Christoph Roser

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Christoph Roser is a professor of production management at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. He writes based on decades of experience in implementing, researching, and teaching lean manufacturing, including five years working at and researching for Toyota in Japan. Besides academic writing and his book Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing he also has a popular blog on Lean manufacturing: AllAboutLean.com

Throughout his career, Christoph Roser has worked in numerous different industry fields including but not limited to automotive, machine building, robotics industry, injection molding, semiconductor, white goods, power tools, heating technology, security systems, energy, paper & pulp, food industry, foundry, an
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Christoph Roser Hi Jonathan, I am not quite an expert on the Wirtschaftswunder. But I agree with your three points. I would also add, that a crisis helps with change.…moreHi Jonathan, I am not quite an expert on the Wirtschaftswunder. But I agree with your three points. I would also add, that a crisis helps with change. A German or Japanese after WWII would have to either work hard or to starve. Additionally, a lot of the German industry equipment was taken by the allies, and Germany had to get new equipment. Hence, even with the additional expense, we had modern gear instead of outdated stuff. (less)
Christoph Roser I was always interested in the history of technology. I started the book out of love for the topic, and have learned a tremendous amount myself by wri…moreI was always interested in the history of technology. I started the book out of love for the topic, and have learned a tremendous amount myself by writing it. (less)
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The Evolution of Strategic Management—Managing Large Corporations Before World War II

In this series of posts I will talk about how strategic management developed (i.e., how to have a big-picture view of where your company is and where it should be, and especially how to get there). In my last post, I looked at the situation before there was any strategic management. This posts looks at ... Read more Read more of this blog post »
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