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Research encouragement & Facilitations:

The Faculty Members are encouraged to upgrade their Qualifications by permitting them to register for their Doctoral Programs in any of the AICTE/UGC Recognized Research Centres and work in any of the scientific labs set up by Government of India. As of now 8 faculty Members of the Department have acquired their doctoral degree while being in service. Faculty members are facilitated by the institution by giving them academic load reduction and leave facilities for enabling them to pursue their research programs. At any given time 10% of the faculties are given opportunity to go for higher studies under Quality Improvement Program (QIP) full time, and they are given the provision of Study Leave and associated salary benefits for the same. There is no restriction on enabling the faculty to carry out any higher education program under part time and some work load reduction is also provided for the same. The external candidtaes both form industry and other institution have registered for research under VTU through our recognized research center. 

In addition to recognized research center, the department is having Center of excellences in the area of Intelligent Transport Systems and other equipments available for research are Non Destructive Testing Machines (Ultrasonic Testing, Eddy Current), Video Measuring Machine (VMM), Computer Numerical Control Machine and CNC Vertical Milling Machine.  

Funded projects carried out:

Project Title

Funded Agency

Value of the Project Rs. in Lakhs

Project Investigator and Associates

Start Date

End date

Study of Condition Monitoring of Rotating components in Industrial Machinery through Vibration analysis

University  Grants Commission

0.96

Dr. K. N. Subramanya

2004

2005

Establishment of UGC Network Resource Centre

University Grants Commission

1.70

Prof. K. S. Badrinarayana

2005

2006

Modeling bull whip effect for a N-stage efficient supply chain network

DRDO

4.88

Dr. K. N. Subramanya

2007

2008

Competency mapping for a leading technical institution to assist the strategic sourcing of talent and for quality improvement

DRDO

4.91

Prof. C. K. Nagendraguptha
Dr. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao
Dr. N. S. Narahari

2007

2008

Modernization of industrial engineering and quality engineering lab

AICTE - MODROBS

10

Dr. K. S. Badrinarayana
Dr. N. S. Narahari

2007

2008

Entrepreneurship development cell

DST

33

Dr. N. S. Narahari
Prof. C. K. Nagendraguptha

2007

2012

A study of  effectiveness of women welfare schemes implemented at  IT/ITes sector – Karnataka National Commission for Women Research & Studies Cell 2.55 Mrs. B. T. Chitra
Mrs. Ramaa A.
Mrs. Shruhi M. N.
Ms. Nandini B.
2012 2013
Establishing Non Destructive Testing laboratory for PG Courses and Research Vision Group of Science & Technology 40 Dr. K. N. Subramanya Mr. M. N. Vijaya Kumar Mr. Vikram N. B. Mr. Prashant V. 2012 2015
Ergonomics intervention on labour
productivity & health parameters of
women in Garment industries and
remedial measure
University Grants Commission 11.25 Dr. K.N. Subramanya
Dr. B S Satyanarayana
Dr. Rajeswara Rao KVS
Dr.  Sudarshan B G     
Mrs. Shobha N S
2013 2015

Seminar Grant on Industrial Internet of Things - Indian Context

AICTE 1 lakh Dr Ramaa A 2017 2017

Five Day Online Faculty development Program on “Achieving Operational Excellence by Digital Transformation of Supply Chain”

AICTE Training and Learning

93,000/-

Dr Ramaa A 2021 2021

On going funded projects:

Project Title

Funded Agency

Value of the Project Rs. in Lakhs

Project Investigator and Associates

Start Date

End Date

% of progress

Study and report on the feasibility of Work-floe Optimization, redundant data reduction, seamless Integration with existing e-portals along with provision Intelligent Search, Filtering, on demand reporting generation and analytics.

Karnataka Udyog Mitra (KUM) and Dept. of Industries and Commerce

4.75

Dr. B S Satyanarayana

Dr. K.N. Subramanya

Prof. N K Srinath

Prof. S Sridhar

Prof. Renuka Prasad B

  -- 50

Study of Karnataka Government E-portal for ease of doing business in Karnataka, report on short comings, providing recommendation for enhancement of features, ease of use, data compatibility, and seamless functioning.

Karnataka Udyog Mitra (KUM) and Dept. of Industries and Commerce 4.75

Dr. B S Satyanarayana

Dr. K.N. Subramanya

Prof. N K Srinath

Prof. S Sridhar

Prof. Renuka Prasad B

  -- 50

Consultancy work carried out:

Project Title

Funded Agency

Project Investigator and Associates

Start Date

End date

Re-designing the Plant layout and improving visual communication in a mass production unit

M/s Universal Carburizing Works Pvt. Ltd., Mahadevapura,    Whitefield Road, Bangalore – 48

K S Badarinarayana
D Venugopal Setty
Sunil R Y

2006

2007

Design and fabrication of Catapult for conduction DOE experiments

Indian Statistical Institute
Mysore Road, Bangalore/ Bombay

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2006

2007

Design and development of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment set up

B.V.B College of Engineering,
Hubli

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2006

2007

Design and development of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment set up and Production Technology Lab

Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2006

2007

Design and development of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment set up

J S S Academy of Technical Education Bangalore

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2006

2007

Design and development of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment set up

Bangalore Institute of Technology
Bangalore

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2006

2007

Design and development of tool measurement of Milling Tool Dynamometer

Syscon Industries

H M Shadakshara & IEM Technical Staff

2007

2008

Design and Development of Lean manufacturing System

Lincoln Helios (India ) Limited

Dr. N S Narahari
D Venugopal Setty
Rajeswara Rao K V S
Sunil R Y

2007

2008

Design and development of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment set up

SSIT, Tumkur

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2008

2009

Fabrication and supply of equipment for IE Lab

Bangalore Institute of Technology

IEM Technical Staff

2008

2009

Fabrication and supply of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment setup

Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2008

2009

Fabrication and supply of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment setup

BVB college of Engineering and Technology, Hubli

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2008

2009

Ergonomical studies of Hammer mills

Buhler

Rajeswara Rao K V S
V Ravishankar
Sunil R Y

2009

2010

Joint survey project on Industrial Waste Management for Jigani and Bommasandra Industrial area, Bangalore, India  

CII, Bangalore   - Resource Optimization initiative (ROI)

Dr. B S Satyanarayana
Dr. K.N. Subramanya
Mrs. Shobha N S

2011  

2012

Fabrication and supply of  Catapult gadget for conducting exercises on Design of Experiments

Dr. AIT, Bangalore

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2012   

2013

Fabrication and supply of Industrial Engineering Lab experiment setup

M V J College of Engineering, Bangalore 

R Shekar & IEM Technical Staff

2012

2013

Design and development of Traverse winder for stamped components TE Connectivity 

Dr. Subramanya K.N, 

Dr. N S Narahari

Dr. Sunil R Y   

2014 2016

 

Reviewers for National / International Journals:
― IEEE International Journal on "Automation and Systems".
― INDERSCIENCE Publishers
― International Journal of Management in Education
― African Journal of Business and Management
― International Journal of Management and Business Studies.
― African Journal of Business Management
― International Journal of Emerging Technology & Advanced Engg
― Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
― International Journal of Computer Applications
― International Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Applications
― International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering
― Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering.

 

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