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I was idly surfing the internet the other day,
researching a piece I needed to write. In particular
I was looking for an inspirational quote or famous
saying about leadership. I didn’t actually find
anything of use, but I did come across this statement:
‘Keep Calm and call the Supply Chain guy’. It was on
a website EverythingSupplyChain.com, which funnily
enough caters for people working within the supply
chain, not my area of expertise admittedly, but it did
strike a chord.
Only that morning I had spoken to Keith Howe, Brother’s
Director of Supply Chain and Service, about Brother’s rather
slick logistics infrastructure and what he said really made
me think – it’s a whole lot more complicated than I could
ever have imagined and actually rather interesting. When I
considered all of the things that could go wrong and how
much planning goes into even a simple shipment of a print
cartridge – I could see the sense in the Keep Calm quote!
You can find out more on page 28.
Security is a prominent theme in this issue. Quocira’s
Louella Fernandes discusses the risks of an unsecured print
infrastructure (page 19) and in the VOX POP on page 38, our
panel debates whether or not print is the weakest link in the
security chain and if companies are doing enough to mitigate
the risk.
And finally, if you’ve got any news about your business to
share, would like to be included on our monthly Vox Pop
panel, have a compelling business success story or simply
wish to comment on any industry issues, please get in touch
with us at
James Goulding
, Editor
07803 087228 ·
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Bulletin
What’s new in printers
and printing
14
Distribution
Investment in people and
infrastructure pays off for
Exertis
19
Security
Louella Fernandes
discusses the risks of
an unsecured print
infrastructure
26
MPS
Report outlines the
opportunity in MPS
28
Supply Chain
Keith Howe on Brother’s
supply chain and logistics
infrastructure
34
Environment
Edited highlights from the
PITR
, Toshiba, CO2balance
roundtable on carbon
offsetting
36
Retail
Cartridge World opens first
of five planned ‘showroom
stores’
38
Vox Pop
Is print the weakest link in
the security chain?
46
MFPs
Trade Copiers continues
on growth trajectory
48
Dealer Profile
Office Oracle:
Five years young
50
60 seconds with...
Andrew Hall,
Marketing
Manager,
OKI
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Issue 38 ISSN 2055-3110 (Print) ISSN 2055-3129 (Online)
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