Adel Khan

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Extended Supply Chain - SAP

Summary
Provide Advisory Services to the office of the CxO on business and technology transformation;
include business case development, road map, performance improvement and measurements,
business process design, IT enterprise architecture and business integration, organizational change,
communication and execution strategies

Sales, Design and Implementation of:

* Rhythm Wheel based Planning and Scheduling
* Industrial IoT Applications
* Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (Operations Visibility)
* Manufacturing Execution System (Discrete and Process)
* End-to-End Supply Chain Inventory Optimization/Planning
* SAP Mobility Platform, Syclo
* Lean Planning & Scheduling system
- Heijunka / Pacemaker scheduling
- Kanban Planning and Execution

- Strong knowledge of Industrial IoT Applications and Architecture; Business Transformation

approach
- Deep knowledge in Lean / Pull Supply Chain Design & Global Supply Chain Strategy
- Core competency in Manufacturing Systems deployment and architecture with strong experience
in supporting lean principles at the shop floor leveraging enterprise systems
- Supported and led Lean deployment efforts across Johnson Controls (US & Mexico), Medtronic
(Ireland), and Grampos Aco (Brazil).

Specialties:
Advisory Services to C-Suite on Business and Technology Transformation
Supply Chain Planning and Analytics
Enterprise IT Systems Design & Deployment Architecture
SAP Mobility Platform, SAP HANA Cloud Platform
Lean Manufacturing Principles:
* Toyota Production System (TPS)
* ConWIP (Constant WIP)
Project Management
Java, XML/XSLT, SOA, Databases, ERP-Shop Floor Integration, Business Intelligence Platforms
(BOBJ), Demand Planning, Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization

Industry experience - Mfg and Supply Chain Processes:

* Automotive
* Industrial Machinery & Components
* Pharma / Medical Device
* Oil & Gas
* Chemical
* Aerospace & Defense
* Hightech (Electronics)

Experience
Extended Supply Chain - SAP at SAP America
January 2016  -  Present  (6 months)

VP Consulting at Camelot Management Consultants

June 2015  -  January 2016  (8 months)

Principal - SAP Center of Excellence at SAP Partner

November 2013  -  March 2015  (1 year 5 months)

NA Lead - SAP MFG Practice at SAP Partner

June 2012  -  October 2013  (1 year 5 months)

Solutions Principal/Director - MFG CoE at SAP America

October 2009  -  June 2012  (2 years 9 months)

Solutions Manager - Lean Planning & Operations at SAP Labs

May 2005  -  September 2009  (4 years 5 months)

Sr Solutions Consultant at Viewlocity

2000  -  2002  (2 years)
Solutions selling and deployment architecture on Enterprise Message Broker and Supply Chain
Event Management offerings.

Education
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
BS, Electrical Engineering, 1987 - 1991
St. Joseph High School
Interests
Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data Analytics, Lean Manufacturing Principles, International Monetary
Policy, US Foreign Policy, International Trade, Global Energy Policies and Trends, Tennis
Adel Khan
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Extended Supply Chain - SAP

5 people have recommended Adel

"Adel has the rare mix of technical depth and sales savy. He is a tremendous asset during a sales
cycle."

—Mike McFarlin, Director, Smart Connected Operations Sales,  PTC,  worked with Adel at SAP
Labs

"Adel Khan worked for me for over 3 years. During that time he demonstrated a deep
understanding of information technology and manufacturing processes from conventional
push systems to state-of-the-art pull supply-chain. He has demonstrated a strong ability to
analyze existing processes and suggest suitable improvements that maximize the return of his
customers compared to their investment in cost and effort. He is extremely hard working and has
demonstrated the ability to keep abreast of new ideas, technologies and processes. I would not
hesitate to recommend him…"

—Sami Cassis, Director - Lean Manufacturing,  SAP Labs,  managed Adel indirectly at SAP Labs

"Adel ensured the success of SAP's acqusition of Factory Logic by playing a key role in the field
execution and enablement. As a "go to" person Adel can be counted on in key sales transactions!
Adel has a commitment to customer success and is an asset to any organization!"

—Dan Brummer, Energy and Resources Account Executive,  Deloitte,  managed Adel at SAP Labs

"Adel is a committed, hard worker and hands on professional. He understands deeply

manufacturing and IT tools related to that. Very knowledgeable and understands customer needs. I
am very comfortable to recommend Adel."

—Luiz Carlos B. R. de Souza, Director, Head of SCE (Supply Chain Execution) Solutions, 

Quendian,  was with another company when working with Adel at SAP Labs

"Professionalism and competence can be difficult commodities to come by in the Lean Software
Implementation arena. Combining these 2 disparate skill sets requires not only a breadth of
knowledge, but depth of experience. Adel possesses these capabilities in abundance. But the
 personal quality that has impressed me the most, is his ability to establish confidence in customer
relationships, while guiding them to value added success in operational automation activities."

—John Szemler, Senior Functional Consultant,  mcaConnect,  was with another company when
working with Adel at SAP Labs

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