John Bicheno

At LERC John directs the MSc in Lean Operations, and has been involved in a number of research programmes, such as the LEAP project. At the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg he became Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, before which he had 11 years experience in operations management. He has been a Reader in Operations Management at the University of Buckingham, and is the author of several best-selling books.  His particular interests are in JIT Scheduling and shop floor continuous improvement.