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Subject:Re: Low-run printing From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 25 Oct 1994 12:48:22 -0600
On Tue, 25 Oct 1994, Faith Weber wrote:
> Do any of you do *really* short print runs, e.g. of 100 or fewer copies?
> If so, I'm curious to know:
> - What kind of binding you use
We use 3-ring binders or spriral bound booklets, depending on the size or
the document and/or the nature of the customer
> - Whether you ship individual documents or sets, and if you ship
> sets, how you kit them (slipcase, just a shipping box, etc.)
We send individual documents most of the time. Occasionally we send a
set--two volumes.
>
> - Whether you do your own shipping and inventory control, or another
> department in your company does it, or your printer does it
We do have a shipping department, but we assist in getting things ready in
a pinch (we are small, less than 50 people) Documentation keeps our own
records for inventory.
> > - What, if any, other binding/shipment/inventory
options you've looked into>
We either run our own copies on the office copier or send to a local print
shop. The latter usually when the document is over 50 pages (I said we
were small!) and would tie up the copier too long. Also for multiple
copies. We use a view-binder and insert appropriate covers and spines in
the office. (As a part-time employeed, this is often my task to create)
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