--- title: "Make Your Lean Operations Even Leaner: Time Saving Tips" description: A local packaging supplier can be a good packaging partner providing creative packaging, one-stop-shopping, custom designed packaging and custom boxes. image: https://www.ashtonne.com/hubfs/Ashtonne_Packaging_December2018/images/istock-901777124.jpg --- [![ashtonne packaging company](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/ashtonne_logo.png?width=328&height=112&name=ashtonne_logo.png "ashtonne packaging company")](https://ashtonne.com/) [Request More Information ](https://www.ashtonne.com/surveys/creative-packaging-ideas-and-solutions) [877-522-6937](tel:8775226937)   × # Make Your Lean Operations Even Leaner: Time Saving Tips - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/AshtonnePackaging/) - [** ](https://www.twitter.com/Ashtonne_pkg) - [** ](http://pinterest.com/ashtonne8775226937/) - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/11170776) - [** ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpVPPbg_6lPaoNol_G6PuPQ) ![Make Your Lean Operations Even Leaner: Time Saving Tips](https://www.ashtonne.com/hubfs/Ashtonne_Packaging_December2018/images/istock-901777124.jpg) ** [Bill Madl](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/author/bill-madl) ** Posted on March 16, 2018 | Updated on May 19, 2022 It’s no secret that time is money, but finding that extra time can be a challenge. Ohio manufacturers like you already have your hands full doing all you can to meet your customers’ needs with the best products you can develop. You’ve pulled in the reins of your operating budget as tightly as possible. What can you do to save the time you don’t seem to have? The good news is that there are solutions for the time-and-money crunched entrepreneur. By striving for more [efficiency in your packaging operations](https://beacon.by/ashtonne-packaging/3-essential-checks-to-make-before-you-design-your-custom-products), you will discover time, and savings you didn’t know were there! Allow your [packaging company](https://www.ashtonne.com/creative-packaging-and-unique-product-solutions), your packaging supplier, to help you solve your challenges and focus on your core competencies! ## Think Local By working with a [local company](https://www.ashtonne.com/unique-custom-designed-creative-packaging-solutions) for your packaging needs, you’ll receive very quick deliveries because your products won’t have far to go. You will also have access to pick up rush orders as the situation is needed. Most companies take pride in partnering with others close by and will work to nurture those relationships. At Ashtonne, we offer fast shipping to our local businesses, espcially start-up and [small businesses](https://www.ashtonne.com/services/custom-designed-packaging-for-businesses) looking to grow, because we know those connections are worth every penny. [Custom designs, creative packaging and inventory management](https://beacon.by/ashtonne-packaging/3-essential-checks-to-make-before-you-design-your-custom-products) are at your fingertips with Ashtonne Packaging being your local packaging partner! ## Take Stock When you’re working hard to cut costs in product development and manufacturing, it’s easy to lose track of the day-to-day details of packaging and to look outside the box, so to speak. That’s where the experts come in. We conduct [packaging audits](https://www.ashtonne.com/surveys/packaging-concerns-0), during which our designers and project managers take a look at a customer’s current box supply and assess whether or not we can redesign, and in some cases eliminate, their current boxes to save board and money. Often, we have found that some boxes the customer is ordering are irrelevant or could be consolidated into another box of a similar size. Multiply those savings by the number of shipping units, and you’ve suddenly saved a sizable chunk of money.   ## Do One-Stop Shopping The fewer companies you have to work with, the more time you save. Imagine if you could meet all your packaging needs with packaging partner, one contact! [Ashtonne Packaging](https://www.ashtonne.com/) can save your business money by providing everything you need: tape, poly bags, corrugated boxes, and plastic foam. [Ashtonne Packaging](https://www.ashtonne.com/) goes through the work of obtaining these items, and ONLY the amounts needed from the appropriate vendor, thus cutting down on time you would have spent searching and ordering from different people. Ohio boasts manufacturing companies that keep our country’s economic engine running. By finding ways to cut or eliminate costs, businesses like yours, especiall if you run a [small business,](https://www.ashtonne.com/services/custom-designed-packaging-for-businesses) can increase your profits even more, and allow your employees to focus on YOUR core competencies and not be chasing and expediting packaging. To see how you can save money with Ashtonne Packaging,[ get in touch with us](https://www.ashtonne.com/get-in-touch) today or request a **[packaging audit. ](https://www.ashtonne.com/surveys/packaging-concerns-0)****Better yet, if you want o talk one-to-one with a packaging expert, click the link below to schedule a meeting. Be sure to view our video below and learn more about how we can help you! ** ****   ** **Tags:** [packaging company](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/packaging-company), [custom packaging design](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/custom-packaging-design), [full service supplier](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/full-service-supplier), [product packaging](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/product-packaging), [custom box company](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/custom-box-company), [packaging solutions](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/packaging-solutions), [custom boxes](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/custom-boxes), [packaging supplier](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/packaging-supplier), [vendor managed inventory](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/vendor-managed-inventory), [creative packaging](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/creative-packaging), [corrugated packaging supplier](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/corrugated-packaging-supplier), [wasting time](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/wasting-time), [packaging partner](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/packaging-partner), [time saving tips](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/time-saving-tips), [lean operations](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog/tag/lean-operations) [« Back to Blog](https://www.ashtonne.com/blog) [![Ashtonne Author Bio Box-01](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ashtonne%20Author%20Bio%20Box-01.png?width=500&height=239&name=Ashtonne%20Author%20Bio%20Box-01.png "Ashtonne Author Bio Box-01")](https://www.ashtonne.com/about-bill-madl) #### Contact Us Today! ["Ashtonne Packaging has been our primary supplier of custom display products for several years. Their creative designers go above and beyond to quickly turn our ideas into physical samples, which helps ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner)[Bendon](https://www.bendonpub.com) secure a great deal of promotional sales. Once we go to production, Ashtonne always delivers high-quality and eye-catching display solutions which allow our products to stand out from the competition at retail. I can sincerely say that Ashtonne’s overall service is the best I have experienced in the 8 years I have been a buyer of corrugated products!" [Rachel Rabalais](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Bendon](https://www.bendonpub.com) Ashland, Ohio [“We have been buying boxes and using Ashtonne Packaging for years now. The prices have stayed very competitive and the VMI service really works in our favor. They come once a week to do inventory and I am never out of boxes.”](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Mike Buckingham II](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Lake Erie Frozen Foods](http://www.leffco.net/) Ashland, Ohio ["The Ashtonne Packaging team has been instrumental in our business. The Ashtonne Packaging Team was able to work with our design team seamlessly from creating final drawings, artwork, and material selection, through production. We have continued to rely on them for other print and packaging needs."](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Josh Wiesman, Co-Founder and CEO](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Smilo Baby Products ](https://www.smilobaby.com) ["We talked to plenty of packaging people, and we tried to do that early on...I think we could go to a number of different companies that could deliver on budget and on time...But it was the level of detail and the craftmanship that you get at Ashtonne Packaging that I haven’t seen before.” ](https://www.smilobaby.com) [Keith Tritschler](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Smilo Baby Products](https://www.smilobaby.com) ["Ashtonne Packaging brought in several prototypes of a four-pack carrying carton for my approval… their designs met my specifications for functionality and attractive design… and they delivered on time, with quick turn-a-round!” ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Doug Reynolds, Co-Founder and CEO](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Uniontown Brewing](https://www.uniontownbrewing.com) Ashland, OHIO [Working with Ashtonne Packaging was a dream. As a new business, we rely on business partners and vendors not just for their service, but for the experience and education they offer. Rich and the Ashtonne Packaging team were super knowledgeable, flexible, and patient. I also appreciated their willingness to work with low volumes (critical for new products) and that they have the capacity to handle so much more as we grow. They also provided some thoughts on our business outside of packaging showing that they were focused not just with their piece of the puzzle, but interested in supporting our all-around growth. And perhaps most importantly, our launch packaging was gorgeous and we get rave reviews from our customers on it! ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Adiya Dixon, Founder](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Yubi Beauty](https://www.loveyubi.com) Powell, Ohio ["We continue to look for new ways to get in front of the consumer and are leveraging off-shelf displays more than ever before to achieve this objective. John Baxter and the team at ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner)[Ashtonne Packaging](https://www.ashtonne.com) continue to deliver innovative display solutions that provide the flexibility and quality we need." [Tim McNamara, VP of Marketing- Perio, Inc](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Barbasol](https://www.barbasol.com) Ashland, Ohio ["We appreciate Ashtonne Packaging's keen packaging insights, and design expertise that have vastly improved our e-commerce packaging for both our own ecommerce business, and our Amazon business." ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [John Domurad](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Lenox](https://www.lenox.com) ["I'm very happy with how smoothly the process went with Ashtonne Packaging. They are very helpful, the pricing is competitive, and the design team has been great."](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Mike Nash](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [SPX Brands](https://solarxeyewear.com/) [“Ashtonne Packaging worked with us for many months until we had the perfect packaging for our product. They went above and beyond every step of the way, and we are very happy with the final results. I’d highly recommend them, especially for those looking for quality packaging Made in the USA.” ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Michael C. Rice, Inventor/Founder/Co-CEO ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Gripknife LLC](https://www.gripknife.com) [“Before we installed the automation equipment from Ashtonne Packaging, we would need twenty to twenty-five employees to produce about 2,000 packages. On typical days, six workers would produce 750 units . Now just four employees can produce 800 units. It has completely exceeded our expectations.”](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Eric Wentworth](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Fin Fur Feather Outfitters](https://www.finfeatherfur.com) ["I want you to know that I receive amazing feedback daily, from customers and fellow business owners, on the quality and style of your packaging. You knocked our packaging out of the park and I am truly grateful. You will be hearing from me soon with another order. Until then, keep doing great things!"](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Heather Chabino, Co-Owner](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Hob Nob Candles](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) ["Regarding the Skullmate Hanger Project, we and our client have been thrilled with how it turned out and how it functions". ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Emily Miller, Owner](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Inspire Design](https://www.inspiredesignco.com) [“We talked to plenty of packaging people, and we tried to do that early on...I think we could go to a number of different companies that could deliver on budget and on time… But it was the level of detail and the craftsmanship that you get at Ashtonne Packaging that I haven’t seen before.” ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Keith Tritschler](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Smilo Baby Products](https://www.smilo.com) [" Thank you for being such a dependable supplier to us. It's nice not to have people I don't have to worry about". ](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [J. Howard](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [J-Lenco, Inc](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) ["We can tell you that the first batch that was sent to REI sold out around Thanksgiving, good and bad problem. The distributor has sent a second batch to REI and we are waiting for the product to activate on the site again. It was cool walking into our local store and seeing the product on the shelves/peg board".](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Brad Kenemuth](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [The Liftie](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Regarding the Tasting Board Retail Kit Project, Matt Snyder said: "Whoa! Mind blown! That is incredible! I love it! Cheers!"](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Matt Snyder](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Founder](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) ["As a consumer-facing brand, we really value a customer's first impression of our product in-store. When we expanded into a larger retailer, we looked to Ashtonne for help designing a custom display to showcase our alcohol infusion kits. The team at Ashtonne listened to our needs and quickly came up with a creative way to show our products. Everyone we worked with at Ashtonne was flexible and offered solutions for pricing that worked within our budget. As a result of using the display stands, our product is selling faster than accounts that do not have a display case!"](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [John Feller, co-Founder](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) [Aged and Infused](https://www.ashtonne.com/customer-testimonials-of-packaging-partner) ![Ashtonne Packaging](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ashtonne_Packaging_December2018/images/ashtonne_logo_white.png?width=328&height=112&name=ashtonne_logo_white.png) 1235 Jacobson Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805 Toll-Free: [877-522-6937](tel:877-522-6937) Fax: [877-292-5660](tel:877-292-5660) Follow Us: [![Linkedin](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ashtonne_Packaging_December2018/images/linkedin-512.png?width=50&height=50&name=linkedin-512.png)      ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/11170776)  [![Facebook](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ashtonne_Packaging_December2018/images/fb-f-logo__blue_100.png?width=50&height=50&name=fb-f-logo__blue_100.png)      ](https://www.facebook.com/AshtonnePackaging/) [![Twitter](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ashtonne_Packaging_December2018/images/twitter_logo_transparent.png?width=55&height=55&name=twitter_logo_transparent.png)](https://twitter.com/Ashtonne_pkg)      [![Youtube](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ashtonne_Packaging_December2018/images/youtube_2.png?width=55&height=55&name=youtube_2.png)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvH14R6_JrMsTINzuWseni4dUfcHsJezO)      [![Pinterest](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pinterest-logo%202.png?width=89&name=pinterest-logo%202.png)](https://www.pinterest.com/ashtonne8775226937/)[![Instagram hi-res](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Instagram%20hi-res.png?width=93&name=Instagram%20hi-res.png)](https://www.instagram.com/ashtonnepackaging/) Digital Marketing Powered by Bryan Media and Bill Madl [![blue-seal-200-42-bbb-235829533 copy](https://www.ashtonne.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blue-seal-200-42-bbb-235829533%20copy.png?width=200&height=42&name=blue-seal-200-42-bbb-235829533%20copy.png)](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/ashland/profile/packaging-design-and-development/ashtonne-packaging-inc-0272-235829533/#sealclick)   Copyright © 2018 Ashtonne Packaging. 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