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:

    Introduction to QRM (One-day Workshop)

November 6, 2013  Minneapolis, MN

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

November 14, 2013  Utrecht, Netherlands

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    Keynote speech at Flanders Congress

November 21, 2013  Brugge, Belgium

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    "It's About Time!" speech
On the occasion of the publication of the Polish translation of my book

November 25, 2013  Warsaw, Poland

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    Introduction to QRM (Half-day)

Offered on two alternative days:
Nov. 28 or Nov. 29, 2013  Strasbourg, France

The workshop will be in English, but information is available in
    French (click here)
    German (click here)
Attendees from other countries can find some English information in both the above links as well.

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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 (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)

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    QRM International Conference

June 3-6, 2013  Madison, Wisconsin, USA