MIT Sloan
Executive Education Faculty
Don Kieffer
Senior Lecturer, Operations Management
Don Kieffer is a career operations executive and an expert in Toyota methods, particularly at the leadership level. He advises on a range of areas, from large-scale improvement campaigns and specific projects to the coaching of executive leaders and their teams. His mantra is "30% improvement is a good place to start" and works in areas as diverse as IT, Product Development, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain... Read More»
Don Kieffer is a career operations executive and an expert in Toyota methods, particularly at the leadership level. He advises on a range of areas, from large-scale improvement campaigns and specific projects to the coaching of executive leaders and their teams. His mantra is "30% improvement is a good place to start" and works in areas as diverse as IT, Product Development, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain. He spent 15 years at Harley-Davidson where his responsibilities included Product Development, Powertrain Operations and Corporate-wide Continuous Improvement. Over the course of his career, he had responsibility for Operations, Engineering, Logistics, and Supply Chain in China, Europe and North America. Currently, his consulting and teaching span five continents.
In 2008 he was appointed Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He also teaches Operations at the Danish school, AVT. Close«
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Operations Management
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Programs Taught By This Faculty
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Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
Implementing Improvement Strategies: Practical Tools and Methods
July 11-12, 2013
November 21-22, 2013
April 01-02, 2014
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Our Programs
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Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
Strategic Cost Analysis for Managers
June 27-28, 2013 | November 19-20, 2013 | April 03-04, 2014 | June 26-27, 2014 | November 18-19, 2014
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Management and Leadership
Managing Technical Professionals and Organizations
July 11-12, 2013 | October 31-November 01, 2013 | March 20-21, 2014 | July 08-09, 2014 | November 04-05, 2014
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Strategy and Innovation
Driving Strategic Innovation: Achieving High Performance Throughout the Value Chain
September 08-13, 2013 | March 23-28, 2014 | September 07-12, 2014
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