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P RODUC TION

SOL U TIONS

Overcoming Great Challenges, Delivering Stunning Work

hallenges over this past year have put the YGS Production Solutions team to the test, but with solid planning and
strategy, PS rose above it all to get ahead of issues that threatened productivity to deliver stunning print pieces
C for all YGS clients.

Paper Supply Solutions
Continued disruptions and delays in purchasing stock that was available with our vendors to manage our stock
the supply chain are affecting a wide and stored it here at YGS. We contin- needs, purchasing existing stock as it
range of paper products. Nationwide, ued this throughout 2021 by keeping becomes available.”
printers are seeing massive paper open communication with the ven-
shortages, but YGS has been working dors by purchasing available stock PS Vice President Mark Ploucha
on solutions for close to two years as rather than waiting for an order. says our relationships with suppli-
we anticipated and prepared for the ers have been hugely important.
current situation. “Although this plan worked for a good “What’s the key to a good rela-
majority of our jobs, we still ran into tionship? Do as you say and say as
“Between the end of 2020 and the shortages or unavailability of stock,” you do,” he says. “We pay our bills
beginning of 2021, YGS took aggres- he adds. “When stock could not be on time. If we didn’t do that, we
sive measures by contacting our found, we introduced options to our wouldn’t get treated as well as we
suppliers and sharing projection customers of other types or brands do. We’ve enjoyed a terrific rela-
numbers that go back to 2019,” says of stock that were available, even if tionship with Lindenmyer for over
Steve Kahley, director of preproduc- we had to change the weight of the 10 years, and with Verative, which
tion. “Knowing that paper was going stock to get the job completed. On is a newer relationship, it’s been
to be an issue in 2021, we began a daily basis, YGS is communicating equally cordial.”

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