PUBLICATION PRINTING -- Getting the Numbers To "Ad" Up

Outsourcing Opportunities

Publishers are looking to gain efficiencies throughout their organizations, agrees RR Donnelley's Knotts. "We are opening a record number of facilities management sites at our customers' locations because outsourcing their pre-media needs usually drives cost and time savings. We are also seeing a return to publishers buying paper through their printers, as printers can often drive significant savings and ensure consistent quality from paper mills. Publishers are also rapidly adopting new distribution solutions that drive out costs, such as co-palletization and mail optimization programs," he says.