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Case study · Infrastructure
The end of desk-to-desk proofs
After an acquisition, packaging approval ran entirely on paper. Proofs were printed, checked by hand, signed and walked from desk to desk. An approval took anywhere from two weeks to several months, so nobody could plan around it.
Months → under 1 monthThe longest approvals, once several months, now finish in under a month
One digital process.
Design, marketing review, printing and regulatory label checks moved into one digital workflow connected to the parent company's systems.
Fix the details that cause errors.
Consistent serial coding and date management across every design.
Win over the skeptics.
Not everyone wanted to change. A working trial showed the team how much time they spent redoing the same work, and they came around.
Years later, it's still how approvals get done.
Results
TimelinesPredictableApprovals no longer swung with workload and paper handoffs
Years laterStill in useThe process is still in use years later
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