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Vol 28 - No 04 - May 2002 QRM – an Enabler on the Road to Agility? Quick response manufacturing - Part 1 Whilst making every effort not to throw another buzz-word into the frame, to add to the Lean vs. Agile debate which has been ongoing for some time, the QRM philosophy is not getting sufficient 'airplay' within the UK. A concern is that the term 'Quick Response' was being used several years ago and therefore maybe perceived as 'old hat'. Rajan Suri of the USA makes the following statement, "Lean Manufacturing is all the rage today. Yet Lean Manufacturing and its relatives - JIT and Flow Methods - are based on the Toyota Production System, a strategy perfected by Toyota 30 years ago. How can we expect to get ahead by adopting 30-year-old strategies? Page number: 20 Word count: 1200 Related Topics: Just-in-time Lean manufacturing Strategic
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