UW-Madison engineering professor emeritus Rajan Suri was one of 10 people named to IndustryWeek?s 2010 Manufacturing Hall of Fame for fundamental contributions to the field. Suri developed the concept of “Quick Response Manufacturing,” a strategy aimed at cutting costly lead time by increasing efficiency in all of a company?s processes. Suri also founded UW-Madison?s Center for Quick Response Manufacturing, which applies QRM principles to help state manufacturers reduce overhead and be more competitive in the global economy.
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