Greeting Card Filing System - Ready for Any Occasion
Case
Help owner meet her goal of being ready for any occasion without stress.
Challenges
The owner wanted to be prepared for any occasion and had purchased multiple cards at various times. The cards were stored in a plastic bin that the owner needed to sort through to find the card she was looking for. Any time she saw cards on sale she would purchase cards because she was not sure of what she might be low on. Even though she owned many cards, she often missed important occasions.
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piled in a storage drawer. |
Each type of greeting card has a file that identifies what it contains. The monthly files for pre-signed and addressed cards are at the front in a different color to ensure quick retrieval for mailing. |
Getting Down to Work
The storage bin was dumped and sorted to determine what types of cards were owned. Files were then created to represent each category and the cards were filed. A system was then created to file pre-signed and addressed cards by quarter. When the owner experiences a slow time, she will fill out a quarter’s worth of cards and file them. Each month, she pulls from the pre-written cards and sends them off.
Results
- The owner can now quickly grab the greeting card she wants in a matter of seconds.
- Inventory is easily assessed.