Copier management systems

A copier management system is now as important an option as a document feed or sorter. There are two main reasons for having a copier management system: to control copier usage, and to collect copier management information automatically. For the first, control may be needed over the use of open‐access copiers. The system might limit use to certain people, ration or charge for copies, or permit copying only within strict security limits. For the second, the automated collection of management information is important to every professional firm that charges out copies to clients. It also concerns any project‐based company which apportions costs accurately to projects. The public sector in particular is becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of cost apportionment on an actual, rather than allocated, basis.