Vector Consulting Group
Kartikayan Ravichandran is a Project Manager at Vector Consulting Group since April 2015, responsible for leading consulting projects and implementing change management initiatives within client organizations. Achievements include maintaining over 90% product availability in supply chains with 50% less inventory, achieving over 90% on-time delivery, and a 20% reduction in overall working capital. Prior experience includes serving as Operations Manager at Tata Steel from July 2011 to April 2014, where responsibilities involved ensuring a safe work environment, meeting production targets, and executing process improvements. Kartikayan holds a Post Graduate Program in Management from the Indian School of Business and a Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur.
Vector Consulting Group
Vector is a Management Consulting firm that helps companies build unique supply chain, operations and customer management capabilities – critical factors to gain competitive advantage. We leverage the Theory of Constraints (TOC) solutions platform and thinking processes to do this for our clients. We are one of India’s fastest growing management consulting companies. We pioneered TOC solutions implementation in many sectors - Auto & Auto Components, Consumer Goods & Retail, Textiles & Garments, Equipment Manufacturing, Engineering & Construction, and Lifesciences. We have the highest number of success stories in TOC consulting in India. APICS magazine - award-winning publication of APICS (professional association for supply chain management) featured our case studies, highlighting our innovative ideas and real-world strategies for supply chain, operations and sales process management. Top ranked global universities such as the Ohio State University and the Universities of Louisville and Georgia have conducted independent research on our success in TOC projects. Our clients too have been feted with awards. The Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) has felicitated many of our clients (Fleetguard Filters [2009, 2016], Godrej Security Solutions [2014], Bajaj Electricals [2017, 2019]) with awards for "TOC Excellence" to honour their brilliant performance. We have also won the Association of Management Consulting Firms’ (New York) Global Spotlight awards for value and excellence in consulting in Operations Category for Pratibha Syntex Ltd. (2016), and in Supply Chain Management Category (2014, 2015, 2016) for our work with Godrej Security Solutions, Kirloskar Oil Engines and Godrej Material Handling Division. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and Association for Supply Chain Management (of APICS) have also awarded our transformative work with Schneider Electric, R&D (2018) and Bajaj Electricals Limited (2019)