Staffing Becomes No. 1 In-plant Issue

As reported here and other places, staffing issues have become one of most significant issues in-plants are struggling to overcome. This was based on preliminary data from a Canon-sponsored IPMA survey titled “The Next Generation Tactics and Strategies for In-plant Service Providers.”

When asked “What are your greatest challenges,” there was a tie for first place between “Training customers to better prepare files” and “Finding and hiring good staff.” However, 18% also reported, “Our salaries are so low it makes it hard to attract and keep good staff.”