Three Decades of Excellence
Milestones & Achievements
From IIT Bombay to the shopfloors of India's most demanding manufacturers — over three decades of expertise that now comes to your organisation.
IIT Bombay — Mechanical & Machine Tool Technology
Vinay Kaul graduates with Graduate and Post-Graduate degrees in Mechanical & Machine Tool Technology from IIT Bombay — the foundation of an industrial career spanning five decades and every major sector of Indian manufacturing.
Enter India's Industrial Manufacturing Sector
Start career at Tata Motors in Machine Tool Design. Moved to design of pharmaceutical packaging machines and then onto Mysore Kirloskar, building hands-on expertise in production engineering, plant operations, and quality systems.
Centre spread ad in India Today
"To change everything at Mysore Kirloskar's Hubli plant, we changed nothing"
Executive Vice President — Mysore Kirloskar Ltd
Appointed Executive Vice President at Mysore Kirloskar Ltd, one of India's most respected engineering companies. Responsible for large-scale manufacturing operations having over 4,000 employees working across multiple locations, plant performance, and the operational discipline that would later define the consulting practice.
Chairman — Manufacturing Council, Kirloskar Group
Appointed by S L Kirloskar as the Chairman of the Manufacturing Council for the Kirloskar Group of companies comprising of 42 companies across India.
First Case Study - University of Stirling, UK
Case study on Mysore Kirloskar Ltd. which recognised Vinay Kaul as the First Lean Guru.
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Kaul & Associates — Established
The consulting practice is founded in Bangalore, bringing together a team of industrial practitioners dedicated to transforming manufacturing operations. The firm's mandate: transfer genuine expertise to client teams, not just deliver reports.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — Aerospace Lean
Cellular manufacturing implemented at HAL's Engine Division, Bangalore. ToC applied to the Bottleneck leading to 100% increase in output. The engagement brings Lean thinking — including operator cross-training and Kaizen workshops — to one of the most demanding quality environments in Indian industry.
BPL Group — Lean & Supply Chain Transformation
Major programmes across India's largest consumer electronics companies. ₹250 crore freed from BPL's warehouse inventory. Injection moulding tool development lead time at BPL cut from 14 months to 7.
Videocon — Lean & Supply Chain Transformation
Videocon's output doubled to 10,000 units per day from the same line and same workforce.
Operations Research - Redesigning Midday Meal Logistics for the Akshaya Patra Foundation
Collaborated with IIM Bangalore Professors to improve the logistics of delivering mid-day meals to thousands of school students, estimated annual cost savings of about US$1.96 million.
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Amongst Top 10 for Franz Edelman Award
The paper on Mid-day meal logistics was shortlisted amongst Top 10 research papers globally for the Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences which recognizes excellence in the execution of operations research on the organizational level.
Awarded the "Imai Citation"
The Founding Chairman of the Kaizen Institute Masaki Imai conferred the citation for Promoting Kaizen / Lean / Operations Excellence practices in India through Training and Implementation support.
Boeing Endorsement — Tata Advanced Materials
The plant layout designed by Kaul & Associates for Tata Advanced Materials is recognised by Boeing executives as "one of the finest layouts we have seen anywhere in the world." A global endorsement from the world's largest aerospace company.
Best TPM Globally — Voith Group
Following a four-year cultural and operational transformation at Voith Turbo, Hyderabad, the TPM implementation is independently rated the best among all Voith group companies worldwide. Sales grew from ₹75Cr to ₹205Cr. EBITDA reached 37% of sales. ROCE 63%.
Swiss Capital Equipment OEM — Sulzer Chemtech
Output doubled at Sulzer Chemtech. Improved on-time delivery performance and reduced lead time. First implementation of Lean Transportation System.
Swiss Capital Equipment OEM — Burckhardt Compression
On-time delivery lifted to 95% at Burckhardt Compression. Self-managed teams established at Burckhardt — "bringing out the spirit of teamwork and ownership."
Frost & Sullivan Certificate of Merit — Burckhardt Compression
Certificate of Merit - Operational Excellence Theme, Manufacturing Sector.
US Capital Equipment OEM — Tranter
On-time delivery lifted to 95% at Tranter India. Reduced inventory by 80%, Implemented Lean Plant layout. First implementation of Triangular Kanban. Reduced changeover time on a 3,000 Ton Hydraulic press by 81% from 150 to 28 min.
20+ Manufacturers Transformed
Kaul & Associates celebrates Three Decades of service — spanning aerospace, consumer electronics, energy, capital equipment, and industrial products across India. The firm continues to take on assignments where the challenge is not just operational, but cultural.