September 21st, 2009 by admin under Print & Copy Best Practices. No Comments.
Background
IDC research estimates that over 90% of companies have little or no information on the costs of printing and copying in their offices. Further, according to IDC, copy/print costs can equal 3% of your company’s total revenue! If your organization runs 10 or more print/copy devices, you might be a good candidate for a cost assessment.
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May 13th, 2009 by docusenseadmin under Complexity Simplified. 14 Comments.
Question: The Most Costly Portion of Document Output is?
A) Equipment Acquisition Cost
B) Supply Costs
C) Service Costs
D) Administration and IT Cost
Answer: D
Industry analysts generally agree that printing, copying, faxing (Document Output) is expensive and the costs are largely undocumented and unmanaged in most firms. The total cost of document output (measured by adding up acquisition, supply and service expense) is somewhere between one and three percent of total revenue. Acquisition, supply and service expenses are easily measured. However, the costs of managing devices across business networks are much larger and more difficult to measure.
IDC research estimates that for every $1.00 spent in document output costs (acquisition, service and supply) firms spend $9.40 in IT support, administration and document management. So the answer is D BY ALMOST 10 TO 1!
If workgroups use varied equipment, the cost can increase quickly. Multiple equipment often entails more training, IT expense, multiple vendors, contracts and service options; increasing managing complexity. It pays to try to simplify the equipment and support options.
To plow through the increasing rush of daily information, corporate employees today typically spend up to 45% of their day working on paper and electronic documents. Multifunction printers can play a huge role in streamlining duplicated and often cumbersome processes but it’s extremely important to pick the right mix of equipment for your business.
For more information or advice in making this important business decision contact a support specialist at DocuSense by calling 1-800-422-0080.
DocuSense – Complexity Simplified!
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