Comments on: How Printers / Prepress Specialists Charge http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/how-printers-charge/ BoDo Business of Design online Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Joe Postscript http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/how-printers-charge/#comment-9534 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:58:24 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/how-printers-charge/#comment-9534 It's surprising how many printers do not have a grasp on their true costs of operation and manufacturing for each job. Of course these are largely the ones who have gone under over last few years. My company has PSI and every single job is estimated, budgeted, and cost accounted as produced and upon close. We review customer jobs in groups by customer, salesman, department, type, etc to be sure all are making money. We just bought a multi-million dollar local printer that went out of business. These guys had a large operation and had no clue what their real costs were. It was a recipe for failure that ran its painful course. Their pricing caused great problems in the market as they ran an operation with no clue of proper management on pricing and cost. It’s surprising how many printers do not have a grasp on their true costs of operation and manufacturing for each job. Of course these are largely the ones who have gone under over last few years. My company has PSI and every single job is estimated, budgeted, and cost accounted as produced and upon close. We review customer jobs in groups by customer, salesman, department, type, etc to be sure all are making money.

We just bought a multi-million dollar local printer that went out of business. These guys had a large operation and had no clue what their real costs were. It was a recipe for failure that ran its painful course. Their pricing caused great problems in the market as they ran an operation with no clue of proper management on pricing and cost.

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