[2291] in Enterprise Print Delivery Team
Re: Heads up re: local printing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David F Lambert)
Mon Feb 18 16:07:13 2002
Message-Id: <200202182107.QAA06544@pacific-carrier-annex.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 02 15:56:18 EST
From: David F Lambert <LAMBERT@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
To: "Allison F. Dolan" <adolan@MIT.EDU>, Theresa Regan <tregan@MIT.EDU>,
Kathleen Moriarty <kathleen@MIT.EDU>, Carol Wood <cwood@MIT.EDU>
cc: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Team <printdel@MIT.EDU>
In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 11 Jan 2002 07:51:40 -0500 from <adolan@MIT.EDU>
Thanks for the heads up on this potential printing issue, Allison.
As you may know, the current financial model for funding IPM comes from
the IS bottomline and stems from existing budgeted dollars in support
of legacy mainframe based printing. Several other funding options exist
if there is a significant growth in central printing.
We are clearly use to printing and handling sensitive output centrally.
There are no existing plans to extend our shuttle service. However,
new printing customers who wish to use the new service will have their
output delivered from W91 to their office via MIT Mail Services. We
can provide special handling queues for shrinkwrapping & bundling
sensitive output. Additionally, we can provide preprinted color letterhead
stock if required. At some point, if the community requires it, we can
add a color printer to the existing IPM service offerings.
-Dave
ps. The print delivery team decided not to define "large volume print".
This was an intentional decision on our part since "large volume"
means different things to different people. The IPM service is
intended to address the large volume printing needs of the DLCs.
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 07:51:40 -0500 Allison said:
>This email has some heads up re: something that might be an issue
>6-12 months from now, re: 'new' printing needs in departments based
>on HR/Payroll.
>
>As you may be aware, I am participating in the processes redesign
>associated with HR/Payroll activities.
>
>One of the definite trends is pushing more of the HR work out into
>the DLCs, including production of the various letters that would go
>to staff after a salary increase, merit review, promotion etc. The
>fact that letters are now done in HR is perceived as a weakness in
>the current process: it introduces delays, and many dept. ask HR to
>edit the letters, sometimes for very trivial reasons (eg 'Yours
>truly', vs 'Sincerely')
>
>However, in talking about the work moving to the DLCs, DLCs are not
>only concerned about the people time, but also that many depts. do
>not now have printers with the speed, or the 'security' that would be
>needed to print merit review letters for dozens of people at one
>time. While there may be high speed printers in the area, given the
>nature of personnel information, the expectation would be that such
>printing would be done on a printer with some form of restricted
>access. DLCs are started to get worked up about the cost of the
>printers being a possible barrier to achieving the desired objective.
>
>Now, from my perspective, what some of the 'HR' people think of as
>high volume isn't really: 2-3 times per year, a DLC/Dean's Office
>might have to print 200-300 single page letters with not very dense
>wording ('you are getting an increase of xxx effective xxx') And
>200-300 would be on the high side - most areas would be less.
>
>I wanted to give you a heads up in case you start to hear from
>people, that you might not have heard from before, re: 'high
>speed/high volume' printing.
>
>......Allison
