Wilhelm Kummer - Freelance LEAN Expert

Munich, Germany

Experience

Nov 2016 - Mar 2020

3 years 5 months

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Freelance LEAN Expert

Science Management International Corporation B.V.

SMCI project manager for the implementation of a LEAN production system at a food manufacturer in D and NL.
Evaluation and analysis of the current situation in the four plants.
Advising the steering committee, developing a LEAN roadmap with recommended activities, reporting to the COO.
Conception and implementation of a training program for 300 LEAN experts and coaches in D and NL.
Numerous improvements on the shop floor, noticeable increase in motivation and commitment of individual employees through intensive involvement in the on-site implementation of Lean.
Shortening of set-up times and increased flexibility for smaller batch sizes through SMED workshops with cross-functional teams.
Handover of the project to a LEAN program manager.
Start of LEAN Office in the laboratory, QM, product development, marketing, procurement, controlling, HR and IT.

Nov 2014 - Sep 2022

7 years 11 months

Unterföhring, Germany

Founder and partner

Change-experts.com

Co-Founder of Change-experts (CE) as a network of experienced experts for joint customer projects at SMEs.
Organization of CE partner meetings, joint marketing activities, website, Dropbox, ZOOM meetings.
Successful acquisition of new CE projects.
CE Project manager for the introduction of a process-oriented organization, improvement of business processes that are critical to success, development of a new product creation process, realignment of sales in a 110-year-old family company.
Methodological skills training for over 350 executives, key players and project teams at various customers together with CE partners.
Training of change management coaches and methods experts.
Implementation of a training and coaching program at an engineering service provider for more professional cooperation with the actors on the customer side in the product development process together with CE partner.

Jul 2002 - Sep 2022

20 years 3 months

Munich, Germany

Consultant

Wilhelm Kummer Consulting

Since 2002, my business idea has been to offer clients in industry and the service sector "help for self-help" in improving performance through their own managers and employees.
Conception of Business Process Management, Operational Excellence, Lean Production, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma programs in close coordination with the board of directors, CEO, COO, top-level management, program manager at my customer.
Development of interactive method training with case studies, LEGO practice simulations, GEMBA, experience-oriented learning, process Monopoly, group work, team building events, feedback.
Training of more than 5.000 people in state-of-art improvement methods, effective meetings, teamwork, change management, soft and leadership skills.
Successful coaching of more than 250 teams in the effective and creative application of improvement methods and tools.
Sustainable implementation of methods through the training of internal trainers, method experts and coaches for change.
Open training for CIP experts, process manager and In-house Six Sigma Green Belt Training at Integrata Cegos and Vorest AG.
Successful implementation of business process management at a top 10 automotive supplier.
Development and implementation of a production system in 13 plants in D, F, I, NL, PL, UK at the leading Doors, Industrial Doors and Garage Doors company.
Development of new Product Development and Industrialization Processes together with internal expert teams at my customers.
Successful reorganization of two factories and preservation of jobs at a railway technology manufacturer in close cooperation with the interim managing director.
Cost savings of several million euros as well as improvements in quality in the technological limit area through implementation of tailor-made Six Sigma programs for automotive suppliers.

Mar 1999 - Jun 2002

3 years 4 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Consultant & Trainer

SHS Business Consultants

Board project implementation of EFQM self-assessment in over 50 branches of a leading German logistic group.
Board project Rapid Product Defect Elimination for an electronics manufacturer.
Leadership training for middle management and junior managers at various DAX companies.

Jan 1997 - Feb 1999

2 years 2 months

Remscheid, Germany

Excellence Master Trainer

Joh. Vaillant GmbH u. Co.

Implementation of 3 or 5-day training courses to convey the extensive methods of the Vaillant Excellence Process.
Mentor for the application of the knowledge acquired in the training during the first implementation of the training participants.
Implementation of excellence training for managers in the subsidiaries A, F, I, NL, TR, UK.
Recruiting, training and development of next generation excellence trainers for Germany and the European subsidiaries together with SHS Business Consultants.
Successful project management for the training of all industrial employees in the main Remscheid plant.
Conception and implementation of benchmarking training.

Jun 1995 - Dec 1997

1 year 7 months

Remscheid, Germany

Purchasing IT and Services

Joh. Vaillant GmbH u. Co.

Realization of several million savings through bundling of requirements, standardization of hardware and software, optimization of the procurement process, establishment of system suppliers, negotiation of framework and development contracts.

Jan 1988 - Mar 1990

1 year 3 months

Nörvenich, Germany