Century Managed Print Solutions
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Managed print services is a proven strategy to cut overhead expenses without harming productivity. It optimizes a company's printing environment in 4 steps: 1) stop buying new equipment, 2) discover existing equipment and usage, 3) outsource printer management to a provider on a usage-based model, and 4) regularly optimize the printer fleet. This approach manages growing printing costs, reduces the carbon footprint, enhances productivity, and frees up IT resources.
Century Managed Print Solutions
- 1. Managed Print Services A Proven Overhead Expense Reduction Strategy
- 2. Get Control of Rising Costs Most of the CFO’s we work with are looking for meaning- ful strategies to cut overhead expenses in today’s tough economy. At the same time, they need to find ways to boost productivity and return on assets. The challenge is that these two goals are usually at odds. Boosting pro- ductivity usually means new costs while cutting expenses means harming productivity. Every so often, a strategy appears that allows you to cut expenses without negatively impacting productivity. Our experience has shown us that this is possible by optimizing your office printing environment. Consider the Facts • Office printing consumes 1-3% of a company’s annual revenue.1 • Office employees use 10,000 pages of paper per year.2 • It takes 1.2 trees to make 10,000 pieces of paper creating 2,820 lbs of greenhouse gasses.3 • Overall print volumes growing at 11% per year.4 • Color print usage grows at 19% per year.5 References: 1 "Printer and Copier Fleets: The Goldmine in the Hallway,” Gartner Group. 2 “Assessing and Benchmarking Document Costs,” InfoTrends/ALL Associates vi www.printgreener.com. 3-5 Lyra Research.
- 3. A Smart Strategy Fortunately, there is a better way. The CFO’s we work with were excited to learn about our managed print services strategy that helps them manage the growing expense of printing while boosting productivity and freeing up IT resources along with minimizing their carbon footprint. 1 Stop Buying Equipment The first step we recommend is to stop buying new equipment. Chances are you already have more equipment than you need! 2 Discover What You Have The next step is to discover what you already have. With our rapid discovery process, we help you learn what devices you have and how they are being used. 3 Outsource Printer Management Similar to outsourcing non-core functions like coffee service, we manage your fleet of printers on a usage based model which includes everything you need: supplies, service and support. 4 Optimize Your Printer Fleet With your printers under management, then we can work with you on a quar- terly basis to review your actual usage and make recommendations to further optimize your printing infrastructure. How You Benefit • Manage Growing Printing Expenses • Reduce Your Carbon Footprint • Enhance Office Productivity • Free Up Your IT Department How to Get Started The first step is to discover what you currently have. To do this, we use rapid-discovery technology to learn about the devices in your printer fleet. We are also able to uncover usage data. We take this information and run it through DocuAudit, a proven tool used by thousands of organizations around the world to determine their actual Total Cost of Ownership for printing. DocuAudit outputs a comprehensive print fleet assessment report. We would be happy to do the same for you. All we need is your approval to get started.
- 4. About Us We help our clients implement strategies to reduce and manage their office printing expenses. To learn more about how you could benefit, contact us today. Century United Companies, Inc. 401 SW 30th Topeka, KS 66611 785-267-4555 www.centuryunited.com