Yes, You CAN Compete with Low-Wage Countries!

My latest book shows you how...

Quick Response Manufacturing is a strategy that enables companies to significantly improve their productivity and their competitive edge.

My new book It's About Time is your best introduction to QRM -- it covers the four core principles, has the latest developments, and at the same time it is a quick read. More info..

In this short video three company presidents explain how QRM enabled them to reduce their lead times by 70-80% and at the same time cut costs, allowing them to compete both locally and with low-wage countries, and to increase sales even during the recent recession!

See specific numbers for amazing results achieved
by four Midwest companies that implemented QRM.

What I Do

I am passionate about manufacturing -- specifically, about the importance of manufacturing competitiveness for a nation's success and long-term prosperity.

My passion led me to develop QRM, a company-wide strategy that has enabled manufacturing firms to significantly improve their competitiveness.

I introduced QRM over 15 years ago and have worked extensively with big and small companies in many industries.Here are the three main ways that I work with industry.

Using QRM, companies have significantly reduced their lead times, improved their quality and also cut product costs by 20-40%.

What is QRM and Why Did I Develop It?

Contact Me For More Info!

Please read more about QRM on this and other pages, and don't hesitate to contact me -- I truly enjoy working with companies to help them implement QRM and I would be happy to hear from you.

Contact me

Upcoming Events

Here are upcoming events featuring me as a speaker. Click on the links for details:

    "It's About Time!" Speech & Case Study
On the occasion of the publication of the French translation of my book

May 12, 2014  Paris, France

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  Introduction to QRM (One-day Workshop)

May 14, 2014  Ghent, Belgium

May 20, 2014  Frankfurt, Germany

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  Brief QRM Overview (2 hours)

May 22, 2014  Arnhem, Netherlands

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  Conference: QRM Intro & Case Studies
     Workshop: QRM in Mfg. & Office

May 27-28, 2014  Warsaw, Poland

Note: all talks and the workshop will be in English.

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Events from the RECENT PAST:

Here are events from the recent past -- since I often return to the same venue, if any of these are near you, contact me for more information:

    Introduction to QRM (One-day Workshop)

November 6, 2013  Minneapolis, MN

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    Introduction to QRM (Half-day)

May 23, 2012  Vejle, Denmark

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    Introduction to POLCA (Half-day)

October 20, 2011  Ghent, Belgium

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    Using Manufacturing Critical-path Time
    (MCT) to Improve Your Internal Operations
    and Your Supply Chain (Half-day)

April 22, 2013  Arnhem, Netherlands

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    Implementing Quick Response in
    Office Operations (One-day Workshop)

April 30, 2013  Ghent, Belgium

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Introduction to QRM (One-day Workshop)

December 12, 2012  Joliet, IL (Chicago area)