Print procurement is the second biggest opportunity for corporations to reduce costs. The print buying process can be so decentralised that you may not even realise how much money you are spending on printing in the aggregate, or that there is a way to effectively outsource this function on a corporate basis.

Alkens with its vast knowledge and deep vendor relationships, is a new breed of print production company that, through its state-of-the-art, web-based Stock Control and Purchasing system, helps its corporate clients reduce the costs associated with their print and distribution requirements.

Some of the major reasons for outsourcing, as outlined by our corporate clients, are:

• It reduces the time and cost in placing specialised print jobs
• It eliminates multiple contract negotiations
• It reduces job coordination costs
• It reduces transactional costs
• It provides a single point of responsibility
• It provides centralisation of the printing process
• It reduces marketing costs associated with print, storage and dispatch

As your production outsource company, Alkens is a neutral third party. A valuable constant in a constantly changing sea of people and partners. Relying on the production outsource will help the brand manager keep production costs low and quality high no matter who comes or goes.