Quad/Graphics Claims Success in 'Quadracizing' Worldcolor

Though they have struggled to bring decentralized Worldcolor operations into the fold, Quad/Graphics executives told Wall Street analysts today they are off to “a fast start” in integrating the two companies. The bad news of the former Worldcolor’s structure is that its “previous acquisitions hadn't been integrated,” resulting in "no common manufacturing platform or workflow process” “63 vacation policies” and “94 post-retirement healthcare programs,” Quad executives said.

The good news is that Worldcolor had “very little corporate culture to change,” they added. That’s a huge contrast to Quad, where managers talk of “Quadracizing” almost everything and employees joke about