Costs and Quality Tips for Managing Document Production. (Products Spotlight: Digital Duplication)

Reiling, John, T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education)

Understanding costs. As an administrator, you need to know your printing solutions -- their strengths and weaknesses -- in order to get the best results. Typical midvolume copiers, which produce relatively high-quality black-and-white copies, are most cost-effective for runs of up to a few dozen pages. For more than 30 copies, up to a few thousand, digital duplicators can handle most jobs with speed and ease. Beyond that, consider a highvolume offset press, either in-house or outsourced.

Spread the word. Make sure teachers and staffers have clear guidelines about how to produce various types of documents. Many of today's digital duplicators have a minimum-count feature that …

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Publication information: Article title: Costs and Quality Tips for Managing Document Production. (Products Spotlight: Digital Duplication). Contributors: Reiling, John - Author. Journal title: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education). Volume: 29. Issue: 7 Publication date: February 2002. Page number: 45. © 2009 1105 Media, Inc. COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group.

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