M.E. Production & Industrial Engineering:Technology Forecasting, Assessment and Development

First Semester


Manufacturing Engineering
Advance Metrology
Operation Research and Simulation
Quality Engineering
Research Methodology


Second Semester

Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Production and Inventory Control
Industrial Automation
Facilities Planning and Design
Emerging Trends in Management of Manufacturing Systems


Third Semester


Seminar
Thesis (starts)


Fourth Semester

Thesis


Technology Forecasting, Assessment and Development

Technological change, technology as the driving force of global industrial competition, driving force of global industrial competition, elements of technology, investment for technological growth, phases of technology life cycle, technology absorption, transfer of technology- Diffusion, Transfer of technology by contract, Incremental Innovations and radical developments, technology fusion and the New R&D, Core competencies in technology and its commercialization, organization for technology, building organization culture, Role of the trade unions, requisite of a national technology policy, coping with continuous change, technovation and new product development, Infrastructure and Technology assessment, Role of Government in technology development efforts.