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Jan. 10, 2024

Streamline Your Packaging Procurement Process | Ep 156

Streamline Your Packaging Procurement Process | Ep 156

Support the show sponsors: If you need packaging, don't go to a distributor, go straight to the source. Click IDP Direct Didn't know you needed to manage your specifications or how knowing them can save you time and money? Learn more at: SpecRight About The Guest(s): Tom Preston (click for LinkedIn) is a representative from Specright, a company that offers a unique approach to organizing data for packaging and box management. With a focus on connecting different functional units and granular details, Specright helps brands streamline their processes and make data-driven decisions. Summary: Tom Preston from Specright joins the podcast to discuss how Specright's platform benefits packaging and box management. Specright offers a fundamentally different approach to organizing data, allowing brands to connect various components and trace their origins. The platform helps teams throughout the innovation and commercialization process, as well as post-launch, by providing a common pane of glass for accessing and analyzing data. Specright simplifies the management of specifications and enables brands to make more informed decisions about their packaging materials and components. Key Takeaways: Specright is a platform that organizes data for packaging and box management, connecting various components and tracing their origins.

The platform helps teams throughout the innovation and commercialization process, as well as post-launch, by providing a common pane of glass for accessing and analyzing data. Specright simplifies the management of specifications and enables brands to make more informed decisions about their packaging materials and components. Quotes: "Specright is a fundamentally different approach to organizing data." - Tom Preston

"It's a combination of Google to be able to find what I need. It gives me recommendations on how to proceed." - Tom Preston

"Specright is a specification management platform that allows brands to put all their specifications in one place." - Tom Preston

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