Nearly every modern office relies on at least one printer or copier in-house to ensure daily operations and workflows are sustained. But, are you managing your print fleet proactively? If so, who did you task with keeping up with maintenance, repairs, and supply orders? Odds are, that person is probably underqualified to take on such a task. Or are you scrambling to get back to business after your printer breaks and a repair service is [...]
Managed Print Services (MPS) can help you cut costs and improve efficiency for your business. The goal of every business is to be profitable, and reducing waste is a way your business can do that. Here are a few of the ways that MPS can help your business cut costs and improve efficiency. MPS Helps Manage Your Printing Costs One of the ways MPS can help you to cut costs is by helping you manage your printing [...]
Your business needs printers, but it also needs a way to manage and maintain those printers. It’s a task that typically falls to more than one department, with IT handling printer maintenance and security, purchasing departments handling ink and other consumables and other departments tackling various aspects of the printer fleet. Managed Print Services (MPS) not only simplify the management environment but also frees employees to focus more on core business. Here are some business [...]
Sometimes, third-party office support is the most secure approach to data integrity. Modern business tech is ever-changing, acquiring new optimization features every year. Between device upgrades, patches, digital support software, and essential security software—your office's computer, scanner, printer, and peripheral devices, there are many aspects to pay close attention to. Sixty-four percent of IT managers assume their printers have malware. Considering annual cyber-crime expenses are $7.7 million—a little security goes a long way. Sometimes, hiring [...]
Managed Print Services (MPS) present an extremely valuable solution for businesses who want to control their printing costs and improve workflow. Offices across the globe and right here in Ohio are realizing enormous savings of both money and time as a result of outsourcing all of their printing needs to a single, trusted vendor, like Modern Office Methods. While no two companies are exactly alike, the process of implementing MPS is a strategic and clearly-defined [...]
Managed Print Services (MPS) is an extremely valuable solution that enables a third-party provider like Modern Office Methods (MOM) to effectively manage and maintain your organization’s print environment. This can offer benefits such as enhanced efficiency, increased productivity, and reduced costs. The right MPS solution from the right managed services provider can add significant value to a company. But is MPS right for your business? Here are some questions you should ask yourself when considering [...]
Most business owners are shocked when they learn exactly how much they spend on printing each year! It comes as quite a surprise that mismanaged print fleets can cost your company up to 3 percent of their total revenue. This means that a company with annual revenue of $5 million will spend about $150,000 on document output each year. According to research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the average employee: • Makes 10,000 copies or prints each year • [...]
Your Confidential Data Could be at Risk Think confidential information and documents are protected by your company’s IT security policies? Think again. A recent survey by Harris Interactive revealed that 51 percent of survey respondents said they process confidential information through printers, copiers, and multi-function devices. Additionally, 39 percent of employees who print, scan, or copy confidential information at work are concerned whether the information on their printing and imaging devices will remain secure. [...]
Concepts such as total cost of ownership (TCO) or cost per copy (CPP) do not tell the whole story about a system’s efficiency – that is if the system incurs increased costs within different areas in the company. Even technically highly productive machines become inefficient if they are no longer used as designated, as in cases caused by company reorganization or when human resources are squandered when employees carry out tasks unsuited to their qualifications. TCO and CPP do [...]
Managed Print Services (MPS) is catching on—fast. In the never-ending attempt to gain a competitive edge and maximize profits, small- to medium-sized businesses understand the value that MPS adds to their companies. Those who have employed MPS have seen a tremendous return on their investment, with the latest data showing that the service can cut document-related costs by up to 30 percent. Moreover, businesses can rely on their MPS provider to take care of streamlining [...]
