Case studiesโ€บMeridian Pack

Supplier questions, answered in a day

Meridian made its supplier inbox the start of the purchasing process rather than a side effect of it.

Under a dayMedian supplier response
2,400Queries handled last quarter
NoneLost in a personal inbox

About Meridian Pack

Meridian Pack manufactures folding cartons and inserts for food and cosmetics brands, buying board, inks and tooling from a long tail of suppliers.

The challenge

โ€œIf the person who owned the relationship was away, the answer waited. We could not even tell you how many questions were waiting.โ€

Supplier questions landed in individual inboxes. There was no shared view of what was outstanding or how long it had been there.

The solution

Queries now arrive against the order they concern, visible to the whole team, with an owner and a clock. Suppliers see the same thread instead of guessing whether their email arrived.

The results

โ€œSuppliers stopped chasing us, which means we stopped chasing each other.โ€

Median response time fell to under a day, and the team can answer the question it never could before: how much is waiting on us right now.

Looking ahead

Meridian is adding supplier-side confirmations so delivery dates update without anyone retyping them.