Biography

Ton Aerdts (1966) studied Mechanical Engineering at the Eindhoven Technical. After his graduation he worked in Tanzania as general manager of a roof tile factory and as such responsible for the installation and start up of the factory.

In 1993 he joined Blom Consultancy bv as consultant being involved in shopfloor implementation of continuous improvement methodologies as TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and Lean manufacturing.

In 1999 took the role of managing Blom Consultancy bv. This resulted in a management buy out in 2002.

In recent years as project manager responsible for the implementation of the continuous improvement programs for Heinz Europe and UK, Polimoon, Corus and ASML Veldhoven.

Ton has a huge experience with the implementation of continuous improvement techniques like TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), Lean Manufacturing and Lean Offices, 6 Sigma.


Abstract of presentation

How to Mobilise the Full Potential of the Organization

The central theme of the conference is “Crossing Frontiers – Knowledge, the Key to your Success”.

Yesterday you have seen several frontiers to cross. Some of them where concerning technical processing others focussed on material technology but are those the real drivers for growth?
Research has shown that companies that focus on organisational development have higher growth of profit and employment compared to other companies that focus on product innovation, process innovation or the integration of products with service!

What are the options for organisational development? Depending on the management gurus you choose, you are likely to start implementing Lean or Total Productive Maintenance or Six Sigma. But are these three continuous improvement programmes really different from each other and if so in what way? Knowing not only the differences but also the common elements within these three programmes makes it possible to use the best of three worlds and start building a continuously improving organisation.

Based on a few preconditions, that generate a huge effect on the actual change and are set by the management, a simple and straightforward solution can be implemented. Doing this makes the combination between the three major improvement programmes and gives a practical approach for implementing a continuously improving organisation. A continuous improvement organisation that builds on the knowledge of all its employees and generates more valuable knowledge. This new knowledge will result in faster product and process development, higher quality of manufacturing and lower operational costs. We have the proof for this!