Professional successes

Set up / leadership / reorganisation / turnaround of production units and plants
Optimisation of the material flow and significant increase of the productivity by introduction line manufacturing and supermarkets
Introduction of Toyota Kata, Lean, Kanban, SMED, OEE, Six-Sigma, rip cord principle and Continuous improvement
Integration of planning/regulating of the orders, work preparation, final inspection and maintenance into the production
Clear reducing of the hierarchy levels
Improved company culture and leadership philosophy with lean culture, introduction of interdisciplinary work groups, promotion of individual responsibility, delegation of decision making responsibility, target agreements as well as by promoting interdisciplinary teamwork
Significant reduction of work in process, lead time, scrap and rework as well as clear improvement of delivery reliability
Relocation and transfer of equipment and technology
Expatriate manager in Austria, Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary and UK
Helped create a trade union restructuring agreement and individual works agreements on job preservation, flexible working time and a new compensation model
Introduction of a health and safety management system
Price negotiations for the reduction of the purchase prices around 30%