This probably won't be much help, especially if you're trying to manage a large number of printers/toner types...
I purchase one replacement for each printer at the beginning of the year. When I use a toner, I order another to replace it. I have an excel file that lists every printer. I add the date of toner purchase each time I buy a replacement. At the end of the year, I can see how many toners were used by each printer and when they were needed. This gives me a rough idea of what I will need for the next year. This way, I always have a toner when it's needed, and I never buy more than we really need. The budget proposal is sometimes off a bit (plus or minus), but not terribly so. It's a bit old-school, but it works for me. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Abe Loveless <[email protected]> wrote: > Finally, I've taken over the toner purchasing for our district. Rather than > letting individual departments manage their own supplies. > > Now, that I got what I wanted... I need to figure out how to manage it, and > provide projections for future years. > > Would anybody have a database they would be willing to share, or other > recommendations about how you manage your toner needs? Can you pull data > showing how often toner in a specific unit is replaced? > > At this time, I'm not interested in "XYZ Company" does that for us. I've had > bids from some of those companies, and we've decided that we're going to > manage everything internally for now. > > Thanks, > Abe > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
