Save plastic, time and your bottom line
Online retailing is part of every day life, whether for personal or business use.
These days we take for granted timely and accurate delivery of our orders, however there is a complex set of logistic processes needing to be implemented to achieve this.
Lexmark, with some of its key partners and customers, is helping to simplify this process, and at the same time helping to improve sustainability through eliminating the use of plastic. #followthegreenbox
Don’t just take our word for it, hear it directly from DTK in a series of short video clips below:
From Paper bags to E-Bikes
DTK is a company that continually optimizes its shipping logistics, workflow process and business growth. With a heritage in paper bags, this small medium business (SMB) from Hengelo in The Netherlands is directly part of an interconnected exchange of shipping boxes and transporting merchandise.
Over the years, new production lines started to make sense and investments in the company’s future had to be made.
100% per year
Due to a doubling in demand for their activities over the past 5 years, DTK identified they needed a sustainable solution to support this growth. In order to manage this increased productivity, they chose to partner with nShift to gain access to the latest in-parcel delivery management and shipment software aligned into Lexmark’s technology.
The objective was to find a sustainable solution for their logistics pick-up process. The identified solution, in conjunction with Lexmark’s print technology, enabled DTK to increase their efficiency whilst reducing their environmental footprint.
8 orders instead of 1
In the past it could take over two minutes for 1-single order to be processed due to the complexity of the process.
- Multiple forms and labels to be printed from different devices
- Inserting them into plastic envelopes
- Placing these on the orders
- Finally, scanning the boxes for transportation
The Print & Ship™ solution from Pinnpoint, in combination with a Lexmark printer, made it possible to eliminate plastic and increase productivity at the same time. Combining the Packing Slip and Address label in only one print, from a single device, in less than a quarter of a minute.
Reducing downtime, while eliminating plastic.
Print -> Scan -> Attach -> Repeat
Communication is key, so by simplifying the workflow, the DTK warehouse & logistics managers need not worry about mix-ups and other time-consuming challenges anymore. Combining the Order and the Shipping details on the same label reduces downtime and eliminates confusion.
The DTK team now has fewer steps to manage, reducing stress points in the whole data flow and saving time.
From minutes, to seconds
Raising capacity while simplifying the process could only be achieved by a fully comprehensive solution.
The seamless integration of the different data protocols, from the parcel management software to the environmentally friendly label,
coupled with the innovations of a Lexmark printer, made it possible to achieve the ambitious target DTK.
Lowering operational costs and saving time while using 0% Single-Use-plastic along the way.
Like DTK, your employees will profit from smooth workflow solutions, whether you are a successful SMB, a national Retailer, or a niche e-Business. Managing your print fleet in the cloud or hosting your Infrastructure remotely is possible for your business too.
The complete process is much better
Lexmark solutions are monitored, managed, and are increasingly serviced through the cloud, so DTK’s printers are too. Not only delivering supplies before they run out - as the service fulfilment provider - PacTechno is focused on keeping productivity at a high level and downtime at a minimum.
Through continued training and the Lexmark Partner Connect Programme, PacTechno service engineers are always up to date with the latest IT and Print infrastructure, servicing devices that have been designed to withstand the extreme usage and work environments that can be found in distribution centres and fulfilment warehouses.
We always work with partner
Many benefits can be gained by simply streamlining a process. Whether you’re dealing with workflows in a distribution centre or publishing marketing materials for your retail store Lexmark can help you to improve your efficiency and reduce costs.
After the digital transformation DTK now better focuses its resources where it matters.
Contact your Retail Experts and Logistics Professionals from Lexmark to receive access to the full case study.
