Print Audit Made Easy
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Simplifying Print Audits
Discovering the True Cost of Printing
Do you know the real cost of printing in your organization? Identifying who prints the most, what they print, and how often can help you manage network printing more efficiently and save significantly.
Even if you have just one printer, understanding the total cost of ownership?"though initially minor?"becomes crucial as your number of printers and users increases. Implementing a print tracking solution can lead to substantial savings.
Why Costs Are Hard to Track
Calculating the true cost of printing goes beyond hardware and supplies. Common issues include using color printers for black-and-white jobs, which wastes expensive toner. Redirecting such tasks to monochrome printers can reduce printing costs by up to 50%. Additionally, unnecessary or personal print jobs inflate expenses. Eliminating these can further cut costs.
The Need for a Printer Monitor
To assess printing expenses accurately, a network printer monitor is essential. Tools like O&K Print Watch (http://www.prnwatch.com) log the exact number of pages printed on each device and provide job details through a web interface.
Strategies for Savings
By optimizing your company's printing processes, you can save up to 25% on network printing. O&K Print Watch allows you to impose specific quotas and restrictions per device. Since color printing is significantly more expensive, setting simple rules to prefer black-and-white can lead to immediate savings.
Embracing Electronic Workflows
Electronic workflows are becoming popular due to their efficiency. Having electronic versions of documents is often more convenient than searching for printed copies. Even if your organization isn't ready to go completely paperless, you can start by keeping electronic copies of all printed documents.
With O&K Print Watch, every print job is intercepted to save an electronic copy in a database. This allows a gradual shift to an electronic workflow without disrupting existing processes.
Transform your organization’s printing habits to achieve significant savings and efficiency by using smart tracking and electronic document management solutions.
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