John on Print Procurement

Living Life in the Cloud

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:36:00 +0000

I just read a post called; "Uninstall Now" from what I believe might be a very brave person for even attempting this experiment if you will and I hope he succeeds. I feel that software as we know it is on a cusp and that our computing devices are merely...

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e-Sourcing Tools

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:09:00 +0000

This is a great article and basically what I have been saying for years...e-Sourcing Tools — Means to an End by Andy Sealock. The first three paragraphs sum it all up in my mind. e-sourcing tools can have all the functionality in the world but if your...

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Day 2 On-Demand Exihibtion

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Show floor is picking up right away this morning. Yesterday I met with a purchasing manager of a cooperative buying group that has just recently been organized. So do you think cooperative purchasing is a viable option in the print industry? Co-ops,...

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Day 1 Wrap-up from On-Demand

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:46:00 +0000

Day 1 was a pretty busy day! I did not get a chance to peruse the other exhibitors because we were steady all day in our booth. Show officials stated that the registrations and attendance was on par with last year so it is good to see that attendees...

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On-Demand Day #1

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:23:00 +0000

Well I survived show set-up...(I actually did not do a whole lot to help) Having my first morning coffee and getting ready to head over to the show floor. Before I do I thought I would share the latest company news. UPS Stores/MailBoxes Etc. Will...

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Getting Ready for the Show

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:46:00 +0000

Getting all the last minute details together for the OnDemand show. I will be in the NowDocs booth #2411 so stop by and say high when you get a chance. I would love to dicsuss latest thoughts on the industry and procurement in general.

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On Demand Conference

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Good Afternoon, Next week will be a busy week as I will be traveling to Philadelphia for the On-Demand Conference and Expo. I will be in the NowDocs booth (2411) discussing Cross-Wind, and how it can be deployed within an organization to help streamline...

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Going Green in Procurement

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:34:00 +0000

I read an interesting article by Tom Jowitt at TechWorld titled Companies fail to go green on procurement. The sad part is that according to his article only 3 percent of companies in the UK are using a non-paper based procurement system. Which leads...

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Manufacturing Survival

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:27:00 +0000

Again these are random thoughts on the current economic situation. I, by no means, have any answers or magic pill to help anyone overcome the current situations. I am just offering up babble at this point and hoping something sticks to the wall!!...

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Surving Tough financial times through outsourcing

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Today's random thoughts on our economic conditions and how we can weather the current storm. More companies are turning toward outsourcing services to weather these though economic conditions. We as well as other companies that provide either...

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Software as a Service a more viable option in a down economy

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:08:00 +0000

As companies look to reduce costs and spending, technology becomes a stronger and more viable option for companies. Specifically, Software as a Service (SaaS) becomes extremely attractive because it helps to maintain or reduce IT costs in a company. ...

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Supplier Performance Scores

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:38:00 +0000

Your buyers may be having issues with your suppliers and you may not even know it. How do you know that you are getting what is expected from your suppliers? How do your suppliers know they are doing what is expected? I know, there is that annual...

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Marketings need to track print procurement costs

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:08:00 +0000

I was reading a recent article on whattheythink.com by Brian Wolfenden titled: The Future of Print in Marketing Communications. Brian raises a great point in the article; "Today's marketing professionals...They have to make sure that the campaign...

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Fuel Prices are impacting me now.

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:14:00 +0000

Yep it has happened... The $4.00 a gallon price was my tipping point. Instead of putting the $100.00 in my gas tank I opted to buy a Bicycle and will get pay back by riding my Bike to work for the next two weeks! Yep the cost of the bike will be...

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The Importance of Supplier Equipment Lists

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:42:00 +0000

Patrick Henry blogged a great article recently on Print CEO about the importance of equipment lists to print buyers. I want to expound on this a bit in that not only is it important but as much information as you can provide about your services and...

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Cross-Wind® uses Flex to manage the project list

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:20:00 +0000

Good Morning, Often times users are not really concerned with what technology or programming language is being used on their system as long as it works. Well sometimes your computer is not "up" on the latest technology and so sometimes your system is...

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Fuel prices impacting print spend?

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:43:00 +0000

Appended: I apparently wrote this before the DOE announced the National average of $3.39 per gallon yesterday afternoon so the news gets better and better! The message is still the same just even more urgent than last week. According to the Department...

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Change is a GOOD thing?

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +0000

Change The seasons change, styles change, presidents change, companies change, processes change. Everything changes, it is how we handle change that makes or breaks us. If you do not handle change well the the print industry is probably NOT the place...

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Cross-Wind® Project List New Release

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Good Morning, The latest Cross-Wind enhancement release includes major changes to the Project List page. The Project List page now includes Drag and Drop capabilities within the project list and allows access to project information by highlighting a...

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Evaluating Supplier Responsiveness

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:04:00 +0000

Supplier Responsiveness is one of the key issues that management teams are always concerned with. "How do I know many suppliers are responding in a timely manner to my requests?" Some might ask "Why should I even be concerned with this?" If you are in...

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Staple Offer for Corporate Express REJECTED

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:53:00 +0000

According to the Associated Press Corporate Express management rejected the proposal within about 2 hours of the offer being made public. CE officials sited the proposal as significantly undervaluing Corporate Express and failing to reflect CE's value. ...

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Staples Makes Bid to Acquire Corporate Express

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:18:00 +0000

In an email to Staples associates dated 2/19/08, Ron Sargent Chairman and CEO of Staples, notified associates of the proposed offer made to Corporate Express. Below is the text of the email distributed yesterday. "Fellow Associates: Today we have...

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Is Data Reporting important to Print Buyers?

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:48:00 +0000

Is reporting important to Print Buyers? In my humble opinion it is the MOST important aspect of any Print Buyers job. Print Buyers are analyst's they are hired to be able to evaluate suppliers from a wide range of areas; quality, turn-around,...

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Is it time to consider PDF a threat?

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:18:00 +0000

As Joel Hruska points out in his article on ARS Technica, Adobe seems to not be doing themselves any favors once again. Printers should seriously consider the possible damage that could be caused to a 6 figure piece of equipment because of a $49.00...

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Has it all been said?

noreply@blogger.com (John Ganger) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:01:00 +0000

One of the interesting things about going to conference's is the opportunity to talk to people and explore the surroundings of a conference find restaurants nearby etc. A part of that interest comes in hearing the topics of the conference being...

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