Dr. Amit  Raj Singh

Department Mechanical Engineering
Designation Assistant Professor (Grade 1)
Educational Qualification Ph.D.
E-Mail arsingh.mech@nitrr.ac.in; amitrajsingh1@gmail.com
Contact Number 8085829797
Areas of Interest

Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Production and Operation Management, Operation Research, Optimization, MCDM.

Consultancy Projects in above areas are welcomed.

Publications

Citation Report: Google Scholar: Citation: 1058 (as on 16/02/2022)

h-index: 17;           i-10 index: 26

 

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

International Journals:

1.    Yadav, V. S., Singh, A. R., Gunasekaran, A., Raut, R. D., & Narkhede, B. E. (2022). A systematic literature review of the agro-food supply chain: Challenges, network design, and performance measurement perspectives. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 29, 685-704.   

Y    Yadav, V. S., Singh, A. R., Raut, R. D., & Cheikhrouhou, N. (2021). Design of multi-objective sustainable food distribution network in the Indian context with multiple delivery channels. Computers & industrial engineering160, 107549.

2.      Yadav, V. S., Singh, A. R., Raut, R. D., & Cheikhrouhou, N. (2021). Blockchain drivers to achieve sustainable food security in the Indian context. Annals of Operations Research. In Press.

3.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., Antony, J., Tiwari, A. K., & Cudney, E. (2021). Development of a conceptual method for sustainability assessment in manufacturing. Computers & Industrial Engineering158, 107403.

4.      Swarnakar, V., Bagherian, A., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Modeling critical success factors for sustainable LSS implementation in hospitals: an empirical study. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-04-2021-0099 

5.      Narwane, V. S., Raut, R. D., Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Barriers in sustainable industry 4.0: a case study of the footwear industry. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering14(3), 175-189.

6.      Pant, K., Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Design of multi-tier multi-time horizon closed-loop supply chain network with sustainability under uncertain environment for Indian paper industry. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering14(2), 107-122.

7.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., Antony, J., Tiwari, A. K., Cudney, E., & Furterer, S. (2020). A multiple integrated approach for modelling critical success factors in sustainable LSS implementation. Computers & Industrial Engineering150, 106865.

8.      Jain, N., Singh, A. R., & Upadhyay, R. K. (2020). Sustainable supplier selection under attractive criteria through FIS and integrated fuzzy MCDM techniques. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering13(6), 441-462.

9.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A.R. and Tiwari, A.K. (2021), "Evaluating the effect of critical failure factors associated with sustainable Lean Six Sigma framework implementation in healthcare organization", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 38 No. 5, pp. 1149-1177.

10.  Yadav, V. S., Singh, A. R., Raut, R. D., & Govindarajan, U. H. (2020). Blockchain technology adoption barriers in the Indian agricultural supply chain: an integrated approach. Resources, Conservation and Recycling161, 104877.

11.  Swarnakar, V., Tiwari, A.K. and Singh, A.R. (2020), "Evaluating critical failure factors for implementing sustainable lean six sigma framework in manufacturing organization: A case experience", International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, Vol. 11 No. 6, pp. 1069-1104.

12.  Jain, N., & Singh, A. R. (2020). Sustainable supplier selection under must-be criteria through Fuzzy inference system. Journal of Cleaner Production248, 119275.

13.  Jain, N., & Singh, A. R. (2020). Sustainable supplier selection criteria classification for Indian iron and steel industry: a fuzzy modified Kano model approach. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering13(1), 17-32.

14.  Kinker, P., Swarnakar, V., Jain, R., & Singh, A. R. (2020). A QFD-TISM approach for service quality improvement in polytechnic education institutes: a case study. International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies9(2), 85-113.

15.  Yadav, V.S., Tripathi, S. and Singh, A.R. (2019). "Bi-objective optimization for sustainable supply chain network design in omnichannel", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 30 No. 6, pp. 972-986.

16.  Jain, N., & Singh, A. (2018). Supplier Selection in Indian Iron and Steel Industry: An Integrated MCDM Approach. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics118(20), 455-459.

17.  Yadav, H. C., Jain, R., Singh, A. R., & Mishra, P. K. (2017). Kano integrated robust design approach for aesthetical product design: a case study of a car profile. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing28(7), 1709-1727.

18.  Jain, N., & Singh, A. R. (2017). Fuzzy kano integrated MCDM approach for supplier selection based on must be criteria. International Journal of Supply Chain Management6(2), 49-59.

19.  Yadav, V. S., Tripathi, S., & Singh, A. R. (2017). Exploring omnichannel and network design in omni environment. Cogent Engineering4(1), 1382026.

20.  Vaidya, S., & Singh, A. R. (2016). Identification and Analysis of the Barriers for Autonomous Car: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach. International Journal of Advanced Research Trends in Engineering and Technology (IJARTET) Vol. 3, Issue 5, May 2016.

21.  Jain Rajeev, Singh A.R, Yadav H.C & Mishra P.K (Feb. 2014). “Using data mining synergies for evaluating criteria at pre-qualification stage of supplier selection” ; Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Volume 25, Issue 1, February 2014, Pages 165-175.

22.  Avikal, S., Ahmed, F., Mishra, P. K., Singh, A. R., & Sharma, S. (2014). A Heuristic for Cost Oriented Assembly Line Balancing Problems. International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, 75, 180.

23.  Singh A. R.,, Mishra P. K. & Jain Rajeev (2013). “Capacity-based supply chain network design considering demand uncertainty using two-stage stochastic programming”, International Journal of Advanced manufacturing Techniques, Volume 69, Issue 1-4, Page No: 555–562

24.  Yadav H.C., Jain Rajeev, Singh A.R. & Mishra P.K. (2013). “Asthetical design of a car profile: A Kano model based Hybrid approach” International Journal of Advanced manufacturing Techniques, Volume 67, Issue 9, Page No: 2137-2155

25.  Jain Rajeev, Singh A.R. & Mishra P.K., (2013). “Prioritization of supplier selection criteria: a fuzzy AHP approach” MIT International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Volume 3, Issue 1, Page No:34-40

26.  Jain Rajeev, Singh A.R, Mishra P.K. & Yadav H.C (2012). “Simulation of Orthogonal Metal Cutting using Taguchi Method” Journal of Mechanical Engineering Volume 9, Issue 2. 35-51

27.  Singh A. R., Mishra P. K., Jain Rajeev, Khurana M. K., (2012). “Robust strategies for mitigating operational and desruption risks- A fuzzy AHP approach” International Journal of Multi Criteria Decision Making, Volume 2, Issue 1, Page no: Page No: 1-28

28.  Singh A. R., Mishra P. K., Jain Rajeev, Khurana M. K, (2012). “Design of global supply chain network with operational risks” International Journal of Advanced manufacturing Techniques, Volume 60, Issue 1, Page No: 273-290

29.  Yadav H.C., Jain Rajeev, Singh A.R. & Mishra P.K., (2012). “An integrated approach to enhance aesthetic quality of a car profile” International Journal of Design Engineering, Volume 5,Issue 1, Page No: 65-90

30.  Choudha Ankur, Jain Rajeev, Singh A. R., Mishra P.K.., (2011). “Integration of  Kano's Model into Quality Function Deployment (QFD)” International Journal of Advanced manufacturing Techniques, Volume: 53, Issue: 5-8, Page No: 689-698

31.  Khurana M K, Mishra P K, Singh A. R., (2011). “Barriers to information sharing in supply chain of manufacturing industries” International Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Page No: 9-29 pISSN: 2152-1913

32.  Khurana M K, Jain Rajeev, Mishra P K, Singh A. R., (2010). “Modeling of Information Sharing Enablers for building Trust in Indian Manufacturing Industry: An Integrated ISM and Fuzzy MICMAC Approach” International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology; Volume 2, Issue 6, Page No.: 1651-1669 p-ISSN: 2278–9510

 

Edited Book:

1.      Avikal, S., Singh, A. R., & Ram, M. (Eds.). (2021). Sustainability in Industry 4.0: Challenges and Remedies. CRC Press

 

Book Chapters:

1.      Singh, R. K., Singh, A. R., & Yadav, R. K. (2021). Disassembly Line Balancing Using Recursive Optimization in Presence of Task-Failure. In IFIP International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (pp. 430-440). Springer, Cham

2.      Jain, N., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Sustainable Supplier Selection in Industry 4.0: A Three-Stage Fuzzy Kano and FIS-Based Decision Framework. In Sustainability in Industry 4.0 (pp. 41-74). CRC Press

3.      Sontake, A., Jain, N., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Sustainable Supplier Selection and Order Allocation Considering Discount Schemes and Disruptions in Supply Chain. In Operations Management and Systems Engineering (pp. 61-94). Springer, Singapore

4.      Sahare, A. K., Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Three-Stage Joint Economic Lot Size Model for Rice Industry Under Budget and Market Space Constraint in Indian Context. In Operations Management and Systems Engineering (pp. 377-396). Springer, Singapore

5.      Swarnakar, V., kr Tiwari, A., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Assessing Benefits of Lean Six Sigma Approach in Manufacturing Industries: An Indian Context. In Operations Management and Systems Engineering (pp. 127-144). Springer, Singapore

6.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Tiwari, A. K. (2020). Assessment of manufacturing process through lean manufacturing and sustainability indicators: case studies in Indian perspective. In Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 253-263). Springer, Singapore

7.      Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2020). A Novel Discount Mechanism for Buy Online PickUp in Store (BOPS). In Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 205-214). Springer, Singapore

8.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Tiwari, A. K. (2019). Assessment of Manufacturing Process Through Lean Manufacturing and Sustainability Indicators: Case. Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICETME 2018, 253

 

International Conferences:

1.      Kinker, P., Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Jain, R. (2021). Prioritizing NBA quality parameters for service quality enhancement of polytechnic education institutes–A fuzzy Kano-QFD approach. Materials Today: Proceedings

2.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Tiwari, A. K. (2021). Evaluation of key performance indicators for sustainability assessment in automotive component manufacturing organization. Materials Today: Proceedings

3.      Shukla, V., Swarnakar, V., & Singh, A. R. (2021). Prioritization of Lean Six Sigma project selection criteria using Best Worst Method. Materials Today: Proceedings

4.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Tiwari, A. K. (2021). Effect of lean six sigma on firm performance: A case of Indian automotive component manufacturing organization. Materials Today: Proceedings46, 9617-9622

5.      Kinker, P., Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Jain, R. (2020). Identifying and evaluating service quality barriers for polytechnic education: An ISM-MICMAC approach. Materials Today: Proceedings

6.      Avikal, S., Kumar, K. N., Singh, A. R., & Jain, R. (2020). Grey based Taguchi optimization for multi-lobe bearing. Materials Today: Proceedings26, 2663-2666

7.      Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2019). Use of blockchain to solve select issues of Indian farmers. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2148, No. 1, p. 030050). AIP Publishing LLC

8.      Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Tiwari, A. K. (2019). Evaluating importance of critical success factors in successful implementation of Lean Six Sigma framework. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2148, No. 1, p. 030048). AIP Publishing LLC

9.      Kinker, P., Vaidya, S., Singh, A. R., & Jain, R. (2019). Prioritizing service quality factors for polytechnic institutions as per student’s perception in the State of Madhya Pradesh, India’. In International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (pp. 1640-1647)

10.  Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2019). A systematic literature review of blockchain technology in agriculture. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (pp. 973-981)

11.  Swarnakar, V., Vaidya, S., Tiwari, A. K., & Singh, A. R. (2019). Assessing critical failure factors for implementing lean six sigma framework in Indian manufacturing organizations. In 3rd IEOM European Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (pp. 2161-2172)

12.  Swarnakar, V., Singh, A. R., & Tiwari, A. K. (2019). Key benefits of implementing Lean Six Sigma approach in Indian manufacturing industries. In Conference: International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering

13.  Jain, N., Yadav, V. S., Narang, H. K., & Singh, A. R. (2018). Supplier selection through Attractive criteria: a Fuzzy Kano based integrated MCDM approach. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Bandung (pp. 1695-1704)

14.  Yadav, V. S., Singh, A. R., & Jain, N. (2018). Optimization of Supply Chain Network Design for Multiple-Channel Distribution. IEOM47, 1831-1840

15.  Pant, K., Singh, A. R., Pandey, U., & Purohit, R. (2018). A Multi echelon mixed integer linear programming model of a close loop supply chain network design. Materials Today: Proceedings5(2), 4838-4846

16.  Jain N., & Singh A. R., (2017). “Supplier Selection in Indian Iron and Steel Industry: An Integrated MCDM Approach” International Conference on Innovations & Sustainable Development in Sciences, Management & Technology (ICI-SDSMT-2017, March 25-26, 2017 SSIPMT Raipur

17.  Jain N., Shukla G., & Singh A.R. (2017). “An integrated MCDM methodology for green supplier selection in GSCM” International Conference on Innovations & Sustainable Development in Sciences, Management & Technology (ICI-SDSMT-2017, March 25-26, 2017 SSIPMT Raipur

18.  Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2016). “Exploring Omnichannel: Calls for Future Research”, IIIE-CET-POMS USA Fourth International Conference on the Best Practices in Supply Chain Management (BPSCM 2016) held on December 22 & 23, 2016, Trivandrum, India

19.  Yadav, V. S., & Singh, A. R. (2016). “Bi-Objective Optimization for Sustainable Supply Chain Network Design in Omnichannel”, IVth International Conference On Production And Industrial Engineering, CPIE-2016 held on December 19 & 20, 2016, NIT Jalandhar, India

20.  Jain, N., Singh, A. R., & Choudhary, A. K. (2016). “An Integrated MCDM Approach For Supplier Selection Through Attractive Criteria” IVth International Conference On Production And Industrial Engineering, CPIE-2016 held on December 19 & 20, 2016, NIT Jalandhar, India

21.  Jain, N., Singh, A. R., & Choudhary, A. K. (2016). Integrated methodology for supplier selection in supply chain management. In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2016 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 807-811). IEEE

22.  Jain, N., Singh, A. R., & Choudhary, A. K. (2016). An Integrated AHP-WASPAS Approach for Supplier Selection, 2nd International Conference on Thermal, Energy and Environment,INCOTEE’ 2016,25th& 26th March

23.  Jain N. and Singh A. R. (2015). Evaluating Vendor Selection Criteria: a KANO Model based Approach, BLB-International Journal of Science & Technology, Proceddings of National Conference on Product Design and Manufacturing, 175-180

24.  Gupta.R , Jain.B , Sethu.T,  Madhav, and Singh, A. R., (2014). Exploration of Distribution Network for Indian Automobile Industries: AHP Approach, International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research. March 22-23, 2014.

25.  Jain, N., & Singh, A. R. (2014). AHP & QFD Methodology For Supplier Selection. International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, 75, 106.

26.  Singh A.R., Mishra P.K., Jain Rajeev & Mishra A. (2010). Assessment and optimization of distinct network- An AHP approach, Proceedings of International Conference on Science, Engineering & Spirituality, Navalnagar, April 1-2, 2010

 

National Conferences:

1.      Jain, N., Singh, A. R., & Choudhary, A. K. (2016). A hybrid model based on SWARA and WASPAS MCDM methods for supplier selection, ICOSM, Nashik.

2.      Sanyal. S., Singh A. R, Kumar .T. (2013). Experiments in Engineering Curriculum – A Revisit Through Approaches of Design of Experiments , Indian Society for Technical Education, Delhi Section Convention, Delhi Technological University, Delhi September  5-6, 2013

3.      Singh A. R., Jain R. & Mishra P. K. (2009). Risk in Supply Chain Management; Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (NCAME 2009), Moradabad, February 28th and March 1st 2009: 326-337

Swarnakar V., Singh A. R. and Tiwari A. K. (2018), 
Other Info.

1. Academic and Administrative Responsibility

Department/ Centre’s level:

  • PG Coordinator (Industrial Engineering and Management)
  • Convener & Member of DAC
  • Member of DGC
  • Convener of M.Tech (IE&M) Accreditation Committee

Institute level:

  • Member of Institute Accreditation Committee
  • Member of Anti-ragging Committee
  • Member of sport committee SAMAR

Other Activities

  • Mentor for Accreditation Committee for GEC Lakhanpur
  • Resource person for guest lectures, thesis examiners and keynote speaker at various reputed institutions across India.
  • Coordinator and organizing committee member for various STTP at NIT Raipur
  • Attended FDPs and training program across IIMs, NITs and NITTTR.
  • Presented research papers abroad at various International Conferences.

2. Thesis Supervised:

  • Ph.D.: 2 completed and 4 ongoing
  • M.Tech: 10 completed and 3 ongoing
  • B.Tech: 7 projects groups consisting of 31 students completed and 1 project group consisting of 4 students ongoing

3. Funded R&D Projects and Consultancy (FRDC) Work*:

Design and Development of Customized Welding Robot for Industrial Applications For Shanta Techno Pvt. Ltd. Urla Industrial Area, Raipur

Amount: 3.96 Lacs

4. Awards/Any Other Achievements:

  • Best Track Paper at 8th Asian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operation Management, 2018, Bandung, Indonesia.
  • Best Track Paper at 3rd European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operation Management, 2019, Pilsen, Czech Republic.