The vacuum effect: How to save up to 30% off your print costs without changing print prices
I have heard it said that the very first vacuum cleaners were actually designed to blow dust rather than suck it. Can you imagine the mess that would make?! To get a successful invention, it needed someone to challenge what was being done.
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Why project planning helps you achieve the right print results
I love my adventures out in the mountains. I can be away from civilisation and be entirely self-dependent.
But mountain travel requires careful planning.
I need to make sure that I have the right equipment. I need to make sure that I have enough food. And I need to make sure that I have planned my route carefully. And that I will have alternative routes if the weather turns bad. But I don’t just use planning in the mountains.
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How e-procurement can reduce your print buying time by 30% (and be fair to suppliers too)
I love choosing my books on Amazon. I find it really easy to find new authors. I get suggestions when I look at a title. And I can a whole list of recommendations by choosing a category and sorting by highly recommended books. It’s a whole lot quicker than going to a bookshop and browsing randomly along the shelves.
Amazon is a great example of using efficient e-procurement. And, these days, e-procurement is something that print buyers need to be open to.
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Why tenders should be an essential part of the print buyer’s toolset
The word tender conjures up visions of procurement teams in large organisations dealing with multi-million spends. They create huge tender documents and spend months in negotiations. There are teams which deal with nothing but tenders. Tenders aren’t for the average company
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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