How to Cope with the Effects of Inflation and the Great Supply Chain Disruption

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Reading Time: 4 minutes By Ted Witt, AEPA Board Member If your school district ordered a set of Chromebook computers and was told to wait in line, or if your purchasing agent noticed a ream of copy paper costing upwards of $43, then you have experienced first-hand the inflation and supply chain disruption affecting global trade. The chaos known…

How to Evaluate Paper

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Reading Time: 3 minutes By Ted Witt, CalSave Administrator There’s a reason some papers cost more. Good paper will save you money in the long run. Absent a professional lab, purchasing agents and print shop managers are often left to their own devices to evaluate paper suitable for digital printing. The following questions and tests will help evaluators determine if…