Supporting The Top Line

1. Keep the in-plant and recommend improvements to increase its contribution.

2. Close down the in-plant and outsource the work through a competitive bidding process.

The good news is that in 95 percent of the cases, keeping the in-plant will be the result of the study. There is little doubt that an in-plant can generate as much as 35 percent savings or financial contribution compared to the print-for-profit market. However, should no critical mass of work exist or be available to maintain the in-plant, or if it is so poorly managed there's little or no hope of correcting the situation, closure is typically recommended.