WS Packaging grows its label and package printing busines through acquisition and lean manufacturing practices.

By Sue Busch

Rex Lane recalls that when he first joined label and package converter WS Packaging Group as CEO in 2010, he was known in professional circles as "that guy they hired from outside the industry." And Lane, who brought years of lean business management experience from other manufacturing industries to his current position, is emphatic that the fresh eyes of a newcomer can be the key to effecting far-reaching improvements in operational efficiency.