Bernd Leiss

Expert in Cost optimization, Automation, Logistics, Industrial Design, Plant planning, and Relocation of Production.
Marketing, Market research
Quality, Supplier selection, Supplier development

Effective solutions for manufacturing, production and logistics are essential to survive in tougher competition. But also the right choice of production location and marketing. The optimization of products and/or new product development is another component in order to survive on the market.

Highly efficient production with optimal use of resources and equipment. High availability with intelligent material flow and sophisticated storage technology. Integration of customers and suppliers into an intelligent control system of all production flow system

Base on special knowledges, such as Strategy and deploy management, KPI management, Lean management, Quality management, Project management, Time management, Leadership management, etc., combined his working experience and lesson learned, always led and supported many clients to achieve the target(s) successfully, include but not limited:

  • Optimize operational efficacy
  • Optimize supply chain management
  • Reduce waste and inefficient operation, resource  and material usage
  • Improve productivity and quality performance in plant
  • Improve ability of R&D for New product/project
  • Improve ability of management system and work team

Meanwhile, according development tendency of Industry 4.0/China 2025, he always studies that how to implement enterprise transformation efficiently. On the basis of expectations and reality, support them become more lean or more automation or more intelligence.

Automotive, Ceramics, Chemistry, Cosmetics, Construction, Construction material, Electronic part manufacturing, EV Battery, Food &Beverage, Home appliance, Logistics, Manufacturing, New energy, Packaging, Pharmacy, Plastics. Quality / Validation, Testing / Validation, Textile, Built up, Relocation, etc.

Steel structure; Factory and production hall; Automation; Conveyor – / Transfer systems; Material flow; Handling/Robotics; Testing Equipment; Packaging; Special machines; Warehouse Systems, (Fully automatic); Process development; Quality assurance; Supplier qualification, etc.

Automotive OEM, (Pressshop, Bodyshop, Paintshop, Assembly, Logistics)
Automotive Zulieferindustrie
Food and Beverage
Automatisierung / Foerdertechnik / Materialfluss / Handling / Robotiks
Pharma
Plastics
Warenhaus / Distributionscenter
Logistics
Etc.

Senior project engineer & Project assistant manager for workshop – ENLIGHT (Dongguan)

Project manager & SQE engineer & Line leader – MITAC (Suzhou)

Dep. Manger of Technical department & Inspection Center – CAM PLAS(Shanghai)

Manager of Project Dep. & Quality Dep. – MYLIGHTS Technology (Shanghai)

Senior manager & Senior consultant – IMIG (Shanghai)

Chief Consultant & VP – OLMC (Shanghai)
Partner – IMIG

Partner – GTEC

Product / Process / Production /
Quality-Validation / Costs / ROI

Product to mass production
batch series production
large series production
mass production

Equipment
Human resources

Marketing, Sales

Industries:
Automotive
Ceramics
Chemistry
Cosmetics
Construction material
Electronic part manufacturing
EV Battery
Food &Beverage
Home appliance
Logistics
Manufacturing
New energy
Packaging
Pharmacy
Plastics
Quality / Validation
Testing / Validation
Textile

Technology
AGV
Automation / Assembly
Conveyor
Drone
Filling / Dosing
Handling
Logistics, Warehouse and storages
Measurement equipment
Packaging
PLC
Robotics
Etc.

Management / Consulting
Reduce to the max

Product evaluation / optimization regarding production

Process evaluation / optimization
Production evaluation / optimization

Warehouse/Logistics evaluation /optimization

Organization evaluation / Optimization

Total concept:
Cost reduction, Quality improvement, Investment, Financing, ROI Expert in Logistics, Industrial Design, Automation, and Installation / Relocation in China/Asia

  • Dipl. Engineer Design
  • 1983-1987 Fachhochschule Rheinland Pfalz, Abteilung Koblenz
  • Business Manager (MBA) 1992-1993: Rheinische Akademie, Cologne                
  • No specific certificates
  • The general approach is based on common methods such as:
    6 Sigma,(DMAIC), Lean Management ,Theorie of Constraints (TOC), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Benchmarking, Supply Chain….
  • Basically, the analysis of the product / services and the processes is the starting point for optimizing costs and improving performance and achieving quality goals
  • More than 30 years of experience develop, design of automation systems and and logistics systems.
  • Working as consutant and problem solver for many stock market registered companies, by example BMW, VW, Great Wall, etc.
  • During the years developing many solutions, which several of them had been patented.
  • Office software
  • Project software
  • AutoCAD, UG
  • Quality tools
1. Production / Cost optimization

Increase output while less costs and less resources and raise quality and  reducation of waste

a. Product portfolio analysis (products, dimensions, weights, etc.)
b. Throughput analysis
c. Space analysis
d. Material flow analysis
e. Incl. delivery and collection areas
f. Information flow analysis
g. Logistics solution: concept development based on 1-6
h. Detailed solution
i. Supplier selection
j. Installation
k. Implementation including commissioning and connection to the l. internal IT system
Integration of customers and suppliers into the logistics system

2. Improvement of existing processes,  cost reduction, waste reduction, inventory reduction
  1. Weak point analysis
  2. Technical and/or organizational solution
  3. Investment budget with ROI calculation
  4. Implementation
3. The development / innovation of processes for NEW products as key point for future developement
  1. Implementation from laboratory production to mass production, including quality and validation system and management,
  2. Including the development of new technology
4. Automation
5. Machinery and Equipment development
6. INNOVATION
7. Installation/Relocation
  • Higher Performance
  • Reduction of the error rate
  • Increase in quality standards
  • Higher awareness for management/innovation/learning
  • Competitiveness for new customer/new orders
  • Lean, target/cost-orient management system
  • Gain more return on investment
  • Improve customer relation
  • Increase sales

Broad experience in a wide range of industries, technologies and processes. Transfer of technologies and processes from other industries and combination to create the optimal technology/process for the respective project.
Extremely strong cost awareness.

  • Lean/TPS apply more areas (office management, R&D, production/shop flow, logistic, etc.)
  • Quality performance management (internal/external, 3rd-party)
  • Supply chain management
  • Excellent management for plant
  • Excellent management system
  • FOLLOW THE PRODUCT
  • Product investigation: What’s needed at the product to fulfill it’s function
  • ▶ Process, equipment, resource analysis
  • ▶ Added value /costs per process step
  • Performance management (BSC KPI)
  • Lean office/R&D/manufacture/logistic
  • Projekt-management
  • Quality Management
  • Six sigma
  • Time Study (work sampling, MTM, PTS, etc.)
  • Data Analysis
  • VDA series standard, such as VDA6.1, VDA6.3, VDA6.5, VDA MLA, VDA NTF, etc.
  • Intelligent Manufacturing/Industry 4.0


Sale up for Germany customer

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Costs down / Quality up

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  • Depending on the case.
  • Sale: Product / Market ▶ forecast possible
  • Costs down / Quality up: ▶ 40%

Hennecke: 3 Years

Supply shop floor system.

Cost reduction -50%, Flexible systems, modular, spare parts, standardization cost reduction after sales -73%

Monopoly Ceramic part production:: 2 Years

Fully automated warehouse system:

Efficiency +80%, Cost reduction -62%, Throughput +70%, Personnel reduction -75%, Customer satisfaction: +81 %

Greatwall transmission manufacturing 3 years

Buffer warehouse between part production and assemblyEfficency +80%, Cost reduction- 60%, Lead time -60%, Personnel reduction -70%, Downtime assembly: -80%, Quality control: +80%

Trouble shooting Bodyshop. Ensure SOP. Support of suppliers such as Thyssen, FFT, and others. Modification at all essential stations, like body, door sill, sunroof, door, etc. so that the systems could run at all.Tolerance chain calculation, quality methods, quality calculations, redesign of cells and equipment

Dongguan galvanization 2 Years

Automatic measurement and adjustment of the galvanization baths

Efficiency +70%, Cost reduction- 50%, Personnel reduction -70%, Downtime: -80%, Quality: +80%

Strong background in design, manufacturing, production technology and organization. This allows me to identify and eliminate weak points very quickly. Broad experience in various industries and able to transfer the technologies/processes to other industries.

Extremely strong cost awareness.

based on the known methods, such as

  • Quality Management System (IATF16949) / Production Management System (Lean/CI)
  • Strategic and Deployment
  • Project Management
  • Process Optimize Management (VDA6.3/Lean process)
  • Lean/TPS Management (include administer / R&D / manufacture /logistical)
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Industry 4.0

Nationalität: Deutsch
Wohnort: Shenyang, China
Position: Owner
Geburtsjahr: 1962
Sprachen: German, English, basics at French

James Lu (Lu Hui)

Interim Project Management China

James. Lu has more than 10 years factory working experience from engineer to manager, and 10+ years’ experience as a professional management consultant in enterprise management, include Electrical and Electronic, Automotive, Mechanical Engineering, Home Appliances, Communications, Building and Construction, etc.

Base on special knowledges, such as Strategy and deploy management, KPI management, Lean management, Quality management, Project management, Time management, Leadership management, etc., combined his working experience and lesson learned, always led and supported many clients to achieve the target(s) successfully, include but not limited:

  • Optimize operational efficacy
  • Optimize supply chain management
  • Improve productivity and quality performance in plant
  • Improve ability of R&D for New product/project
  • Improve ability of management system and work team

Meanwhile, according development tendency of Industry 4.0/China 2025, he always studies that how to implement enterprise transformation efficiently. On the basis of expectations and reality, support them become more lean or more automation or more intelligence.

Senior project engineer & Project assistant manager for workshop – ENLIGHT (Dongguan)

Project manager & SQE engineer & Line leader – MITAC (Suzhou)

Dep. Manger of Technical department & Inspection Center – CAM PLAS(Shanghai)

Manager of Project Dep. & Quality Dep. – MYLIGHTS Technology (Shanghai)

Senior manager & Senior consultant – IMIG (Shanghai)

Chief Consultant & VP – OLMC (Shanghai)
Partner – IMIG

Partner – GTEC

  • Chengdu Technological University 2000.09-2003.07 College degree
  • Mechanical Manufacture and Automation
  • Process Auditor VDA6.3 (VDA QMC)    
  • Project Management Professional (PMI)
  • IATF 16969 Auditor
  • Office software
  • Project software
  • AutoCAD, UG
  • Quality tools (SPS, Minitab, etc.)
  • VB, Assembly Language

Training/Coaching/Implementation

  • Optimize management system according reality and purpose
  • Improvement KPI performance
  • Improvement process efficiency, like VDA6.3 audit, Lean process.
  • Optimize QCD for NPI/projects
  • Cost down for manufactory
  • Decrease quality loss
  • Improvement performance on clients’ side
  • Enhance team ability for problem solving/time management/project management/leadership
  • Support to enterprise transformation
  • Higher implementation
  • Higher awareness for management/innovation/learning
  • Continually enhance Kaizen system/culture
  • Competitiveness for new customer/new orders
  • Lean, target/cost-orient management system
  • Gain more return on investment

More experience and more thinking and more innovation:

  • IATF16949/VDA6.3
  • Effective project management for NPI/project
  • Lean/TPS apply more areas (office management, R&D, production/shop flow, logistic, etc.)
  • Quality performance management (internal/external, 3rd-party)
  • Supply chain management
  • Excellent management for plant
  • Excellent management system
  • IATF series standard, such as 16949, APQP/CP, PFMEA, PPAP, SPC, MSA,
  • Policy deployment (Hoshin Kanri)
  • Performance management (BSC KPI)
  • Lean office/R&D/manufacture/logistic
  • Projekt-management
  • Quality Management
  • Six sigma
  • Time Study (work sampling, MTM, PTS, etc.)
  • Data Analysis
  • VDA series standard, such as VDA6.1, VDA6.3, VDA6.5, VDA MLA, VDA NTF, etc.
  • Intelligent Manufacturing/Industry 4.0


Sale up for Germany customer

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Operation cost down for a local company

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  • Support plant management for new automatic production line
  • Exit top focus for tier2 customers
  • Audited and coached the suppliers of OEM

Optimized Operations – within 8 months:

  • Achieved 5x ROI: assisted team to achieve its annual objectives and operational cost reduction target. 11 projects that included Pull Systems, Single Minute Exchange of Die, Total Preventative Maintenance, Standard Work and Layout Optimization had executed by teams.
  • Trained employees with appropriate Lean methods and tools.

Automatic Factory Project – within 6 months:

  • Re-layout Production line and Improvement benefit for operation by Lean
  • Improved 10.5% work efficiency
  • Reduced 30% WIP quantity
  • Reduced 40% production cycle
  • Reduced 50% WIP inventory

SCM Optimization – within 7 months:

  • Optimize SCM and Reduce procurement cost >=10%
  • Reduced investment and procurement costs by 15% and 30%, respectively
  • Implemented supply chain process to source parts locally

Customer Performance Improvement – within 6 months:

  • Improvement quality performance and exit for customer top focus 
  • Reduced customer-side accidents from 6 to 0
  • Reduced customer complaints from 43 to <14
  • Reduced PPM (from 191 to 70)
  • Reduced the # of CSL2 variety from 42 to 22

VDA6.3 process improvement – within 6 months:

  • VDA6.3 audit score @ 89%
  • KPI optimizing
  • Organizational restructuring and Q-system optimizing

Suppliers Management – over 3 years:

  • Project management & Quality support for 11 suppliers in China
  • Technical supporting and Problem solving for production & testing
  • Business and technology communication
  • Quality Management System (IATF16949) / Production Management System (Lean/CI)
  • Strategic and Deployment
  • Balanced Score Card & KPI
  • NPI Management
  • Project Management
  • Process Optimize Management (VDA6.3/Lean process)
  • Lean/TPS Management (include administer / R&D / manufacture /logistical)
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Industry 4.0

James Lu, a professional management consultant
James Lu, a professional management consultant

Nationalität: Chinese
Wohnort: Kun Shan, China
Position: Project Management
Geburtsjahr: 1978
Sprachen: English, Chinese