Business Consulting & IT Consulting
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Who are we?
A teamof industry & IT experts
Engageda number of global clients in Business & IT Consulting, Turnkey Project
Management, large scale ERP / CRM / SCM / EAM / BI / BPM solution implementation
programs across business verticals.
Managedthe strategic relationships of several key accounts at CXO level, executed
multiple value driven business consulting assignments and transformed Client’s
business by applying various techniques like Theory of Constraints (TOC), LEAN
Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, TQM and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).
Over 25 years of professional experience in IT Services / Manufacturing / Supply Chain
(Retail/Distribution/Warehouse Management), Capital Project Management
Also involved in the complete IT Lifecycles fromIT Strategy development to application
software development, large program implementation / global delivery, maintenance
and support.
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What do we do?
Business Consulting
Functional Consulting Operational Consulting
IT Consulting(Address business problems like
Improving Customer Service, On-
Time Delivery Performance,
Inventory Reduction, etc.)
(Technology perspective – IT
Strategy/ Roadmap, Enterprise
Architecture,ROI on Tech.
Investment, Product Evaluation
etc.)
(Leverage business knowledge –
Applying Best practices)
(Lean, Six-Sigma, BPR - Quality /
Process Improvements across
Value Stream)
Value Maximization
Focus Sectors - Manufacturing, Retail/Distributionand
CapitalProjects
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Starting Point of our Solutions
Helping Companies Build & Sustain Decisive Competitive Edge
Operational Excellence
Everything else remaining the same
Reliability in performance
High availability of products across supply
chain
Agility of Supply Chain
Completing projects On-time/earlier with no
compromise on scope and budget
Wide range
Quality / Engineering
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Target Segment
•B2B or B2C
•Mayinvolve assembly or job-shop type operations
•NewProduct development maybe involved from time to time
Made-to-Order Discrete
Manufacturing
•Products are first designed then manufactured
•Job-shop environment maybe involved
Engineered-to-Order
Manufacturing
•B2C or B2B
•Made-to-Stock is the main mode of production
•NewProduct development maybe involved from time to time
Manufacturing with
Distribution
•B2B or B2C
•Replenishment & logistics strategies arethemainstay
•B2C mode may involve retailing
Pure Distribution based –
Retail
•Maintenance, repair & overhaul of equipment
•Eachactivity is a kind of project
•Spares procurement maybe a part of the contract
MRO based
•Engineering, procurement and construction
•Projects based organization
Process / EPC companies
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Typical value proposition across business areas
Distribution /
Procurement
Manufacturing
Operations
Inventory shortages& surpluses in
Supply Chain and need to improve
availability at demand points
Supply side disruptions
6 to 12 months; significant results in few weeks
Substantially increased availability
Reduced inventories(typicallyby 30%)
Reduced expediting costs
Regularly missing shipment dates
High WIP and FG Inventories
Frequent re-planning
3 to 9 months; significant results in a few weeks
Sharp increase in due date performance (>99%) &
reduction in lead times ( 30%)
Reduction in inventories (50%) & Uncovering plentyof
hidden capacity (20%)
Plant
Maintenance
& MRO
Projects
(EPC,Capital,
R&D)
Long lead times for plant
shutdowns
Low throughput and/or long lead
times in MRO operations
Within 30 to 60 days
On time completion / reduction in shutdown cycle time
(25%), reduced expediting cost
Reduce lead time (LT) / turnaround time (25%),
improve due date performance (95%+)
Unable to manage projects within
time, scope & budget
Unable to manage portfolio of
Projects as per business
priorities
Within the duration of project
On time completion / reduction in project lead time
(typically 20%)
Robust mechanism to anticipate & act on problems
Simplified
Drum-Buffer-
Rope (S-DBR)
Pull based
replenishment
Critical Chain
Project
Management
Critical Chain
Project
Management
Methodology ExpectedBenefitsBusiness Area Problem Statements
Perfect synergy with Lean, Six Sigma & Re-engineering principles at strategically chosen time & areas
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Key Business Consulting Offering
Helping manufacturing business to achieve
Rapid increase in plant throughput / profitability
High due date performance (above 99%)
consistently
Sharp reduction in operationallead time (about
50%)
Drastic reduction in work-in-progress inventory
(about 50%)
Operationalexcellence with institutionalization of
a process of on-going improvement
Achieve all of the above with negligible increase in Operating Expense
Key solution areas
Production Planning,
Shop-floorScheduling,
Demand Management,
OrderFulfillment,
Material Planning,
Inventory Control,
Supply Chain Management
Build & Sustain Decisive Competitive Edge
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Key Business Consulting Offering (contd…)
Helping retail / distribution business to achieve
Rapid increase in profitability
High availability of goods (almost 100%)
Very sharp increase in inventory turns (more
than double from current levels)
HigherSales (typically 20-40%)
Dramatic reduction in shortages
Drastic reduction in cross shipments
Achieve all of the above with negligible increase in Operating Expense &
no dependency on forecast
Key solution areas
Demand Management,
Replenishment /Order
Fulfillment,
Material Planning,
Inventory Control,
WarehouseManagement
“Right inventory at right time and at right place”
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Key Business Consulting Offering (contd…)
Helping capital (Greenfield / brown-field) or
major shutdown Projects to
Complete On-time / ahead of time
(typically 20%)
Manage uncertainties very effectively
Realize ROI faster
Effectively synchronize & manage all
available resources
Establish right priorities across entities
Achieve all of the above with no compromise on
Project Scope and Budget and with reduced stress
levels – with a breakthrough “Critical Chain” PM
Methodology
Key solution areas
Project Planning & Full
Kitting
Project Execution -
monitoring & control
Stakeholdermanagement
Risk management &
project governance
Financial & Contract
management
Benefit management
Changemanagement
Project Buffer
Feeding Buffer
Project Management & PMO Services
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Key IT Consulting Offerings
EnterpriseSolutions - Assessment& Planning
Enterprise Analysis – Vision, Mission and Strategies and Policies
Business Process Analysis - Assessment of business & functional needs
Business Process Re-Engineering
IT / Technology Analysis – Assessment of information system / application and
technology needs
Evaluationof right fit enterprise solutions, implementation roadmap
Formulationof Business case / RFP / Tenders
EnterpriseArchitectureAssessment& IT Health Check
Alignment of business strategy & IT Strategy
Analysis of current environment – Business, Information, Applications &
Technology
Establishfuture environment – Business blueprint, Process & Information
blueprint, Application blueprint, Technology blueprint
Creationof Roadmap– Programs, Projects, Business Cases
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Our Approach
How we do?
Primarily focused on Business; IT as an enabler of business
Outcome based engagements – Substantialpart of our
professionalfee is tied to the benefit realized by client.
Consultingby working in tandem (walk the talk) with client
organization,not just study reports.
No significantcapitalinvestments required – none to start
with
No major IT system pre-requisites
Results should be visible in 30-180 days, depending on nature
of project
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Highlights of our proposition
• Tostart getting significant business
benefits within 3-6 months
• Pilot basedapproach
• Highlyexperienced Business
Consultants (with25+ years
experience) to handhold
implementation& benefits
realization
• Effective change management
• Software as anenabler of change to
be fully configured to address the
business problem
• Tobe tightly integratedwithexisting
IT system
• Results are guaranteed
• Simple & Universal
Measurements
• Fullyscalable andsustainable as
business grows
Well Proven
Methodology
1
Value Driven
2
Experts
Involvement
3
User friendly
Software
4
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Our Engagement Process
1. Meeting with Business Sponsor: Validating the significant business
need / problem statement , sharing our approach / methodology and
deciding the high level improvement targets.
2. Consensus workshop: Getting deeper into problems and solution
elements with key stakeholders (including the business sponsor) with the
intention of
a) building conviction among all attendees that the proposed solution
will work in the Client’s context
b) consensus on the undisputable monetary benefit & value that will
be realized
3. Proposal: Based on the interactions, we will submit a proposal for value
creation. A substantial portion of contract fee would be tied to business
outcomes.
4. Contracting with implementation road map
Thank you
Contact:
V MAX CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED
123, South West Boag Road
T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017, India
+91 97898 33338
thiruvengadam@vmaxconsultants.com
Web: http://www.vMAXconsultants.com

About v max consultants

  • 1.
    Business Consulting &IT Consulting
  • 2.
    2 Who are we? Ateamof industry & IT experts Engageda number of global clients in Business & IT Consulting, Turnkey Project Management, large scale ERP / CRM / SCM / EAM / BI / BPM solution implementation programs across business verticals. Managedthe strategic relationships of several key accounts at CXO level, executed multiple value driven business consulting assignments and transformed Client’s business by applying various techniques like Theory of Constraints (TOC), LEAN Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, TQM and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR). Over 25 years of professional experience in IT Services / Manufacturing / Supply Chain (Retail/Distribution/Warehouse Management), Capital Project Management Also involved in the complete IT Lifecycles fromIT Strategy development to application software development, large program implementation / global delivery, maintenance and support.
  • 3.
    3 What do wedo? Business Consulting Functional Consulting Operational Consulting IT Consulting(Address business problems like Improving Customer Service, On- Time Delivery Performance, Inventory Reduction, etc.) (Technology perspective – IT Strategy/ Roadmap, Enterprise Architecture,ROI on Tech. Investment, Product Evaluation etc.) (Leverage business knowledge – Applying Best practices) (Lean, Six-Sigma, BPR - Quality / Process Improvements across Value Stream) Value Maximization Focus Sectors - Manufacturing, Retail/Distributionand CapitalProjects
  • 4.
    4 Starting Point ofour Solutions Helping Companies Build & Sustain Decisive Competitive Edge Operational Excellence Everything else remaining the same Reliability in performance High availability of products across supply chain Agility of Supply Chain Completing projects On-time/earlier with no compromise on scope and budget Wide range Quality / Engineering
  • 5.
    5 Target Segment •B2B orB2C •Mayinvolve assembly or job-shop type operations •NewProduct development maybe involved from time to time Made-to-Order Discrete Manufacturing •Products are first designed then manufactured •Job-shop environment maybe involved Engineered-to-Order Manufacturing •B2C or B2B •Made-to-Stock is the main mode of production •NewProduct development maybe involved from time to time Manufacturing with Distribution •B2B or B2C •Replenishment & logistics strategies arethemainstay •B2C mode may involve retailing Pure Distribution based – Retail •Maintenance, repair & overhaul of equipment •Eachactivity is a kind of project •Spares procurement maybe a part of the contract MRO based •Engineering, procurement and construction •Projects based organization Process / EPC companies
  • 6.
    6 Typical value propositionacross business areas Distribution / Procurement Manufacturing Operations Inventory shortages& surpluses in Supply Chain and need to improve availability at demand points Supply side disruptions 6 to 12 months; significant results in few weeks Substantially increased availability Reduced inventories(typicallyby 30%) Reduced expediting costs Regularly missing shipment dates High WIP and FG Inventories Frequent re-planning 3 to 9 months; significant results in a few weeks Sharp increase in due date performance (>99%) & reduction in lead times ( 30%) Reduction in inventories (50%) & Uncovering plentyof hidden capacity (20%) Plant Maintenance & MRO Projects (EPC,Capital, R&D) Long lead times for plant shutdowns Low throughput and/or long lead times in MRO operations Within 30 to 60 days On time completion / reduction in shutdown cycle time (25%), reduced expediting cost Reduce lead time (LT) / turnaround time (25%), improve due date performance (95%+) Unable to manage projects within time, scope & budget Unable to manage portfolio of Projects as per business priorities Within the duration of project On time completion / reduction in project lead time (typically 20%) Robust mechanism to anticipate & act on problems Simplified Drum-Buffer- Rope (S-DBR) Pull based replenishment Critical Chain Project Management Critical Chain Project Management Methodology ExpectedBenefitsBusiness Area Problem Statements Perfect synergy with Lean, Six Sigma & Re-engineering principles at strategically chosen time & areas
  • 7.
    7 Key Business ConsultingOffering Helping manufacturing business to achieve Rapid increase in plant throughput / profitability High due date performance (above 99%) consistently Sharp reduction in operationallead time (about 50%) Drastic reduction in work-in-progress inventory (about 50%) Operationalexcellence with institutionalization of a process of on-going improvement Achieve all of the above with negligible increase in Operating Expense Key solution areas Production Planning, Shop-floorScheduling, Demand Management, OrderFulfillment, Material Planning, Inventory Control, Supply Chain Management Build & Sustain Decisive Competitive Edge
  • 8.
    8 Key Business ConsultingOffering (contd…) Helping retail / distribution business to achieve Rapid increase in profitability High availability of goods (almost 100%) Very sharp increase in inventory turns (more than double from current levels) HigherSales (typically 20-40%) Dramatic reduction in shortages Drastic reduction in cross shipments Achieve all of the above with negligible increase in Operating Expense & no dependency on forecast Key solution areas Demand Management, Replenishment /Order Fulfillment, Material Planning, Inventory Control, WarehouseManagement “Right inventory at right time and at right place”
  • 9.
    9 Key Business ConsultingOffering (contd…) Helping capital (Greenfield / brown-field) or major shutdown Projects to Complete On-time / ahead of time (typically 20%) Manage uncertainties very effectively Realize ROI faster Effectively synchronize & manage all available resources Establish right priorities across entities Achieve all of the above with no compromise on Project Scope and Budget and with reduced stress levels – with a breakthrough “Critical Chain” PM Methodology Key solution areas Project Planning & Full Kitting Project Execution - monitoring & control Stakeholdermanagement Risk management & project governance Financial & Contract management Benefit management Changemanagement Project Buffer Feeding Buffer Project Management & PMO Services
  • 10.
    10 Key IT ConsultingOfferings EnterpriseSolutions - Assessment& Planning Enterprise Analysis – Vision, Mission and Strategies and Policies Business Process Analysis - Assessment of business & functional needs Business Process Re-Engineering IT / Technology Analysis – Assessment of information system / application and technology needs Evaluationof right fit enterprise solutions, implementation roadmap Formulationof Business case / RFP / Tenders EnterpriseArchitectureAssessment& IT Health Check Alignment of business strategy & IT Strategy Analysis of current environment – Business, Information, Applications & Technology Establishfuture environment – Business blueprint, Process & Information blueprint, Application blueprint, Technology blueprint Creationof Roadmap– Programs, Projects, Business Cases
  • 11.
    11 Our Approach How wedo? Primarily focused on Business; IT as an enabler of business Outcome based engagements – Substantialpart of our professionalfee is tied to the benefit realized by client. Consultingby working in tandem (walk the talk) with client organization,not just study reports. No significantcapitalinvestments required – none to start with No major IT system pre-requisites Results should be visible in 30-180 days, depending on nature of project
  • 12.
    12 Highlights of ourproposition • Tostart getting significant business benefits within 3-6 months • Pilot basedapproach • Highlyexperienced Business Consultants (with25+ years experience) to handhold implementation& benefits realization • Effective change management • Software as anenabler of change to be fully configured to address the business problem • Tobe tightly integratedwithexisting IT system • Results are guaranteed • Simple & Universal Measurements • Fullyscalable andsustainable as business grows Well Proven Methodology 1 Value Driven 2 Experts Involvement 3 User friendly Software 4
  • 13.
    13 Our Engagement Process 1.Meeting with Business Sponsor: Validating the significant business need / problem statement , sharing our approach / methodology and deciding the high level improvement targets. 2. Consensus workshop: Getting deeper into problems and solution elements with key stakeholders (including the business sponsor) with the intention of a) building conviction among all attendees that the proposed solution will work in the Client’s context b) consensus on the undisputable monetary benefit & value that will be realized 3. Proposal: Based on the interactions, we will submit a proposal for value creation. A substantial portion of contract fee would be tied to business outcomes. 4. Contracting with implementation road map
  • 14.
    Thank you Contact: V MAXCONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED 123, South West Boag Road T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017, India +91 97898 33338 thiruvengadam@vmaxconsultants.com Web: http://www.vMAXconsultants.com