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Gartner says...

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According to the Gartner Group, the average employee spends 150 hours per year looking for misplaced documents.  That's almost 4 weeks of 'wasted'!!! 

From my perspective, that's an alarming number & I'm happy to be below average on this one.  However, if you're working in a document-intensive industry, I suppose it's possible due to the amount of information flow that exists today.  This would also help explain the huge growth we've seen in our Workflow Consulting and Application Software components of our business. 

In many respects, Print is the last unmanaged expense in an organization.  By understanding the true pain in the environment, customers will quickly have the information necessary to drive change needed to reduce those 150 wasted hours per year.  The Photizo Group calls this "Stage 3"...the understanding of Business Processes and Business Workflow.  They estimate 20% of Managed Print companies understand this Stage, of which LaserNetworks is one.  For additional information on the Photizo Group & the benefits around Stage 3, you can find them at managed_print_services.com.  Also, in their upcoming MPS Insights Journal, the edition is dedicated to Stage 3 and includes an update on LaserNetworks and how we're supporting our customers in their quest to reduce waste and create a sound output strategy.