The QRM Community brings together QRM practitioners, who are active in a QRM transformation, from around the world to exchange experiences, share best practices and gain inspiration from leading company transformations by using the QRM principles.

The QRM Community Days is a two-day event. We will start on Thursday, November 5 at 13:30, allowing participants sufficient time to travel to the venue. The program includes an afternoon session on the first day, followed by a full morning and lunch on the second day. The meeting will conclude early in the afternoon, enabling everyone to travel home the same day.

This year, the International QRM Community will visit two Belgian manufacturers that have successfully transformed their operations through the application of QRM principles.

• Provan is an award-winning metalworking company specializing in tube, profile and sheet metal processing, welding and assembly. Serving a high-variety, low-volume market, Provan has been applying QRM for many years to achieve exceptionally short lead times and high flexibility, making it one of Europe’s best-known QRM success stories.
• Gerken Belgium, part of the Wabtec Group, designs and manufactures high-performance carbon and graphite components for industrial and railway applications. The company recently introduced POLCA to improve the flow of customized products through its high-mix manufacturing environment, providing an excellent opportunity to see a recent POLCA implementation in practice.

Programme

Thursday, January 14th

• 13:30 – 13:45: Welcome at Provan (Troisdorflaan 22, 3600 Genk)
• 13:45 – 14:45: Presentation on QRM Journey of Provan
• 14:45 – 15:45: Tour of production area
• 15:45 – 17:00: Questions and experience sharing
• 17:00: Transport from Provan to hotel (Genk)
• 19:30: QRM Community Dinner in Genk (Restaurant Gusto, Europalaan 38, 3600 Genk)

Friday, Jnauary 15th

• 08:00: Transport from hotel to Gerken
• 09:00 – 09:15: Welcome at Gerken (Av. du Parc 41, 4800 Verviers)
• 09:15 – 10:15: Presentation on QRM journey of Gerken
• 10:15 – 11:15: Tour of production area
• 11:15 – 12:30: Questions and experience sharing
• 12:30 – 13:00: Lunch
• 13:00 – 15:00: Workshop: Sharing best practices and identifying practical next steps

Registration

Price: 150 Euro, including dinner and lunch

Personal travel and accomodation costs are not included.

The registration for the international QRM community should be made via an email to your local QRM Institute member.

The visits are limited to 20 participants.