About me

Klaus Elser
Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.




Career
Since 2018    Independent Consultant for Industrial Excellence
2006 - 2018  Consultant and Managing Partner TMG Technologie Management Gruppe, Karlsruhe
1985 - 2006  Consultant and Managing Partner TMG Technologie Management Gruppe, Stuttgart
1983 - 1985  Research Associate at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, Stuttgart  
Areas of expertise
  • Integrated design of product and production process
  • Make or buy strategies, in- and outsourcing
  • Design and management of global development, distribution, production and supplier networks
  • Search and selection of production locations worldwide
  • Global sourcing concepts, search / assessment and qualification of suppliers
  • Design and organization of production units and factories
  • Design of organizational processes and structures in industrial companies
  • Interim management to start-up and ramp-up new production units and suppliers
  • Interim management to ramp-down and close factories and companies
Industries
  • Automotive
  • Plant and machinery
  • Technical consumer goods
  • Electronic, electrical, electromechanical, mechanical components
  • Engineering
International Experience
  • Western- / Southern Europe: D, A, CH, DK, UK, B, NL, F, E, P, I, GR, TR
  • Eastern Europe: RUS, PL, CZ, SK, SLO, H, BG
  • Americas: USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Peru
  • Asia: Japan, China, South-Korea, Malaysia, India, Australia, Singapore
  • Africa: South-Africa, UAE, Tunisia