that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message rpd international type private industry professional services founded 2013 headquarters london shenzhen amsterdam area served worldwide key people josh valman founder products product design & manufacturing website rpdintl.com rpd international is a design and manufacturing firm founded in 2013 by a british teenage millionaire and young entrepreneur josh valman . after only six months of its establishment the business was worth 1 million . 1 2 3 4 rpd operates a global supply chain of 100 factories in 40 countries . 5 history edit at a young age valman was designing robots . but his practical approach has put him in charge of a business worth multiple millions . according to an interview with the telegraph josh valman mentioned the idea of a flexible supply chain . he said the rpd can design any product of any kind for any company . this is due to his idea of distributed creativity model . 6 7 8 distributed creativity model edit the distributed creativity model is the basis of rpd international s business model . they operate a supply chain of people and facilities in over 40 countries . each person is focused on a certain subject . rpd combines these people to approach problems in different ways . this supply chain also features over 100 factories each can be combined to create reliable manufacturing facilities optimized fore cost speed and quality dependant on the customer s needs . 9 10 11 references edit liverpool event will offer merseyside firms the chance to learn about the internet of things . liverpoolecho.co.uk . retrieved 11 september 2014 . british gas and bosch join ee and unilever in support of tech city uk initiative . thedrum.com . retrieved 11 september 2014 . teenager builds 1m firm in six months . telegraph.co.uk . retrieved 11 september 2014 . teenage millionaire has 46 employees and turnover of 1million after six months . parentdish.co.uk . retrieved 11 september 2014 . rpd opens up international supply chain to product design companies . tctmagazine.com . retrieved 22 september 2014 . speakers . designchain conference.com . retrieved 11 september 2014 . bright young thing . develop3d.com . retrieved 11 september 2014 . meet josh valman young entrepreneur of the week i was turned down by universities now i m lecturing at them . huffingtonpost.co.uk . retrieved 11 september 2014 . product development for the masses . tctmagazine.com . retrieved 11 september 2014 . josh valman robot wars changed my life . mtvvoices.com . teenager builds 1m firm in six months . herald.co.zw . retrieved 11 september 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rpd international company & oldid 738496393 categories international management consulting firmshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from october 2014all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 08 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view