Rolf Janssen
Dr. Rolf Janssen is Partner at Roland Berger's Automotive team and is based in our Munich office. His functional expertise is focused on topics related to enterprise-wide restructuring, strategic alignment of operational business units, as well as cost-efficiency programs in operations and production periphery.
He has carried out a large number of international client projects including many assignments in his focus industries of automotive, engineering & manufacturing and transportation.
In addition to his consulting career, Rolf has six years of experience in R&D as a research engineer for the aerospace, automotive and machine-tool industries, where he was the head of the department dedicated to industry-related research and process optimization.
Rolf graduated successfully with an apprenticeship in Mechatronics and obtained a diploma degree in Production Technologies from the University of Bremen. Additionally, he holds a PhD in Manufacturing Technologies from the University of Bremen.
Western OEMs under dramatic cost-pressure in automotive production
STUDY, September 15, 2024
Location matters
Article, April 20, 2023
The plant of the future
Article, March 31, 2023
Next Generation Quality Excellence
Solution, January 30, 2023
High-pressure die casting for large auto parts – a potential gamechanger?
Article, January 19, 2023
Operations Consulting: Production
Solution, August 9, 2022
Gaining competitiveness with Next Generation Manufacturing
Study, March 24, 2022
Regional independence can make automotive production more sustainable
Article, September 21, 2021
Triple Transformation IAA
Article, September 7, 2021
Rethinking Global Automotive Production Networks
Article, March 25, 2021
Gearing up – Successful integration and scaling of ventures in the automotive industry
Article, November 13, 2020
How automotive suppliers can boost their plant performance
Article, March 27, 2020
Taking automotive operations networks to the next level
White paper, December 19, 2019
Production transformation: Future-proofing the automotive sector
Interview, October 3, 2019
Transforming production structures in the automotive industry
Point of view, June 12, 2018