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Quick Response Manufacturing
2009 Conference Proceedings
Ninth International Conference on Quick Response ManufacturingSeize the Opportunity - Move Ahead of Your Competition
- See how Alexandria Extrusion's focus on QRM created room for growth: while the extrusion industry declined 15-20% each year for two years, the company realized 20% growth in 2007 and held steady in 2008.
- Find out how P&H Mining has implemented and refined POLCA, QRM's production-control strategy, reducing WIP by $3 million in the process.
- Follow the QRM journey of Phoenix Products, a leading manufacturer of exterior lighting. With a data-driven focus on QRM, the company embarked on a path of continuous lead time reduction, cost savings and sustained growth.
- Learn how Northern Wire, a custom wire form manufacturer, transformed its functional shop floor layout to a cell-based workflow to improve the bottom line.
- Get a detailed update from QRM Center research assistants on Manufacturing Critical-path Time (MCT), a precise QRM metric for lead time supported by a Web-based MCT mapping tool.
- Take a look beyond the manufacturing horizon and see how QRM works in healthcare as demonstrated by the Eye Institute of Froedert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
- This volume also includes introductory presentations on common QRM issues such QRM and Accounting, How to Create QRM Cells, How to Create a QRM Culture, and How to Measure Lead Time.
Conference proceedings are now available for purchase through the QRM Center for $50 ($35 for QRM Center members), which includes shipping and handling within the United States. The proceedings contain all presentations of QRM 2009.
To order your copy, call (608) 262-4709, or print an order form (PDF) and fax it to (608) 265-4017, or send it with a check/money order/P.O. (payable to the University of Wisconsin) to:
Center for Quick Response Manufacturing
3160 Engineering Centers Building
1550 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until our supply runs out.
