Christoph Roser

Prof. Dr. Christoph Roser is an expert for lean production and a professor for production management at the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe, Germany. He studied automation engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Ulm, Germany, and did his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Massachusetts, researching flexible design methodologies. Afterwards he worked for five years at the Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories in Nagoya, Japan, studying the Toyota Production System and developing bottleneck detection and buffer allocation methods. Following Toyota he joined McKinsey & Company in Munich, Germany, specializing in lean manufacturing and driving numerous projects in all segments of industry. Before becoming a professor he worked for the Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany, first as a lean expert for research and training, then using his expertise as a production logistics manager in the Bosch Thermotechnik Division. In 2013, he was appointed professor for production management at the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe to continue his research and teaching on lean manufacturing. He blogs about his experiences and research on AllAboutLean.com. He published “Faster, Better, Cheaper” on the history of manufacturing. His book “All About Pull Production” received the prestigious Shingo Publication Award. Together with his partner he also offers consulting in lean manufacturing.