WS Packaging grows its label and package printing busines through acquisition and lean manufacturing practices.

By Sue Busch

Lane estimates he spends half of his time conducting business at WS Packaging Group's Green Bay, Wis., corporate headquarters, and attends staff meetings onsite at WS Packaging manufacturing facilities once a month. Though he may participate in a conference call with a customer to put the final touches on a service agreement, he emphasizes that he does not want to get in the way of printing operations. "We focus on time not spent on making labels," he clarifies. "That's where waste comes in."