Paper: Effectively Managing the Biggest Cost Center

The National Geographic Society uses one paper supplier for both gravure and offset printing, which is one way the group has been able to manage costs.

“We only have one supplier, one make of sheet that we use, which allows us to partner with our paper supplier for strategic buys,” says Phil Schlosser, National Geographic Society Production Services SVP. “We can take advantage of their slower times versus their peak times.”

There are three major components the National Geographic Society looks to when trying to manage costs for their photo-heavy publications: Quality, costs and environmental impact.