Businesses can store data in two main ways—on the cloud or on-premise. There are various differences between cloud-based storage vs. premise-based storage. In this episode of Ask the Experts, PCI Group’s Information Security and Compliance Officer Dwight Springthorpe explained how each works and why the company uses the storage option that it [...]
Any business needs to have robust and responsive customer support. In the world of transactional print and mail, it’s even more critical, as these are regulated and mission-critical communications. Understanding the urgency and dynamic environment, PCI Group assigns each client a dedicated CSR (customer support representative). In this episode of Ask the [...]
In transactional print and mail, issue detection that’s real-time and identifiable is a critical factor for accuracy and compliance. Diagnosis of mailing issues should occur at the record level to ensure it's solvable at the source. In this episode of Ask the Experts, PCI Group’s Area VP, Solutions Partner Scott Concannon, discusses [...]
Disaster recovery programs are a best practice for any company and operational process. In print and mail, organizations need a backup plan to continue production should an outage occur. Unfortunately, traditional disaster recovery programs often don’t meet the needs of a company, so PCI Group sought to do something different with the [...]
APIs (application programming interfaces) are common connectors between systems. They enable interactions between applications, data, and devices to ensure secure data transactions. The PCI API offers real-time data connectivity and reporting transparency. In this episode of Ask the Experts. PCI Group’s Area VP, Solutions Partner Scott Concannon, shared how customers use it [...]
Can your transactional print and mail operations protect against planned and unplanned business disruptions? Most approaches for disaster recovery prioritize a “cold-site” method, and those are usually costly. PCI Group has a different strategy with its ACTIV dR solution. PCI Group’s Area VP, Solutions Partner Scott Concannon, discussed its advantages in this [...]
Regulations and guidelines highly regulate transactional mail. As a result, it requires a focus on compliance, accuracy, and quality. Many businesses still run these operations in-house, but outsourcing transactional mail has many benefits. In this episode of Ask the Experts, PCI Group president and owner Chris Kropac shared why organizations should consider [...]
Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing both focus on quality in a process, but there are differences between these two disciplines. In this episode of Ask the Experts, Director of Operations Tim Lackey explained what both concepts are and how they contribute to quality. “The difference between Six Sigma and Lean is that [...]
Quality control and quality assurance are often used interchangeably. However, there is a difference between quality control and quality assurance. In this episode of Ask the Experts, Director of Operations Tim Lackey answered this question. Tim explained that quality control is “looking at the product at the end of the production cycle.” [...]
In this episode of Ask the Experts, Director of Operations Tim Lackey explains what a CAR is—a corrective action request. The Use of CARs is extremely valuable to ensure quality and accuracy in transactional print and mail. The report of measures addresses the root causes of non-conformance to prevent the recurrence of [...]
