Diagnosis & improvement solutions
- Identify root causes and organizational bottlenecks
- Design decision-support systems
- Align the structure of execution activities with strategic objectives
MAJID SHAHRESTANI / EXECUTIVE ADVISORYTransformation
Transformation
Business development
Organizational diagnosis and policy formulation, planning and execution management, productivity improvement, commercialization and development
Majid ShahrestaniIndustrial engineer & management advisor
From understandingto the execution process
01 / 05INDUSTRY & LEADERSHIP
StrategyStructureOperationsResults
01 / ABOUT
Experience that moves decisions into action
Majid Shahrestani holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Industrial Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology. Over more than three decades, he has served as head of management information and systems, production planning and inventory control manager, project manager, strategy manager, deputy for planning and programs, and has held CEO and board positions at prominent companies.
My professional path has developed through working with managers and specialist talent, analyzing operational realities and crises, designing management information systems, planning and controlling key processes, and architecting project oversight. It continues to expand through understanding realities, improving productivity, resolving crises, commercialization and business development.
A sustainable solution is not simply a new structure or consulting report. Issues must be understood realistically, examined with a managerial perspective, and followed by a corrective plan through to results and their measurement.
30+years in management, transformation and business development
02 / MISSION
From root-cause diagnosis to sustainable growth
Helping leaders and organizations understand their challenges, make informed decisions, and establish a durable path to growth.
Improving performance & efficiency
- Approaches to improve productivity
- Redesign structures and processes for growth
- Develop through lean thinking and maximum outsourcing
Growth & development
- Develop products, markets and business models
- Prepare for investment and international partnerships
- Monitor performance and measure outcomes
03 / EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
Five challenges. Five paths to execution
Selected successful experiences
01 / AUTOMOTIVEPROJECT INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
Making decisions clearer in an automotive holding
- Company
- SAIPA Automotive Group
- Challenge
- Fragmented information and inefficient project reporting.
- Role
- Senior advisor to the deputy CEO for projects
- Action
- Reorganized planning and project-investment activities using project-management approaches.
- Outcome
- Streamlining operations and establishing a coherent, integrated management information system
02 / FOOD INDUSTRYPRODUCTIVITY & PROFITABILITY
Restoring performance in the food industry
- Company
- Mino Confectionery & Chocolate
- Challenge
- Low productivity and profitability
- Role
- CEO and board member
- Action
- Focused on performance management, productivity and organizational improvement.
- Outcome
- A reported 350% increase in profitability compared with previous years.
03 / CEMENTINDUSTRIAL CAPACITY RECOVERY
Commissioning a long-stalled cement plant
- Company
- Mehriz Tejarat Cement
- Challenge
- A plant with one million tonnes of nominal annual capacity had not reached full, stable operation for more than two decades.
- Role
- Deputy CEO and board member
- Action
- Coordinated teams, prepared operations and followed through on commissioning requirements.
- Outcome
- Full commissioning and operation of the plant.
04 / OPERATIONSPRODUCTION & MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS
Improving productivity across PVC, foam, melamine, wallpaper and machine-made carpet factories
- Company
- Tehran Manufacturing Factories Group
- Challenge
- Insufficient information structure for production and technical management across a group employing approximately 1,500 people.
- Role
- Production planning and systems improvement manager
- Action
- Work-and-time analysis across production stations and lines; design of production and maintenance management information.
- Outcome
- A more productive production and maintenance system.
05 / RENEWABLESRENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT
Developing renewable energy with foreign investment
- Company
- Amin Energy Development Company
- Challenge
- Strong wind and solar potential in Iran, with a gap in investment and project delivery.
- Role
- CEO and board member
- Action
- Pursued permits and cooperation with international partners to lay the groundwork for wind and solar power plants
- Outcome
- Development agreements targeting approximately 2,000 MW — not installed capacity.
University courses taught
- Principles and fundamentals of management
- Work and time study
- Production management
- Factory management
- Engineering management
- Engineering economics
- Industrial facilities planning
- Successful organizations
- Organizational structure of holding companies
Professors and advisors
- دکتر سید اصفهانی
- دکتر آریانژاد
- دکتر اصغرپور
- دکتر سیدحسینی
- دکتر مشایخی
- دکتر شفیعا
- دکتر ابراهیم مقدم
- دکتر شمس علیئی
- دکتر باقری مقدم
- دکتر حجی
- دکتر اسکونژاد
- دکتر کیانفر
- دکتر غضنفری
- دکتر کیانی
- And others
04 / APPROACH
Analysis must lead to action
Solutions matter when they fit an organization’s financial, operational and human realities — and their effects can be measured.
- Start with the problem, not a generic answer
- Consider strategy, structure, process and people together
- Turn management analysis into an execution plan
- Measure outcomes with clear indicators
- Stay engaged through execution, adjustment and stabilization
05 / COLLABORATION
Collaborating to solve important challenges
Working with leaders, companies, holdings, investors, development institutions and knowledge-based businesses.
- Diagnose and improve organizational performance
- Review structures and processes
- Design management information systems
- Strategic planning and program management
- Raise productivity and control costs
- Resolve crises and revive businesses
- Develop businesses and markets
- Commercialize products and technology
- Assess investment opportunities
- International and commercial partnerships
06 / SELECTED READING
Perspectives for continuous learning
Short summaries with links to original sources — from successful companies and leaders to MIT research.
Successful companies & leaders
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From MIT
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07 / NEWS
Important News
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08 / CONTACT
Let’s start with your challenge
If your organization faces a management, operational, investment or growth challenge, share a brief outline so we can discuss the scope and approach.