The industry faces the challenge of improving printing operations across the country. Today, printing operations are being asked to provide an increasing number of unique products, produce products in shorter windows, and insure a high accuracy rate for inserted products, while trying to contain escalating unit costs.

Better, faster and less expensive are the goals, and in today's world, the requirements

CBAssociates' Operations Efficiency and Quality Improvement services often include analyzing the production and distribution operation from page closeout and prepress, through the dock operation and distribution into the field. These services help seek out opportunities to improve areas such as methods used, productivity, scheduling, communications, staffing, and equipment utilization and how it is configured. We share best practices to improve the operations, create guidelines for implementation and identify solutions to help produce the products "Better, Faster and Less Expensively." Services include:

• Operations Evaluation
• Output and Capacity Analysis
• Staffing Analysis
• On-site Assistance

Regardless of the size of the operation, we have a proven track record in determining effective ways for our clients to improve their operation and save money.