MFI, Kyocera Unveil Cost Saving Managed Document Solutions in Nigeria

MFI Group in partnership with Kyocera Document Solutions, launched cost-saving managed document solutions (MDS) in Nigeria, promising to assist organizations to cut up to 30% of their output costs

MFI Group with their partner Kyocera Document Solutions used the opportunity event geared at educating and enhancing customer experience with Managed Document Services (MDS) in the country to showcase how business entities can experience an uninterrupted workflow in their daily business life by using MDS.

Managed Document Solutions is a process designed to optimize the document output of an organization.

It’s a holistic approach that enables businesses to find areas where they can reduce costs.

According to Sajith Shankar, the Company's country manager (Nigeria), thus far, MFI has measured that MDS can enable an organization to cut up to 30% of their output costs.

He said, "MDS has received acclaim globally for its impact on businesses and the environment, including The Managed Print Services Association’s (MPSA) Leadership Award for best practices in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) category.

Highlighting on why organisations should chose MDS, he said the Solutions have recorded success globally with businesses in various sectors such as in manufacturing, logistics, audit and consulting, oil, banking, hospitality, telecommunications and others.

Altaf Lalani, managing director, West and North Africa, MFI Office Solutions Africa Ltd, further hinted on the benefits of MDS as "four(4)-‐pronged".

"Our approach is to identify the pains in four key operational areas and provide solutions with benefits as detailed below:Cost-Saving30% average output cost reduction Reduced energy costs," Lalani added.

He described MDS as smarter processes and improved uptime and critical to  enhanced productivity.

"Increasing productivity through optimized workflows, reduced downtime and minimizing the workload of IT staff that manage your fleet. It is about security assurance and end to end data protection," he explained.

Speaking further on the partnership, Maki Nagao, senior marketing manager, KYOCERA Documents Solutions Europe, said they are interested in MFI's solution because of the improved environmental & sustainability management which guarantees 60% reduction in carbon emissions.

She said MFI and KYOCERA are mostly interested in aiding organisations cut costs, enhance productive while they pursue complete compliance with regulatory standards‎.

Kyocera Document Solutions is one of the world's leading providers of information and communications technologies.

"At Kyocera, we provide businesses with solutions and services that allow them to optimize the management of documents vital to the success of their operations. Kyocera's advanced line of exceptional products, software and network solutions make life sim-pler and business more productive and we are happy to partner MFI in providing MDS solutions in the country (Nigeria)," she said.

She added that noted industry analysts, technology publications, and even end users all over the world have recognized Kyocera products as innovative document solutions. Kyocera has over the years demonstrated the potential for improving efficiency by means of document management process analyses and the intelligent life-‐cycle management of printing and copying infrastructures‎.

"These accolades reflect the company’s continued commitment to improving and revolu-tionizing the industry", Nagao said.

Also, MFI is in the business of fostering partnership through advanced technology ergo enriching lives.

Founded in 1984, MFI Group has a 30 year legacy of expertise in document imaging and technology solutions industry.

Shankar added, "We elevate businesses with our broad range of intelligent solu-tions and operational presence in over 20 countries across Africa and Middle East.

"Thus, allowing us to have a distinct advantage that makes us the preferred choice for our customers and industry leader in these markets".

He noted that the Kyocera & MFI partnership will deliver outstanding business document solutions all over Africa.