Doctoral Research - IPPD
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Integrated Product & Process Development
Guide: Dr. Kaushik Sahu
About Integrated Product and Process Development
Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) evolved from concurrent engineering (also known as simultaneous engineering). It involves various re-engineered approaches for concurrent development of products and processes. Multidisciplinary teams, known as Integrated Product Teams (IPT), are collectively responsible for the product and process development initiatives. Thus, IPPD is a management technique that supports a product during its evolution process from conceptual design through manufacturing to marketing and beyond (i.e., during its entire life cycle). Some of the life cycle factors that need to be addressed are: manufacturability, testability, reliability, availability, serviceability, installability, upgradeability, safety and product liability.
Successful product development, therefore, involves various 'Design for X' methodologies to assist the designers (either experienced or inexperienced) by addressing up-front all possible downstream concerns of a production and distribution process. Computer simulation of the downstream process is carried out to aid the design process where necessary. Researchers are investigating issues ranging from narrow ones like design for analysis to broader issues of design for environment. For most Indian companies, however, the product development process badly needs the state of the art computer support and know-how. Therefore, the Indian business environment provides a lot of opportunities and challenges where these concepts can be applied.
IPPD provides an interesting career path and doctoral students can pursue various projects relevant to the Indian industry for a more effective and experiential learning of the subject. Our research in this area, however, focuses on the development of more intelligent design systems for supporting advanced IPPD initiatives. We are currently exploring avenues for modeling intent. A conceptual framework has been developed for capturing the customer's intent while preserving the designer's (or domain expert) intent.
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Expected Profile
Interested candidates are expected to discuss their background with the faculty guide before finalizing their choice. Candidates interested in the above area of research may feel free to mark copies of their resumes along with a statement of purpose to Dr. Kaushik Sahu (e-mail: kaushiksahu@gmail.com ).
Engineering graduates having a special interest in product design and development with 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience will be considered. Relevant experience must include exposure to Computer Aided Design packages. The selected candidate will be required to support the activities related to the Computer Aided Product and Process Development (CAPPD) laboratory. Prior experience as a System Administrator in a CAD environment will be an added plus.
The University provides a fellowship to deserving candidate. Enterprising candidates will have the opportunity to earn more. However, the selected research scholars will be expected to exercise restraint while pursuing other objectives that may divert them from their original line of research.
Original: Jan 2002; Revised: May 2006, Sep 2015