If your organization utilizes a considerable amount of off-site copying,
examine some invoices or phone the business to estimate a typical duplexing
rate, cost per image, and cost per sheet. Then, apply these factors to the
annual budget for off-site imaging to estimate the total amount of paper
from this source. The vendor won’t list the paper cost separately
in many cases; go ahead and make an educated guess.
High-Volume Uses
Some uses of paper are 'industrial' in their scale. Examples of these
are printing bills for customers; producing accounting, inventory or financial
reports; or processing large numbers of forms or invoices from customers.
While these are probably already more efficient than other office paper
uses, they are still worth examining for improvements as the amounts of paper
and dollars tend to be so large.
