’s-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
For 30 years I worked as a manager and a consultant creating sustainable results by developing the potential of organisations using team-based work, lean six sigma and total productive management. I worked for companies like DAF, Organon, Bosch, Aalbers Industries, Danone, Heineken, DSM, Sabic and FrieslandCampina. Learning for myself and helping others to learn have been my drivers all the time. Therfore, I became professor Continuous Improvement in 2015, and later professor Impactful Value Chains at Avans University of Applied Science. Since 2022 I combine this with a professorship Smart Circular Systems at Rotterdam University of Applied Science. In earlier stages of my carreer I focussed on economic productivity questions. Currently, I use a more holistic systemsperspective, trying to create organizations and value chains with the wellbeing of all stakeholders in mind, using old lean tools and new digital technologies. You can reach me at +31 651581179.
In the professorship continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma in the 21st Century are studied. Besides studying how productivity can be improved in a wellbeing economy, we find ways to use digitalization and to aim at increasing sustainability. The research group is part of the Center of Expertise Wellbeing Economy and New Entrepreneurship.
Club van Duurzaam Doen, in 's-Hertogenbosch, is committed to a cleaner, greener and healthier living environment by connecting sustainable doers and stimulating initiatives. For example, with projects such as 'De Groene Bourgondiër', a city project that accelerates the food transition in 's-Hertogenbosch by promoting local, plant-based, seasonal and healthy food.
To come to a circular economy people from different backgrounds must come together to gain new knowledge. In the research platform professors, researchers, managers and entrepreneurs share their knowledge and look for new ways to develop.
I started Protean in 2007 to combine my managerial experience with TPM, Lean and Six Sigma. This resulted in many succesful improvement projects and many implementations of Continuous Improvement in major companies like Heineken, Bosch, Refresco, FrieslandCampina, Rabobank, Laurentius hospital, Hurks, AkzoNobel, DSM, etc. In my linkedin profile some of these projects and implementations are described. Currently I am especially interested in the use of Continuous Improvement in the 21st century: - using smart analysis possibilities like process mining and blockchain, - achieve circularity solutions and improvements, - international cooperation using cultural differences, - increasing labor productivity in order to deal with the aging of society. Please contact me if you want to know more or simply get connected!