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National Distributor Cuts Cost with OMI Managed Print Solutions Group

                          

Reducing Print,Cutting Costs, Boosting Efficiency at National Distribution Company

"Vendors have asked if they could come in and look at our fleet so that they could save us money. I have to explain to them that we've already taken care of it ourselves."  Keith Royle, Computer Operations Manager-

A National Distributor has distinguished itself over time through its growth, financial success and industry-leading efficiency; so it's no surprise that the company recently embarked on a project to curb overspending in their office printing environment. The OMI Managed Print Solutions Group was engaged to assist with the project and provide objective analysis, and PrinterRx, detailed data gathering software, was used to collect printer device and performance information.

Since the company has a variety of operating centers with a diverse network of printing, copying and multi-function devices, a centralized analysis and management strategy was needed to ensure cost savings and the highest return on investment for their printer fleet.

According to Keith Royle, Computer Operations Manager, This National Leader in Distribution was able to immediately reduce the number of devices in the fleet based upon the analysis. "We wanted to validate our print volumes, as well as what was being printed and who was printing the documents to the MFP devices we have on the floor," said Royle. "And so far what we've done here at our home office is that we had 150 printers and now we only have 37."

Savings as a result of the downsizing have been significant, not only because of the reduced fleet size, but also because the analysis uncovered work going outside of the company that could be more cost-effectively produced inside.  "There was a lot of work that was being done outside, and instead of having it done by somebody else, we're bringing the work back here." By virtue of having better visibility into the volumes and types of documents being printed, the company is now able to make more intelligent decisions about where output needs to be produced for the best cost.