Business Strategy and Reducing Costs

Business and Strategy

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In my early days in print-on-demand, I made a mistake: I gave away too much flexibility in a major retail

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Last week, I highlighted the cost-cutting benefits of workflow automation in onboarding processes. This week’s video delves into a critical

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Hiring for peak season? The real cost isn’t just onboarding – it’s the supervision, the errors, the recovery effort, and

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Print-on-demand was supposed to make things easier. No more guessing what will sell. No need to hold dead stock. No

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Most print-on-demand businesses run on averages. On average, the margin looks fine. On average, jobs are profitable. But averages hide

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In this week’s video, Andrew Smith, Founder of ZenSmart, explains why the urgency to adopt workflow automation goes far beyond

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In print-on-demand, recruiting skilled staff has been a mounting challenge over the past few years. And if we focus specifically

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Andrew Smith, Founder | MD at ZenSmart, explains why most businesses run on averages—and how hidden inefficiencies might be costing

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I’ve written in the past about how, as an industry, we’re really good at producing unique, beautifully manufactured product for

Find out how ZenSmart can create a smart, flexible manufacturing automation outcome for your business with big reduction to your costs.... or just get some advice!

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Our Purpose

We have delivered print on demand automation solutions that have made a profound difference to some of the largest and most diverse factories in the world. Our vision is to make this capability available to all print on demand sites, from photo to merchandise, apparel to giftware – and sites from big to small, without the big up-front price tag. Your success will be our success.

Our details

Pictureworks Group Pty Ltd
ABN 28 119 011 933
trading as ZenSmart and ZenWorks LLC, a Delaware Corporation

Head Office:
Level 2 / 696 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
AUSTRALIA
sales@zensmart.ai

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