Managed Print Services (MPS) involves managing hardcopy device fleets (copiers, printers, multifunction devices, and fax machines) in a unified fashion. While this can be done internally, the term is typically associated with outsourcing the fleet to an external vendor. There are typically three stages in the customers adoption of outsourcing: 1) Control: During this phase MPS implementations are focused upon gaining control of the fleet.

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  • Managed Print Services (MPS) involves managing hardcopy device fleets (copiers, printers, multifunction devices, and fax machines) in a unified fashion. While this can be done internally, the term is typically associated with outsourcing the fleet to an external vendor. There are typically three stages in the customers adoption of outsourcing: 1) Control: During this phase MPS implementations are focused upon gaining control of the fleet. 2) Optimize: At this point, the implementation is focused upon optimizing the fleet by trying to ensure that hardcopy assets are deployed in the optimal manner. 3) Enhance: In the final phase, customer move beyond optimization of the fleet to actually enhancing the capabilities of the fleet by using document management and document workflow to improve basic business processes such as processing loan applications, or other paper intensive processes. This area is a subset of the broader Managed Servicesmarket, although MPS has unqiue applications for the organization. Many of the top hardcopy firms are attempting to implement a new business model centered on Managed Print Services, as described in a February 2009 article in the Wall Street Journal .
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  • Managed Print Services (MPS) involves managing hardcopy device fleets (copiers, printers, multifunction devices, and fax machines) in a unified fashion. While this can be done internally, the term is typically associated with outsourcing the fleet to an external vendor. There are typically three stages in the customers adoption of outsourcing: 1) Control: During this phase MPS implementations are focused upon gaining control of the fleet.
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  • Managed Print Services
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