Matthias Boekels

• Product development process: from concept phase to series production • Design of the products and ensuring the feasibility of manufacturing • Supplier management of major key players • Cost and change management responsibility • Design of layouts, construction of plants and procurement of operating resources • Ramp-up phase launching various products with deep focus on quality and ensuring relevant milestones until fulfilment of plant acceptance

• Production Planning Department in the Body Shop • Thesis title: „Development of standards for the planning process of assembly and finishing lines in the Body Shop“

• Research area: Production Systems in Business Development • Thesis title: „Development of a design model for the use of additive manufacturing processes in toolmaking to enable highly iterative product development cycles“

• Department Production Management: Order- & Supply-Chain-Management • Participation in handling global vehicle shipments • Analysis and coordination of production utilization • Order management with focus on invoicing and distribution

• Research area: Production Systems in Business Development • Independent scientific research and trend analysis • Support in the development of studies and benchmarks • Creative preparation of presentations for the management

• Support in the Engineering Service Department • CAD-based construction solution for a pipeline project

Specialisation: Production Engineering