dr. G.A. (Gera) Welker
Consultant Implementation
Personal
| Name | Gera Welker (officially Geertruida Annigje Welker) |
| Born in | Maasland |
| Born on | 27th of April in 1965 |
| Married state | Married |
| Children | 2 |
Education
| 1983-1988 | Sociology at the University of Amsterdam |
| 1989 | Logistical Management |
| 1990-1991 | APICS Certification Program |
| 1992-1997 | Various courses on Quality Management Various job-related courses |
| 1997-2001 | Basic Course for lecturers (COWOG) Case Research Methodology |
Working experience
| 1990-1991 |
Staff member Logistics in a hospital: Scheperziekenhuis in Emmen Co-ordinator of a logistical project with the purpose to reorganise the management and control of the flow of goods and patients through the hospital that had to be build. The emphasis of this project was on the co-ordination of the interests of all parties involved. |
| 1991-1994 |
Staff member Logistics in a board factory: Smurfit De Halm Karton Project leader in the areas of logistics and quality management. I was engaged in various projects, for example, the improvement of the production planning, the renewal of the internal system of transport (conveyers), the implementation of barcoding and the optimisation of information flows. |
| 1994-1997 |
Quality Manager in a board factory: Smurfit De Halm Karton
As Quality Manager I was jointly responsible for the implementation of a quality system, according to ISO-9002. After certification of the quality system I was responsible for maintaining the system, co-ordinating the internal audits, improvements and stimulating the commitment of the employees. |
Academic career
| 1997-1999 | Lecturer at the Production and Quality Management Group, Faculty of Management and Organisation, University of Groningen |
| 1999-2004 |
Combined function of Lecturer and PhD researcher at the Production and Quality Management Group Lecturer and PhD research: working on my PhD-thesis ‘Patterns of order processing. A study of the formalization of the ordering process in order-driven manufacturing companies.’ |
| 2004-present |
Assistant Professor Operations Management. |
| Last modified: | 25 June 2022 01.31 a.m. |