QRM Introduction New Fundamentals of Quick Response Manufacturing

Upcoming dates (2)

Jul. 15-16, 2025

Online

Register through Jul. 11, 2025

Course Overview

Reducing lead times is a critical factor in ensuring customer satisfaction and overall business success. This course introduces QRM principles that eliminate waste, lower costs, and enhance quality across all operational areas. Attendees will gain practical insights into applying QRM strategies to drive efficiency and competitiveness in their organizations.

Learning Outcomes

  • Assess current lead time challenges within your company
  • Identify actionable opportunities for improvement
  • Apply QRM principles to initiate and advocate for meaningful change

Who Should Attend?

  • Professionals new to QRM seeking foundational knowledge
  • Managers and team leaders in manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing, engineering, and office operations
  • Individuals responsible for process optimization, organizational improvement, and strategic decision-making

Course Outline

The Power of Time

  • The many hidden costs of long lead times and the power of short lead times
  • Pitfalls of traditional methods and how QRM provides a new approach to lead time reduction
  • Evaluating your organization(s) through short QRM quiz
  • Group workshop on waste due to long lead times

QRM and Organization Structure

  • The Response Time Spiral and ways to eliminate
  • QRM’s cellular structure and how it works
  • Case studies on cell implementation

Understand and Exploit System Dynamics

  • Rethinking traditional efficiency and utilization measures
  • Strategies for developing effective lot sizes
  • Capacity planning: key relationships between utilization and lead time
  • Accounting strategies

QRM – an Enterprise-wide, Unified Strategy

  • How QRM extends beyond the shop floor
  • QRM solutions for material planning, shop floor control (POLCA), supply chain management, office operations
  • Mindeset and performance measures

Testimonials

"Good overview of QRM and a new way to think about the product delivery process."
—Mark Shepherd, Manufacturing Cell Supervisor, Graco, Minneapolis, Minnesota

"It was very interesting. Much better than most seminars I’ve attended. Professor Krishnamurthy was very interesting and entertaining with excellent real world examples."
—Bob Haugen, Vice President of Manufacturing, Waymar Industries, Burnsville, Minnesota

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Program Director

James Rink

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