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CCL Label
Digital Workflow Transformation for CCL Label
OVERVIEW
CCL Label is a global leader in packaging solutions, producing high-quality labels and packaging materials for industries such as pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, and consumer goods. In high volume manufacturing environments like CCL’s, every second counts, delays in production lead to increased costs, missed deadlines, and wasted resources. At the heart of CCL’s print production workflow is the Job Setup Report System (JSR), a critical pre-production process that ensures print jobs are correctly configured before machines begin running.
Challenge
Our research began where it mattered most, the factory floor. We spoke directly with managers and printers, the people who relied on the Job Setup Report System every day. What we found was a system bogged down by paperwork, delays, and inefficiencies that slowed production instead of streamlining it.
Supervisors struggled to chase down physical reports for approval, operators spent valuable time handwriting logs, and tracking past reports for audits felt like searching for a needle in a haystack. The solution wasn’t just to digitize the process—it was to redesign it for speed, accuracy, and ease of use.
Key Challenges:
- Manual Paperwork Delays – etup reports had to be physically filled, transported, and reviewed, creating bottlenecks.
- Prone to Errors & Loss – Handwritten logs were easily misread, misplaced, or incomplete, leading to costly mistakes.
- No Centralized Data – Reports were locked in physical files, making audits, tracking, and workflow improvements difficult.
- High Printing Costs & Waste – Constantly printing and storing paper logs added unnecessary operational expenses.
- Reduce costs – Eliminating paper logs would cut printing and storage expenses.
A digital solution was needed, not just to replace paper, but to eliminate inefficiencies and create a scalable system that streamlined production.
Attached Above is a preview of the Job Setup Log Report for reference.
Context
Job Title:
Design Engineer
As a design engineer, I worked alongside my project manager, who oversaw the I.T. system, to break down the outdated Job Setup Log Report system and rebuild it as an intuitive, digital workflow.
Our Goal:
- Digitize job setup logs – eliminate paper-based bottlenecks.
- Automate approval workflows – Supervisors could approve jobs instantly, reducing delays.
- Centralize data storage – All reports would be stored in a searchable database, making retrieval easy.
- Improve accuracy – Standardized input fields and real-time validation would eliminate common errors.
- Reduce costs – Eliminating paper logs would cut printing and storage expenses.
