Dr. R. Sridharan

Professor

 

 

 

Residential Address :      D – 2A, Staff Quarters

National Institute of Technology Calicut

NIT Campus P.O., Calicut - 673 601, Kerala.

Tel: 91-495- 2286406 (O)

2286492 (R), 2287435 (R)

09495788136 (M)

Fax: 91-495-2287250

E-Mail: sreedhar@nitc.ac.in

rsridharan14@gmail.com

Educational Profile :

Degree	Month & Year of Passing	Name of the Institute	Name of the University/Institute	Remarks
Ph. D. (Industrial Engineering)	July, 1995	IIT, Bombay	IIT, Bombay	-
M. Tech. (Industrial Engineering & Operations Research)	April, 1988	IIT, Kharagpur	IIT, Kharagpur	CGPA 9.16/10
B. E. (Mechanical Engineering)	August, 1982	REC, Tiruchirappalli	Madras University	I Class with Honours

Experience:

Institution	Designation	Period
NIT Calicut	Professor	14-03-2002 to till date
REC Calicut	Assistant Professor	26-03-1990 to 13-03-2002
REC Calicut	Lecturer	15-07-1983 to 25-03-1990
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal	Lecturer	13-03-1983 to 14-07-1983
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad	Graduate Engineer Trainee	10-01-1983 to 10-03-1983

Areas of Interest:

• Operations Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Decision Modelling
• Simulation Modelling and Analysis
• Total Quality Management

Thesis Guidance:

                       Completed             Ongoing

B. Tech. :            12                            -

M. Tech.:             50                          5

Ph. D. :                  -                           5 (1 submitted thesis in November 2008)

Publications:

• Papers:

  Journals: International : 10

     National : 1

  Conferences: International : 7

           National : 26

  (Details in Annexure I)

• Technical Reports: 8

(Details in Annexure II)

Referee for Journals:

• Journal of Operational Research Society
• International Journal of Production Research
• International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making

Short-Term Courses Conducted:

• Coordinator for the Staff Development Programme on “ Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems”, sponsored by AICTE and conducted during March 26 - April 6, 2007.

• Coordinator for the AICTE-ISTE-STTP on Modelling & Analysis of World-Class Manufacturing Systems, sponsored by ISTE and conducted during March 12 - March 16, 2007.

• Coordinator for the Staff Development Programme on “Induction Training Programme for Engineering Teachers ”, sponsored by AICTE and conducted during February 14 - March 06, 2001.

• Coordinator for the Self Financing Course – Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration Conducted at REC, Calicut During June 1995 – 1999.

Continuing Education Programmes Participated: 14

(Details in Annexure III)

Research/Modernization/Thrust Area Development Projects Undertaken:

		Duration
Name of the project along with the name (s) of all the investigators	Type of Project	Starting Month & Year	Ending Month & Year	Amount involved in Lakhs
Development of a Simulator for Design, Planning, Scheduling and Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Dr. R. Sridharan and Sri. M. D. Narayanan	Thrust Area Project - AICTE	2000 December	March 2002	5.00
Computer Aided Enterprise Integration Using MRP II Dr. R. Sridharan, Dr. R. Ravindran Nair and V. Madhusudanan Pillai	Faculty Research Project Under Centre of Excellence Scheme, REC, Calicut.	September 1997	March 1998	0.15

Consultancy:

• Guest Faculty for IIM, Kozhikode, for the Course – Simulation Modelling and Analysis During (1) June – September 1999 and (2) June – September 2000.
• Faculty for the SIDBI Sponsored Programme on Small Business Management Conducted at REC, Calicut During 1996-2001.
• Faculty for the Self Financing Course – Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management Conducted at REC, Calicut During June 1999 – September 1999.
• Faculty for the Self Financing Course – Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration Conducted at REC, Calicut During June 1994 – 2000.
• Designed a Data Base System for the Computerized Processing of Applications for the Recruitment of Faculty and Administrative Staff for IIM Kozhikode During June 1999 to December 1999.
• Faculty for the Summer/Winter Schools and Continuing Education Programmes conducted at REC Calicut, NIT Calicut and Govt. College of Engineering, Kannur.

Membership of Professional Societies:

• Life Member : Indian Society for Technical Education

Systems Society of India

• Member : Calicut Management Association

Administrative Responsibilities Entrusted:

		Duration
Details of Responsibility Entrusted	Authority Department/Institute	Starting Date	Ending Date
Head-in-charge, NITC-SOMS	Institute	January 2009	Continuing
Coordinator – M. Tech. Programme on Industrial Engineering & Management	Department	July 2005	Continuing
Coordinator – Ph. D. Programme	Department	August 2006	Continuing
Faculty-in-charge, Indian Cultural Association	Institute	July 2005	Continuing
Professor-in-charge of Admissions	Institute	January 2003	November 2004
Assistant Professor – in charge of Admissions	Institute	August 2001	December 2002
Convener – Departmental Post Graduate Committee for M. Tech Thesis Evaluation	Department	January 1997	June 2001
Coordinator – PGDBA (Self Financing Course)	Department	June 1995	May 2000
Supervised the preparation of comparative statement based on the computerized processing of applications for the recruitment of Faculty and Administrative Staff for IIM, Kozhikode.	Institute	June 1999	December 1999
Staff-in-charge, SPIC-MACAY	Institute	July 1996	July 1998

 

 

ANNEXURE – I (Publications)

International Journals:

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “Simulation Based Metamodels for Scheduling a Dynamic Job Shop with Sequence Dependent Setup Times”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 47, No. 6, 2009, pp. 1425-1447.

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “Scheduling a Dynamic Job Shop Production System with Sequence Dependent Setups: An Experimental Study”, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2008, pp. 435-449.

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “Dynamic Job Shop Production System with Sequence Dependent Setups: Simulation Modelling and Analysis”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 36, Nos. 3-4, 2008, pp. 355-372.

• Suresh Kumar, N. and Sridharan, R., “Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Tool Sharing and Part Scheduling Decisions in Single-Stage Multi-machine Flexible Manufacturing Systems”, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 23, 2007, pp. 361-370.

• Suresh Kumar, N. and Sridharan, R., “Simulation Modelling and Analysis of Tool Management Decisions in a Flexible Manufacturing System”, Modeling, Measurement and Control: Series D: Production Engineering and Management, Organization, Human and Social Problems, International Journal of the Association for the Advancement of Modelling & Simulation Techniques in Enterprises (AMSE), France, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2007, pp. 1-22.

• Sridharan, R. and Subash Babu, A., “Multi-Level Scheduling Decisions in a Class of FMS Using Simulation Based Metamodels”, Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 49, 1998, pp. 591-602.

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “Development and Analysis of Scheduling Decision Rules for a Dynamic Flexible Job Shop Production System: A Simulation Study”, International Journal of Business Performance Management (Accepted for publication).

• Suresh Kumar, N. and Sridharan, R., “Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Part and Tool Flow Control Decisions in a Flexible Manufacturing System”, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Accepted for publication).

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “Simulation modeling and analysis of due-date assignment methods and scheduling decision rules in a dynamic job shop production system with sequence dependent setup times”, Special Issue on Globalization and Manufacturing Competitiveness in India , International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management (Accepted for publication).

• Noorul Haq A., Radha Ramanan T., Kulkarni Sarang and Sridharan R., “A hybrid neural network genetic algorithm approach for permutation flow shop scheduling”, International Journal of Production Research (Accepted for publication).

National Journal:

 

1. Vinod.V, and R. Sridharan, Simulation modeling and analysis of scheduling rules in a dynamic job shop production system with sequence dependent setup times, ICFAI Journal of Operations Management (Accepted for publication).

International Conferences:

 

• Vinod.V, and R. Sridharan, Fuzzy Approach to Dynamic job shop scheduling, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2008) Dec. 8-11, 2008 , National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Suresh Kumar N, and R. Sridharan, Performance of a Flexible Manufacturing System Operating Under Part Movement Policy and Tool Movement Policy: Simulation Modelling and Analysis, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2008) Dec-8-11, 2008, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• O.A Joseph, and R. Sridharan, Effect of Part Launching Decisions on the Performance of a Flexible Manufacturing System: A Simulation Study, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2008) Dec-8-11, 2008, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

• Suresh Kumar, N. and Sridharan, R., “Analysis of Tool Sharing in a Flexible Manufacturing System – A Simulation Study”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging and Adaptive Systems and Technologies, Noorul Islam College of Engg., Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu, December 2005, pp. 923-942.

• Sridharan, R., and Vinod, V., “Simulation Modelling and Analysis of a Job Shop Scheduling Problem with Sequence Dependent Setup Times” Global Congress on Manufacturing Management, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, December 8-10, 2004, pp. 521-525.

• Sridharan, R. and Subash Babu, A., “Effects of Scheduling decisions in a class of FMS: Simulation Modelling and Analysis”, Proceedings of 1994 Japan- USA Symposium on Flexible Automation – A Pacific Rim Conference, Kobe, Japan, July 11-18, 1994, pp. 1099-1106.

• Sridharan, R., Vishnu, A.S. and Subash Babu, A., “Effects of Multi-level Scheduling Policies in a Failure Prone FMS: A simulation Study”, Proceedings of the Tenth International Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Conference, University of Maryland at College Park, U.S.A., June 26-28, 2000, pp. 1037-1046.

National Conferences:

 

• Vinod.V, and Sridharan, R., “Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Scheduling Rules in a Dynamic Job Shop Production System with Sequence Dependent Setup Times”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Learning Organizations in Indian Scenario, N.S.S. College of Engineering, Palakkad, Kerala, March 28-29, 2008.

• Joseph, O.A., B. Sushama, and R. Sridhaarn, “Effect of Scheduling Decisions on the Performance of FMS - A Simulation Study”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Viswajyothi College of Engineering & Technology, Vazhalakulam, Kerala, March 28-29, 2008, pp. 214-220.

• Rajesh, V., and Sridharan, R., “Setup Dominance Based Genetic Algorithm for Flow Shop Scheduling Problems with Separable Sequence-Dependent Setups “, National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Viswajyothi College of Engineering & Technology, Vazhalakulam, Kerala, March 28-29, 2008, pp. 242-250.

• Vinod.V, and Sridharan, R., “Scheduling A Dynamic Mixed Shop: Simulation Modeling and Analysis”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Viswajyothi College of Engineering & Technology, Vazhalakulam, Kerala, March 28-29, 2008, pp. 251-258.

• Vinoj, K. and Sridharan, “Flow Shop Scheduling Using Genetic Algorithm”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Viswajyothi College of Engineering & Technology, Vazhalakulam, Kerala, March 28-29, 2008, pp. 278-286.

• Pramod Ravi Shankar, M., and Sridharan, R., ”Genetic Algorithm Based Two-Stage Approach for Machine Part Grouping and Cell Layout Problems in Cellular Manufacturing System”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing & Management (RAMM – 2008), Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamilnadu, India, February 8-9, 2008, pp. 56-60.

• Joseph, O.A., and Sridharan, R., “Effect of Routing Flexibility on the Performance of a Flexible Manufacturing System: A Simulation Study”, Proceedings of the 49 th National Convention of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, October 12-14, 2007.

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “Due Date Based Scheduling of a Dynamic Job Shop”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes (AMMP 2007), B.D.T. College of Engineering, Davangere, Karnataka, October 5-6, 2007, pp. 385-388.

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “An Experimental Investigation of Scheduling Policies in a Dynamic Job Shop Production System Using Simulation Modelling and Analysis”, Modelling & Simulation Techniques in Manufacturing Engineering (MSME 2007), Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, March 26, 2007, pp. 49-54.

• Kulkarni, S. S., Sridharan, R. and Radha Ramanan, T.,”Genetic Algorithm Approach for Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling”, Modelling & Simulation Techniques in Manufacturing Engineering (MSME 2007), Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, March 26, 2007, pp.70-74.

• Vinod, V. and Sridharan, R., “Scheduling a Dynamic Hybrid-Job Shop Production System: Simulation Modelling and Analysis”, Recent Developments in Production & Operations Management (POM – 2007), Annamalai University March 23-24, 2007, pp. 12-16.

• Kulkarni, S. S., Sridharan, R. and Radha Ramanan, T., ”A Neural Network Based Heuristic for Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling”, Business Optimization Research Wave, NITIE and IIT Bombay, February 15-17, 2007.

• Kulkarni, S. S., Sridharan, R. and Radha Ramanan, T., ”Neural Network Approach for Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling”, VII National Conference on Technological Trends, College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, November 17-18, 2006.

• Arun Kumar, N.V.P., Sridharan, R., Vinod, V., and Suresh Kumar, N., “Scheduling a Job Shop Production System Using Truncated Scheduling Approach: A Simulation Study”, Advances in Manufacturing Technology, N.S.S. College of Engg., Palakkad, February 15-16, 2003.

• Vinod, V., Suresh Kumar, N., and Sridharan, R., “Fault Diagnosis Using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: A Case Study”, Advances in Manufacturing Technology, N.S.S. College of Engg., Palakkad, February 15-16, 2003.

• Sridharan, R. and Nagarjuna, N., “Simulated Annealing Based Algorithm for Machine Loading Problem in a Flexible Manufacturing System”, National Conference on Mathematical and Computational Models, PSG College of Technology , Coimbatore, December 27-28, 2001, pp. 467-473.

• Sridharan, R.. and Nanaji, P., “Scheduling a Flexible Manufacturing System Using Simulation Modelling and Analysis”, 25 th National Systems Conference, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, December 13-15, 2001, pp. 248-252.

• Sridharan, R. and Surendra Babu, G., “Mixed Scheduling Rule approach for Operations Scheduling in a Job Shop: A Simulation Study” 17 th National Convention of Mechanical Engineers, IE(I) Indore Chapter and S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore, November 26-27, 2001, pp. 573-582.

• Sridharan, R., Vijayakumar, P. and Arun Kumar, N.V.P., “A Simulation Study of Operations Scheduling in a Job Shop Production System”, National Conference on Advanced Trends in Mechanical Engineering Research and Development, JNTU College of Engineering, Anantapur, October 18, 2001, pp. 420-428.

• Sridharan, R., Ravindran Nair, R., Madhusudanan Pillai, V. and Lakshmi Raja Sekharam, J., ”A Critical Study and Evaluation of Lot-Sizing Rules and Freezing of Master Production Schedule in Material Requirements Planning Systems”, Industrial Engineering Towards 21 st Century Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, January 31-February 2, 1998, pp. 2.59-2.62.

• Sridharan, R. and Manoj, T. K., “Performance Optimisation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using a Simulator and Genetic Algorithm”, National Seminar on Modern Trends in Manufacturing Technology, 13th National Convention of Mechanical Engineers, IE(I) Delhi State Centre, New Delhi, November 6-8, 1997, pp. 165-171.

• Dutta, K. N. and Sridharan, R., “Use of Automatic Guided Vehicles in Materials Handling”, National Seminar on Materials Handling in Industry, Institution of Plant Engineers, Hyderabad, July 10-11, 1997.

• Sridharan, R. and Subash Babu, A., “Multi-Level Scheduling Decisions in a Class of FMS Using Simulation Modelling and Analysis”, Seventeenth AIMTDR Conference, REC Warangal, January 9-11, 1997.

• Sridharan, R. and Subash Babu, A., “Design and Analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing System”, Seventeenth National Systems Conference, IIT Kanpur, December 24-26, 1993, pp. 88-93.

• Sridharan, R. and Subash Babu, A., “Simulation and Analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing System”, XXIV Annual Convention of Operations Research Society of India, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, December 6-8, 1993.

• Sridharan, R. and Subash Babu, A., “A Simulation Study of FMS Scheduling”, Eighth ISME Conference on Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 1993, pp. 606-619.

ANNEXURE – II (Technical Reports)

Sl. No.	Title of the Report	Author(s)	Institution and Date
1	Project Proposal on Development of Tools and Techniques for Modeling and Analysis of World-Class Manufacturing Systems	Dr. R. Sridharan Dr. V. Madhusudanan Pillai Mr. T. Radha Ramanan	Submitted to AICTE under Nationally Coordinated Project. August 2007.
2	Lecture Notes on Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems	R. Sridharan and V. Madhusudanan Pillai	NIT Calicut. March 2007.
3	Lecture Notes on Modeling and Analysis of World-Class Manufacturing Systems	R. Sridharan and V. Madhusudanan Pillai	NIT Calicut. March 2007.
4	Lecture Notes on Induction Training Programming for Engineering Teachers	N.M. Nagarajan and R. Sridharan	NIT Calicut March 2001.
5	Centre of Excellence in Operations Management and TQM.	R. Sridharan	REC, Calicut. 1996
6	The Status of Research in FMS: A Review, Classification and Coding of Literature	R. Sridharan, N. Sankar Rao and A. Subash Babu	Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT, Bombay 1992.
7	Industrial Design – Need and Methodology	R. Sridharan	Department of Humanities and social Sciences, IIT, Kanpur November 1988.
8	Ergonomics	R. Sridharan	Department of Humanities and social Sciences, IIT, Kanpur November 1988.

ANNEXURE – III

 

Details of the Continuing Education Programmes Participated:

Sl. No.	Title of the Course	Duration of the Course with Month and date	Name of the Institute & Department where the Course was conducted	Remarks
1	Patents and Intellectual Property Rights	December 4, 2006	NIT Calicut	One day Workshop
2	Pedagogical Aspects of Engineering Education	March 6, 2006	NIT Calicut	One day Workshop
3	Patent Awareness	October 1, 2001	Dept. of Training & Placement, REC, Calicut	One day Workshop
4	Technology Management	October 11, 2000	Dept. of Training & Placement, REC, Calicut	One day Workshop
5	Pedagogy in Management	June 11-15, 1999	IIM, Kozhikode	Workshop
6	A Learning Centered Approach to Engineering Education in the 21 st Century	January 5-6, 1998	Dept. of Continuing Education, IIT, Madras	Two days Workshop
7	Training on the software Computer Aided Factory Integration and Management System	January 13-18, 1998	Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT, Bombay	Software Training Programme
8	Total Quality Management and ISO 9000	December 4-8, 1995	TISCO, Jamshedpur	ISTE Winter School
9	Management Information Systems	May 21-26, 1990	Dept. of Mech. Engg., College of Engineering, Trivandrum	ISTE Summer School
10	Aesthetic and Design	December 16-18, 1988	Dept. of Mech. Engg. IIT, Kanpur	Workshop
11	Computer Aided Design and Manufacture	June 2-15, 1985	Dept. of Mech. Engg., PSG College of Tech., Coimbatore	ISTE Summer School
12	Modelling and Simulation of Engineering Systems	May 6-19, 1985	Dept. of Electrical Engg., REC, Calicut	ISTE Summer School
13	Welding Fabrication and Inspection Techniques – Industry Based	June 11-25, 1984	Dept of Mech. Engg., REC, Trichy and Welding Research Institute, BHEL, Trichy.	ISTE Summer School
14	Hydrogen Energy	May 7-18, 1984	Dept. of Mech. Engg. IIT, Madras	ISTE Summer School