Supply Chain and Process Improvement; KAIZEN, Lean
New Zealand
- Current
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- CEO at Kaizen Institute NZ
- Chairman of Board of Trustees (since 2007) at Elim Christian College, Auckland
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- Past President at Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Kiwi Roundtable
- Director - owner at Smartchain
- Operations Manager & co-founder at Straightedge (Carter Holt Harvey spin-off)
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- Education
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- RAU University
- RAU University (South Africa)
- RAU University
- PU CHE University (South Africa)
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Danie Vermeulen’s Summary
Experienced business process improvement driver across many different industries - KAIZEN / lean practitioner.
Supply chain strategist and practitioner.
Danie Vermeulen’s Specialties:
Supply Chain Management
Strategy
Business Process Improvement
KAIZEN
Danie Vermeulen’s Experience
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CEO
Kaizen Institute NZ
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Heading up the New Zealand subsidiary for the Kaizen Institute (KI). KAIZEN Institute (KI) is the premier Lean / Continuous Improvement consultancy with more than 200 consultants in more than 30 offices around the world.
Our focus is in the fields of Lean Enterprise Development, Organizational Culture Change, People Development. Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing. Together with you we redevelop your existing system to become a world class system by:
1. Examining and analysing your value flow for losses and waste (MUDA) and recommend solutions for improvement.
2. Helping you to develop a relevant benchmarking system and to introduce it on site in a way suited to your staff. (Visual Management)
3. Facilitating Improvement Workshops to increase the acceptance for the change and improvement process, (e.g. optimisation of tooling procedures, 5S campaigns, Kobetsu KAIZEN measures, autonomous maintenance etc.) -
Chairman of Board of Trustees (since 2007)
Elim Christian College, Auckland
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
April 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)
Chairman of the Board of Trustees for this integrated private school - 450 students ranging from new entrant level to year 13. Actively involved in school governance, strategic planning and development.
Danie Vermeulen’s Education
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RAU University
M.Com (Cum Laude) , Strategic Management, Business simulation , 1992 — 1993
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RAU University (South Africa)
B.Com Hons , Strategic Management, Economics, Management , 1990 — 1991
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RAU University
Post Grad Secondary Teachers Diploma , Secondary Teaching , 1987 — 1987
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PU CHE University (South Africa)
B.Com , Business Economics, Economics, Industrial Psycology , 1984 — 1986
