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Fabrication of wing assembly

Missile wings are used to control the surfaces and produce lift on the body. The wing includes a number of components like panels, lock tab, pins, tubes, and lamina. The performance of the actuation system plays a decisive role in determining the performance of the flight control system for a highly maneuverable missile. To produce the lift on aerodynamic control surfaces called wings. The manufacturing processes of wing components involve different operations like CNC milling, drilling, wire cut EDM, grinding, heat treatment and inspection.

Published by: Divyasree Kaithepalli, Ch. Thirumala Rao

Author: Divyasree Kaithepalli

Paper ID: V5I4-1343

Paper Status: published

Published: August 30, 2019

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Influence of supply chain management on operational efficiency with an example of Walmart’s supply chain

This paper examines the influence of Supply Chain Management on the operational efficiency of the organization with a specific example of Walmart’s Supply Chain. Various aspects are been looked upon like 3PL, lean manufacturing, bull whip effect, Just in Time, training workforce, technological aspects, perfect order measurement, reliable inputs, and strategic supplier partnership and how they bolstered the concept of operational efficiency in the supply chain.

Published by: Vaishnavi Jhanwar, Chandrama Datta, Vidisha Agarwal

Author: Vaishnavi Jhanwar

Paper ID: V5I4-1372

Paper Status: published

Published: August 29, 2019

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Supply chain costs and its mitigation

Nowadays, as consumption and production are growing at a rapid pace, cutting costs to stay in the market competition has become all the more important. In companies, supply chain expenses play a colossal role in determining the total cost of the product. This paper focuses mainly on describing the costs involved in supply chain and various means for their reduction.

Published by: Adveya Sharma, Jitesh Jalan, Tanvi Mathur

Author: Adveya Sharma

Paper ID: V5I4-1371

Paper Status: published

Published: August 29, 2019

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GSM and Arduino based power theft detection and protection

Theft of electricity is the criminal practice of stealing electrical power. It is a crime and is punishable by fines and/or incarceration. It belongs to the non-technical losses. According to the annual Emerging Markets Smart Grid: Outlook 2015 study by the Northeast Group, LLC, the world loses US$89.3 billion annually to electricity theft. The highest losses were in India ($16.2 billion), followed by Brazil ($10.5 billion) and Russia ($5.1 billion). Electrical power theft detection and control system is used to detect the consumer when they try to use the power illegally. Electricity theft happens when the customer uses energy meter tampering such as placing a magnet near to energy meter, disconnecting the neutral line and shorting the phase coil of the current transformer. To identify and control power theft here an intelligent system is introduced. It consists of two current transformers that are used to measure the actual load current and the other is to measure the turning back or neutral current. Those two current signals are fed to the microcontroller. The microcontroller will compare these two current signals. Depending on the comparison made by the microcontroller it concludes whether power is theft through bypassing the energy meter or not and a message will be sent to notify the authorized power vendor using GSM Hence the power vendor can easily identify the customer who is illegally consuming the power for that energy meter. Moreover, when there is an occurrence of theft the relay will disconnect the load from the supply. The GSM based power theft control system is developed. We used Proteus software to analyze and estimate what the hardware will look like. Mainly this system consists of microcontroller, energy meter, current transformers, LDR, relay, LCD and GSM module.

Published by: S. Arivazhagan, Tsegaye Alemayehu Atiso, Mohammed Awol Seid

Author: S. Arivazhagan

Paper ID: V5I4-1363

Paper Status: published

Published: August 29, 2019

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Role of reverse logistics in product recall: Case study on Nestle Maggi

This study investigates how reverse logistics plays a crucial role during the crisis of a product recall. Product recall is a rapidly growing problem that can affect a business pertaining to any industry that causes significant damage to the organization. The effect of such an event can however be minimized with the implementation of a functional logistical system. We analyze in detail, the cause and impact of a product recall on an organization and logistical procedures followed during such time. We further examine the categories of reverse logistics and various implications that may occur in logistics specifically during a recall. The article also focuses on the role of third party logistics, and warehouse management system during the event of a product recall. The study simultaneously aims at comprehensively covering the logistical implications of a product recall. Product Recalls are a serious cause for concern for not just large scale but small and medium scale enterprises as well. The ability of the firm to withstand product recalls is evaluated on the basis of their preparedness to continue with the recall and their regular operations concurrently. This can be observed in the latter part of the study where the case of Nestle Maggi, one of the biggest product recalls is carefully reviewed. For the purpose of analyzing Nestlé’s reverse logistics procedure, we gathered secondary data from various sources. Based on the data collected and reviewed from external sources, the study highlights various suggestions and alternatives that could have been adopted to reduce the cost implications faced by the company.

Published by: Anuj Sharma, Ninaad C. Kikkeri, Ilaanshi Varma

Author: Anuj Sharma

Paper ID: V5I4-1370

Paper Status: published

Published: August 28, 2019

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An introduction to INDUSTRY 5.0 and its impacts on assembling and conveyance enterprises

INDUSTRY 5.0 is the future, however effectively entering pattern, of progress procedures coordinating towards nearer participation among man and machine, and orderly anticipation of waste. INDUSTRY 5.0 need is to use productively workforce of machines and individuals, in cooperative energy condition. It returns from virtual condition to a genuine one. This roll out the greatest improvement to INDUSTRY 4.0 which creates what has been known as a "savvy manufacturing plant". Inside the particular organized keen production lines, digital-physical frameworks screen physical procedures, make a virtual duplicate of the physical world and settle on decentralized choices. Over the Internet of Things, digital-physical frameworks impart and coordinate with one another and with people continuously, and by means of the Internet of Services, both inside and cross-hierarchical administrations are offered and utilized by members of the worth chain".

Published by: Tamilvanan N., Syath Abuthakeer S., Karthick D., Shabeena Begam M., Abhinaya M.

Author: Tamilvanan N.

Paper ID: V5I4-1361

Paper Status: published

Published: August 27, 2019

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