A. N. Singh

Operational Excellence Director

A process-oriented, people-driven and purpose-focused management consultant with specialization in Lean Manufacturing, Lean Service, Lean IT, Lean Six Sigma, TQM and Mindset Change. Actively involved in quality management profession with 41 years’ hands-on experience of managing large public and private sector enterprises, corporate training, and management consulting. Worked in Steel Authority of India Ltd, Jindal Strips Ltd and Management Consulting Division of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries.

Trained in Lean Management, Six Sigma and TQM in Japan, UK and USA. Undergone    training at Toyota Motor Corporation Japan, Lean Enterprise Academy UK, Kaizen Institute Japan, APO Japan, American Society for Quality and Armco Inc USA. Six Sigma Black Belt, ISO 9000 Lead Auditor, Certified Energy Manager and Certified NLP practitioner.

An engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi with postgraduate qualifications in Industrial Management, Business Management & Gembakaizen (Japanese Management). Author of 10 book on titles including Lean Manufacturing, Quality Audits, Quality Management System.

Conducted over 150 training programs/consulting assignments in India, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia & Qatar. Provided consultancy to many leading manufacturing and service organizations.

Implemented Lean Manufacturing in large industries and SME clusters in India. Worked as a Lean Expert for Indian Government Authorities like UNIDO, NPC & QCI . The client companies served include; Reliance Industries, BHEL,SALE, Ispat Industries Ltd, Hospet Steels Ltd, Bharat Aluminum Co Ltd, Jubiliant Organization, Qatar Steel Doha, Wescosa Industries Saudi Arabia.