Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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The cost involved in certain additive manufacturing processes is comparatively higher than traditional manufacturing. When the cost of additive manufacturing process is optimized, it will enable manufacturers to deploy the technology as an alternative for traditional manufacturing. Product life cycle analysis gives better understanding about the cost drivers in additive manufacturing. A better understanding of the cost drivers in additive manufacturing tends to optimize the parameters involved in the process. The difference in cost drivers can be compared before and after the implementation of cost optimization techniques by comparing the variation of cost drivers between standard and optimized production. In this study the cost drivers associated with additive manufacturing are analysed and optimized. © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

VIT Unitversity

Department of Manufacturing Engineering

School of Mechanical Engineering

Vellore Campus

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IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Analyzing the cost drivers and process optimization in additive manufacturing

Project planning plays a vital role in the successful completion of a project. The building block of any project is upright strategic planning and optimal resource utilization. There are many project management activities, which can be done by a project manager in order to achieve the organization's mission and vision. But the vital activities which have to be followed during a project planning phase in the stakeholder's view are discussed in this paper. © 2017 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

Department of Design and Automation

A discussion on integrated project planning - a stakeholder’s approach

The state of Small scale Cellulose fibre reinforced mill board industries can be called a state of chaos in Vellore, Tamilnadu (India). They are struggling to keep themselves alive in a highly competitive market. The demand for the product is high and lures entrepreneurs to enter the arena but the market witnesses an equal or higher number of closure of the industries as that of the entrants, putting the state of such industries in complete chaos and turmoil. The reasons are many and an attempt has been made to look into the reasons, causes and problems faced by the Cellulose fibre reinforced mill board manufacturers and also help one such unitin Vellore, to overcome its problems through a simple enterprise transformation methodology, using simple and easy to use tools and techniques which has helped it to recover its losses and regain its market share. © 2015, Sphinx Knowledge House. All rights reserved.

International Journal of ChemTech Research

A case study on improvement of a cellulose fibre reinforced mill board industry through a quality initiative and simple enterprise transformation methodology