Converting Suppliers Meet Short-run Needs

The impact of shorter production runs, combined with the established practices at lean, productive companies to minimize inventories at all stages of production, has resulted in many supply chain changes, including those at converters that supply materials to package printers. Companies such as acpo, Acucote, Avery Dennison, FLEXcon, MACtac, Multi-Plastics, Technicote, and UPM Raflatac are making changes to the products and services they offer to meet the ever-changing short-run needs of their customers. packagePRINTING asked several of these converters how they are responding to the changing landscape. Their responses are below.