Dave Brunt
Biography
Dave joined the Lean Enterprise Research Centre at Cardiff Business School as a Senior Research Associate in February 1997 to further research, develop and implement lean principles. There he was involved in a number of research projects:
- The Lean Processing Programme (LEAP), a three-year initiative focussed on mapping steel to component value streams to identify significant gains in competitive advantage for the UK upstream automotive industry.
- Projects with individual firms to research and apply Lean Thinking outside the automotive industry in areas such as FMCG and non-automotive based manufacturing.
- The International Car Distribution Programme (ICDP), the World's leading co-operative research programme into the future of car distribution and retailing. Research focussed on the application of Lean Thinking to car distribution and car dealerships.
In addition, David has written a number of reports and publications including "Supply Chain Management And The British Metals Industry" for The Metals Industry Competitive Enterprise (MICE) and the book "Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Management - The Lean Approach" with David Taylor.
In 2001 he took up the part-time role of PVP (Porsche Improvement Process) Manager at Porsche Cars Great Britain. At Porsche, David has carried out work to develop lean in after sales, used car processing and the parts operation as well as conducting a number of other business process improvement projects.
David has helped Dan Jones set up the Lean Enterprise Academy (LEA) - a non-profit Academy established to develop knowledge of Lean Thinking and its implementation and to disseminate this knowledge through publications and workshops. He currently divides his time between work for LEA and helping firms make a lean transformation.