Supply Chain Management

With over eight years of experience, Aatish is currently working on a strategic supply chain performance improvement initiative for a leading networking company in the US, developing a system for statistical forecasting. He is also contributing to the building of an outsourcing and offshoring model for the same client for one of its key programs. With over eight years of experience in the industry, Aatish has won internal awards for his contribution to the teams he has worked with. His areas of interest include supply chain planning with a focus on sales and operations planning, and demand management.

Amarpal has eight years of consulting and execution experience in supply chain. He has worked with leading Fortune 500 retail and logistics companies. He has helped companies develop their supply chain execution systems and technology-driven transformation strategy. He has managed supply chain transformation projects for top companies.

Amarpal has experience in warehouse management, sourcing, procurement and vendor management, global supply chain management. He has worked with latest SCM suites of major software vendors.

He has also worked on consulting assignments for business process optimization, process improvement and package evaluation and will blog on related topics.

Amit has more than 10 years of IT experience in consulting, project management and business development. His experience spans procurement, supply chain execution and asset management. He is an expert in supply chain process optimization, business-IT alignment, spend visibility and green supply chains.

Amit is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM). He is currently on a one-year sabbatical to pursue a full-time MBA from the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore.

Amit has more than 14 years of IT experience. He manages the project delivery of advanced supply chain planning products such as Manugistics, i2 and SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP APO). Amit has managed a large supply chain planning initiative at a global retail chain.

Amit will blog on supply chains and demand planning.

Atul has more than 14 years of IT experience. He is responsible for sales and engagement for Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and services such as supply chain, customer care and Master Data Management (MDM) for manufacturing and the banking capital markets industry. He is also involved in program management, process consulting, IT outsourcing, implementation and sustenance services, project management and delivery, and business analysis across leading package and technology services.

Atul will blog on business strategy, solutions-driven sales and engagement, EAI, Business to Business (B2B), Supply Chain Management (SCM), customer care and relationship management.

Chandradeep has over ten years experience in supply chain execution function across multiple domains. He has been the project manager and solution architect for large multi-phase Sterling projects. These include Sterling DOM and WMS projects for multiple clients across Retail, Hi-Technology and Logistics.

Dave has more than 25 years of work experience in manufacturing management, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and enterprise software industry. He has led solution sales efforts, large-scale business process re-engineering and IT engagements within global and Fortune 500 companies.

Gopi Krishnan has more than 14 years of IT and industry experience. He heads the Supply Chain Management practice within Enterprise Solutions, delivering best-of-breed package solutions. His experience spans several supply chain functions such as demand fulfillment, services supply chain, distributed order management and procurement, including packages such as i2, Yantra and Oracle.

Gopi Krishnan will blog on end-to-end supply chain domain across functional areas ranging from planning to execution. He has authored several papers that provide thought leadership. He has also been interviewed by several media publications.

Guneet has more than 12 years of IT experience. He has managed large multi-million dollar programs with multi-disciplinary global teams. The programs involved implementation, execution, and critical business and IT initiatives for leading global retailers.

Guneet promotes thought leadership in e-commerce and Supply Chain Management through the development of solution toolkits. The toolkits showcase domain expertise, reduced implementation time frames and process orientation in large implementations.

Guruprasad has worked as a technical architect for many global assignments. He has functioned as a performance engineering lead for complex Supply Chain Management (SCM) implementations for several companies. He has more than nine years of IT experience. He is also the pre-sales evangelist for North America and U.K. for Grid IPs from SETLabs – HPC group.

Guruprasad will blog on generic SCM.

Jay is the program manager for global implementation in the oil and gas industry. His areas of expertise include Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transport Management System (TMS) in retail and manufacturing. He has more than 21 years of IT experience and has been responsible for implementing Maximo for a large oil field services company.

Jay will blog on Maximo installation, oil and gas, hardware, software implementation strategy, best practices of KPI and WMS, and business benefits for integrating packaged solutions.

Jim directs top-line marketing strategy. He serves as a liaison to customers within the retail industry to understand their requirements. He has more than 25 years of experience in apparel, footwear and electronics. Prior to Sterling Commerce, Jim served as the Vice President of Supply Chain for the Tweeter Home Entertainment Group. He is a speaker at retail executive summits and has participated in National Retail Federation (NRF) roundtable sessions. He is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), NRF International Trade Advisory Committee Policy Council, Strategic Supply Chain Council and the Supply Chain and Logistics Forum.

Lokmanya has over 12 years of experience in product management of ERP and Logistics solutions. He has extensive on-site and offshore experience in the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Lokmanya introduced WMS as a module in the 3i Infotech’s ERP solution ‘ORION 7.4’ and further scaled it up to ‘ORION 10.5’, the latest version. He was also involved in the WMS 10.5 (standalone system) product road map delivery (Phase I, II and III), pre-sales support and road shows across geographies.

Nilesh manages a major automobile company’s procurement system and consults on both technical and functional aspects. He has more than nine years of IT experience and has managed end-to-end implementation cycles.

Nilesh’s areas of interest include developing technical solutions for implementing end-to-end business processes, reviewing and monitoring business processes to meet compliance guidelines and analyzing procurement trends.

Pradeep has more than 15 years of experience in strategic sourcing consulting. He anchors major strategic initiatives for Infosys Consulting, including Supply Chain Excellence transformation solutions, Supplier Relationship Management and the Value Realization Method.

Pradeep has performed several leadership roles in the procurement practice. He was responsible for practice development and thought leadership for the Purchasing and Supply Management consulting practice. He was also the manager for high-technology and discrete manufacturing supply chain solutions at Infosys.

Pradeep will blog on strategic sourcing.

Prasad has more than 12 years of IT experience. Currently, he leads operations capability in a large program for a U.K. retailer. He has managed programs in the areas of multi-channel retailing, order management and Master Data Management (MDM) for leading U.S. and U.K. retailers.

Prasad will blog on multi-channel integration and supply chain execution.

Raj has more than eight years of experience in supply chain. He is the integration test lead for a major enterprise-wide transformation project for a leading energy and utilities company. He has led a major procurement transformation project for a retailer. He has provided consulting services to a pharmacy retailer on contract process re-engineering and spend analysis process definition.

Raj will blog on sourcing, contract management, procurement, supplier management and asset management.

Ray VanderBok is a project manager with NewVectors and researcher in the area of supply chain engineering for technology enterprises in the defense and automotive industries. He has led several projects to develop effective business processes for numerous organizations. His specializes in creating coordinated business processes for technology refresh, obsolescence mitigation and risk management across the supply chain, using technology roadmaps and portfolio management.

Richard has more than 25 years of experience in Supply Chain Management consulting and solutions development. Prior to Sterling Commerce, he performed a similar role in webMethods, a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) / Business Process Management (BPM) software provider. Earlier, he was an Associate Partner at Accenture. His projects include Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations, business process re-engineering / Lean, eCommerce strategy, supply chain optimization, and sales and operations planning. He has rich experience in process, discrete, chemicals and high-technology, food and consumer durables industries, and industrial products.

Richard holds a Green Belt in Six Sigma.

Sameer is a business analyst for the sourcing process design initiative at a large food distribution company in North America. He specializes in sourcing, procurement, contract and supplier management.

Sameer has successfully implemented supply chain packages for several companies across retail, distribution and Third Party Logistics (3PL).

Sameer will blog on spend management, sourcing, contract management, supplier management and procurement.

Saurabh is a supply chain consultant with more than four years of IT experience. He is an expert in i2 and SAP transportation management, and demand and supply chain planning. He has worked with clients to understand their business requirements and deploy retail Supply Chain Management (SCM) applications.

Saurabh will blog on transportation and logistics, SCM – concepts and their applications, and demand and supply planning.

Shan (Shahnawaz) is a program manager for a global retailer’s project to re-platform existing e-commerce and order management fulfillment systems. Earlier, he managed business analysis for a U.K. retail discounter.

Shan has been involved in projects related to Business Process transformation for e-commerce, Business Intelligence (BI) and pre-emptive analytics, SCOR 9.0 framework implementation, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) services, data migration, third-party and vendor enablement, and custom application development.

Shan will blog on supply chain planning, supply chain execution, supply chain visibility, supply chain logistics, BI, performance management, perfect order management, warehouse management, transportation management and optimization (supply chain modeling).

Srinivas is the Global Focus Area Lead for Global Available To Promise (GATP) implementation at a leading FMCG company. He specializes in supply chain consultancy in forecasting, constrained supply planning and global order fulfillment management at a leading CPG company. He has more than 11 years of IT experience.

Srinivas is a leading contributor to SAP APO forum in SAP Developer Network (SDN). He has authored several demand planning and supply planning white papers. He has been a speaker at SAP Sapphire 2008.

Srinivas will blog on order fulfillment, forecasting and constrained supply planning.

Sudripto has more than 17 years experience in SCM and manufacturing. He leads engagements and business pursuits with Fortune 500 manufacturing and retail companies in risk management, analytics, optimization and process re-engineering.

Sudripto has a patent for Early Warning Analytics. He has authored several papers in business and technical journals. He has an international certification in SCM and forecasting analytics. He has spoken at several business conferences. Sudripto’s areas of interest include supply chain quality and risk management, supply chain analytics and optimization, warranty and returns management, and strategic procurement and LCCS.

Suresh has more than 10 years of IT experience. He is a Lead Consultant in Supply Chain Management with core expertise in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). Currently, he is implementing Maximo (Service Provider Solution) for a global facilities management company. He has also implemented Maximo for a global oil and gas major. He has developed a solution on Enterprise Asset Sustainability (EAS) to track electricity consumption on key assets.

Suresh will blog on the latest trends in EAM, specifically in aviation, utilities, facilities management, lifecycle asset management and enterprise analytics.

Venkatesan is program managing a supply chain implementation for a large retailer. He has successfully implemented demand planning, demand sensing, fulfillment and inventory optimization solutions for global CPG companies.

Venkatesan has supported and led several multi-million dollar deals for Infosys including Master Data Management (MDM) outsourcing deal at an info media company, large supply chain program at a leading food and beverage company and a large supply chain program at a global retail giant.

He will blog on Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the CPG industry.

Vinayak is part of Infosys’ Supply Chain Group and leads the Supply Chain Execution team specializing in package-based solutions. Vinayak has led multiple projects in the areas of direct-to-consumer eCommerce, multi-channel retailing, order management, inventory management and warehouse management for large retailers.

His areas of expertise span Sterling SCM package, program/project management processes, customer management and project implementation life cycle and execution.

Taylor Wilkerson is a Research Fellow with LMI where he works with the Supply Chain Group. Taylor currently specializes in the improvement of public sector supply chain management through analysis and application of commercial best practices. Prior to LMI, Taylor spent 6 years as an environmental consultant performing a variety of analysis and design projects for industrial clients. Taylor is currently a member of the Supply-Chain Council Aerospace and Defense Special Industry group steering committee and has contributed to various Council project teams, including Returns, Best Practices, GreenSCOR, Risk Management and others.