K. S Prashanth

Background

About K. S Prashanth

Business Process Improvement | Lean Transformation | AI/ML in Supply Chain & Multi functional sectors Experienced Business process improvement specialist, I specialize in implementing Lean tools and digital transformation initiatives across E-commerce, IT, and Manufacturing sectors. My core strength lies in combining process excellence methodologies like Lean Six Sigma, VSM, and Kaizen with emerging AI/ML technologies to deliver impactful and scalable solutions. AI Tools: Airtable, Azure OpenAI, Agent X/Agentic AI AI Projects 1. Fraud Order detection (Random Forest/ EDA/ Feature) 2. Created AI Agents using copilot studio (Prompting) 3. Order Comments by NLP (Rapid Fuzz/Levenstein) 4. Special Instructions by GPT -4o– Few Shots prompting/Semantic classification Key Expertise: Lean Six Sigma, VSM, A3 Problem Solving, 5S, Poka-yoke, Kanban, Standard Work, RFT Tableau (Data Analysis & Visualization), RPA, Metrics Development AI/ML – NLP models, Process Automation, AI Agent Creation Recent Highlights: AI/ML Initiatives: Developed ML solutions to address business bottlenecks. Created AI agents to automate repetitive, non-value-added (NVA) tasks. Sales & Service Transformation: Analyzed sales ops across Asia, Europe & America; presented NVA analysis and improvement strategy to the VP of Sales. Eliminated 15,732 NVA hours and enabled +52,920 additional transactions, delivering 9 M/P productivity gains. Order Processing Automated OP DC process which involves 300k Transactions/Yr. Saved 5 FTE Export Process Optimization: Replaced manual reporting with BI reports—264 hours/year saved. Automated order comment updates using RPA—792 hours/year saved. Order Flow Improvement: Eliminated duplicate PO checks—2,700 hours/year saved. Streamlined OPC coding process via data NVA hours saved. Master Account & Classification Projects: Supported process design and data criteria for Master Account maintenance. Proposed improved classification logic using customer data + research to reduce processing time from 7–14 days to 0 days. I bring a data-driven mindset, a deep understanding of operations, and a passion for continuous improvement, making me an effective change agent across cross-functional teams.