Ashwin L Rao

Process Excellence Manager at Harita Seating Systems Limited
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, IN
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • hindi Full professional proficiency
  • Kannada Full professional proficiency
  • tulu Full professional proficiency
  • Tamil Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • Automotive
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Process Excellence Manager
      • Aug 2016 - Present

      • Head the in-house consulting group to design, facilitate, and train Lean, Kaizen and standardised VSME practices across the three manufacturing plants around India that includes managers and employees. 34 training sessions undertaken.• On time in full (OTIF) delivery improvement to 92% from 42% by implementing automated delivery systems and reduction of NVA by 100% with the new concept of empty-full supply of multiple products to multiple customers.• Drive and implement cost saving projects leading to a free cash flow of 46L per year to the organisation.• Develop, motivate and support 90 workmen to carry out TEI (Total employment involvement) activities to carry out productivity improvements of 8% and cost saving projects adding upto Rs 70L/ annum

    • Automotive
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Project Specialist
      • Jul 2013 - Jun 2015

      Initiated and led 400% productivity improvement at a supplier by driving actions to improve flow and reduce non-value adding activities; achievement published in CII 100 Visionary SME Programme Launch• Deputed at Ashok Leyland to innovate and lead concepts to reduce supply fluctuations, seamless automated JIT supplies without any manual interventions improving OTIF to 100% from 54%. • Implement Kanban system for production flow leading to reduction in unscheduled losses by 80% and improvement in line efficiency from 60% to 79%.• Achieved 96% OTIF performance and 23% productivity improvement at Hosur facility in a span of 3 years by expanding the initial pilot lot of value stream mapping from an assembly area.• Supported 25 T2 suppliers in doing and demonstrating and supporting flow management practices at their work place leading to improvement in OTIF procurement performance from 34% to 79%

    • Supplier Quality Engineer
      • Nov 2011 - Jun 2013

Education

  • University of Warwick - WMG
    Master's degree, Engineering Business Management
    2015 - 2016
  • VSME TYPE 1, Batch 3
    Engineer's degree, Visionary Small and Medium Enterprises
    2012 - 2013
  • Bangalore University
    Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering
    2007 - 2011

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