It is my belief that the impact of Industry 4.0 will ultimately be 10 to 100 times that of Lean.I am an award-winning industry expert, author, inventor, former MIT Scholar with expert and executive positions held at Stellantis, Goodyear and Faurecia. I leverage 20+ years of industry experience to bring a practical blend of leadership and expertise skills.As an expert, my concentrations are manufacturing systems engineering, robotics and operations management, with a track record of delivering Manufacturing Excellence and Industry 4.0 through hands-on implementation, teaching and knowledge diffusion.• I am experienced in conducting change using Lean concepts, automation and Industry 4.0• I have strong expertise in manufacturing systems engineering• I am experienced in teaching in industry (400+ trainings & workshops) and in academia (seminars at MIT, lectures at CentralesSupélec Paris, and Paris Dauphine)• I am experienced in making things simple for knowledge diffusion, as author of books that help master Lean concepts quickly (the One-Day-Expert Series books published by Productivity Press, available on Amazon).I have solid mastery of analytics applied to the real world.• Led several projects with renowned universities over 3 continents (MIT, Ecole Centrale Paris, Yokohama National University, ...),• Led a chair of manufacturing & logistics jointly based in Germany (TUM) and France (Ecole Centrale Paris).• Received several recognitions from renowned institutions including the prestigious INFORMS for outstanding achievement that contributed $130m to Peugeot's bottom line in 2001 alone.I am very active in the field of Industry 4.0.• Research Fellow at HEC Paris and member of the French National Agency for Research high profile board for Factory of the Future• Initiated and led the installation of the first mobile robots in Faurecia plants• Led several robot development projects, including the invention of a patented paint robot for the construction industry.Contact: alain.patchong@mailhec.com