Founder
Ashwini Gulanikar
Ashwini Gulanikar started independent consulting in the retail sector in 2004. Over the last 17 years, she has helped small to mid-sized brands grow their business profitably by offering 360° consultingservices covering retail strategy, sales, operations, analytics, and design.
Since 2016, her focus has further sharpened on the inventory management function aiming to solve the ‘increasing sales on a leaner inventory’ conundrum.
Using the powerful ‘Theory of Constraints’ principles and techniques, Ashwini is able to transform the supply chain operations for (a) higher availability of goods through synchronized inventory holding and (b) faster response times in delivery from production
In her engagements, Ashwini takes a holistic and hands-on approach to client’s business, bridging gaps in the organization where necessary, enforcing performance reviewing culture, and overseeing active use of software solutions & analytics.
Ashwini is a certified Master Executive in Theory of Constraints (2016) from Goldratt School (USA). She holds a Masters in Management from Symbiosis School of Business Management, Pune (1994), an advanced diploma in System Analysis and Applications from Mumbai Technical Board, and a Bachelors in Science (Electronics) from Pune University.
Her prior 10 years of corporate experience spans Software & I.T. in pre-MBA days followed by International Sales based in Hong Kong and Ahmedabad in Textiles with Arvind Mills, and later as General Manager – Retail Sales, Arvind Brands at Bengaluru.
TOC Certification