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Hira packaging solutions tightened shop-floor control with a centralised workflow

Turning daily follow-ups into a repeatable workflow across departments.

29%

Reduction in daily coordination time for packaging work

29%

Reduction in daily coordination time for packaging work

19%

Reduction in excess inventory across store and production

19%

Reduction in excess inventory across store and production

3→1 days

Improvement in order-to-dispatch lead time with fewer last-minute follow-ups

3→1 days

Improvement in order-to-dispatch lead time with fewer last-minute follow-ups

Hira packaging solutions at a glance

Hira packaging solutions is a small packaging manufacturing unit based in Nagpur. Their day-to-day work involves coordinating orders, material availability, production execution and dispatch commitments. Earlier, updates were shared through a mix of Excel sheets, calls and WhatsApp, which made it hard to keep everyone aligned. By moving to a centralised workflow, the team standardised handovers, reduced rework in reporting, and improved execution predictability.

Packaging

Industry

Packaging

Industry

Small

Company Size

Small

Company Size

Nagpur, India

Location

Nagpur, India

Location

Order-to-dispatch control for job work stages

Use Cases

Order-to-dispatch control for job work stages

Use Cases

Challenges

WIP quantity was unknown across stages, so dispatch dates moved every evening.

Teams worked off screenshots and old sheets; daily numbers drifted from what the shop floor saw.

Payment follow-ups depended on WhatsApp threads; disputes re-opened invoices at month-end.

Before: Too many moving parts, no single view

Earlier, store stock, WIP and finished goods were tracked in separate sheets and message threads. This broke down whenever priorities changed—material looked available, but the line stalled due to bin-level shortages. We implemented a single system of record connecting sales, purchase, production and dispatch so everyone worked off the same status. Supervisors started reviewing shortages at shift start and raised purchase/transfer requests before the line was blocked. The practical outcome was smoother handovers between departments and more predictable daily execution.

Cleaning masters to make reports match reality

Earlier, masters and transactions were split across Excel, accounting exports and WhatsApp updates. This broke down at month-end; teams rebuilt the same report multiple times and still debated the numbers. We implemented a single system of record connecting sales, purchase, production and dispatch so everyone worked off the same status. Masters were cleaned once, and daily reporting pulled from the same transactions instead of manual consolidation. For packaging operations in Nagpur, this reduced dependence on a single person for updates. The practical outcome was that teams stopped re-entering the same data and acted on exceptions early.

After: Predictable execution, fewer escalations

Earlier, collections follow-ups were scattered and disputes reopened older invoices. This broke down on part-payments; the receivable view changed daily and escalations increased. We implemented a centralised workflow where each order, material requirement and update had a clear owner and timestamp. Collections follow-ups moved to a single list with dispute tagging so teams stopped chasing the wrong invoices. For packaging operations in Nagpur, this reduced dependence on a single person for updates. The practical outcome was fewer escalations, faster decisions, and dates that changed less often.

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