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Quick Response Manufacturing - Manufacturers Share Their Outcomes

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  • Evaluate the “true” lead times of products – and their costs
  • Use the Manufacturing Critical-path Time (MCT) metric to achieve shorter lead times, reduce costs and improve quality – particularly in low-volume, high-variety or custom environments
  • Apply QRM strategies beyond the shop floor to areas such as product development, engineering, quoting and across your supply chains

Ananth Krishnamurthy

Ananth Krishnamurthy is the Director of the Center for Quick Response Manufacturing and serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Lynn M. Benishek

Lynn M. Benishek is the Vice President - Materials & Quality Assurance of Phoenix Products Company, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI.  Phoenix manufactures specialized lighting equipment and also owns a separate division in the welding industry.  Benishek joined Phoenix in 2007 as an Operations Associate and has recently been promoted to Vice President – Materials & Quality Assurance. 

Steve Copp

Steve Copp is a champion of Quick Response Manufacturing methodologies at TCI and has been a strong advocate of the utilization of time based competition practices in small – medium sized businesses for over fifteen years.

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Manufacturers:$395
Non-Manufacturers:$519

Event Parking:$15

*20% discount on more than three registrations from the same company
Location Frontier Airlines Center
400 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53203
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11:15 - 12:15

For:  Operations/Manufacturing, Plant Managers, Continuous Improvement Managers, Lean Six Sigma Champions

Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) is a powerful set of tools to reduce lead times across all areas of an enterprise.  QRM has been used in a variety of industries to bring products to market more quickly, improve competitiveness and build a strong foundation for long-term growth. 

This session includes an overview of QRM by Professor Krishnamurthy, followed by a review manufacturer's real experiences with QRM and the results they've achieved, including:

  • Steve Copp, president of TCI, LLC sharing how his company was completely tranformed by QRM
  • Lynn Benishek, Vice President - Materials & Quality Assurance of Phoenix Products Company, Inc. will review the impact of QRM from an operations perspective

Speed is the currency of the global economy.  Today’s manufacturers need to be faster, more flexible and efficient than ever before.  This session  will demonstrate how QRM strategies can help your company slash lead times, lower costs, boost quality and introduce products more quickly to gain a competitive edge.  It’s a winning strategy now and for the future.

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