Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 1: Realizing the Power of Time
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Description
- Where to focus your efforts if lead time reduction is your goal
- How to precisely define and measure lead time with a time-based metric
- The numerous benefits of reducing lead time
Table of Contents
1. Defining QRM
2. The Four Core Concepts of QRM
3. Core Concept One: Realizing the Power of Time
4. Defining and Measuring Lead Time
5. The Benefits of Lead Time Reduction
System Requirements
A computer, tablet, or mobile device with high speed internet access. Desktop: The latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox or Safari (Mac only)
Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 10 or later; Google Chrome in Apple iOS 10 or later; Google Chrome in Android OS 4.4 or later
Author
Rajan Suri is internationally regarded as an expert on the analysis of manufacturing systems, and he is the founder of Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM). Suri has consulted for leading firms including Alcoa, Boeing, Danfoss, IBM, John Deere, Ford, AT&T, Harley Davidson, National Oilwell Varco, Pratt & Whitney, Rockwell Automation and Trek Bicycle. Consulting assignments in Europe and the Far East, along with projects for the World Bank, have given him an international perspective on manufacturing competitiveness.
Suri served as Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1985-2008. He earned his bachelor's degree from Cambridge University (England) and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Suri founded the Center for Quick Response Manufacturing in 1993, envisioning a consortium of companies that would work in partnership with the university and with each other to understand and implement lead time reduction strategies.
He has received awards from the American Automatic Control Council, The Institute of Management Sciences and the IEEE. In 1999, Suri was made a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and in 2006 he received SMEs Albert M. Sargent Progress Award for the creation and implementation of the Quick Response Manufacturing philosophy.
Suri has published numerous books on QRM, including:
Quick Response Manufacturing: A Companywide Approach to Reducing Lead Times (Productivity Press)
It's About Time: The Competitive Advantage of Quick Response Manufacturing (Productivity Press)
MCT: Quick Reference Guide
The Practitioner's Guide to POLCA: The Production Control System for High-Mix, Low-Volume and Custom Products (Productivity Press)
For more information, or to contact Professor Suri please visit his personal website.
Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 1: Realizing the Power of Time
Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 1: Realizing the Power of Time introduces learners to the core strategies of QRM and provides a closer look at lead time in manufacturing companies, including:
This course is designed for employees at companies that have already adopted the QRM strategy. It is particularly suited to onboarding of new employees.