This in-plant primer article is the fifth in a 12-article series designed to help dealers and print vendors understand in-plants called “In-Plant Primer: From Operations Basics to Advanced Sales Concepts.” Topics so far have included: defining in-plants and different in-plant types, the top challenges and issues, the typical in-plant customer contacts to engage in workflow conversations and the impact of technology trends.

This article will focus on in-plant industry trends.

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Key Take Aways

  • There are trends that are both positively and negatively impacting in-plants.
  • The single greatest threat to in-plants comes from outsourcing and facilities management companies, but this threat may be declining.
  • The second greatest threat is the result of declining volumes of traditional products and services, making it harder for in-plants to meet their financial objectives.
  • In-plants are offering a wide variety of new products and services to help offset the declines in print volume, including in-sourcing.

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