Supply Chain Management

Vinay Agarwal

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Summary

Graduate in engineering and supply chain management. In-depth understanding of the end-to-end supply chain concept,

systems and players. Familiar with S&OP, Demand and Supply Planning processes. Being permanently on the cutting

edge of challenges between Manufacturing and operations planning I gained a strong experience in Data analysis, lean

management and demand forecasting

Certifications

Supply Chain Management, MBA certification

D’Amore-McKim School of Business, NEU Sep. 2012- Dec. 2013

Certification in Lean Manufacturing

Lean Aerospace Initiative academy, NEU Sep. 2012- Dec. 2012

Skills

Lean management - Value stream mapping, Kaizen, and Kanban

Inventory management - Reorder point, Forecasting, Vendor management, Revenue management

Six Sigma - DMAIC rule, TQM and Variance analysis

Business model - Linear modeling, Pareto charts, Cost- benefit analysis

Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Procurement - Pricing, Negotiations, Sourcing

Project management - Gnat charts, Decision tree, Bottle-neck analysis, Scheduling

Experience

Operations coordinator Jan. 2011- Dec. 2011

Patwari Plastics (P) Ltd (Hyderabad, India)

Assisted strategic sourcing negotiation contracts across multiple plants for technical production benefits. Managed

supplier relationships through quarterly and annual business reviews and leveraged total direct spent resulting in

annual savings in excess of $50k

Reduced inventory carrying costs by introducing Just-In-Time, Kanban, and work breakdown structure concepts.

Member of the core team to implement Poka Yoke fixtures which resulted in a savings of 15% of cost for the year

Studied the transportation logistics problem in the company and formulated a mathematical model to minimize the total

transportation cost. Subjected to various constraints including demand, supply capacity, number of closed type wagons

in a rake, number of open type wagons in a rake, number of trucks, and number of trailers.

Performed annual detailed spend analysis by supplier and category to identify saving opportunities. Initiated a

system to reuse the waste material after manufacturing process to reduce raw material, inventory and

production cost. Represented the company in a national plastic manufacturing exhibition

Supply chain intern May 2010- Aug. 2010

Parle India Pvt. Ltd. (Hyderabad, India)

Analyzed the demand variance of supply chain in a Biscuit factory. Collected the data of actual demand and forecasted

demand, calculated the forecasting error at retailer end and manufactures ends. Calculated Bull Whip Effect by

applying the regression analysis on the basis of demand fluctuations

Updated BOM structures for an existing product to assist supply chain and procurement for purchasing purposes

Implemented 2 bin Kanban system on the manufacturing line using to meet monthly demands

Optimized packaging for all components of the new product evaluating logistics and production requirements

Maintained an accurate inventory in the warehouse by constantly inventoried and consolidated stocks. Ensure

consistent application of standard strategic sourcing and contracting process, practices and tools

Performed customer billing, stock management, inventory and sales report and coordination

Academic Projects

Research paper- ‘Jet fuel prices and impacts.’

Lean analysis on aircraft (prototype) industry

Research Paper: ‘New balance: lean practices’

New product introduction- proposal, assessment, risk analysis

Design and fabrication of compressed air driven vehicle

Education

Northeastern University (Boston, MA)

Master’s in science- Engineering Management Jan. 2012- Dec. 2013

Osmania University (Hyderabad, India)

Bachelor’s in engineering- Mechanical Engineering Sep. 2007- Aug. 2011

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