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As a seriously competitive organization you would assume that the Cincinnati Reds would have the best in office equipment to help propel their behind the scenes operations. You’d be surprised to learn then that until Sharp stepped in to give the organization a serious technology update last year, that assumption was wrong.
The teams office was riddled with unreliable equipment that required more service calls and on-site fixes than actual productive work. The Sharp Business Systems team stepped in to do an office automation audit and below is the story of how Sharp transformed an unproductive office into one that is now highly efficient and productive.
The Challenges the Cincinnati Reds Office Faced
During Sharp’s 3 month audit of the organization, the solutions team was able to compile a list of office equipment based challenges.
1. Equipment within the organization was from multiple manufacturers and was out-dated
2. Devices were mismanaged accounting to almost 117,000 unaccounted monthly prints
3. Account payable had to juggle multiple invoices from their various manufacturers and service teams
4. TV’s were used instead of projectors and other professional display technologies
How Sharp Technology became the Solution
Where Sharp identified problems, they were able to offer solutions and the Red’s accepted. Sharp then implemented a complete technology refresh. They began by consolidating printers where possible and replacing out-dated, high-cost MFP’s with Sharp technology. The new technology allowed for off-site IT troubleshooting, scan-to-email/folder capabilities and remote print technology from staff smartphones and tablets through the Sharpdesk Mobile application.
The high volume media relations department was set up with a Sharp MFP that had the capability to print thousands of game day marketing materials.
TV’s within the stadium were replaced with Sharp 60″ bezel monitors, TV’s within the conference rooms were replaced by interactive display systems including Sharp’s MFP, AQUOS BOARD and AQUOS TVs.
Breadth of Technology under the Sharp Brand
The Red’s explained their decision to go with Sharp by highlighting it’s breadth of technology, responsiveness, overall integrity and representation.
If your business is in a position like the Red’s where redundancies are occurring and you are experiencing frequent services calls, it is time for an office equipment overhaul. Brock Office Automation is proud to stock an umbrella of Sharp technology, our FREE office automation will get you on your way to increasing productivity and efficiency in your work place.
