The results

The new packaging is a success for all stakeholders by making folding cartons for DSC products consistent with CVS brand and placing all necessary branding and text on packages that are completely compatible with DSC fulfilment equipment. Additional benefits:

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cost savings for DSC yielded by sturdier packaging with greater efficiency
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decrease in label costs
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in average cost savings per SKU for CVS translated from DSC’s cost savings

“We were able to keep costs low by collaborating with Quad to ensure that the structural design of the packaging was optimized from printing through filling.”

— Logan Dykgraaf, President & CEO, DSC Laboratories

DSC Laboratories and CVS Health logos

About DSC Laboratories & CVS Health Corporation

CVS Health Corporation is an American drug retailing company.

DSC Laboratories is a leading provider of turn-key formulation, manufacturing and packaging solutions.

The challenge​

CVS saw its sustained growth in private brands increase sharply, necessitating the addition of another supplier. DSC Laboratories, a growing, privately owned company that manufactures creams, ointments and suppositories was well-suited but would need to ensure a packaging solution that met cost and design objectives.

Customer in aisle shopping for personal care items at a pharmacy

The solution

Re-engineering for all aspects of packaging:

Cross-coordination

Coordination with CVS brand management entity

Machinery analysis

Analysis of machinery DSC uses for filling

SKU assessment

Assessment for common range of SKUs for efficiency

Improving packaging performance for all processes:

Design for efficiency

Design for maximum speed and run efficiency in manufacturing

Direct coordination

Direct coordination with brand agency for most recent logo files

Expedite approvals

In-house graphical location manipulation for fast approvals and changes

Adding value to both DSC and CVS:

Cut production costs

Creative ways to cut costs with manufacturing improvements

Process improvement

Expertise to see opportunities for and to implement best-practices

Integrated solutions

Integrated solutions that pair design with production

Bridging the gap

Relationships with both brand agency and DSC to bridge gaps

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