Team Economic Analysis: Make In-house vs Outsource Organization, tech, summarizing: Chris Koszo Holly Miller Liliana Raigosa

Problem Is it more economically efficient to print all engineering drawings in-house on a purchased plotter, or outsource all jobs to a local printing firm?

What we are comparing In-house Printing Outsource Printing Purchase price Supplies Maintenance Operating cost Operator cost Salvage life/value Space utilization Time effectiveness Outsource Printing Base printing prices Shipping Pick-up costs (gas, etc.) Cost of error to jobs Time effectiveness

Resources Holly’s records, invoices etc. Plotter retailers (Internet, local shops) Gas price averages Job statistics & postings for “print machine operators”