Graphic communications companies seeking to measure their organization's current performance and chart a course for ongoing improvement will find a wealth of resources at NAPL, including our Performance Indicators and Management Plus programs and our Strategic Assessment service.

■ MANAGEMENT PLUS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

In today's tough business environment, you can't afford to leave anything to chance. The companies that thrive are those who have made a careful assessment of their performance--expanding what works and correcting what doesn't.

NAPL's Management Plus program can help you make that all-important evaluation. Use Management Plus to judge your own management performance against accepted industry standards in every critical management area. This highly effective diagnostic tool will give you insights into how your company is performing and provide a valuable roadmap for improvement.

For information, call Robin Schabacker at (800) 642-6275, Ext. 6307,

or email rschabacker@napl.org.

Brochure and Entry Form

Click here to download the updated Management Plus Brochure

Click here to download the Management Plus Self Evaluation/Entry Form

To request an editable version of the Entry Form that you can complete electronically, call Robin Schabacker at (800) 642-6275, Ext. 6307, or email rschabacker@napl.org.

THE MANAGEMENT PLUS PROGRAM

The first step is to complete the self-evaluation form and use the information internally to take an in-depth look at nine areas:

Financial Performance - Internal Control Systems- Marketing/Sales Plan - Vendor Relations

Business Planning - Human Resources- Environmental/Safety Concerns - Quality Control- Community/Industry Relations

We recommend you then take the next step and enter the Management Plus competition. More than 150 companies have received prestigious Management Plus awards in the 29 years since the program's inception. Entries are judged on how performance in each of the areas listed above compares to industry standards among companies of similar size to yours.

The Management Plus Awards are presented each year during NAPL's Top Management Conference. For information about participating in the Management Plus Program, please call Robin Schabacker at (800) 642-6275, Ext. 6307 or email rschabacker@napl.org.

Previous years winners:

2007 Management Plus Award Winners

2006 Management Plus Award Winners

2005 Management Plus Award Winners

2004 Management Plus Award Winners

2002 Management Plus Award Winners
2001 Management Plus Award Winners
2000 Management Plus Award Winners

The Management Plus Program is Proudly Sponsored by:

■ STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT

NAPL's comprehensive Strategic Assessment service puts its team of experts to work to help you make critical decisions about your company faster, more efficiently and with less risk. We'll thoroughly analyze all aspects of your organization to help you answer such key questions as: How is my company performing? What are its strengths and how can I capitalize on them? What weaknesses does my organization have and how can I overcome them? What's the best strategic direction for my company? For information, contact John Hyde, managing director, or NAPL Professional Services Group at 800.642.6275, ext. 1313, or jhyde@napl.org.

■ PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

NAPL Performance Indicators program tracks vital metrical printers need to compete in today's marketplace. Run by NAPL's Printing Economic Research Center (PERC), the service complements the macro data PERC provides through its Printing Business Index and other indicators by affording participants micro data on how their individual companies are performing.

Performance Indicators sets itself apart from traditional benchmarking programs by monitoring the critical metrics that are the most relevant in today's business environment and giving participants insights into their organizations' current performance and future prospects. Companies that participate in the service every month get a report on their performance compared with both internal and external metrics.

For information on the Performance Indicators services, email Andrew Paparozzi, NAPL vice president and chief economist, at apaparozzi@napl.org.

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