COVID-19 to Result in Sharp Decline in Global Office and Home Page Volumes
Page volumes for North America and Asia/Pacific (excluding China and Japan) are expected to decline most dramatically,
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 18, 2020
Page volumes for North America and Asia/Pacific (excluding China and Japan) are expected to decline most dramatically,
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 18, 2020 · Last modified June 23, 2020
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 12, 2020 · Last modified June 23, 2020
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 10, 2020 · Last modified June 18, 2020
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Commercial & Production Printing / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 9, 2020 · Last modified July 21, 2025
According to Ricoh, monochrome-only print volumes continue to exceed 300 billion pages annually, “with no sign of slowing.”
MPS contracts should allow for the provision of home printers for those that need them, as well as tracking usage for accounting and security purposes.
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