In-plant Primer 101- Article #2- 3 Typical Problems In-plants Face

This in-plant primer article is the second article in a series of 12 articles designed to help dealers and print vendors understand in-plants called “In-Plant Primer: From Operations Basics to Advanced Sales Concepts.

Divided into two primers of basic (101) and advanced (201) topics, this article is the second the first six articles in the basic primer, “In-Plant Primer 101: Trends and Challenges.” Watch for the primer as a convenient eBook soon and our second primer and eBook, “In-Plant Primer 201: Operational and Financial Concerns” later this year.

In our first article we defined what an in-plant is and talked about the different types of in-plants. In this article, we’ll discuss the some overall challenges and the top in-plant issue- cutting costs.

Key Takeaways

  • Many in-plant printers are small and struggling to reduce their manufacturing costs to meet their financial obligations as the demand for traditional products declines.
  • Manufacturing costs have driven many companies to consider outsourcing, which has forced in-plants to make streamlining production a critical success factor.
  • This trend is fueled by an influx of companies offering to procure the in-plant products for less (outsource) or manage the facility (facilities management) for less.
  • Using software automation to reduce manufacturing costs has become a critical issue for in-plants to help them reduce costs.

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