How Coop benefited from standardizing their labeling process. Ken Moir, VP Marketing, NiceLabel Peter Meier, Product Manager, Collamat

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1 How Coop benefited from standardizing their labeling process Ken Moir, VP Marketing, NiceLabel Peter Meier, Product Manager, Collamat

2 Today s objectives At the end of this webinar, you will find out how standardization: Improves label accuracy and consistency Reduces the IT burden and overall IT system footprint Simplifies end-user training Creates the best platform for future growth and expansion Enables food & beverage manufacturers to meet regulatory and regional label requirements 2

3 What we ll cover Peter Meier Product & Sales Manager Collamat Ken Moir VP Marketing NiceLabel A quick introduction to NiceLabel and Collamat The case study: How Coop standardized their labeling for success Key takeaways Where to learn more Questions 3

4 About NiceLabel

5 NiceLabel Named as a Leader in IDC MarketScape 38% of Fortune 2000 customers 100+ COUNTRIES F U L L S E R V I C E S O L U T I O N PROVIDER Companies London Stock Exchange THOUGHT L E A D E R S H I P Award winning Siemens case study x ROI > 6 M O N T H S AW A R D W I N N I N G GLOBAL S U P P O R T

6 Our F&B customers

7 About Collamat Switzerland HQ 60 years experience Systems integrator of hardware and software Manufacture labeling solutions Label printers, applicators and direct marking solutions Manufacturing cross industry focus F&B, Pharma, Chemical, Cosmetic, Medical.etc.

8 The case study

9 Who is Coop? The name Coop refers to cooperative No. 2 Swiss retailer with 86,000 employees EUR 25 billion ($29 billion) turnover in 2017 Business areas: Retail (2,300 sales points) in Switzerland Wholesale / Production in Europe

10 Predominantly production labeling

11 About the environment The previous situation 600 label printers and direct marking (CIJ) in the production sites 7 different software solutions to print labels (Pagowin, Bartender, Codesoft, etc.) Printed directly from SAP using SAPscript and SmartForms 11

12 Labeling requirements Article labels placed on products Contains price, weight, allergen, ingredient and nutrition information Packaging labels Contain article no., description and best before date information Pallet labels SSCC etc. 12

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14 Challenges No consistency in label formatting Had to create multiple versions of the same label to accommodate different systems and printers Heavy IT burden User training time-consuming No digital production logs No digital versioning No central storage No digital approval workflows 14

15 The vision A standardized label printing solution Universal, portable label templates Consistent formatting regardless of printer make or resolution Support for multiple languages and regional-specific information Support for label and marking (CIJ) printers

16 Poll question #1 Are your direct marking printers integrated with your MES systems? ⅙ Yes No Manual data entry of LOT and expiration date etc. via HMI 16

17 How Coop standardized their labeling with NiceLabel

18 The solution in practical use 3. Quantity of labels

19 The NiceLabel + SAP environment

20 The solution One label platform across all SAP systems Material and order data stored in SAP Data sent from SAP ECC (ERP) to SAP MII Label templates stored centrally in the NiceLabel Document Management System Change and Transport System (CTS) synchronizes central and decentralized (production) systems Labels printed using Honeywell hand terminals running both Windows and Android software 20

21 The platform Ken Moir VP Marketing NiceLabel

22 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Printer management QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

23 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Devices control QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

24 The solution: the designer 24

25 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Devices control QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

26 The solution: document management system 26

27 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Devices control QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

28 The solution: the integration system 28

29 The solution: the web printing system 29

30 Results

31 The business impact Results Faster production time and less product reworking Accurate, consistent labels Universal templates across printer types and resolutions Reduced IT costs Standardized solution Fewer errors Built-in approval workflows Label print preview Fully-compliant labels Easily manage allergen and nutrition information in multiple languages 31

32 Poll question #2 Would you consider a single solution for label and marking printers? ⅙ Yes No 32

33 Before we had 7 different interfaces to different printing solutions. Now we have one system, one single point of contact and one interface with NiceLabel. - Didier Gremaud, Head of IT Processes ERP Production Companies, Coop 33

34 7 key takeaways Digitally transform your labeling to: 1 Unite all your label and marking printers with one label management system 5 Automate quality control 2 Comply with national and regional labeling requirements 6 Increase agility and get faster time-to-market 3 Free up IT resources and empower business users 7 Synchronize centrally for visibility and traceability 4 Create a fully transparent label process

35 Where to learn more nicelabel.com White Paper: How Food and Beverage Companies Can Digitally Transform Labeling to Accelerate Growth Article: Advances in Food Labeling Systems by Janez Sodja What Is The Future of Food Labeling Systems? Read More Read More Read More NiceLabel Food and Beverage micro-site 35

36 Q & A Questions? 36