Your Creative Solution - Print Audit Principles
Our print audit establishes a thorough understanding of methods used in the process of purchasing and managing print throughout your business.
Our print audit establishes a thorough understanding of methods used in the process of purchasing and managing print throughout your business.
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COST REDUCTION<br />
DIRECT COST REDUCTION<br />
Our audit will seek to identify areas where reductions in the cost of printed materials<br />
used within your business can be achieved. Through a review of the current<br />
procurement methods and by assessing the current cost base versus the wider<br />
print market we will look to identify direct cost savings. At the same time product<br />
specifications will be challenged to establish if they are fit for purpose.<br />
INDIRECT COST REDUCTION<br />
The indirect costs that are incurred managing and organising print within a business<br />
can be significant. Typical areas that can lead to inefficiency include personnel,<br />
procedures, systems, obsolescence, processes and print usage.<br />
Our audit will ascertain where the opportunities are to make improvements that will<br />
reduce the indirect costs. The following areas will be covered to maximise<br />
the opportunities for indirect cost reduction:<br />
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Identify the business processes in which printed materials play a key role<br />
Identify opportunities for product improvement, amalgamation<br />
and rationalisation<br />
Assess the efficiency of the supply chain<br />
Measure the amount of resource currently used to purchase and<br />
manage print<br />
These identify where cost savings can be made through greater efficiency by realising<br />
the benefits of an improved business process.<br />
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT<br />
The audit will seek to identify ways in which internal processes can be improved,<br />
resulting in additional value for your business. There are many ways in which this can<br />
be achieved but the main areas of focus are:<br />
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT<br />
A diverse range of printed materials inevitably means that products will be sourced<br />
from a number of different suppliers. The audit will identify the optimum number<br />
of suppliers that are required to efficiently fulfil your print requirements. The audit<br />
will also establish a revised structure that allows the supplier base to be managed<br />
effectively whilst providing a single source solution. This approach will greatly reduce<br />
the amount of resource expended in supplier related activities.<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
The audit will assess the level of administration required for managing the print<br />
supply, including the processing of both purchase orders and supplier invoices. It<br />
will explore more efficient methods of administration that may include, for instance,<br />
e-procurement, digital organisation and tracking and consolidated invoicing.<br />
Recommendations will be made to reduce the amount of administration required<br />
providing a further cost benefit.