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Speaker Profile

Ranjan Prasad

Director of Operations and Supply Chain, SunLink Corporation

Ranjan is responsible for managing and expanding SunLink’s end-to-end supply chain operations, which include inventory management, procurement, demand planning, order fulfillment, logistics, and information technology. Ranjan brings a wealth of international supply chain and discrete manufacturing experience to SunLink. He has been instrumental in leading Sunlink to extend its competitive advantage by developing its first virtual global supply chain, which has reduced costs and increased quality and on-time delivery.

Prior to SunLink, Ranjan worked at Cisco as a Supply Chain Manager where he managed and designed a demand-driven replenishment supply chain. He also held various engineering and management positions that enabled him to architect, manage and deploy complex manufacturing processes. Ranjan received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a MS in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University. He has also been recognized as one of the top 25 Supply Chain Executives of 2009 by Global Supply Chain Review magazine.

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Last Updated 11/16/09