Auto Cutting V-595, Mini Canvases, Zero-Inventory Uniforms, New Part-Time Allowance Rules, Wastepaper Export Signals — BPJ News (Morning Edition)
Labor-saving on the floor is shifting downstream—into finishing and “delivering it all.” The next cost wave is being driven less by paper itself than by supply-demand and rules.
Labor-saving in post-press is spreading beyond commercial print into “forms finishing” and even distribution operations. At the same time, wastepaper market moves and updated labor-cost guidance are forcing printers to rethink pricing and process design at the same time.
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Finishing steps—cutting, sorting, delivery—are increasingly where print profit is decided. Small, high-unit-price retail SKUs and zero-inventory programs for member/franchise networks are pushing up the value of “systems that deliver everything, correctly, to the end.” On the cost side, waves from wastepaper exports and revised guidance on allowances for non-regular staff are biting. Sales teams are being tested not only on price, but on their ability to design and negot…
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