Dattaraj Vijendra Sandur
Practical thinking for leaders building better operating systems.
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17 September 202611 min readFive Questions Before You Trust "We're Fine"
"We're fine" is rarely a lie, just incomplete. Five specific questions that reliably surface what a plant summary quietly leaves out.
16 September 202611 min readWhy Plant Experience Changes How You Read Your Data
The same spreadsheet means different things depending on what the reader already knows. Here's why domain expertise changes data interpretation.
15 September 202610 min readThe Business Case Nobody Wants to Write — But Should
Perfect data isn't a precondition for a business case — it's usually an excuse. Here's how to build a defensible, fundable estimate without it.
14 September 202610 min readProduction Losses Aren't a Mystery - Here's the Fix
Most "unexplained" production losses are just unstructured questions. Here's how a simple issue tree turns them into fixable, ranked causes.
13 September 202611 min readWhat Shop-Floor Observation Reveals That Reports Miss
A production report only shows what it was built to measure. A week of direct observation surfaces the workarounds and gaps it structurally can't.Explore every writing stream.
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Business Operations Advisory
Practical, plant-grounded insights for turning operational complexity into better decisions, stronger execution, and measurable business value—from shop-floor reality to transformation roadmaps.
The Decision-ready Supply Chain
Explore the indices that matter—from reliability and resilience to quality, demand, margin, efficiency, and working capital—helping supply-chain leaders turn fragmented data into clearer decisions and stronger performance.
Decision Intelligence Framework
A practical series on decision intelligence, AI strategy, and human-centred transformation for manufacturing enterprises.
Lessons for Life
Bits of Life, and Learning, Appreciation for Divinity and HumanityIn the field
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27 July 202615 min readCampus Immersion at IIT Madras
A Two-Day Memoir on Agentic AI, Architecture, and Operational Maturity, and interaction with eminent personalities in AI/ML research and development
15 May 2026