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s t r a t egi es .Howev eri ti snota l l ba dnews .I nt hePr i nta ndMa i l i ndus t r y , pa r t i c ul a r l ywi t ht r a ns a c t i ona l pr i nt er s , wea r es eei ngagr ea tdea l ofc ons ol i da t i on. T hi ss hi f ti si nf a c ti nc r ea s i ngt hepr oduc t i onr equi r ement sf orma nyc ompa ni es .Ot herc ompa ni esa r et r y i ngt or et a i nt hei rc l i entba s e bypr i c i ngj obsmor ec ompet i t i v el y , whi l ema i nt a i ni ngma r gi n.T heonl ywa yt oa c c ompl i s ht ha t goa l i st or educ ec os t s .Howc a nt hee x pens eofnewDoc umentF i ni s hi ngonDema ndequi pment a s s i s ti nt henec es s a r ye x pa ns i onort her equi r eddec r ea s ei noper a t i ngc os t s ?E ffic i enc yi sk eyt o ma k i ngt hi sendea v ors uc c es s f ul . Ma nyc ompa ni esut i l i z ef a nf eedpr oduc t sofft hepr i nt er .Vi s ua l i ns pec t i onoft hewebwa sonc ea pr i ma r ymot i v ef orc ol l ec t i ngt hepr i nt edma t er i a l i nt hi sma nner . T oda y’ st ec hnol ogyofpr i ntv er i fic a t i onel i mi na t est hi sr equi r ement .I na na l y z i ngt hedi ffer enc es , i tbec omesc l ea rt ha tav a r i et yof obj ec t i v esc a nbemetbyi nt r oduc i ngr ol l f eedi ngt oac ompa ny’ spr oduc t i onl i ne . TheMat h A54’ r ol l c ont a i nsa ppr ox i ma t el y50, 000s heet s .T hi si sequi v a l entt o( 5) 10, 000s heets t a c k s .Repl a c ementofas t a c kt a k esa ppr ox i ma t el y5mi nut esa ndoc c ur sa boutev er y30mi nut es .T hi si sa n a ddi t i ona l 25mi nut esofl a bort i meper50, 000s heet s .I nc ompa r i s on, r epl a c ementofar ol l t a k es a ppr ox i ma t el y10mi nut es , as a v i ngsof15mi nut esper50, 000s heetr un.T hi si sequa l t oa na ddi t i ona l 2, 250doc ument sbei ngpr oduc edi nt hes a mea mountoft i me( 4. 5%i nc r ea s ei npr oduc t i on) . I na ddi t i on, f a nf eedi ngr equi r esc ons t a nta t t ent i onbya noper a t or , wher ea sr ol l f eedi ngf r eesup t heoper a t ort omov eont oot hert a s k s .T husmor ewor ki spr oduc edi nt hes a mea mountoft i me . T heMa y11, 2009r a t ei nc r ea s ei ndi c a t esfla tma i l er sa r eonc ea ga i nget t i nghi twi t hs i gni fic a nt pos t a gei nc r ea s es .I t ’ st i met ot a k eas er i ousl ooka ty ourma i l i ngoper a t i ont odet er mi newha tc a n bec onv er t edf r om fla t st ol et t ers i z ema i l . Notonl yi st hepos t a ges a v i ngss i gni fic a nt , butt her ewi l l a l s obea ddi t i ona l benefit si nma t er i a l s a v i ngsoff or msa ndenv el opes . fy ouroper a t i onha se x t r apr oc es s i ngba ndwi dt h, i ns our c e .Pr oa c t i v el ys eekoppor t uni t i est obi d I t os endt hema i l i ngoutofy ourdepa r t menti ns t ea dofha v i ngi tout s our c ed. F oral a r gema i l i ngt he s a v i ngsc a nbei nt hehundr edsoft hous a ndsofdol l a r si npos t a gea ndl a bors a v i ngs . Us ey our k nowl edgea nds k i l l st oma na get hes ema i l i ngsa sapr oj ec tpl a ns i nc ema nydi ffer entdepa r t ment s wi l l needt oc ol l a bor a t e . Af t ert hefir s ts uc c es ss t or yt hema r k et i ngt ea m wi l l findt hei rwa yt oy ou mor ef r equent l y .

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