Going Green, and Saving Green, With Managed Print Services

It is no secret that one of the easiest ways toExcellence (ACE) as Environmental Company of
save your business money is to run morethe Year in 2008.
efficiently. This applies to all aspects of yourIt isn’t only about reduced waste; it is also
business, but the printer and copier fleet isabout reduced downtime. Nothing costs a
commonly overlooked. Many companies simplycompany more money than downtime.  When it
track the cost of toner, and that can yield a largecomes to reliability, not all brands are created
amount of savings on its own. But the savingsequal. For instance, the Kyocera KM-8030 printed
can go much beyond toner alone. Managed Print2 million pages with no unscheduled service
Services (MPS) paired with eco-friendly; superrequired. In fact, it only got a paper jam once
efficient printers, can save money on paper,every 166 thousand pages. Brands like Kyocera
energy, toner, reduced downtime, increasedare more reliable and have reduced cost per
productivity and more.prints which is why H&R Block has 10’s
MPS, like the name implies; basically means youof thousands of them nationwide.
rely on a specialized IT company to help plan,Finally, if you really want to increase your savings
implement and service your printer fleet. Theand decrease your impact on the environment,
advantage of having your printing networkimplement a document management system.
planned and managed by one vendor is that itEven the simplest document management
saves a substantial amount of time fixing ITsystems will reduce paper and toner consumption
problems, ordering toner and implementing newand increase productivity. Document management
document management systems. Imagine neverwill reduce the time spent on filing and retrieving
having to order toner and the time saved by onlydocuments and make documents more accessible
having one invoice to deal with every month; now– no matter where you and your employees
this is being efficient.are.
Another way of being more efficient is choosingThe opportunity to save money and help the
an eco-friendly printer fleet. Eco-friendly printers,environment is obtainable. Even if your
such as Kyocera, can save up to 40% on energybusiness’ printers are new and you believe
costs when compared to other market leaders.you have an efficient printer fleet having an
They can also save you money on consumables.outside MPS vendor may help you see the base
Using less toner and drum units reduces moneyof the iceberg more clearly. Many times a MPS
and waste while helping the environment. Theprovider will analyze your network and printer
reduced waste is one reason Kyocera won thefleet for free resulting in little to no risk of saving
prestigious, MicroScope Award for Channelyour business money.