The Commercial Real Estate Network Issue 1, 2011 : Page 52
In the Workplace – AdvertoriAl – What steps do you need to take to insure your business success in 2011? reed Allan Melnick, Ceo of Nevill imaging Solutions, has spent 30 years helping companies review and implement the proper imaging devices for their organization. I believe it is by making your businesses imag-ing devices work productively, become more reliable, and have the cost reduced. Many times businesses do not look at the total cost of ownership for printers, copiers and faxes in their business because they do not think this is an expense worth reviewing. I can tell you this is a real expense and the cost of not analyzing the effect on the company is big. It is repor ted that most businesses spend up to 3% of their revenue on document expenses which include print devices and the total cost of ownership (TCO). Do you? Nevill Imaging Solutions, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas for the last 36 years, is hon-ored to teach and educate your business on the dynamics of the imaging device industry. As we work with new clients, we find 99% of them do not have the proper fleet or print devices, an asset management review plan, smart device report-ing, and excess dollars of toner cartridges sitting in storage driving down cash flow. mismatched area is very costly. We find many sit-uations where one work area gets upgraded with a new color printer and the old unit is moved to a low volume area that produces few black & white prints and no color. When the old unit runs out of toner, the entire set of four toners is replaced at the cost of $800.00 per set. The cost per print on this unit in a low volume area will be out of this world high. What type of print managing strategy do I have in place? Ask yourself this question, do you have any type of print management strategy? I can tell you that 9 out of 10 companies do not mainly due to a lack of awareness. Consider things such as what percentage of utilization should I look for out of my print devices? Where should I put my print devices and how can I better utilize what I have or should I change them to improve the companies’ efficiencies? Take an imaging device cash flow test Think of how many print devices (printers and faxes) and toner car-tridges you have on hand (include those in storage). Now multiply that number (devices and cartridges) times the average cost (generally $80.00) of the toner/ imaging car-tridge. Most small and me-dium size companies have an average of $1,500 plus tied up in these devices. Do you know the types of print devices in the marketplace today and what they are? I have listed a few of the industry terms and a brief description. Copiers, used just for copying, have been considered a thing of the past for many years now. In this day and time, most every piece of equipment in the marketplace functions off of a printer engine. A4 Multi-Function Printer (MFP) This is a black & white printer that fits into a small office or a small workgroup of people within an organization. It is small in size and limited to letter and legal size. It will not copy onto ledger size paper (11 x17 to letter size sheets combined) nor is it designed to make prints from an 11 x17 origi-nal. They can fax, copy, print and scan documents. These products are less expense than larger units. Are your printers/faxes hand me downs from a different department? Printers and faxes are some-times treated like hand-me-down clothes or old shoes; rather than be-ing disposed of they are relocated to another desk in the office. Many compa-nies, without knowledge, may think this is acceptable but the fact is placing a printer in a A3 Transitional Multi-Functional Printer (MFP) This is a state of the art black & white prod-uct designed with a price point similar to the A4 model. They come in speeds of 25 to 30 prints per minute. These units are ideal in a small to me-52 the ne t w ork | mar2011
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