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Hello:

We are RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) MBA students currently enrolled in the Advanced Marketing class and are researching the buying habits of office products for the state and local government sector.


Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.


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Thank you for your time and support,


Mike Holihan


Hatice Melek


Abheek Sambyal


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Please select the agency you are currently working in.
 
Administration & Finance
 
Criminal Justice
 
Health & Human Services
 
Homeland Security
 
Natural Resources
 
Public Safety
 
Public Works
 
Transportation
 
Other (Please Specify):
 
 
 
 
Currently, how many Multi- Function Devices (Copier/ Scanner/ Printer) do you have in your office? (If you do not have one please answer "none" for brand type.)
   
What brand are you using?
   
 
 

Does your Multi-Function Device integrate with document management software?
 
 

Please rank the following factors from 1 - 5, 1 being the most important, on the importance of each feature with your Multi- Function Device (skip to next question if you do not own a Multi- Function Device)
Affordability
Ease of Use
Flexibility
Space Reduction
Quality of documents produced
 
 

Do you currently have color capabilities in your office products? (If yes, skip next question)
 
Yes
 
No
 
 

If No, do you feel you would want color?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 

Please indicate the level of importance for each feature below.
Very Important Important Neutral Unimportant Very Unimportant
Color Copies
One stop solution for document management
Web based content management
Integrating different manufacturer's products
Software flexibility on different systems
Editing scanned documents
Archiving documents electronically
Disaster recovery
Distributing scanned documents over a wide range of medium
e-Sign, Digital Signatures
Very Important Important Neutral Unimportant Very Unimportant
Space efficiency
Paper printing and copying speed
Network printing
Break/ Fix Service
Manage Service
Reducing office administrative cost
Streamlining processes
Communicating between different departments
 
 

For the following questions, please select your current satisfaction level.
Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
The cost of my copies/ prints
The ease of use with my office equipment
The flexibility of my office equipment
The electronic transfer of documents
The electronic storage of documents
The reduction of paper due to my office solutions vendor
The increased efficiencies of the document flow in my office
The service I receive from my current office solutions vendor
The security of document transfer and storage
The overall satisfaction gained by using my curent office solutions vendor
 
 

For each feature below, please select the manufacturer who you believe to have the best offering
Canon HP Xerox
Quality
Value
Service
Innovativeness
 
 

Please select what manufacturer you perceive to be the best at achieving the highest level for each feature
Canon HP Xerox
Quality
Service
Affordability
Innovativeness
 
 

Please check the appropriate response to each price in regards to purchasing a Multi- Function Device that outputs approximately 35 - 45 pages per minute
Definitely Buy Probably Buy Undetermined Probably Won't Buy Definitely Won't Buy
< $7,000
$7,000 - $8,999
$9,000- $10,999
$11,000 - $12,999
$13,000 - $15,000
> $15,000
 
 

Please check the appropriate response to each price in regards to purchasing office solution software that enables workgroups to share, manage, and distribute documents electronically (i.e. HP's Document Manager, Xerox's DocuShare)
Definitely Buy Probably Buy Undetermined Probably Won't Buy Definitely Won't Buy
< $3,000
$3,000 - $3,999
$4,000 - $4,999
$5,000 - $5,999
$6,000 - $7,000
>$7,000
 
 

The following questions are for classification purposes only
How many employees work in your particular office?
<50 50 - 99 100 - 499 500 - 999 1,000 - 4,999 5,000 - 10,000 >10,000
 
 

How long have you been with your current document solution provider?
< 1 year 1 - 4 years 5 - 10 years > 10 years
 
 

Do you outsource the management of your Multi- Function Device?
 
 

What would you estimate your annual budget range is for office products?
< $10,000 $10,000 - $19,999 $20,000 - $29,999 $30,000 - $40,000 > $40,000
 
 
 
Please indicate your title or role in the decision making process for procuring office solution products
   
 
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this survey.
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