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Mr. Vijaya Kumar S
Assistant Professor
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School/College
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
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Department
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Mr. Vijaya Kumar S, a mechanical engineer who graduated from Bangalore Institute of Technology in 2003, spent two years working in the industrial sector in a different of positions. He entered academics in 2005 when he joined RUAS as a training engineer. He enrolled at MSRSAS for a Master's degree in Engineering and Manufacturing Management (2010). Parallel to this, promoted to the position of Assistant Professor, which he has held with the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering ever since 2014. He has provided corporate training programs for different industries and taught a variety of courses at the undergraduate and post graduate levels. His areas of focus in research include operations management in the manufacturing and service industries. He is presently working towards his Doctorate in Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
Qualifications
- Perusing Ph.D. in the field of Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore
- M.Sc. [Engg.] in Engineering and Manufacturing Management
M. S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, Bangalore., 2010
- B.E. in Mechanical Engineering
Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore., 2003
Experience
Total Years of Experience19 Years 2 Months
Academic Experience
Lecturer : M. S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, Bangalore for 9 Years Asst. Professor: Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore from 2014 to till date.
Industry Experience
Asst. Engineer, Hydraulics India Manufacturing and Services Private Limited, Bangalore for 2 years.
Training Experience (With Topics)
- More than 40 M.Tech Projects guided in the stream of Engineering and Manufacturing Management.
- Expertise in the field of Production Planning and Systems, Supply Chain Management, Project Management and ERP.
- Sustainable Supply Chain in Indian Context.
Research Grant Received
- "Development of Green Manufacturing Innovations Framework in Automotive and Earth moving sector”, funded by Department of Science and Technology National Science, and Technology Information Management Information System (NSTMIS), New Delhi, GOI, 2017-2018.
Consultancy Project
- Consultancy Project on" Enhancement of production capacity at two production plants" of M/s. Canara Hydraulics Pvt Ltd, Peenya Industrial Area, Bengaluru.
- Team member of an International UK 3 years Research Project on Media sector, which aims at uplifting SME in media segment.
- Completed Six Sigma Green Belt Training at MSRSAS, Bengaluru.
National Conference Papers
- Vijaya Kumar, S., Sreejesh, P. and Subash Sundar (2015) Delivery Performance Improvement of an Automotive Part using DMAIC Approach, XIX Annual Conference of Society of Operations Management, IIM, Calcutta.
- Vijaya Kumar, S., Sreejesh, P. and Subash Sundar (2015) Delivery Performance Improvement of an Automotive Part using DMAIC Approach, XIX Annual Conference of Society of Operations Management, IIM, Calcutta.
International Conference Papers
- Sidhun, M. K., Vijaya Kumar, S. and Ravish Hegde (2014) Implementation of FIFO Inventory Control Technique in a Fluid Transmission Unit, XVIII Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIT Roorkee, pp. 524-531.
- Jerome Paul Clinton, Vijaya Kumar, S. and Rao L. N. (2016) Improvement in Jobwork Procurement Flow in an Auto Component Industry using VSME Program, International Conference on E-Business and Supply Chain Competitiveness, IIT, Kharagpur.
- Delphin Durai R and Vijaya Kumar. S (2019) Reduction of Kick Force in Four Stroke Moped Using Combined Approach of DMAIC and Shainin System, proceedings of 177th IASTEM Internal Conference Seoul, South Korea.
- Hosur Srinivasan Srivatsa, Arun. R, Sandeep N and Vijaya Kumar S (2022), Predicting Green Innovation Levels Among Automobile and Earthmoving Sectors, Proceedings of the 2nd Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Warangal, Telangana, India.
National Journal Papers
- Sandeep, N. and Vijaya Kumar, S. (2016) Decision Support Framework for Effective Disposal of Municipal Wastes for Indian Cities, SASTECH J., 15(2), pp. 5-8.
International Journal Papers
- Vijaya Kumar, S., Mani, V. G. S. and Devraj. N. (2014) Production Planning and Process Improvement in an Impeller Manufacturing Using Scheduling and OEE Techniques, J. of Procedia Materials Science, vol. 5, pp. 1710-1715.
- Sankaranarayanan B and Vijaya Kumar S (2019) Reduction of inventory waiting time in machine component manufacturing unit using lean tools, Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 10, Issue-04, pp-363-367.
- ORCID, Institute of Engineers – Associate Membership.
- S. Vijaya Kumar et al “System and Apparatus for Paddy Transplantation”, Indian Patent Application : 1185 / CHE / 2014, March 7, 2014.