Proven Process

Organizations that manage significant label spend are often large enough that labels become a forgotten commodity. 'If it isn't broken, don't fix it" goes the cliche. The risks of losing site of your label spend and label partnerships are significant as spend creeps, efficiencies are lost, and critical corporate initiatives are missed.

• Over-engineering or underperformance of labels becomes common.
• There is little time spent on harmonization of sizes, platforms, and materials.
• Innovations and efficiencies are not tied into solutions.
• Your end-user needs are not considered.

The Opportunity

GRLabel's proven process will help regain a strategic approach to your label category. Engaging all parties means comprehensive label success, where efficiency, quality, timeliness, performance, and cost effectiveness co-exist, is possible. Uncovering the realities of current state then envisioning a more efficient, cost effective, and engaged future starts the process. Working with GRLabel to realize the available gains closes the loop.  Steps include:

• Strategy - collaborating across stakeholders to determine goals, uncover objections, and explore how to best leverage technology to connect with end-users is critical to this step.
• Due Diligence - using site visits to determine what's working, what's not working, and where gaps to reaching strategic goals may live.
• Conceptual Proposal - a critical step that combines the strategic goals of stakeholders and the tactical shop-floor deliverables uncovered during due diligence.
• Testing & Validation - using the best science to lock down feasibility of the opportunities.
• Launch - using all our experience with APQP processes and leveraging technologies like EDI to ensure success both short term and long.