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Perception that file distribution, lithography and DTP / Studio costs were too high |
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In-country dissatisfaction over the availabilty, delivery and costs of marketing materials |
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Transparency of the process and degree of conformaty to market-standards unclear |
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Quality improvement and measurability of mistakes essential |
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Lots of double and unnecessary work |
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Proofing process unclear and inefficient |
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File distribution demanding digitalization |
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Low proactivity of suppliers |
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Control over the process resting with the suppliers (high dependence, limited transparency of costs and work) |
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Fixed price per order without taking the complexity and nature of tasks into consideration |
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Organization set up around ad hoc jobs, resulting in high costs |
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Low predictability of workload |
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Long lead-time due to many disruptions |
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Seperate countries increasingly doing their own thing, jeopardising consistency |
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40% out-of-pocket savings realized in 6 months |
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ROI 1:5 |
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Lead-time reduction > 25% |
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Re-sizing activities for advertisements largely automated |
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File distribution via FTP instead of couriering CD-ROM's |
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Proofing process confirming to the quality requirements of the receiver |
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New functionality for existing systems, based on concrete user needs |
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Online ordering and creation for standard advertisements |
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Differentiated costing model (billing by desired service level) |
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Transparency in supplier workload and margins |
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