19/10/2021

Karl van der Merwe has been a practicing industrial engineer since 1989 who, after a fifteen-year stint in the automotive sector, moved to an academic environment to pursue a career in teaching, research and consulting. Karl holds a doctorate in operations management, which was granted by the NMMU, based on research completed in the field of Lean and Six Sigma operations. 

He is currently overseeing several continuous-improvement research projects in collaboration with industry partners. Karl is also an enthusiastic (but not very talented) cyclist, currently residing in Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha, South Africa.

Read more about Prof Van der Merwe here.