Most organizations lack even the most basic information about their document output fleets. Few know exactly what devices they have, where they are deployed or how much was spent to obtain them. Still fewer know how much they spend on ongoing operating cost such as supplies, service and support that soon surpass the cost of acquisition.
SOURCE: GARTNER
Organizations failure to optimise document management procedures, results in loss of employee productivity and rising labor costs.
SOURCE: GARTNER
A smaller but up-to-date and well-integrated fleet will cost less to operate and do a better job of meeting user needs.
SOURCE: GARTNER
The average office worker uses about 10,000 sheets of copy paper per year - a stack roughly equal to the person's height.
SOURCE: ENVISION SOFTWARE
Seventy five percent of all copier volume is first printed on a printer, and then walked over to the copier for reproduction of multiple sets. A significant waste of time and equipment.
SOURCE: GARTNER
Sixty percent of companies we study do not meet their minimum copies on leased copier contracts - meaning they are paying for copies they never make.
SOURCE: GARTNER & HEWLETT PACKARD
An average employee spends 3 1/2 hours a week finding, delivering and duplicating documents at an estimated cost of $20 per document.
SOURCE: GARTNER & HEWLETT PACKARD
Forty percent of internal errors are related to bad copies, missing faxes, and documents that can't be found.
SOURCE: HEWLETT PACKARD
Twenty-three percent of IT help desk calls are print related.
SOURCE: IDC
The average copier fails every 12,000 copies and the average multifunction printer every 165,000 prints - 14 times more reliable.
SOURCE INDUSTRY AVERAGE
Organizations that proactively plan and manage their document output and infrastructure can achieve cost savings uo to 40%.
SOURCE: IDC
Research shows that document production, distribution, storage and retrieval is typically 1-10% of revenues. Hardcopy costs alone are between 1 and 3% of revenues.
SOURCE: IDC
