New! On-line "Introduction to Quick Response Manufacturing"
Training Courses are now available! 

Several short (30 minute) on-line training courses provide an overview of QRM for senior executives as well as employees. More info...

New course promotional discounts available! Contact me for details...

Yes, You CAN Compete with Low-Wage Countries!

This book shows you how...

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

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.

My book It's About Time is a quick read and is your best introduction to QRM. More info...

Just published!  The Practitioner's Guide to POLCA

POLCA is a simple, yet highly effective, card-based visual control system for companies making high-mix, low-volume or custom products. This is the first book on POLCA. Read more...

Recently published: MCT Quick Reference Guide

MCT is a cutting-edge time-based metric that will give you a whole new way of approaching improvement projects! Read more about MCT and the latest publication on this topic...

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 dates for details.

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POLCA: The People Friendly Production Control Strategy for High-Mix, Low-Volume Companies

June 22, 2022  Madison, Wisconsin

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How to Decrease Supply Chain Lead Times for High-Mix and Custom Products

July 13, 2022  Madison, Wisconsin

(I will be present as an Expert Guest to answer questions during this workshop)

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17th International Conference on
Quick Response Manufacturing

Sept 19-20, 2022  Madison, Wisconsin

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Virtual Workshops on QRM, MCT, POLCA
(for attendees in North America and Europe)

        Contact me for details

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Introduction to QRM and MCT (One Day)

Planned for 2022  Bratislava, Slovakia

   The first QRM workshop in Slovakia!!
            Contact me for details

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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:

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

April 28, 2015  Nice, France

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    "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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Other past locations have included
- Minneapolis, MN
- Bloomington, IL
- Ghent, Belgium
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Arnhem, Netherlands
- Warsaw, Poland

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Additional workshop topics include:

  Intro to QRM (Half-day Workshop)

  How to use
  Manufacturing Critical-path Time (MCT)
  for Continuous Improvement and 
  Lead Time Reduction (Half-day workshop)