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Prof. Prem VRAT

Present Designation:

Pro-Chancellor; Professor of Eminence and Chief Mentor, The NorthCap University

Areas of Interest:

Industrial Engineering , TQM, Supply Chain Management , Operations Management , Project Management , OR models for policy / strategic decision making. Bio-inspired management systems for organizational effectiveness.

Specialisation:

Industrial Engineering; System Dynamics, Total Quality Management, Supply Chain and Inventory Management, Value Engineering 

Major Professional Contributions:

Taught at IIT Delhi, AIT Bangkok, IIT Roorkee, IIM Lucknow, MDI Gurugram ,ITMU(now NCU)Gurugram

Guided 49 Ph.D. theses, 118 MTech, 65 B. Tech. Projects 

Published 506 research papers in reputed international /national journals and international/ national conferences, edited/co-edited 5 conference proceedings, authored/co-authored 7 books and undertook five funded projects and 36 major industrial consultancies.

So far received  8723 research citations with a g-index of 91 and 1713 as the highest citations of a paper in google scholar

Consultancy Areas:

1.Systems Studies/Modelling Simulation 2.Project Management 3.Quality Engineering & Management 4.Productivity Enhancement Studies 5.Logistics & Supply Chain 6.Materials Management & Operataions Management 7.Value Engineering for Product Design/Cost reduction 8.TQM 9. Manufacturing Excellence 10. Competitiveness Enhancement..

Sector Associated With:

Academia

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Research mentoring, Consulting services, National level policy committees, special lectures.

Professional Experience

Professor, Head, Dean Deputy Director and Officiating Director of IIT, Delhi ;  Founder Director, IIT, Roorkee; Vice-Chancellor, UPTU, Lucknow ;Prof. & Division Chairman, AIT, Bangkok;  Professor of Eminence MDI Gurugram Vice-Chancellor; Professor of Eminence, ITM University, Gurgaon. Pro-Chancellor The NorthCap University Gurugram

Keywords

Teaching, Research, Consultancy, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, TQM, Project Management, Value Engineering, Productivity Measurement, Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Cost Reduction, Manufacturing Excellence. Academic Excellence Models .

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Education

B.Tech. (Hons.) Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, 1966.

M.Tech. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, IIT Kharagpur, 1968

Ph.D.  Industrial Engineering, IIT Delhi 1974.

Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Engineering Production, University of Birmingham, UK, 1975-76.

Awards and Recognitions

Doctor of Engineering ( Honoris Causa), Distinguished Alumnus Award of II T KHARAGPUR, Distinguished Service Award of IIT Delhi,  Outstanding Contribution award for National Development by IITD Alumni association, Life Time Achievement Award of IIIE, Dr. MC Puri Memorial Award of ORSI, Uttaranchal Ratan Award, Life Time Achievement Award of System Society of India and DEI, Guru Award of SAE India Foundation ,  Dr. CM Jacob Gold Medal of SSI,  National Systems Gold Medal ,Lillian Gilbreth Award of IIIE, Life Time Achievement Award of Society for Operations Management (SOM), Visionary Edu-leader Award by Re-Think India, Distinguished Educator Award, by IEOM(USA), Centenarian Seva Ratna Award, GITA (Great Indian Teacher Award), 15 best paper medals, prizes and awards, Best book Award by DMA/ISTD. APAC Educational Leadership Award. Honorary Professor, IIT Delhi, Distinguished Adjunct Professor AIT Bangkok, AICTE-Distinguished Chair Professor.

Served on the Editorial Boards of International and National Journals, on the Board of Governors / Executive Councils of many institutions and universities, Chairman Visvesvaraya Best Teachers Awards Committee of AICTE, Chairman, NWRC of AICTE

Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Chairperson Board of Governors of IIT Mandi and Chairman , BOG of WIT Dehradun.

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INAE Section Affiliated

III: Mechanical Engineering

Year of Election to Fellowship

2006

Year of Birth

1944

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