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

2. 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?

3. 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

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