore, it is necessary to make the distinction that these services are normally engaged in managing the organisation's 'external' print requirements, i.e. where you send the jobs out and do not process it internally, using your own resources.
Posted by StaffWriter at 11:45 AM