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Packaging On Demand
A custom production scheduling and inventory management tool
The Company
Packaging On Demand, Inc. has been a trusted contract packaging provider in Southern California’s personal care industry since 2005. As a non-union, equal opportunity employer, their mission is to deliver a highly responsive and collaborative service experience — one that combines capital-intensive infrastructure with a sharp operational edge.
Nick, the company’s Production Manager, leads the operational side of the business. He knew their ability to scale and serve depended on staying nimble, efficient, and deeply aligned with customer expectations. But behind the scenes, the operation was still running on pen and paper.
Nick, the company’s Production Manager, leads the operational side of the business. He knew their ability to scale and serve depended on staying nimble, efficient, and deeply aligned with customer expectations. But behind the scenes, the operation was still running on pen and paper.
“We were writing everything down on logs — raw materials, components, warehouse supplies. It was all manual. If someone needed something, they had to walk out to the back and dig through a book."
The Challenge
While the business was growing, its internal systems were stuck in a previous decade. Critical workflows like inventory management, production schedules, and material receiving were tracked manually — leading to inefficiencies, errors, and time-consuming cross-team communication.
Nick explored off-the-shelf software built for manufacturers, but found most platforms overly complex, expensive, and misaligned with how his business actually worked.
Nick discovered Noloco while experimenting with it’s AI app builder. Impressed by the flexibility but needing guidance with a new platform, he connected with Diana Kirby, a certified Noloco partner, to bring his vision to life.
Nick explored off-the-shelf software built for manufacturers, but found most platforms overly complex, expensive, and misaligned with how his business actually worked.
Nick discovered Noloco while experimenting with it’s AI app builder. Impressed by the flexibility but needing guidance with a new platform, he connected with Diana Kirby, a certified Noloco partner, to bring his vision to life.
“A lot of the software I looked at had full-blown systems with modules we didn’t need — and price tags to match. Most were built for manufacturers who also sell their own products, which we don’t do. I needed something lean, flexible, and aligned with our model as a third-party manufacturer."
The Solution
In under six weeks, Nick and Diana built a custom Noloco solution tailored to Packaging On Demand’s unique manufacturing workflows. Key elements included:
- A production scheduling tool accessible to customer service, procurement, and leadership — even from mobile.
- A centralised receiving database with searchable logs, photos, timestamps, and role-specific visibility.
- A scalable foundation that could grow with the business — at Nick’s pace.Diana’s support proved pivotal. Nick credits her with making the experience seamless, collaborative, and fast.
- A production scheduling tool accessible to customer service, procurement, and leadership — even from mobile.
- A centralised receiving database with searchable logs, photos, timestamps, and role-specific visibility.
- A scalable foundation that could grow with the business — at Nick’s pace.Diana’s support proved pivotal. Nick credits her with making the experience seamless, collaborative, and fast.
“Diana was incredible. Every time I brought her a problem, she had three ideas ready. She understood exactly what I was trying to do — no spoon-feeding required"
Partner Spotlight: Diana Kirby
Diana Kirby is a certified Noloco service partner who specialises in helping operationally complex businesses build tailored internal tools — fast.
For Packaging On Demand, Diana played a hands-on role in designing and launching a custom solution that matched the business’s unique workflows, not someone else’s template.
Her collaborative approach, technical skill, and clear communication helped turn a manual, error-prone system into a smooth digital operation — in under six weeks.
For Packaging On Demand, Diana played a hands-on role in designing and launching a custom solution that matched the business’s unique workflows, not someone else’s template.
Her collaborative approach, technical skill, and clear communication helped turn a manual, error-prone system into a smooth digital operation — in under six weeks.
“It was so great to have someone who understood the hurdles and what I was trying to build — Diana made it seamless."
The Results
The impact was immediate and measurable:
- Saved 2–2.5 hours/week for Nick by eliminating daily production meetings.
- Saved ~5 hours/week per team member in admin time across customer service and procurement.
- Improved accuracy and dramatically reduced mistakes caused by manual tracking.
- Increased visibility across teams — with remote access to real-time production data.
- Future-ready: Barcode scanning and printing are next, with plans to expand Noloco’s role in the business.
- Saved 2–2.5 hours/week for Nick by eliminating daily production meetings.
- Saved ~5 hours/week per team member in admin time across customer service and procurement.
- Improved accuracy and dramatically reduced mistakes caused by manual tracking.
- Increased visibility across teams — with remote access to real-time production data.
- Future-ready: Barcode scanning and printing are next, with plans to expand Noloco’s role in the business.
“Noloco allows me to make data-driven decisions that are more intelligent for my business. Using Noloco reports, I have a comprehensive view of costs, revenue, sales pipeline, and hours invested by service line - everything I need to work smarter not harder"
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