Lean & smart ink logistics: the key to competing in challenging times

HAN University academics join us to give guidance to printers about driving waste out of processes and maximizing value

Dear ,

With profits threatened by sharp cost increases and raw material shortages, there’s never been a more urgent time to make sure you’re managing processes efficiently in the print shop.

Focusing on cutting waste and adding customer value, the ‘Lean’ manufacturing concept is key to staying competitive. Companies that adopt Lean produce faster, cheaper and better quality - while using less material, production space and manual time.

Handling ink efficiently is particularly important: colours are hard to achieve, and mistakes cost dearly in terms of scrapped material and lost time. Lean processes can cut ink costs and consumption by as much as 30% - with benefits going straight to the bottom line. At GSE, we call this ‘Lean and smart ink logistics’.

In this edition, we’ve invited two leading academics in the field of Lean, to explain the concept and give guidance on adopting it for your company’s long-term benefit.

Opportunities: automation and the cloud
Dr. Jannes Slomp and Wilfred Knol, from the HAN University of Applied Sciences (Arnhem and Nijmegen, Netherlands), joined me in this special two-part interview by Adrian Tippetts. We start by discussing the purpose of Lean, strategies, and opportunities brought by automation and the cloud.

There’s always room for improvement – if you seek further guidance on streamlining your ink processes, by all means contact us at info@gsedispensing.com or telephone +31 575 568 080.

Maarten Hummelen,
Marketing Director, GSE