Lean and Agile Manufacturing: Theoretical, Practical and Research Futurities [Jul 15, 2010] Sivakumar, V.; Devadasan, S.R.; Murugesh, R. Mohan and Shalij, P.R.

LEAN AND AGILE MANUFACTURING : THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL AND RESEARCH FUTURITIES-PHI-SHALIJ, P. R.-2012-EDN-1

S. R. Devadasan, PhD, is Professor in the Production Engineering Department at the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. In the year 2008, he was awarded postdoctoral degree "Doctor of Science" for his thesis titled "Development of Strategic Quality Engineering Accounting System". With more than two decades of teaching and research experience, Professor Devadasan has published/presented over 280 papers in leading national and international journals/conferences. He is an editorial board member of European Journal of Innovation Management, UK. V. Mohan Sivakumar, PhD, is Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department at the PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore. With more than 26 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Sivakumar has published/presented 16 papers in reputed national and international journals/conferences. He is an editorial board member of the African Journal of Business Management. He has guided many diploma projects and one such project received "State Level Second Prize" in the year 1991. R. Murugesh, PhD, is Principal of Darshan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajkot. With more than 24 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Murugesh has published/presented 55 papers in various national and international journals/conferences. Dr. Murugesh is a recognized PhD Guide of Gujarat Technical University, Ahmedabad. P. R. Shalij, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Production Engineering Department at the Government Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala. Before joining academics, he worked with the Kerala State Productivity Council as a consulting engineer and with Framatome Connectors and MIL Control Limited as an industrial engineer for a total span of eight years. Dr. Shalij has more than 11 years of teaching experience.