A NLN Business Benefit Assessment (BBA) uncovers the inefficiencies in the print supply chain and identifies the potential ROI from implementing NLN Managed Services for Print. Our independent consultants undertake a proven Business Benefit Assessment to analyze print job spend and assess all print procurement, sourcing and production related processes, procedures, pricing, assumptions and deliverables across your enterprise or perhaps for just a single organization or program.

Rapid ROI -- Minimal Risk
The BBA ROI Assurance Guarantee gives managers and their companies the confidence to make an investment in NLN Managed Services for Print based on solid knowledge of expected returns, with payment tied to results. Our Managed Services will deliver the optimal sourcing, procurement and production strategies needed to reduce your print costs and increase process efficiencies. In fact, if you engage us for a Business Benefit Assessment and then implement our Managed Services for Print, we'll guarantee an agreed upon target ROI. If we miss the target, we'll refund the full amount paid for your Business Benefit Assessment.

Assessment Objectives

• Increase visibility into print spend, print category management and best practices
• Deliver fact based recommendations on reducing print costs and improving service levels
• Identify potential cost savings and cost management opportunities for printed materials
• Provide an overall assessment of current sourcing processes and supply chain configuration
• Review currently deployed print procurement technology/solutions
• Identify and recommend value creating opportunities that allow you to:
  • Reduce the total costs associated with print procurement
  • Improve service levels and time-to-market
  • Implement long-term print sourcing best practices

BBA Steps

Step 1: Management Survey
Independent consultants interview senior management to scope business goals and identify a print program or programs to target with the Business Benefit Assessment. The programs assessed can be as diverse as all of an organization's or brands print projects, such as promotional direct mail or point of purchase materials, or perhaps the print spanning multiple organizations or divisions of a global enterprise.

Step 2: Project Team Survey
Print production and procurement experts interview key process participants to benchmark metrics and quality process improvement opportunities and to assess existing print procurement processes, including: print product design and specification, sourcing and supplier selection, production management and reporting and accountability. A key component of the Project Team Survey includes intensive data collection to construct fact based recommendations. Data collected not only includes spend by division, printed product type, and program but also organizational systems, constraint, functional specifications and supply chain configuration data to develop a complete print category profile for your organization.

Step 3: Business Analysis
NLN consultants validate the potential ROI through careful analysis of actual print jobs, specifically looking for opportunities to leverage volume and improve process efficiencies, quality and savings. Techniques used include a market basket definition to establish benchmarks of prices paid for various printed products. Based on the analysis of supply chain participants and process workflows, the team estimates the potential savings based on possible alternative supply chains and workflows. Armed with this information, the business analysis team will also determine the appropriate level of effort (internal and external staffing) required to manage your print programs on a day-to-day basis as efficiently, and cost-effectively as possible.

BBA Results
The final deliverable is a formal document with actionable recommendations and a well-defined Managed Services configuration that integrates smoothly with your operations, corporate structure and financial management. NLN's formal analysis includes the strengths and weaknesses of specific processes, recommendations for improvement, anticipated business results and an estimated ROI. The presentation concludes with a solution recommendation and implementation proposal.
To establish the target ROI, the Business Benefit Assessment also includes:

• TARGET ROI DEFINITION: Focusing on the processes recommended and ROI estimated in the formal presentation, NLN works with you to jointly select benchmarks specific to your company and establish performance metrics.
• MILESTONE DEFINITION: Based on the performance metrics defined, two ROI milestones are established. Typically, milestones are 60 and 120 days from implementation.

Getting Started
NLN's Managed Services for Print deliver rapid ROI by reducing the cost of managing print while providing complete visibility into cost and process control. Engage NLN for a Business Benefit Assessment today to identify potential ROI -- implement a NLN Managed Service for Print and we'll guarantee the ROI.

The Business Benefit Assessment typically takes 2-3 months to complete. Contact NLN Sales at 888.286.6674 for more details.