AEC Specializes In Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM)The first thing you need to know about QRM is that it is here to stay. The reason is simple: modern society and technology has produced consumers with a variety of demands. They're always looking for newer products, more features, better functionality, and products customized to their needs. This is what they expect. As a result, manufacturers must respond quickly to their customers. In turn, manufacturers expect their suppliers (subassembly and component manufacturers) to have quick response. These suppliers, now as customer, expect quick turnaround from their suppliers-and so on, up and down the supply chain. Traditional belief number 1: Everyone will have to work faster, harder and longer hours, in order to get jobs done in less time. QRM Principle #1 Find whole new ways of completing a job, with the focus on lead time minimization. Typical organizations are not designed to manage time. Organizations' structures, accounting systems and reward systems are based on managing scale (project batch size) and cost. A legacy of scale/cost-based management systems, and the greatest enemy of QRM efforts, is the functional organization with specialized departments. Another legacy is the response time spiral, an increasing spiral of lead times that results from scale/cost-based management systems. Taking time out of the system requires completely rethinking how to organize production, materials supply, and white-collar work. QRM - Not Just Another Buzzword, But A Way Of Life!
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What is QRM?Recently popularized strategy of Time-Based Competition (TBC). Using speed to gain competitive advantage. Can be applied to any business structure (banking, insurance, hospitals). Our focus is on manufacturing, this specific application of TBC strategy is called Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM).
QRM implies rapid development and introduction of new products along with rapid delivery of existing products. Potential for reduction of lead times for all activities - 50%, 75% or even 90% reduction! |
August 25, 2005
Volume 1, Issue 1
Alexandria Extrusion Company
401 County Road 22 NW
Alexandria, MN 56308
Phone: (320) 763-6537
Fax: (320) 763-4692
www.alexandriaextrusion.com
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QRM Principles
developed 10 main principles, and Alexandria Extrusion Company will be discussing each principle in our future QRM Newsletters. If you would like to learn more about this concept, please visit www.alexandriaextrusion.com/aec/qrm or the Center for Quick Response Manufacturing at www.qrmcenter.org.
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