Online Courses Professional Development Business Skills Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 2: Strategies for Reducing Lead Time

Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 2: Strategies for Reducing Lead Time

Created by: Suri Consulting & Seminars

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QRM capacity planning cellular manufacturing Lead time reduction on-time delivery high-mix low-volume mass customization custom manufacturing Lean Manufacturing continuous improvement cycle time manufacturing competitiveness operations management mobile elearning

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Employee training in Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM). QRM is an enterprise-wide strategy for reducing lead time that is particularly suited to companies making high-mix, low-volume or custome products. QRM enables companies to reduce lead times by over 80% and achieve near-perfect on-time delivery.

Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 2: Strategies for Reducing Lead Time goes over the strategies that companies can use to achieve significant lead time reduction, including:

The QRM organizational structure which is based upon organizing into QRM Cells both on the shop floor and in the office.
The QRM approach to capacity planning, specifically decisions about maching and labor utilization and batch-sizing.

This course is the second in a two-part series and assumes that learners have successfully completed the first course.

This course was designed for employees at companies that have already adopted the QRM strategy. It is particularly suited to onboarding of new employees.

1. The QRM Organizational Structure
2. Exploiting System Dynamics for Lead Time Reduction
3. Implementing a Unified Strategy Company-Wide

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

Suri Consulting & Seminars

4 Courses

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is designed for employees who need to complete Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 2: Strategies for Reducing Lead Time training

Yes. This course is designed to meet applicable federal requirements and commonly mandated state standards. Always confirm specific state or industry requirements with your local regulations.

The course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and can be paused and resumed at any time.

No. This course does not include a certificate of completion.

Yes. You can assign this course to individuals or groups using Coggno’s LMS, or purchase multiple seats for your team.

Yes. This course can be exported for delivery in most learning management systems (SCORM compatible).

Yes. The course is fully self-paced and available 24/7.

Yes. This course includes a knowledge check to reinforce learning and verify completion.

Learners have lifetime access from the date of purchase.

Yes. A preview is available so you can review the course format and content before purchasing.

Yes. Content is reviewed and updated as regulations and best practices change.

No. This course is not included with the Prime Subscription and must be purchased separately.

Yes. Refund requests can be submitted within 30 days of purchase.

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Quick Response Manufacturing, Part 2: Strategies for Reducing Lead Time

Skills covered in this course

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