November 2015 Parks Canada ... Print Optimization Case Study Project ... Distributed print optimization program to address DRAP and FSDS mandates. Both Ottawa office locations were in scope. 700 staff. 5 floors. In scope were all printers, copiers, MFDs, faxes and scanners. The project was initiated in August 2013. The business case / assessment was completed in September 2013. Current State ? Aug 2013 1. Parks Ottawa Office had 183 distributed print devices. Staff to device ratio was 3.8 to 1. 2. At $0.063 per page, the average cost per page was 75% higher than industry average. 3. 40% of the total print cost was colour. Volumes were double the industry average. 4. No technology standards in place. Devices underutilization rate was only 50%.

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