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25 years in supply chainI've owned the problems you're trying to solve.
For 25 years, the dock, the duty bill, the retailer scorecard and the SAP go-live were my responsibility, up to Vice President. That's what you get when you work with Global Yuva Professional: advice from someone who has carried the same accountability you do.
Dr. Shivakumar Basavanahally
Founder & Director · Former VP, Supply Chain Operations · Ph.D.
Not observed. Owned.
These are the areas I've been accountable for. Each one taught a lesson that now shapes how we work with clients.
Inbound & trade
- Foreign Trade Zone administration
- Imports
- Receiving and inbound freight
“Duty, demurrage and receiving delays are cash problems before they are operations problems.”
Warehouse & inventory
- Warehouse services
- Inventory reduction
- ABC analysis
- Planning
“Most inventory problems are process problems wearing a systems costume.”
Distribution & customer
- Distribution
- On-time in-full (OTIF) shipping
- Customer service
“The customer never sees your warehouse. They see whether the order arrived complete and on time.”
Suppliers & quality
- Vendor coordination
- Vendor performance scorecards
- Quality assurance
- Warehouse and equipment safety
“What you don't measure at the supplier, you pay for at the dock.”
Systems & data
- SAP implementation
- EDI
- KPI design and reporting
“A system go-live succeeds on the floor, not in the conference room.”
People & leadership
- Leading operations teams at VP level
- Developing supervisors and leaders
- Certified leadership coaching
“Every number on the dashboard is somebody's shift. Lead the people and the numbers follow.”
From a village in India to Vice President.
A small village in India
Grew up with little, and learned early that work, values and discipline are what change a life.
U.S. supply chain operations
Built a career in the work that keeps goods moving: receiving, inventory, distribution and the people who run them.
Operations leadership
Took on inbound, FTZ, inventory, vendors, quality, safety, EDI, customer service and systems, one responsibility at a time.
Vice President
Led supply chain operations at VP level and later worked as a business consultant on supply chain projects.
Founder, Global Yuva Professional
Bringing 25 years of operating experience to companies that need their operation fixed and the right people to run it.
Experience you can feel in the first week.
| You get | Instead of | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Answers on the first site walk | Weeks of discovery | I've seen the same leaks in other buildings, and I know where to look. |
| Fixes supervisors can run | A slide deck on a shelf | I've been the one who had to make the plan work on second shift. |
| FTZ, EDI and SAP in one conversation | Three separate specialists | I've owned trade, compliance and systems together, the way they actually interact. |
| Candidates screened by an operator | Keyword-matched resumes | I've hired, developed and replaced supervisors, and I know what separates them. |
| Straight talk | Telling you what you want to hear | After 25 years, my reputation is worth more than any single engagement. |
Author, coach, builder of people.
I hold a Doctor of Philosophy and am a certified leadership coach, speaker and trainer. My memoir, From Nowhere to Somewhere, carries one message on its cover: your beginnings do not decide your destiny.
“Yuva” means youth: energy, growth and possibility. Global Yuva began with developing young leaders. Global Yuva Professional brings the same values to the working world, inspired by Swami Vivekananda's ideals of character, service and strength.
“Your beginnings do not decide your destiny. The right people, doing the right work, with the right values, decide it.”
Dr. Shivakumar Basavanahally
Put 25 years of operating experience to work in your building.
Start with a 30-minute call. If I can't help, I'll tell you who can.