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Hyderabad, In

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Helping companies out of Cash-crunch situation.Evaluate product lines on Free cash flows generated per Working capital Cycle Paradigm shift from Cost focus to Cash flows

India And China

Working Capital ProductivityFifth Online Workshops over CII in Feb 2024. Strategic and Operational Cost reduction in Manufacturing Shanghai, China – 8 times over 8 yearsHyderabad, India - Several Online: CII and NPC Lean Manufacturing Shanghai, China – Twice - 2010 and 2018Total Productive Management Hyderabad, India – Four times (2002, to 05)

India

Some interesting assignments 2023 TPM implementation for a Food processing company2022 OEE from 85% to 90% for Large MNC Chocolate Manufacturing unit in India 2017 Introduced TOC + Lean for a Waste Processing Unit in Shanghai, China2015 Introduced TOC + Lean in a Foundry unit in Hyderabad, India2015 Initiated Lean in a valves manufacturing unit in Hyderabad 2012 Kaizen at Venetian, Macau; four days, cross functional teams, five projects2011 Initiated Lean Mfg in Food Processing Industry cluster in Hyderabad2010 Tool Room: standardization to improve throughput and to reduce lead time2009 Stampings mfr: Layout changed from functional to flow; less WIP, handling 2008 Large Oxygen Plant Mfr: Bottlenecks identified, capacity estimated 2008 Asset Valuation as per IFRS3 and AS 28 Accounting Stds; Merger of two cos2007 Engine Valves Mfr: Reconfigured production lines to reduce variance in output 2007 Greenfield Project in Kutch: Project Scheduling & Systems support provided 2006 Two Wheelers Manufacturer: Analysis of Quality problem relating to fuel tank 2005 Gherkins Processing Unit: Expansion Project for exports - Feasibility study 2004 Reactor Vessels Mfr: Expansion Plan: New facility layout on lean principles 2004 Auto Components Exporter: Quality Problem relating to component prodn solved2003 Packaging start-up: Design, sourcing and manufacture of packaging machines 2003 Mosquito Coils Mfr: Reduced Conversion Costs; improving quality, productivity2002 Semi-conductors Mfr: improved cashflows by rationalizing product lines - TOC2002 Logistics & Courier Services provider: Service Levels improvement 2001 Pesticide Mfr: Field failures - Root cause identified as source of RM; eliminated2001 Software Development Start-up: Support on Business Analysis and Project Mgt 2000 Kaizen at a Leading Chain of Hotels: improving internal processes 2000 Two Wheeler tyres & tubes mfg unit: Assess capacity, potential to raise productivity

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Design Thinking and Innovation

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Faculty at the School of Business Administration.Teaching International students from across the globe, at Graduate and Undergraduate levels.Introduced new courses into the curriculum: Innovation Management, Outsourcing Management and Change Management & Leadership.Also taught Operations Management, Enterprise Strategic Management, Project Management.Practiced Flipped-class and Project based learning (PBL) models.

Jiangxi, China

International MBA in English for foreign students; Operations Management, International Business Environment, Project Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

Responsible for Production and Supply Chain of high end Loud Speaker Drivers, Sourcing components globally. Reduced rejections in Tweeters and raised Woofers production to all time high levels within in six months.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Responsible for manufacturing of Appliances and managing a large labor force reeling under post takeover syndrome. Took a leading role in turning around this unit: doubled the production in six months without any capex at this loss making unit. Also initiated contract manufacturing; successful with two MNC clients.

Application development, Concept selling, Marketing and Sales, Operations improvement, Productivity and Profitability, Product design/development.Doubled the business of two SBUs within a year of each. Implemented Lean Manufacturing for Packaging Machines.

Department Head, Manufacturing: Hermetic Motors, Airconditioning Compressors, Water Coolers. Raised productivity by over 35%.Department Head, Quality Control, Components. Solved many quality problems, reduced field complaints.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Studies on improving productivity of CTL, Rolling, Pickling.

Responsible for Production at the largest manufacturer in India of Office Furniture/Systems.Reduced rejections/rework/scrap, improved scheduling system, introduced new models and doubled the volumes in two years.

Pgdie, Industrial Engineering

B Tech, Mechanical Engineering