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Why a paperless factory is bad for your company
Industry 4.0 and digitization are the modern buzzwords in the industry. The confidence in the power of digital technologies is now so great …
INTRODUCING MEMBER… QUICK RESPONSE ENTERPRISE
Quick Response Enterprise is a consulting organization located in Lyon, France. We help companies grow in fast-moving and volatile environments …
WHY TRULY SMART FACTORIES ARE ASTONISHINGLY SIMPLE
The ‘smart factory’ is a magical term in the modern industry. Case studies indicate that you have to make your factory simpler, before you can …
SLASHING LEAD TIMES IN BELGIUM WITH QRM & POLCA
A few years ago, management at Provan, a small metalworking subcontractor in Genk, Belgium, found that they had become victims of their own success …
‘THE PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE TO POLCA’
What does the implementation of POLCA mean in practice? The founder of QRM, Rajan Suri, has published a new book about POLCA …
MCT Mapping Tool
The first key concept of QRM is “realizing the importance of time”. It helps the company and its managers become aware of its true value and understand how long delays affect …
QRM VS LEAN MANUFACTURING
Currently the concept of Lean has become a bit vague, as many other techniques or methodologies included within the range of Lean Manufacturing. That’s why it is often difficult to …
The paradox of planning
Planning tools often generate high expectations. In this blog you will read why even the most advanced planning tools often disappoint, and how you can deal with their shortcomings …