Dror Apfel

Expert Black Belt in Lean Management.

INFO

25 years of professional experience:

- 8 years in the automotive industry, in engineering and assembly line design.

- 12 years in contract logistics and specialized distribution, in operational management, project management, and continuous improvement support on field projects.

- 1 year of consulting and training for operational staff.

- 4 years in mass retail, in the deployment of continuous improvement at the national logistics level

Main areas developed over these years:

- team management,

- project management,

- operational excellence and improvement of efficiency and performance by eliminating waste.

METHOD

A proven methodology that ensures performance:

1- Assessment of the situation and implementation of a simple and relevant operational Dashboard;

2- Roadmap and associated training plan;

3- Support for implementation;

4- Presentation of results and gains achieved.

RESULTS

Innovative projects and proven results:

- importation of industrial methods into the logistics domain, for line design (2003)

- robotization of a drilling booth and 75% reduction in installation costs (2005)

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- takeover of an on-site logistics operation in synchronous flow and 25% productivity gains (2009)

- launch of a Kitting project (2010)

- management of a multi-client warehouse of 40,000m² and 30% productivity gains (2012)

- facilitation of the Lean approach across a national network of 12 warehouses (2015)

- robotization of warehouse inventories (2018)