Norwegian, NTNU engineer and Ph.D., Professor Torbjørn Netland, Chair of Production and Operations Management, ETH Zürich, co-founder of Ethon AI, an AI-powered platform that detects and prevents quality defects in manufacturing, Passionate about operations management, operational excellence (lean, XPS & co), digitization of manufacturing. Research stays in Washington D.C. and Cambridge, UK. Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils. Double Shingo Research Award winner. Co-founder EthonAI. Working on a textbook on Introduction to Manufacturing launching this year.