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Finishing Bottlenecks and Outsourcing Even more interesting were responses to the question “Which finishing processes are outsourced?” Upon quick glance, it’s easy to mistake this figure for the same as above. The first figure answers the question, “Where are your largest finishing bottlenecks?” and the second answers the question “What finishing work do you outsource most?”


The most obvious explanation is that the bottlenecks in finishing are so significant that they often motivate companies to outsource. But the obvious downside of outsourcing finishing is the increased rinse cycle time and impacts on overall profitability. That is why


Figure 2. Outsourced Finishing Work


In the 2014 InfoTrends report “Production Print Services in North America: Understanding Industry Transformation,” when companies were asked about their off-line finishing bottlenecks, the top four mentioned included perfect binding (24.6%), booklet making (22.8%), mechanical binding (17.0%), and case binding (16.6%).


other questions in the same survey identified that 25–40% of companies report that they are planning to purchase new finishing devices.


An interesting question to think about is, “What are your investment priorities and will they help in overcoming your bottlenecks, help you sell more, and increase your profitability?”


This article originally appeared on the Xerox Digital Printing Hot Spot blog. . You can visit the blog at https://digitalprinting.blogs.xerox.com.


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