Production Update Questions

[swintek]

Seems CD is poised to have a great year getting caught up and staying on track. Hopefully the new printers are working out well for you guys thus far too.

+ 1 ! Sounds like things are moving a little better lately over there. Good for everybody!

[Brian861]

Seems CD is poised to have a great year getting caught up and staying on track. Hopefully the new printers are working out well for you guys thus far too.

[Martin]

Yep. We've made some staffing changes recently. I've been out of the warehouse almost entirely for the past 2 years and there's really only been the equivalent of maybe 3/4 of a full time person in the warehouse shipping packages in that time. With help from me where I can spare it. We just brought on our one part time guy into a full time position, which ups the warehouse man hours shipping stuff to about double what it was before. Honestly we should have done this years ago, but we have a hard time finding someone who's a good fit, and it just so happened our one part time guy was looking to get away from his other job anyways.

There has been no loss in the care of packaging either.

[Dan Hocker]

The shipping notices are coming fast and furious right now.

Yep. We've made some staffing changes recently. I've been out of the warehouse almost entirely for the past 2 years and there's really only been the equivalent of maybe 3/4 of a full time person in the warehouse shipping packages in that time. With help from me where I can spare it. We just brought on our one part time guy into a full time position, which ups the warehouse man hours shipping stuff to about double what it was before. Honestly we should have done this years ago, but we have a hard time finding someone who's a good fit, and it just so happened our one part time guy was looking to get away from his other job anyways.

[Martin]

The shipping notices are coming fast and furious right now.

[khaos]

Sitting in the warehouse next door. The orders are printed and ready to go. Just pushing through the 2 for $20 no tip grab bag, and the 2 for $20 sale from last week before we start shipping. Should be shipping by Thursday I think.

Thanks Dan

[Dan Hocker]

So the CD warehouse is next door to the end of the road.

In a manner of speaking. In one sense the End of the Road is inside the CD warehouse. In another it's next door. Since we sort of have 2 warehouses and they are next to each other. (2 warehouses is probably a bit of an over statement, we have a unit and 3/4 of a unit in the business park, that are separated by a wall)

[Martin]

Sitting in the warehouse next door. The orders are printed and ready to go. Just pushing through the 2 for $20 no tip grab bag, and the 2 for $20 sale from last week before we start shipping. Should be shipping by Thursday I think.

So the CD warehouse is next door to the end of the road.

[Dan Hocker]

With February almost over just checking in on The End of the Road.

Sitting in the warehouse next door. The orders are printed and ready to go. Just pushing through the 2 for $20 no tip grab bag, and the 2 for $20 sale from last week before we start shipping. Should be shipping by Thursday I think.

[khaos]

With February almost over just checking in on The End of the Road.

[Dan Hocker]

What's the status for the slipcase for The Institute?

It's at the case maker, not sure what the turnaround time on that is though, so I'm not sure when it'll be done.

[slayn666]

What's the status for the slipcase for The Institute?

[bookworm 1]

Received City of Mirrors today. A lovely book. I guess I forgot to make sure my matching number was locked in for it. Of course it's been awhile so I really don't remember. Anyway it's a fantastic book. I love The artwork. Another great production.

[Ben Staad]

I hope they make it right for CD. It should have been quoted that way. They owe you folks a deductive change order.

Yeah, the printer. This one went to our new printer that for us is essentially replacing the two printers that closed the other year, and they missed the ribbon. Unfortunately, the ribbon is not an aspect of the production where we get something to approve ahead of time like bluelines for the interior or the DJ, or stamped boards to check the stamping, etc, and we can catch a mistake. When they miss something like the ribbon, we don't know until it's too late.

Brian

[Brian James Freeman]

Definitely a mistake. We're not 100% sure where that mistake came from though, us or the printer. I'm leaning towards the printer as I'm pretty sure it was on the spec sheets.

Yeah, the printer. This one went to our new printer that for us is essentially replacing the two printers that closed the other year, and they missed the ribbon. Unfortunately, the ribbon is not an aspect of the production where we get something to approve ahead of time like bluelines for the interior or the DJ, or stamped boards to check the stamping, etc, and we can catch a mistake. When they miss something like the ribbon, we don't know until it's too late.

Brian