Performance Efficiency of Engineering Industries in India

Kaizen Performance in an Engineering Industry in India: A Case Study

Thousands of small and medium scale industries are present in India. All are facing certain problems resulting in shortage of production and quality issues. This case study deals with the kaizen implementation in an industry in an assembly line in India that manufactures front and rear axle for heavy and medium vehicles. Kaizen technique has tremendous effect on operations of a firm, including ...

Whither Performance-based Engineering in India?

The Kutch Earthquake of January 26, 2001 in Gujarat, India, caused the destruction of a large number of modern 4 to 10-storied buildings. After this earthquake, doubts arose about our professional practices, building by-laws, construction materials, building codes and education for civil engineers and architects. It led to large number of short-term courses and workshops, revision of the seismi...

Energy Resources Consumption Performance in Iranian Manufacturing Industries by Using Cost/Revenue Efficiency Model

Industries are one of the main sources of pollution in the world. Besides, the levels of energy resources consumption including water, electricity, and fossil fuel are very different among industries. On the other hand, Iranian government pays a large amount of energy subsidy to manufacturing units. Because of it, the government wants to know which of manufacturing industries are efficient, pro...

Relative Efficiency of Modern Small Scale Industries in India: An Inter-State Comparison

Risk Management in Energy Industries of India

Considering the increased complexity of energy projects as companies are entering a new technological era marking the end of "easy oil", there is a growing concern about the real preparedness of companies to deal with the new risks they are facing. The potential severity of those risks due to the important damages caused to the environment and their possible impact on populations of India. Furt...