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  • U.S. Manufacturers Can Reshore Production Without Increasing Costs

    May 2022 Over the last 20 years U.S. manufacturers have seen large numbers of jobs being lost while production has been “outsourced” to Low-Cost Countries (LCCs). Even though much lip service has been given to …

  • Practical Tips to Create Spare Capacity and Slash Your Lead Times

    January 2022 Intuitively, we all know that lead times increase if you receive more orders. To understand the magnitude of this effect, we need to look at the utilization level. The utilization level is the …

  • How to Develop a Strong Sense of Ownership in QRM Cells

    January 2021 I recently read a paper about how increased psychological ownership of a public good (like a lake or a park) increases the likelihood of engaging in stewardship behavior for that good.1 Psychological ownership …

  • Can the OEE Metric Be Used with QRM?

    September 2020 OEE stands for Overall Equipment Effectiveness. It is a popular metric associated with Lean Manufacturing, so you may be wondering whether it can be utilized with Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) or other manufacturing …

  • Why is Job Rotation Important for QRM?

    May 2020 Cross-training is a core element of Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) cells in both production and office areas. To provide flexibility as product mix changes and to keep processes moving, it is necessary to …

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