Case Study: University of Wisconsin - Stout achieves faster, more accurate packaging development and real-world spec‑management skills with Specright

Preparing Graduates for the New Frontier of Packaging

University of Wisconsin - Stout's Packaging Program confronted an industry-wide problem: poor specification management that can cause production delays, incorrect orders, and slow speed-to-market. When Milwaukee Tool challenged senior packaging students to develop cost-effective packaging in just 13 weeks, the program partnered with Specright to introduce Specification Management software so students could learn how to house and manage packaging data properly.

Using Specright, students quickly created and routed digital specifications with Milwaukee Tool and potential suppliers, sharply reducing the time needed for revisions, supplier quotes, cost analysis, and finalizing designs. The 13-week project mirrored real-world turnaround speeds, demonstrated the measurable value of specification management, and left graduates better prepared to deliver faster, more sustainable, omnichannel packaging solutions with Specright.

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Robert Meisner

Packaging Program Director