Tagged With "Managed Flow"
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Re: Post-Virus We Must Defeat The Zombie Companies!
Although I am 60% on board with your move to A4 strategy, most of the rest of the stuff you are posting is "knocking it out of the park"! I would like to see a poll. As a business owner, during COVID-19 would you prefer? 1). No lease payments for 90 days 2). 1/2 price lease payments for one year The auto industry is pushing no payments for 90 days but I think business owners are more concerned about cash flow for the next year. I think the correct strategy is to offer as part of your...
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Re: Post-Virus We Must Defeat The Zombie Companies!
I have to dial back the 1/2 price payments for one year. Most SMB business will only get lease approved for a six month Step lease. So for those customers wanting to preserve cash flow, a six month 1/2 price lease cost followed by a 60 month regular cost lease would be the best offer. On a $5k lease this would add approx $139.00 to the total finance costs spread over 66 months ($2.00 month).
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Re: Print Copy Tool versus Plotworks
John, The PrintCopy Tool compares pretty favorably to Plotworks. I attached two documents to this post. The Product Support Guide lists differences between the two products. The PowerPoint has screen shots of all the settings in PrintCopy Tool. I hope this helps.
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Re: Nsi Autostore
I can't answer your question but would like to add another: I understand that you can set this software to enable scanning to email, which in turn you can set up electronic signature for authorising invoices for a work flow? Is this true and what modules do you need?
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Re: A Few Copier Vignettes from the Late Eighties & Nineties
Art, You and I are from similar professional backgrounds and times. We started in 1980 selling Sharp and Juki typewriters. Everything sold near MSRP. Then the fax boom came and we caught that wave perfectly. We sold Ricoh thermal faxes for full list ($2995.00). The only issue was cash flow; we sold them faster than we could order and purchase them. Copier Maintenance agreements went from .022 up to .035 and did not include drums, developer, toner, fuser rollers or lamps! Also, like your...
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Re: A Few Copier Vignettes from the Late Eighties & Nineties
Yup we have the same issues with cash flow. It was a great problem to have. The Hunt for Red October was a great book, even found the movie awesome too! Ty for the comment, we should connect for lunch one day
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Re: Ricoh Pro C720
Ricoh Americas Corporation announced today the official launch of the Ricoh Pro C720/C720s, a production class multi-functional color system and the latest addition to Ricoh’s Pro series of products, designed specifically for the production environment. This flexible system targets corporate and commercial professional print environments with demanding application needs. The Pro C720/C720s has a robust duty cycle of 320,000 images per month, and runs at 72 pages-per-minute (PPM) regardless...
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Re: "What is" Section 179
Leasing and Section 179 Did you know that your company can lease equipment and still take full advantage of the Section 179 deduction? In fact, leasing equipment and/or software with the Section 179 deduction in mind is a preferred financial strategy for many businesses, as it can significantly help with not only cash flow, but with profits as well. Non-Tax | Capital Lease The main benefit of a non-tax capital lease is that you can still take full advantage of the Section 179 Deduction, yet...
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Re: Memjet Color Printers to the Rescue?
The continuous flow products are great. The volume levels are unbelieveable. As long as you have product that works flawlessly you will do well. If your equipment has any issues you will not be enjoying your life.
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Re: New BETA P4P Site
Well, trying the social thingy. My thoughts are with facebook, my space, and linkedin is that the next gen and some current members may like to social site better. I still have to tweak it, add links, add permissions and to create a better flow. I'll be off for two weeks soon and will put a lot time and run both sites to see how the page views are. I also run my blog and an end users forum. I was thinking I can tie them all into one site and thus would only have to maintain the traditional...
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Re: MOM Sues OSU for $1M over COMDOC Secret...
An office-company filed a lawsuit against Ohio State, saying the university wrongly awarded a potential $24 million printer and copier contract to a competitor. Modern Office Methods filed the lawsuit on Sept. 26 in the Court of Claims, requesting that OSU set aside its recently awarded contract with ComDoc, Inc. and rebid it. According to the documents, Modern Office Methods said a ComDoc employee met with an OSU employee, unknowingly to the other top-two competitors, Modern Office Methods...
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Re: Would you loan this Company money "part 2"
This is thier cash flow report, and who do you think this is???
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Re: Can the new Canon systems do this?
monetcore: Can ou email me something on that, and also raises another question, what the heck is going to happen with companies like NSI and Digidoc flow?
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Re: Sharp "What will Happen"
Sharp's issues are related to flat screen TV's etc. There is a market glut and its been impairing cash flow and inventories. The MFD division is profitable and at the worst, expect a merger as was the case with Konica-Minolta. Their products are solid as is their track record.
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Re: How do you feel about the industry?
Forget everything else "ITS ALL ABOUT CASH FLOW IN BUSINESS" if you can't meet payroll next week doesn't matter whats coming next month. 2) I'm not sure you get it. Sell NOW to people not in the market NOW. Not later. 4) Closing is just a natural progression from offering a break even TCO analysis now. Who wouldnt want to spend the same or a little more and get more? No one! Example: you are paying monthly payments/maintenance/insurance/gas for a Toyota Camry right now yes? What if I could...
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Re: Over Holding On MFP Lease Costs Unnecessary Dollars
Its a simple saying from the 70's means nothing. And you only see the attention getting parts of my posts do you ever read the content? Yes I am competitive, grumpy, mean and laser focused to provide: 1. My customers with the best possible imaging solution they can afford. 2. My sales people with the highest standard of living I can provide. 3. My company the most profit available. 4. My customers the best service second to none. No ulterior motives, just trying to share what works and...
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Re: XRX Refinancing debt
Reuters Company News Xerox rtgs cut by Moody's on debt, cash flow worry NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - Xerox Corp.'s (NYSE:XRX - news) "junk" ratings were cut as many as four notches by Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday over concern about the copier maker's heavy debt load and "modest" sales growth prospects. "The size of this downgrade is a surprise," said Domenick Fumai, a fixed-income analyst at BNP Paribas, which trades Xerox bonds. "Moody's may be trying to be proactive, but this...
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Re: CompTIA CDIA+(Certified Document Imaging Architech)
Here are the certification objectives taken off the Comptia website
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Re: 2090/2105 Finishing
Item Number: 0136000000 Model Number: Fusion Punch II Price: $40,000.00 Fusion Punch II Online Printer Punch The revolutionary Fusion Punch II attaches directly to a high-speed printer. Documents flow directly from the printer to the punching system without the bottleneck associated with traditional offline punching processes. The Fusion Punch II matches the output speed of the printer, offering superior turnaround times and significantly lower labor costs. Innovative software for faster,...
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Re: 2090 Doc Server Application
Why not store this as one whole document. I understand that certain sections need to be updated, but ... The 2090 Document Server has the Editor capability. With this feature you can select ranges of pages to be deleted and then simply added by scanning in the new updated pages. Plus once you enter the settings for this entire job, they are kept, regardless of how you delete and add pages. But perhaps the greatest way to impact their productivity work flow would be to connect this system.
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Re: Sales Tips
tell them who you are, what you do, give a value statement (WIIFM), ask for appt. and give them a way out if they don't want to take the next step. Good morning Mr/Mrs/Ms CFO, my name is Neal Petermann and I specialize in working with Chief Financial Officers, helping them to evaluate and contain costs associated with the producing and managing of documents. I recently help Mr. CFO with XYZ and was able to help them reduce costs for producing documents by 35% while at the same time improving...
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Re: Cloud Printing
This is an international company, with thier home office in our territory, one of the few for our area. Their main campus is large and spread out. They have a number of employees who work from home and are not always at the office. They have a huge mobile workforce. Not that the "hot spot" has been a perfect solution, but, it has allowed them flexibilities that they didn't have before. This company is looking more toward "Cloud" functionality for a lot of their document flow. I have a...
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Re: Gas Price Check
Folks are not rational about gas prices nor MPG ratings of vehicles. At $5.00 per gallon, an individual traveling 10,000 miles per year: 10mpg $5,000 15mpg $3,333 20mpg $2,500 25mpg $2,000 30mpg $1,667 35mpg $1,429 40mpg $1,250 45mpg $1,111 50mpg $1,000 Why would someone trade a comfortable, safe, roomy paid-off Yukon that gets 15mpg and pay $19k for a cramped Honda Fit in order to get 30mpg? Ignoring the safety and comfort aspects, and the cash flow impact with the purchase front loaded and...
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Re: So Many Choices
Scott: I see it as a positive. The fact of the matter is, "it is what it is" and it's not going away. You must be a professional in the business today. This means you must continuously learn about the technology that you build solutions around. And that technology changes at least a little with each new product that is released into the field. Then you must know the pros and cons of your product as it relates to your competition. Then you must take that knowledge and learn the skill to...
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Re: proposal template
Dude, here's my approach to your stated problem I use PowerPoint Slides, first they are on a landscape format, automatically setting you apart from the rest and of course in color. First couple of slides identify you first (remember you're "the main pole of the big tent" and then your company (if single line dealer another slide for them) if you're dual line, all the better, stress your ability to provide "Best in Class" solutions. Slide for guarantees and what to expect after the purchase...
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Re: Additional Copy
The only way I have been able to accomplish this is through Scan Tools. I have clear any jobs that were in the scan tools, and then add a job that was already scanned and saved. I was then able to print to print to plotbase and thus print out the copies that were needed. Our customers work flow was that after they have plotted a set of drawings they needed to be approved with a signature before additional sets could be made. Thus the need to scan them once and then produce multiple sets...
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Re: Toshiba’s Erasable Toner
The main merit 1. Purchase quantitative * abolition quantity of paper substantially reduction possibility As for " " e-STUDIO350EB " the toner e-blue&trade which can be turned off; " By the fact that it corresponds, 1 paper 5 times *2 reuse (Lee use) it is possible to be able to point. The document of the temporariness where many papers are consumed at the office (the copy of the communication document, trial at the time of data compilation it prints) the copy and print such as printing...
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Re: "what is the interest rate"
Hey, you can go to a bank and get a better rate than the leasing companies. however are you planning on owning this at the end of term? If you are, go the bank and you can cut me a check, however here is the reason 90% of why my customers lease. 1. The do not have to use there cash or disrupt thier cash flow. 2. Companies who buy equipment end up holding on to it for too many years, and then the equipment becomes counter productive. In 4 or 5 years there will be better equipment that will...
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Re: Fair Comission Plans
Jim: My company uses a 20% pack. No discounts are passed and on along with CWO's. They are entitled to this, it is their company. In reference to the 200K -300K, yes I agree the rep should be getting anything in reason for that type of GP volume, and thats what I stated for the AMEN! I am not the smartest or most gifted sales person on the block however longevity and the desire to work hard, compete and win makes me above average when it comes to the numbers. What ticks me off most is the...
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Re: Ricoh Distributed Scan Management with new 03 series
DSM will let you centrally manage scan buttons on an mfp (that supports DSM) to a folder, email, or SharePoint from a Windows 2008 R2 Server. Access to the buttons is controlled with AD. No OCR functionality but it is now an option on the mfp itself. No more individual address books to worry about. Ricoh announced support back in 2010 but unfortunately very few models have it.
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Re: Viewing PDF Thumbnails in Plotclient Win
Correct me if I’m wrong but, Plotclient win only needs to be used from the work station. Here, you should know what the file looks like. At the server you don’t need Plotclient win, just add the files to the queue and view them. Also, install Adobe reader to server. What I’m finding with answering Plotbase questions for customers is, we really need to understand their work flow, and give simple solutions. I see some people doing things very difficultly for no reason making this software seem...
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Re: What the heck is a Customer Success Manager?
Paul Very nice. A few questions for you. Was the SBB just for printers or where their MFP's included also? At $35K per month I'm thinking their had to be some MFP's. As you know I'm a believer in SBB, and just wish the dealership that I work for could embrace SBB. it is the wave of the future and the only way to combat the race to zero for the cost per page. Art
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Re: LaserCare Technologies: Introducing the HP LaserJet A3 Managed MFP Copier Line
Who's Engine?
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Re: iManage Sees Wave of Momentum Among Legal Departments
Would be a nice purchase for the likes of Canon or Ricoh
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Re: ProFinance 2.0
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Re: Kyocera Enters U.S. Cybersecurity Endpoint Management Market
This is pretty BIG news for Kyocera. Would like to hear from Kyocera dealers about this
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Re: The Predictors of the Future of MPS Seem Void Imagination
Time will tell. Interesting Thanks for your views Enjoy
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Re: The Predictors of the Future of MPS Seem Void Imagination
Looking forward meeting you at ITEX!
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Re: The Predictors of the Future of MPS Seem Void Imagination
Thanks Larry, the times we are in are definitely changing. it is a new era that's for sure
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Re: The Predictors of the Future of MPS Seem Void Imagination
Yes. Account base very helpful.
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Re: The Predictors of the Future of MPS Seem Void Imagination
Can't miss because our booths (9 & 112) are back to back..
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Re: The Predictors of the Future of MPS Seem Void Imagination
Kindly keep me posted with your thoughts.
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Re: 5 Reasons Why Leaders Of Copier Dealerships Should Have Strong LinkedIn Profiles
Excellent stuff, Larry!
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Re: 5 Reasons Why Leaders Of Copier Dealerships Should Have Strong LinkedIn Profiles
Thank you so much Petra. This is so important that executives understand the impact they could have by becoming evangelists of their company socially as well.