News
QRM Center Introduces new Director, Dr. James Rink
Dr. James (Jim) Rink has been appointed as the new Director of the Center for Quick Response Manufacturing, starting April 2024. He succeeds Dr. Charlene Yauch, who is retiring at the end of the spring semester.
April 15, 2024QRM Center Founding Director Rajan Suri Publishes Timely Article on Reshoring Production
January 2022 QRM Center founding director, Rajan Suri, has published an article promoting the idea of reshoring production as a means to reduce cost and combat long lead times resulting from the global supply chain …
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How Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) Principles Help Companies Achieve Agility
It is clear that success in business now and in the future will require agility. But, just what is agility? And, what policies or techniques can be implemented to help ensure that businesses are agile? This article will describe two approaches to defining agility and then identify several ways that the principles of Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) can help your organization become more agile.
May 17, 2024Ten Things You Should Know About Quick Response Manufacturing
Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) was invented by Rajan Suri in the 1990s. The primary goal is relentless reduction of lead time (internal process flow times). Thus, application of these concepts enables a company to compete on speed, flexibility, and agility.
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