Words from Ron Hollis

Last week we released the 5th video production of Johnny Quickparts (QuickFlix).  Quickparts is dedicated to continuously improving (and really doing it) as well as trying new things to see what works.  Creating a character and a video production in our industry is definitely in the category of doing new things.

It has been a [...]

Quickparts has proudly been responsible for doing many 1st in our industry. We invented online instant quoting, changed the way a customer expects to be treated, and optimized the business model that is a win for the customer, manufacturer and the shareholders.

Part of our culture is to always be changing and pushing the leading [...]

Quickparts is a proud supporter of NASA and the US-lead exploration of space. Being a leader in providing low volume custom parts for product development can provide some very interesting experiences.
We are very proud to have been able to support the development of the Robonaut 2. This is a very cool robot that is being [...]

While I am not a huge Thomas Friedman fan, in his book, The World is Flat, he did expose for public discussion the changes that have occurred in our world.   With the advent of instant communication, the world is much smaller and much flatter than any time in history.
I recently ran across the following quote [...]

This week marks the 10 year anniversary of a major paradigm shift in the manufacturing world. January 3, 2000 was the first business day when a designer could sit at his desk, go to to a website, upload his design data for his custom parts and get a quote INSTANTLY and then buy his parts [...]

We begin the strategic planning season each year around September. This begins with an offsite of the strategy team to challenge the business from an external perspective. From there, we methodically dive deeper and deeper into all aspects of the business. We are seeking strategic opportunities from the Corporate perspective to continuous improvement in the [...]

I was at the World Business Forum in NYC last week where there was much discussion on the “health” of your company. Particularly insightful was Pat Lencioni, who did a great job. The key point was that many companies that are surviving in today’s economy probably have the business side of their business working. This [...]