Archive for the ‘Lean Manufacturing’ Category

SGP, FSC, SFI - Do We Need Another Certification Program?

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

“Green” certification is turning into alphabet soup and we’re all getting lost in the acronyms! Confusion is swirling around not only the SGP guidelines, but also FSC and SFI certification. What does this all mean? Should my company consider one or all of these certifications? Let’s do a quick comparison of ...

Are you operating a “hidden factory of waste”?

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Mention "waste" in printing, and what most people probably will think of first is a percentage of sheets discarded as the press comes up to color. That kind of "waste" is inherent in the process, and when held to a practical minimum, it's an acknowledged element of production. But "waste" ...