RAHUL BANSAL

Operational Efficiency:

• Increased production output by ~7% by conducting a time and motion study of the manufacturing process, providing focused improvements and an action plan to remove resource bottlenecks.
• Coordinated between quality, test and troubleshooting teams, to provide data-driven recommendations to eliminate waste and increase production capacity.

Workflow Optimization:

• Optimized manufacturing operations by implementing lean production practices i.e Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) reducing the throughput time by ~10% on sheet metal fabrication line
• Strategized and Implemented Kaizen and LSS principles in various areas of production resulting in overall process improvement.

Risk Identification and Mitigation:

• Streamlined Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (PFMEA) to identify potential incremental risks related to occupational and health hazards and EHS risks and developed SOPs to prevent the same.

Vendor Evaluation:

• Designed KPIs for vendor management and developed a scorecard mechanism to ensure adherence to predefined specifications.

Operations Excellence:

• Worked with cross-functional team (design, manufacturing and production) to develop jigs and fixtures for quick mounting of manufacturing pieces reducing cycle time by ~18%.

Production Planning and Scheduling:

• Conducted routine production planning activities by doing capability analysis and identifying process & resource bottlenecks.
• Analyzed and interpreted manufacturing data, including engineering drawings, GD&T specifications & BOM to create production schedules and budgets for multiple manufacturing projects.
• Redesigned a critical product component by analyzing critical-to-quality characteristics (CTQ) & using DMAIC principles to improve dimensional accuracy resulting in an improvement of first-pass yield from 89% to 96%.

Business Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyzed annual reports of multiple clients and generated insights, helping them to strategize and position themselves better in their respective industries
• Conducted research interviews and created industry & competitor analysis documents to support clients' business requirements
• Worked with the rapid research team to effectively manage ad-hoc requests from global management consulting leaders across projects

Knowledge Management Process Improvement:

• Optimized knowledge management process with a team of 10 analysts to ensure smooth business operations and reduce turnaround time for processing requests.
• Created data models to support decision-making processes