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Chief Excellence Officer
CEO 4.0
Lean Digital & Industry 4.0
KPMG Management Consulting's Service Champion Award for Client Service Excellence
1st Place in the M.B.A. Integrated Functional Perspectives Business Case Competition on Globalization
Scholar of High Distinction
M.Sc. Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4.00
Mahesh S. Multani
CEO of msm excellence
Your trusted advisor and partner for manufacturing, procurement & supply chain, construction & real estate, sustainability & ESG, Scope 3 GHG emissions reduction, decarbonization & Net Zero, global value chain operations excellence and profitable business transformation.
Highlights of Subject Matter Expertise
M.B.A. – General Business Management & Administration; University of Missouri (USA)
M.Sc. – Supply Chain Management; University of Texas (USA)
B.Sc. – Manufacturing Systems Technology, Industrial Engineering Management; Missouri State University (USA)
Industrial Engineering, B.Sc. Co-Op Work-Study Internship; SRC Automotive, USA (OEM for General Motors, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, & Mercury Marine)
CEO 4.0 – Lean Digital & Industry 4.0; UAE Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology + EDGE (Training Program at the Learning & Innovation Smart Manufacturing Factory in Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Executive Programs (x3) – Artificial Intelligence (AI & ML); Internet of Things (IoT) & Industry 4.0; Blockchain Technologies; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Executive Program – Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility; London Business School (UK)
Executive Program – Business Strategy and Financial Performance; INSEAD (Singapore)
Executive Program – Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A); National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Certificate – Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Sustainable Investing; The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute (UK)
Certificate – Circular Economy & 2030 Agenda for United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs); United Nations (Candidate)
Certificate – Digital Transformation; Boston Consulting Group & University of Virginia (USA)
Certificate – Business Continuity Management in Supply Chains; Singapore Institute of Materials Management (Singapore)
Master Black Belt – Lean Six Sigma; Black Belt – Lean Six Sigma; Green Belt – Lean Six Sigma; Yellow Belt – Lean Six Sigma
SUSTAINABLE MEASURABLE VALUE DELIVERED
GLOBAL CLIENTS & EMPLOYERS PROFITABLY SERVED
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMPLETED
YEARS AS AN OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE PRACTITIONER & STUDENT
Testimonial Spotlight # 1:
"Mahesh delivered significant value and personally drove several breakthrough improvements in manufacturing operations at my factory... he increased my production, improved my maintenance, reduced my inventory, and crashed my order-to-delivery lead time..."
Testimonial Spotlight # 2:
"I have known Mahesh for 2.5 years. Clients have appreciated Mahesh's work on a number of occasions... Mahesh's supply chain expertise is exceptional, and he put his knowledge to good use to upskill his colleagues while creating innovative supply chain solutions for our clients..."
Testimonial Spotlight # 3:
"While Mahesh was with us for 1.5 years, at his core was his passion to continuously improve and add exceptional value to our group companies. Mahesh successfully used Lean Six Sigma to drive several business excellence initiatives in supply chain and operations..."
Testimonial Spotlight # 4:
"The client was thrilled with the analysis you put together on the sustainability impact of their material excess, which even made it to the Board level. The VP of Sustainability was impressed at the speed and creativity of your presentation. Thanks Mahesh, I look forward to working more together..."
Mahesh S. Multani
CEO of msm excellence
IN PURSUIT OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN EXCELLENCE
Perfection can never be achieved, but what's important is that we be closer to it today than we were yesterday, and we be closer to it tomorrow than we are today.
Dr. W. Edwards Deming
Father of Total Quality Management
Global Value Chain Operations Excellence, Management Consulting, & Business Transformation Advisory Experience
(Mahesh's Past Employers)
Project Spotlight # 1:
Manufacturing operations excellence and turnaround with a lean six sigma infused people, process, culture, and technology (Industry 4.0) approach
Organization Description: Manufacturer of Stainless Steel Products
Company Size: ~US$115M+
Project Duration: 6 Months+
Value Delivered: Performance improvement of 10% to 50% across all key operational & profitability metrics like OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), Order-to-Delivery Lead Times, OTIF (On-Time-in-Full) Deliveries, Total Operating Costs & EBIT
Project Spotlight # 2:
Supply chain management excellence and digital transformation with SAP's software and supply chain technology solutions
Organization Description: Government Administrative Body
Company Size: ~2,000 Associates across Four Business Units (1. Kitchen & Bakery, 2. Manufacturing & Assembly, 3. Laundry & Dry Cleaning, 4. Warehousing & Freight Truck Operations)
Project Duration: 1 Year+
Value Delivered: A digital supply chain, resolution of prioritized pain-points, operating cost reduction, streamlined supply chain operations, and implementation of the latest SAP technologies enabling faster collaboration with better decision-making across all business units
Project Spotlight # 3:
Led a global data-driven business process engineering, operations excellence, & organization structure redesign project for a multinational property group covering commercial + residential + hospitality construction & real estate development across all international markets
Organization Description: Global Construction & Real Estate Development Company (HQ in Singapore)
Company Size: ~$20B+
Project Duration: ~1 Year
Value Delivered: Streamlined business processes + efficient value chain operations, a lean & effective organization structure, along with 10%+ measurable performance improvements across most financial and operational metrics (like Cost, Schedule/Time, Productivity, Quality, etc.). More importantly, this organization was able to profitably capitalize on international growth opportunities while leaving inefficient competitors behind in the domestic market.
Project Spotlight # 4:
Created a sustainability and ESG operating value model in Excel, and co-created an AI/ML-backed software solution with the team, to identify + simulate + calculate the positive impact (especially Scope 3 GHG emissions reduction) from activating sustainability levers in global value chain operations
Organization Description: Digital Supply Chain Solutions Technology Firm
Company Size: ~$3B+
Project Duration: 1 Year+
Value Delivered: A validated sustainability and ESG integrated operating value model along with a SaaS digital solution that will profitably earn lifelong revenues for the supply chain technology firm - while helping the firm's clients to reduce Scope 1, 2, & 3 GHG value chain emissions, embed circularity, implement responsible sourcing & procurement business practices, and move closer towards Net Zero profitably
It will be my honour to unlock sustainable value by supporting your operations excellence, business transformation, & profitability turnaround goals.
Strategy & Business Transformation: Business Strategy; Transformation & Turnaround; Organizational Design; Industrial Real Estate Strategy; Reshoring, Friendshoring, Nearshoring vs. Offshoring; Innovation & New Business Models; Open Innovation & Ecosystem Collaboration * Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Delivering Deal Value Operationally; Post-Merger Operations Integration; Post-Merger Operational Footprint Rationalization; Capturing Post-Closure Synergies * Value Chain Operations Excellence: Smart Manufacturing (Smart Plant); World Class Manufacturing (WCM); Construction & Real Estate Operations; Efficient Supply Chains; Sourcing & Procurement Optimization; In-Country Value (ICV) Programs; Network Design Optimization; Factory Layout & Warehouse Design; Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP); Integrated Business Planning (IBP); Logistics & Intermodal Transportation; Distribution Strategy; Inventory Balancing & Safety Stock; Make vs. Buy Decisions; Order-to-Cash Process Optimization; Last-Mile Delivery Optimization; Mass Customization & Configure-to-Order * Process, Cost & Performance Improvement: Lean Six Sigma; Value Stream Mapping (VSM); Continuous Improvement Programs; Zero Waste Initiatives; Process / Operational / Business Excellence; Shared Service Centres (SSC) & Centres of Excellence (CoE); Cost Reduction Programs; Activity-Based Costing; Zero-Based Budgeting; Industrial Asset Management (IAM); Industrial Engineering; Workforce Productivity Analytics * Digital, Data & Industry X.0 Innovation: Digital Technologies for Operations; Industry 4.0 Roadmaps; Automation & Smart Factory Enablement; Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics; Digital Twins for Operations & Network Optimization; AI/ML in Forecasting & Demand Planning; Real-Time KPI Dashboards & Control Towers * Sustainability, ESG & Resource Management: Sustainability Strategy & ESG Integration; Circularity & Recycling; Remanufacturing; Operations Decarbonization; Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs; Supply Chain Due Diligence; Scope 3 Emissions Reduction; Net Zero Roadmap; Industrial Energy Audits & Optimization; Water Stewardship & Resource Recovery; Product Stewardship Compliance; Triple Bottom Line Performance * Resilience, Risk & Compliance: Supply Chain Risk Assessment & Mitigation; Scenario Planning & Stress Testing; Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery; Supplier Diversification Strategies; Global Trade Compliance & Tariffs/Customs Optimization; Supply Chain Assurance; Supply Chain Audit * People, Process & Culture Enablement: Leadership Alignment for Operational Change; Continuous Improvement Mindset; Cross-Functional Collaboration Enablement; Cultural Transformation for Excellence; Training & Lean Digital Skills Uplift for Industry 4.0; Workforce Safety, Wellbeing & Ergonomics; Change Management Playbooks * Global Value Chain * Operations Excellence * Manufacturing Excellence * Supply Chain Excellence * Procurement Excellence * Industrial Excellence * Operations Transformation * Manufacturing Transformation * Supply Chain Transformation * Procurement Transformation * Industrial Transformation * Sustainability Transformation * Digital Transformation * Spend Management * Sourcing * Procurement * Tariffs & Customs Optimization * International Trade * Network Design * Construction * Real Estate * Industry 4.0 * Digital Technologies * Lean * Six Sigma * Kaizen * Theory of Constraints * Third-Party Risk * Supply Chain Risk Management * Sustainability * ESG * Scope 3 * Scope 4 * Scope 5 * GHG Emissions * Carbon Footprint * Value Chain Emissions Reduction * Circular Economy * Circular Supply Chain * Recycling * Decarbonization * Net Zero * Sustainable Supply Chain Management * Sustainable Manufacturing * Responsible Sourcing * Sustainable Procurement * Operational Sustainability * Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) * Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) * Sustainability Consulting * Supply Chain Consulting * Manufacturing Consulting * Procurement Consulting * Industrial Management Consulting * Value Chain Consulting * Operations Consulting * Lean Six Sigma Consulting * Triple Bottom Line * Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) * Industrial Engineering * Logistics * Transportation * Warehousing * Distribution * Smart Factory * Digital Factory * Digital Twin * Profitable Transformation & Turnaround * Performance Improvement * Cost Reduction * EBITDA Improvement * Inventory Optimization * S&OP * IBP * Private Equity Operating Partner * M&A * Operational Due Diligence * Post-Merger Integration * Industrial Footprint Rationalization * Post-Closure Synergies * Delivering Deal Value * Operations Strategy * Supply Chain Strategy * Manufacturing Strategy * Procurement Strategy * Industrial Strategy * Value Chain Strategy * Sustainability Strategy * Operating Model * Diagnostics * Analysis * Solutions * Innovation * Continuous Improvement * Risk * Resilience * Efficiency * Productivity * Supply Chain Assurance * Supply Chain Audit * Supply Chain Due Diligence * Supply Chain Design & Implementation * Supply Chain Development * Supply Chain Optimisation * Operating Footprint Optimisation * Value Chain Optimisation * Organizational Design & Restructuring * Business Process Reengineering * Process Redesign * Process Improvement * Business Excellence * Performance Improvement * Agile Program & Project Management * Value Chain Excellence * Centre of Excellence (CoE) * Value Chain Excellence Consulting * Operations Excellence Consulting * Manufacturing & Supply Chain Solutions * Management Consulting * Business Advisory * Change Management * Business Transformation * Leadership Coach * Expert * Consultant * Global Advisor * Worldwide Partner * Mahesh S. Multani * Sustainable Lean Operating System * manufacturing & supplychain management excellence * msm excellence *
Global Value Chain * Operations Excellence * Manufacturing Excellence * Supply Chain Excellence * Procurement Excellence * Industrial Excellence * Operations Transformation * Manufacturing Transformation * Supply Chain Transformation * Procurement Transformation * Industrial Transformation * Sustainability Transformation * Digital Transformation * Spend Management * Sourcing * Procurement * Tariffs & Customs Optimization * International Trade * Network Design * Construction * Real Estate * Industry 4.0 * Digital Technologies * Lean * Six Sigma * Kaizen * Theory of Constraints * Third-Party Risk * Supply Chain Risk Management * Sustainability * ESG * Scope 3 * Scope 4 * Scope 5 * GHG Emissions * Carbon Footprint * Value Chain Emissions Reduction * Circular Economy * Circular Supply Chain * Recycling * Decarbonization * Net Zero * Sustainable Supply Chain Management * Sustainable Manufacturing * Responsible Sourcing * Sustainable Procurement * Operational Sustainability * Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) * Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) * Sustainability Consulting * Supply Chain Consulting * Manufacturing Consulting * Procurement Consulting * Industrial Management Consulting * Value Chain Consulting * Operations Consulting * Lean Six Sigma Consulting * Triple Bottom Line * Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) * Industrial Engineering * Logistics * Transportation * Warehousing * Distribution * Smart Factory * Digital Factory * Digital Twin * Profitable Transformation & Turnaround * Performance Improvement * Cost Reduction * EBITDA Improvement * Inventory Optimization * S&OP * IBP * Private Equity Operating Partner * M&A * Operational Due Diligence * Post-Merger Integration * Industrial Footprint Rationalization * Post-Closure Synergies * Delivering Deal Value * Operations Strategy * Supply Chain Strategy * Manufacturing Strategy * Procurement Strategy * Industrial Strategy * Value Chain Strategy * Sustainability Strategy * Operating Model * Diagnostics * Analysis * Solutions * Innovation * Continuous Improvement * Risk * Resilience * Efficiency * Productivity * Supply Chain Assurance * Supply Chain Audit * Supply Chain Due Diligence * Supply Chain Design & Implementation * Supply Chain Development * Supply Chain Optimisation * Operating Footprint Optimisation * Value Chain Optimisation * Organizational Design & Restructuring * Business Process Reengineering * Process Redesign * Process Improvement * Business Excellence * Performance Improvement * Agile Program & Project Management * Value Chain Excellence * Centre of Excellence (CoE) * Value Chain Excellence Consulting * Operations Excellence Consulting * Manufacturing & Supply Chain Solutions * Management Consulting * Business Advisory * Change Management * Business Transformation * Leadership Coach * Expert * Consultant * Global Advisor * Worldwide Partner * Mahesh S. Multani * Sustainable Lean Operating System * manufacturing & supplychain management excellence * msm excellence * Strategy & Business Transformation: Business Strategy; Transformation & Turnaround; Organizational Design; Industrial Real Estate Strategy; Reshoring, Friendshoring, Nearshoring vs. Offshoring; Innovation & New Business Models; Open Innovation & Ecosystem Collaboration * Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Delivering Deal Value Operationally; Post-Merger Operations Integration; Post-Merger Operational Footprint Rationalization; Capturing Post-Closure Synergies * Value Chain Operations Excellence: Smart Manufacturing (Smart Plant); World Class Manufacturing (WCM); Construction & Real Estate Operations; Efficient Supply Chains; Sourcing & Procurement Optimization; In-Country Value (ICV) Programs; Network Design Optimization; Factory Layout & Warehouse Design; Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP); Integrated Business Planning (IBP); Logistics & Intermodal Transportation; Distribution Strategy; Inventory Balancing & Safety Stock; Make vs. Buy Decisions; Order-to-Cash Process Optimization; Last-Mile Delivery Optimization; Mass Customization & Configure-to-Order * Process, Cost & Performance Improvement: Lean Six Sigma; Value Stream Mapping (VSM); Continuous Improvement Programs; Zero Waste Initiatives; Process / Operational / Business Excellence; Shared Service Centres (SSC) & Centres of Excellence (CoE); Cost Reduction Programs; Activity-Based Costing; Zero-Based Budgeting; Industrial Asset Management (IAM); Industrial Engineering; Workforce Productivity Analytics * Digital, Data & Industry X.0 Innovation: Digital Technologies for Operations; Industry 4.0 Roadmaps; Automation & Smart Factory Enablement; Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics; Digital Twins for Operations & Network Optimization; AI/ML in Forecasting & Demand Planning; Real-Time KPI Dashboards & Control Towers * Sustainability, ESG & Resource Management: Sustainability Strategy & ESG Integration; Circularity & Recycling; Remanufacturing; Operations Decarbonization; Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs; Supply Chain Due Diligence; Scope 3 Emissions Reduction; Net Zero Roadmap; Industrial Energy Audits & Optimization; Water Stewardship & Resource Recovery; Product Stewardship Compliance; Triple Bottom Line Performance * Resilience, Risk & Compliance: Supply Chain Risk Assessment & Mitigation; Scenario Planning & Stress Testing; Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery; Supplier Diversification Strategies; Global Trade Compliance & Tariffs/Customs Optimization; Supply Chain Assurance; Supply Chain Audit * People, Process & Culture Enablement: Leadership Alignment for Operational Change; Continuous Improvement Mindset; Cross-Functional Collaboration Enablement; Cultural Transformation for Excellence; Training & Lean Digital Skills Uplift for Industry 4.0; Workforce Safety, Wellbeing & Ergonomics; Change Management Playbooks *
IN PURSUIT OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN EXCELLENCE
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