IN PURSUIT OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN EXCELLENCE
Spotlight on a few of Mahesh's projects
International Projects Completed
Satisfied Global Clients & Employers
Years as a Practitioner & Student
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 metrics like OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), Order-to-Delivery Lead Times, OTIF (On-Time-in-Full) Deliveries, & Total Operating Costs
Project Spotlight # 2:
Supply chain management excellence and digital transformation with SAP's technologies and supply chain software solutions
Supply chain management excellence and digital transformation with SAP's technologies and supply chain software 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 Loading/Unloading)
Project Duration: 1 Year+
Value Delivered: A digital supply chain, resolution of prioritized pain-points, 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
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: One of the largest, and most sustainable, construction & real estate development companies headquartered in Singapore.
Company Size: ~$20 Billion+
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 Technology Firm
Company Size: ~$3B+
Project Duration: 1 Year+
Value Delivered: A validated sustainability and ESG integrated operating value model along with a SaaS technology solution that will earn revenues for the technology firm - while helping the firm's clients to reduce Scope 1, 2, & 3 GHG value chain emissions, embed responsible business practices, and move closer towards Net Zero
Project Spotlight # 5:
Implemented Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) with the support of Oliver Wight & Oracle's cloud applications & platform
Organization Description: Diversified Global Manufacturing Conglomerate (Consumer & Industrial Products)
Company Size: ~$5B+
Project Duration: 6 Months
Value Delivered: Performance improvement of 10% to 50% across all key metrics like factory capacity utilization, forecast accuracy, and sales revenues
Project Spotlight # 6:
Led manufacturing & supply chain excellence projects to institutionalize operational best practices across the whole group with a Lean Six Sigma infused People, Process, & Technology (Industry 4.0) approach
Led manufacturing & supply chain excellence projects to institutionalize operational best practices across the whole group with a Lean Six Sigma infused People, Process, & Technology (Industry 4.0) approach
Organization Description: Diversified Conglomerate Business Group (manufacturing of textiles, automotive, & industrial tools + construction of commercial & residential properties)
Company Size: ~$ Multi B+ (Public + Private)
Project Duration: ~1.5 Years
Value Delivered: Performance improvement of 10% to 50% across all key metrics like operating costs, productivity, and quality
Project Spotlight # 7:
Led a multi-billion dollar global sourcing and procurement analysis at a global manufacturer's HQ in the USA
Led a multi-billion dollar global sourcing and procurement analysis at a global manufacturer's HQ in the USA
Organization Description: World's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment
Company Size: ~$185 Billion
Project Duration: ~6 Months
Value Delivered: Rationalized global suppliers, reduced sourcing/procurement costs, improved supplier management with scorecards & incentive/penalty clauses, set critical inventory/spare storage quantities/locations, unlocked working capital, faster supply chain & service timelines, and implementation of supporting software
Project Spotlight # 8:
Led industrial layout redesign projects for the factory and warehouse of an automotive remanufacturer at their global HQ in the USA
Led industrial layout redesign projects for the factory and warehouse of an automotive remanufacturer at their global HQ in the USA
Organization Description: OEM for General Motors Automotive, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, and Mercury Marine
Company Size: ~$6 Billion (Holding Group)
Project Duration: ~1.5 Years
Value Delivered: Redesigned the Warehouse, Machining Areas, Final Assembly Area, and Packaging Line using Lean Six Sigma, Toyota Production System, and Theory of Constraints best practices in AutoCAD. Resulting in substantially improved material flow, higher throughput/productivity, reduced waste/scrap/defects, balanced lines with zero bottlenecks and faster process times, improved ergonomics and enhanced safety for workers, supported with integrated automation/industrial technologies and visual management to maximize value creation (Images taken from Autodesk | 3D Design, Engineering & Construction Software)
Project Spotlight # 9:
Led a global supply chain strategy & transformation project and implemented a global control tower technology solution as the first prioritized action
Led a global supply chain strategy & transformation project and implemented a global control tower technology solution as the first prioritized action
Organization Description: One of the largest lifestyle & retail companies in the world
Company Size: ~$40 Billion
Project Duration: 1 Year
Value Delivered: Led a strategy workshop to baseline the current-state and ideate the future-state, co-created a transformation roadmap with prioritized initiatives to achieve business performance goals, implemented a global control tower technology solution resulting in: improved visibility, preemptive actions to minimize risks/disruptions, working capital unlock, and a resilient, more responsive, global supply chain
Project Spotlight # 10:
Led a regional supply chain network optimization project to reduce costs, optimize transport modes, and improve sustainability
Led a regional supply chain network optimization project to reduce costs, optimize transport modes, and improve sustainability
Organization Description: One of the largest lifestyle & retail companies in the world
Company Size: ~$115 Billion
Project Duration: 6 Months
Value Delivered: Customer & Supplier Centre of Gravity studies, SKU-level demand/supply analyses, reconfigured supply chain network with optimized transport modes (ship, rail, truck, air) and routes (prioritizing renewable biofuels & electric options), relocated warehouses, lower total supply chain costs, all while reducing GHG emissions and making the supply chain greener with a smaller carbon footprint
Project Spotlight # 11:
Led the Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Third-Party Risk, Sustainability & ESG, Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Asia-Pacific within a Global Capability Centre (GCC) for End-to-End Value Chain Operations Excellence
Led the Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Third-Party Risk, Sustainability & ESG, Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Asia-Pacific within a Global Capability Centre (GCC) for End-to-End Value Chain Operations Excellence
Organization Description: Large global Big 4 management consulting & business advisory firm
Company Size: ~$40 Billion
Project Duration: ~1.5 Years
Value Delivered: Productivity gains, costs reductions, digital transformation with relevant digital technologies, streamlined & standardized operations, knowledge sharing, capability development, client wins and subject matter expert (SME) support via best practices knowledge repositories, frameworks + templates, industry-specific case studies, training programs, mentorship, internal advisory, value delivered tracking and external client-facing project support.
Project Spotlight # 12:
Created an M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) strategy playbook outlining key operational synergies to capitalize to maximize deal value while rationalizing the global footprint
Created an M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) strategy playbook outlining key operational synergies to capitalize to maximize deal value while rationalizing the global footprint
Organization Description: One of the largest global Big 4 management consulting & business advisory firms
Company Size: ~$70 Billion
Project Duration: ~10 Months
Value Delivered: The M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) strategy playbook outlining key metrics + business levers to focus on and operational synergies to capitalize on while rationalizing the global footprint served as a helpful guide internally for advisory colleagues and externally for clients executing the M&A. This ensured that clients always maximized deal value.
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; 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 * 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 * Supply Chain * Sourcing * Procurement * International Trade * Construction * Real Estate * Industry 4.0 * Digital Technologies * Lean * Six Sigma * Theory of Constraints * Third-Party Risk * Sustainability * ESG * Scope 3 * GHG Emissions * Circular Economy * Decarbonization * Net Zero * Industrial Engineering * Logistics * Transportation * Warehousing * Smart Factory * Profitable Transformation & Turnaround * Performance Improvement * Cost Reduction * EBITDA Improvement * Inventory Optimization * Private Equity Operating Partner * M&A * Operational Due Diligence * Post-Merger Integration * Industrial Footprint Rationalization * Post-Closure Synergies * Delivering Deal Value * Strategy * Diagnostics * Analysis * Solutions * Innovation * Continuous Improvement * Risk * Resilience * Organizational Design & Restructuring * Business Process Reengineering * Business Excellence * Agile Program & Project Management * Centre of Excellence (CoE) * Management Consulting * Business Advisory * msm excellence *
Global Value Chain Operations Excellence * Manufacturing * Supply Chain * Sourcing * Procurement * International Trade * Construction * Real Estate * Industry 4.0 * Digital Technologies * Lean * Six Sigma * Theory of Constraints * Third-Party Risk * Sustainability * ESG * Scope 3 * GHG Emissions * Circular Economy * Decarbonization * Net Zero * Industrial Engineering * Logistics * Transportation * Warehousing * Smart Factory * Profitable Transformation & Turnaround * Performance Improvement * Cost Reduction * EBITDA Improvement * Inventory Optimization * Private Equity Operating Partner * M&A * Operational Due Diligence * Post-Merger Integration * Industrial Footprint Rationalization * Post-Closure Synergies * Delivering Deal Value * Strategy * Diagnostics * Analysis * Solutions * Innovation * Continuous Improvement * Risk * Resilience * Organizational Design & Restructuring * Business Process Reengineering * Business Excellence * Agile Program & Project Management * Centre of Excellence (CoE) * Management Consulting * Business Advisory * 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; 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 * 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 *
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