Venkadesh Narayanan is the Principal Consultant at Fhyzics Business Consultants Private Limited and President at Product Development and Management Association (India) - An Indian affiliate of PDMA, USA. He is a Mechanical Engineer and an MBA with over 30 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Consulting, Business Plan, Business Strategy, Standard Operating Procedure, Business Analysis, New Product Development and Process Improvement.
Mr. Narayanan is a former member of Indian Civil Services [IRAS 2000 Batch] and served at Indian Railways, Larsen & Toubro – ECC, Siemens (USA), Euro-Pro LLC (USA) and Latex International (USA) prior to joining Fhyzics. Recently, he was elected as the Board of Director for Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), USA for a term of three years. He is the Editor of IISCM Digest, NPD Strategist and BA Herald magazines of Fhyzics Business Consultants Private Limited.
Mr. Narayanan is functioning as the Approved WAREX Assessor for Confederation of Indian Industry - Institute of Logistics and assessed more than 30 Warehouses across India. Served as Member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Affirmative Action Sub-Committee during the financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Mr. Venkadesh Narayanan is also teaching a 3-credit course titled “Business Analysis and Design” for the MBA students of Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy students covering the key areas of business analysis such as Overview of Business Analysis and Role of Business Analyst, Requirements Gathering, Requirements Documentation, Testing & Deployment and Being a successful BA. He is also a visiting faculty at SSN School of Management teaching BCS Business Analysis Body of Knowledge. He is also functioning as Honorary Director of King Makers IAS Academy, a leading institution in India preparing graduates towards Indian Civil Services Examinations.
Mr. Narayanan is also credited with the application of business analysis in Tamil Movies and one of the factors behind several blockbuster movies such as Thani Oruvan (2015), Velaikkaran (2017) and Mirasal (2017). Times of India recognised his contribution through an article in the newspaper titled In a First of Its Kind, Tamil Director Uses Business Analysis to Enhance Script.
Mr. Narayanan supported the following organizations in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Plan, Standard Operating Procedure, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, New Product Development and Supply Chain.
Aarti Industries, Maharashtra; Accenture, Chennai; AGS Entertainment, Chennai; Aravind Group of Companies, Chennai; Attune Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Chennai; AZ Engineers & Partners L.L.C - Oman; Bell Printers, Sivakasi; Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy; Boston Consulting Group, USA; BMW AG, Bengaluru; BTVS Electronics, Chennai; Carborundum Universal Limited, Chennai; Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, Tamil Nadu; Confederation of Indian Industry, Chennai; Collins Aerospace (UTC), Bengaluru; CoverNest, Chennai; Eaton Corporation, Pune; e-Governance Agency, Chennai; EPAM Systems, USA; Flipkart, Bengaluru; Ford, Chennai; Groupon Shared Services, Chennai; Health Authority of Anguilla, West Indies; Hotel Ambika Empire, Chennai; Jo Ann's Souvenirs - Caribbean Islands, Shark Ninja, USA; Kayman Vaults - Chennai; Kirana King, Jaipur; KingMakers IAS Academy, Chennai; Kiwanee, Bengaluru; Le Royal Meridien, Chennai; Medline Industries India Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra; Motion Education Pvt. Ltd. - Kota, Rajasthan; Pleasant Days Hotel, Chennai; Rajan Group of Companies, Chennai; Redington (India) Limited, Chennai; SANOFI, Chennai; Sify Technologies Ltd, Chennai; SSN school of Management, Chennai; Target Corporation, Bengaluru; Teems India Tower lines Private Limited, Chennai; TE connectivity Services India Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru; Thenandal Studio Limited, Chennai; Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt. Ltd, Chennai; Vedanta Limited, Chennai; VGP Universal Kingdom, Chennai;
Mr. Narayanan is also a member of several professional bodies and holds the below certifications:
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), APICS, USA
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®), IIBA®, Canada
Certified PMI - Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA®), USA
New Product Development Professional (NPDP), USA
Certified Professional in Requirements Engineering (CPRE-FL), IREB®, Germany
Certified Business Process Professional (CBPP), ABPMP, USA
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (BSCM), APICS, USA
Certified in Lean from Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA
Certified in Six Sigma from Motorola University, USA
Certificate in Hospital Management, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai,
HubSpot Sales Software Certified, HubSpot Academy, USA.
SCM Videos
Inventory - Left-Hand Rule
Supply Chain: CSCP Certification Process
Supply Chain: Warehouse Design - Open Model
Inventory Cycle Counting
Process - Overview
Benchmarking
Periodic Inventory Audit
Economic Order Quantity