Quick Response Manufacturing

PART ONE: A New Way of Thinking Stems from One Principle Chapter One: QRM: Not Just Another Buzzword Chapter Two: Benefits of QRM Chapter Three: The Response Time Spiral -- Legacy of the Scale and Cost Management Strategies PART TWO: Rethinking Production and Materials Management Chapter Four: Reorganizing Production Chapter Five: Structured Methodology for Implementing Cellular Manufacturing Chapter Six: Creative Rethinking for Cellular Manufacturing Chapter Seven: Capacity and Lot-Sizing Decisions Chapter Eight: Material and Production Planning in the QRM Enterprise Chapter Nine: POLCA -- The New Material Control and Replenishment System for QRM Chapter Ten: Customer and Supplier Relations PART THREE: Rethinking Office Operations Chapter Eleven: Principles of Quick Response for Office Operations Chapter Twelve: Tools to Support Q-ROC Implementation Chapter Thirteen: System Dynamics Principles for Quick Response PART FOUR: QRM for Rapid New Product Introduction Chapter Fourteen: Extending Quick Response to New Product Introduction PART FIVE: Creating the QRM Enterprise Chapter Fifteen: Management Mind-Set to Support QRM Chapter Sixteen: Organizational Structure, Performance Measurement, and Cost Systems Chapter Seventeen: Steps to Successful Implementation of a QRM Program Appendix Endnotes About the Author Index