How the Bigger Get Better

He points to an instance where a major consumer product company was using 23 different printers and 23 prepress companies. Schawk recommended a source reduction program that realigned vendors and saved the company 15 percent in print services expenditures. Even more significant was the fact that the new workflow reduced concept-to-shelf turnarounds from 161⁄2 weeks down to four weeks. Shaving months off the production cycle has the effect of saving the company as much as a half million dollars a day in speed-to-market value.