Howie Fenton

Fueled by the pandemic, industry consultants have recently been promoting the outsourcing of in-plant work. Here's a strategy to prepare for such discussions.

Face-to-face communication has long been crucial for proving an in-plant’s production expertise to customers. Then COVID put a damper on that. A new blog by Consultant Howie Fenton details how in-plants can increase satisfaction, awareness and sales using video communications.

In a new blog, Consultant Howie Fenton discusses how in-plants can assess the risks in new software investments and then mitigate or minimize those risks.

As we struggle through the shelter-in-place pandemic and wonder how this will change business, there are two strategies in-plants should consider: increase the use of automation and cross-train staff to handle more tasks.

Staffing issues have become one of most significant issues in-plants are struggling to overcome. In this new blog from Consultant Howie Fenton, he relates how one in-plant manager is handling this.

We asked in-plants which new products and services would be fueling their growth over the next few years. The responses were surprising.

Though there tends to be less scrutiny of in-plants when the economy is doing well, don't get comfortable; that can change in an instant.

Your in-plant can increase its performance and value by combining traditional benchmarks with next-generation measurement strategies.

A continued focus on three critical success factors will increase the value of in-plants and reduce outsourcing efforts.

Understanding TCO is the key to accurately calculating cost per piece, which is essential for commercial printers.