Expertise available with us

 

Spectrum Planning (India) Limited  is a group of consulting professionals with a combination of both experience and knowledge. We have worked with governments and corporate in a large number of fields the world over. We have expertise in manufacturing industry, Government sector, service industries and finance. Our  management team drives the vision & the strategic direction and brings the technical experience while the Advisors bring to the company a wealth of experience, unceasing flow of ideas to address clients' current & future requirements and guide us to achieve our business growth.

Ours is a dedicated team of professionals who aim to provide quality service at reasonable cost. We understand how important your business is and we realize the role our services can play to help you achieve your business objectives.

With our strong understanding of technology and business we have been able to provide software solutions and consultancy services to our customers globally.

 

 

Name 

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Andrew Hayman

Experience   

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Over 33 Years
Field  of Expertise   

      

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Cost reduction and service improvement, development of strategic initiatives, business re-engineering, feasibility studies, development of EPOS driven supply chains, process re-design and I.T. development; project management. Experience includes - All aspects of business management within Retail and Manufacturing, including retail operations, logistics environments, decision support systems, and Information technology. Has 24 years of worldwide (undertaking assignments in over 24 countries) consulting experience across many industry sectors.

Can converse in Afrikaans and has understanding of Portuguese and French

 

Assignments Handled

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Design, creation and implementation of total supply chain for 51 rural hospitals in Tanzania encompassing all activities from Procurement through eventual delivery.

Developed total company structure and infrastructure including I.T. for major Dutch Intermodal supplier

Restructured logistics, supply chain and developed alternatives from retail centralisation for major Hungarian Milk & Dairy Producer (24% of Hungary market)

Undertook strategic supply chain study for The Entertainer the largest independent UK Toy retailer

BPR project member for a leading potable oil refiner and manufacturer, in the Bulk, Food service and Consumer markets, to determine cause and effect of poor customer service, to establish level of non-value added activities, and to determine a plan for improvement

Successfully completed cube optimisation study and development of supply chain and  financial models for Swaddlers Ltd, a subsidiary of ANGELLINI of Italy

Implemented Cost To Serve models to 47 major FMCG companies

Name 

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Dilip Bhargava

Qualification

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M.Tech. , IIT Kanpur

Experience

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over 36 Years                                   

Field of Expertise   

 

Application of Operations Research techniques in various functional areas of management  covering industry sectors- Engineering, Trading, Service  industry  (mostly IT), Para-banking,Management  Systems.

Conceptualization, Design, Re-engineering, Development and Implementation of transactions based Consultancy.

Assignments Completed

 

Design and Development of Optimisation Model for retail logistics covering Retail Outlets, Storage Points, Supply Points and Network of routes in each mode-Rail/Pipe/Road/Sea for India's one of the largest petroleum company.

 

Knowledge Management Studies for Module One India Limited. IT Consulting.

 

Re-engineered & Developed innovative IT systems for Effective and Efficient utilization of para-banking resources of financial organisation.

 

Developed Logistic Model to decide the stocking points, mode and frequency of transport to meet the demand of customers and at minimum feasible total cost of Logistics for oil retailing company.

 

Increased the production of tractors from a figure of 36 per shift to 57 per shift (58% increase) by balancing the assembly line alone without any investment or engineering methods improvement of manufacturing for  tractor manufacturing company.

 

Redesigned the systems & procedures for importing commodities from 30 different countries, implemented Points of Sale System and ERP system for  Trading Co. in Jeddah.

    Software Development & Data Processing Center - using Unix OS and Cobol language for Examination Processing (Pre-Exam and post-exam) for boards & Universities across India.
 

Initial Public Offer of Securities (registrar to Issue activities) to be traded. Bank Reconciliation of Savings Bank Accounts, TTs, Drafts Payable etc. Fixed Deposits (issue of FD receipts and subsequent maintenance of accounts).

Name 

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A. Dayal

Qualification

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B. Tech (IIT -K)

Experience

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Over 33 years

Field of Expertise 

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Experience in the areas of HR and Management Consulting, having provided consulting expertise to a large number of Indian Business Houses and MNCs

Assignments Completed

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Design of Managerial Jobs Recast and Performance Management System used to enrich Managerial Jobs and enable them focus more on Development work than on Maintenance / Routine work

   

Organization Restructuring, Manpower assessment, Competency Assessment, Career and Succession Planning and Mentor-Mentee schemes Shop floor Worker productivity improvement using Proprietary “7 Star” Model to create development journeys for each workman on the Shop floor

   

Design of Objective Performance Management System, Organization Rightsizing, Creation of a Performance Management System with Variable Performance Linked Pay and Manpower Assessment

Redesign of the Organization Structure, Preparation of Job Descriptions for the new structure and creation of an Incentive Scheme, Compensation Model & Process for Objective Evaluation.

Market survey, Detailed Feasibility study including technology evaluation & tie-up, Sick unit revival plans etc.

                                                                                                                   

Name

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P.S.S Prabakar Rao

Qualification

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B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), M. Tech  (IIT-D).

Experience

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Over 26 Years

Field of Expertise 

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Management and Project Consultancy in Industry verticals  Viz. Petroleum Sector, Banking, Fertilizers, Chemical, Power /Energy, Petrochemical, Telecom/I.T., Food, Precision Engineering, Automobile, FMCG, Cement and Glass.

Assignments Completed   Indian Petroleum Industry logistics analysis for potential entry of a large U.K. multinational
   

Investment potential and feasibility Analysis for launch of a U.S multinational in India for manufacture of world class Facades and Roofing’s.

   

Optimization of Inventory and effective material management systems resulting in considerable savings to large corporation.

   

Project Management  and  Business Development Services, Supply Chain Optimization and Socio-Economic Studies.

   

Project Management  Systems covering all functional areas of operations for a  large process plant

Design & Development of Depot Optimization  Model for Retail Logistics covering retail outlets, Storage points, Supply Points and Network of  Routs in each Mode- Pipe/Rail/Road/Sea         

Diversification strategies based on backward   /forward Integration for leading private & public  sector    corporations   Planning  research/field  survey  using  population -approach for Consumer and Industrial Products-, viz; Basic Chemicals, Petrochemicals etc

Status studies of Core Industrial Sectors & Textile machinery, Petro Chemicals & Food Processing

Technology Status Studies, Technology Sourcing,  Evaluation  and Selection.

Technical audit  studies on optimal  costs & price structure.

Turnkey project implementation of Chemical Process Plants.

Impact assessment study in terms of Social, Physical and Economic Impacts in National Capital  Region  Comprising of 19 Satellite towns.

Name

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Santosh Kumar

Qualification

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MSc (Statistics)

Experience

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Over 15 years

Field of Expertise 

Survey Design, Planning & Monitoring of Implementation of Survey, Formulation of Methodologies, estimation procedures etc., Data Collection, Database Collation & Analysis, Writing & Presentations of Reports. Theoretical & Applied Statistical analysis using proven tools/techniques (MS Excel, SPSS, EViews, SAS, SPlus) of Impact Assessment/critical evaluation Studies, Pre investment feasibility Studies, Socio-Economic Research, Market Research, Customer Satisfaction Survey, various management consultancy assignments, petroleum products logistics, Water Auditing & Benchmarking studies of Irrigation projects.

 

Managerial Competence, leadership skill in inter-disciplinary and multicultural work environment and Experience on the projects of international organizations/professional bodies, Government, Public & private organisations in sectors like Housing, Higher Education, Banking, Insurance, Air Transport, Petroleum, Paints, Irrigation, Postal, Courier, Telecommunication, Women & Child development, health, etc.

 

Participated various international and national level seminars and prepared presentations for them.

Achievements 

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Developed Postal, Telecom & Courier Services Price Index of India for the first time in India for Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI

 

Completed studies of Impact of liberalization on Banking, Insurance & higher education sectors for United Nations Conference on Trade & Development, a body of United Nations

 

Petroleum Products Retail Logistics Study & Critical Evaluation of Petroleum Products Demands Scenario Study for Total Group, France

 

Performance evaluation/water audit and benchmarking of surface irrigation for key performance indicators based on global best practices and identification of causes for stagnation in revenues from surface irrigation by K C canal irrigation system, Department of Irrigation, Government of Andhra Pradesh

 

Critical Evaluation of Implementation of Pilot Scheme of National Project for Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies in Anantpur and Mehboob Nagar districts of Andhra Pradesh, sponsored by World Bank for Water and Land Management Training & Research Institute (WALAMTARI), Hyderabad

 

Critical Evaluation of Customer Satisfaction Level of Facilities, Services, Attitude & Operation Systems at International & Domestic Airports of India for Airports Authority of India

 

Co-ordinated number of field surveys covering over 500 high profile respondents such as senior executives, CEOs, CFOs, General Managers, of several corporate bodies, Banking and Insurance companies, telecom companies, courier companies, higher educational institutions of India, Airport Authority of India, TRAI, Departments/Ministries of GoI and States

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

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P. Sisupalan

Qualification

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M.A (Economics & Statistics) Diploma in official Statistics and Statistical Methodology

Experience

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Over 33 years (former Dy. Director NCRPB)

Field of Expertise 

 

 

Research in Macro & Micro issues related to Spatio-Economic planning, housing and urban development

Assignments Undertaken

 

Research Studies: Carried out/ coordinated a large number of research studies on themes /issues related to spatial planning and development strategies, fiscal polices for spatial growth, housing strategies for regional development , shelter for informal sector and EWS, housing, employment opportunities and economic growth, resource mobilizations mechanisms for  infrastructure development , housing and socio-economic development in the cooperative sector

 

 

Policy Formation:Facilitated various organizations in evolving policies for employment , generation,, housing and socio-economic policies, a national urbanization policy for India , spatio-economic planning policies , policies for a balanced and spatially dispersed development of NCR for reducing population pressures on Delhi, polices for financial regional infrastructure development in NCR.

 

 

 

Research papers & Publications:Presented large number of papers in various national/ international seminars, conferences on regional planning, housing, infrastructure development and informal sector, assisted in publishing books, fiscal plan for regional development, strategies and action plans for NCR, Delhi 1999: A Fact sheet, a reference directory for NCR, Directory on household institutions in india. 

 

 

Name

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Lt. Gen. S. S. Apte, PVSM (Retd)

Qualification

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B.E.(Mech)  , PG from Institute of Armament Tech.

Experience

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Over 40  Years

Field of Expertise 

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Project Planning, Production, Quality Assurance, and R&D. Pioneered Reliability Engineering, Maintainability Engineering, Value Engineering and Spare Parts management   

Projects Undertaken

 

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Introduced Statistical Quality Control, PERT and other management techniques in defence production units. Carried out several logistic and operational studies of techno-economic nature for the Ministry of Defence and the Army. In 1978, visited Iraq as advisor to the Iraqi Army. Invented Friction Cutting Process for cutting hard metals like armour plate, glass etc. and was awarded the Commendation Medal by Chief of Army Staff. Received a large cash award from Ministry of Defence for developing effective techniques of reducing requirement of distributed spare parts in the Army by several crores of Rupees. Was awarded a patent for a fuel saving device invented by him (1978). Was appointed as Scientific Advisor to the Chief of the Army Staff in 1972. For all these contributions the President of India honoured him with the award of PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL in 1979. This is the highest service award for a soldier and is awarded for Distinguished Services Of The Most Exceptional Order .

Name 

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Mr. G. K. Palekar

Experience   

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Over 23 Years
Field of Expertise  :

Product Development, Vendor Development, Inventory Management, Spare-parts  Management production / Engineering purchasing, Ship repairs, large equipment repairs, new project site set up and very large product movement including imports and exports

      

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Achievements

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Headed Materials and Logistics department of Essar
Software design Projects for L&T (Distribution Management) and MCGM (Fleet Management) System.
Project Planning and technical trouble shooting to setup a workshop
Organized workshops on various aspects of Supply Chain Management for IIMM, IMC, BMA, MSC, NITIE etc
Being BSI certified ISO 9000 Lead auditor conducted various ISO 9000 Audits and helped in implementations of ISO 9002 in SSI manufacturing unit.

Name 

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Mr. Subhash Chandra Sehgal

Experience   

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Over 33 Years
Field of Expertise      :

Material Management with special emphasis on purchase and quantity of procurement, quality control on procurement and other procurement related issues

      

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Experience

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Preservation, Security and Safety of materials, Identification and disposal of scrap, Costs optimization thru spare parts inventory management

Selective inventory control techniques such as ABC analysis and its advantages, VED analysis (vital, essential and desirable classification based upon criticality of items, Combination of ABC and VED for practical control

Practical application of EOQ, Exception of EOQ Replenishment systems , Q-System of replenishment (minimum and maximum), requirement of System, Advantages of System, Limitation of System, working out minimum, maximum

Name 

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Mr. M. Neelkantan

Experience   

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Over 38 Years

Field of Expertise   

      

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Sample Survey, Rural Development, Applied Manpower Research, methodology for Human Development Reports, Poverty and Income and preparation of District Human Development Reports.

Assignments Handled

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Designing, planning, monitoring and execution of House hold Surveys in the form of NSS Rounds on various Socio Economic topics such as employment-unemployment, consumer expenditure, land holdings and live stock holdings, debt and investment, social consumption, housing condition, migration, disability, problems of the aged, food security etc; Economic Census and follow up surveys in respect of Enterprises in unorganized sector/ Informal Sector, Monitoring and Evaluation of Rural Development/ Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Participated in Professional Working Groups and Technical Bodies, worked with National Statistical Commission and World Bank Project.

Participated in UN Workshop on use of Multiple Sampling Frame for Agriculture Surveys, Represented India in the Conference of Commonwealth Statisticians at Gaborone, Botswana; Attended ESCAP Workshop on Statistics on Gender Issues in Bangkok; Attended UN Workshop on Industrial Surveys held in Suzhou, China.

     

Name 

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Mr. Ashok Kumar Bhatia

Experience   

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Over 41 Years

Field of Expertise      :

Post Harvest Technology of Horticulture, Crops, R&D, Extension, Appropriate Food Technology for Rural/Micro Industries- Technology   Up-gradation and Diffusion

      

Assignments Handled

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Adviser & Head, Social &  Technology Missions, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Coordinated Programmes on Identification, development and diffusion, appropriate technologies   for rural/ micro Industries.

Represented CSIR in more than 30 technical/policy planning Committees in public/private Sector dealing with post harvest technology; Professional & Management Courses, Technologies Assistance to Industries: Extension Activities in Rural Areas, Published Papers, Books, and Patents.

                                                                                                                       

Name 

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Mr. P. K. Dong

Experience   

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Over 36 Years

Field of Expertise  :

Management of Tourism projects in all aspects with expertise in marketing.  Research in Macro & Micro issues related to Socio-Economic planning, tourism and development of tourist places.

      

Assignments Handled :

Development of master plan for cultural Tourism centers including Buddhist Pilgrim Centers including Buddhist Pilgrim centers.

Development European tourist market by generating highest market for India in terms of tourist arrivals.

Development Malaysian tourist market and increase 50% tourist traffic.

Development Milk Tourism project.

 

 

 

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE WITH US

 

Our well-established offices in Delhi, NCR, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai have all the modern amenities for effective communication, reprographic and facsimile functions. In addition we have state-of-the-art EDP facilities.

 

The facilities comprise:

 

Hardware :

 

10 Nos. of Pentium IV 1.66 Ghz. Machines running Windows NT. All machines are networked. Each machine is equipped with 1 GB RAM with combined disk capacity of 160 GB, CD-DVD Writer, and WiFi enabled MODEMS.

 

Software:

 

Windows 2000 Server and Windows 98 / XP, Oracle 9i, MS Office XP, Visual Basic 7.0, Visual C++, JAVA 2.0 for development and Data processing needs.

 

Manpower:

 

Our team of EDP and software Professionals have an experience ranging from 7 to 10 years in the industry. They all have strong educational backgrounds with B.Tech. &  M. Tech. in Computer Science, MBAs and Masters in Social Science.

 

Our team is fully competent / well conversant with all the latest computing tools such as graphics spread sheets, statistical tools etc.and management techniques/tools with wide industry experience.   

 

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