Business Chief USA February 2019

SUPPLY CHAIN
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n its present incarnation, LSC
Communications is just over two
years old having been created out
of the book, magazine, catalogue and office
products printing businesses of RR Donnelley.
That business was founded in 1864 and
became recognized as the founder of the
American high quality, high volume book
printing industry. Its sought-after Lakeside
Classics imprint is now maintained by LSC
and is a benchmark for the impeccable attention
to product excellence and design that
epitomizes the company.
Not so long ago, printing was thought to
be a dying industry as electronic means of
delivering content, whether educational or
general, made inroads. Certainly, some impact
was felt, however in the last year or two book
sales have rallied and LSC’s President of
Book Division, Dave McCree, is insistent that
the fundamentals of the print market are
healthy – a sound basis on which to build the
many added value services the company is
now able to offer. “Someone suggested to
me the other day that we are a 155-year-old
startup – I love that! We are a smaller, leaner
and more agile organization focused on
specific markets.”
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