Mrs. Maya Vadhvani

Faculty Details


  • Designation : Assistant Professor
  • Qualification : Ph. D. Mechanical Engineering, M. E. Mechanical Engineering, B. E. Production Engineering, Diploma Fabrication Technology
  • Experience : 16 Years
  • Area Of Interest : Manufacturing, Quality and Productivity Improvement Practices, Lean Manufacturing Practices, Quality Control Practices

Skills & Knowledge

Industrial Knowledge

Worked at CSMCRI for designing of water purification unit to produce ultrapure water during second year of M.E. as a part of dissertation.

Worked at Alcock Ashdown (Guj.) Ltd. in design department, during 5th semester of Diploma as a part of sandwich training.

Worked at Triveni Iron and Rolling Mill as quality engineer during 6th semester of Diploma as a part of sandwich training.

Tool and Technologies

AutoCAD

Minitab

Non Parametric Testing and Analysis

Manufacturing Systems’ Analysis   

Interpersonal Skill

Teaching

Learning

Student’s Counseling

Integrating

Coordinating

Public Speaking

Mentoring

Monitoring

Language Skill

Gujarati (Speak, Read, Write)

English (Speak, Read, Write)

Hindi (Speak, Read, Write)

Sindhi (Speak)

Experience at Institutes

Work experience

Post

Name of Institute

From

To

Type of organization

Assistant Professor, Production Engineering

Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

December 9, 2010

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State Government

Lecturer - Mechanical Engineering

Dr. J. N. Mehta Gov. Polytechnic, Amreli

April 16, 2010

December 8, 2010

State Government

Ad-hoc Lecturer - Production Engineering

Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar

July 31, 2008

April 15, 2010

State Government

Qualification


Diploma (Fabrication Technology)

Sir Bhavsinhji Polytechnic Institute,  Bhavnagar

80.18%, 2001

BE (Production Engineering)

Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar 

80.85% , 2005

M. E. (Mechanical Engineering)

M. S. University of Baroda

72.94%, 2008

Ph. D. 

Enhancement of Competitiveness in Manufacturing Industries through Lean Manufacturing Practices - Some Studies, R. K. University, Rajkot

University, 2018

*GATE 2006- All India Rank 371 in Production & Industrial Engineering


Course Taught

Following courses are taught (Lecture and Laboratories) at undergraduate level or Ph. D.

Sr. No.

Name of Subject

1

Quality Engineering and Management

2

Productivity Improvement Methods

3

Recent Advances in Manufacturing

4

Facilities Planning

5

Manufacturing Processes

Details of Training and Workshop Attended

Sr. No.

Name of the Program

Dates

Organization Institute

From

To

Duration

Trainings

1.

Induction Training Program Phase-I

13-02-2012

24-02-2012

2 weeks

National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research, Bhopal

2.

Research Methodology

26-03-2012

31-03-2012

1 weeks

Mechanical Engineering Department, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara

3.

Induction Training Program Phase-II

24-06-2013

05-07-2013

2 weeks

National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research, Bhopal

4.

Manufacturing Process Modeling & Simulation

06-01-2014

10-01-2014

1 week

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya (Engineering College)

5.

Short Term Training Programme on Research Potential using MATLAB

15-06-2015

19-06-2015

1 week

Electrical Engineering Department, Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Sidsar Campus, Budhel Road,

Post: Vartej, Bhavnagar 364 060

6.

Short Term Training Programme on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering

22-06-2015

26-06-2015

1 week

Mechanical Engineering Department , Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Near Sir BPTI, Vidyanagar, Bhavnagar

7.

Short Term Training Programme on  Product Design by Solid Works

12-10-2015

16-10-2015

1 week

Mechanical Engineering Department, Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Sidsar Campus, Budhel Road,

Post: Vartej, Bhavnagar 364 060

8.

Short term training programme on Tools and Techniques For Effective Teaching and Research

26-10-2015

30-10-2015

1 week

Mechanical Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

9.

Short term training programme on  Design, Modeling and Simulation using ANSYS, MasterCAM and Solidworks

07-12-2015

18-12-2015

2 weeks

Production Engineering Department, Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

10.

CAD, Advance Manufacturing and Simulation Using NX Software

16-05-2016

27-05-2016

2 weeks

Centre of Excellence at

Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Near Sir BPTI, Vidyanagar, Bhavnagar

11.

MHRD’S National Mission for Teachers and Administrators Management Capacity Enhancement Programme

02-02-2017

08-02-2017

7 days

The Indian Institute of Management Indore

12.

Advances in CNC Technology with Part Programming in Sinumeric 808D Controller

25-10-2017

04-11-2017

2 weeks (10 Days)

Centre of Excellence, Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Workshops

1.

Enhance Economic Value Addition Through World Class Manufacturing Principles and Applications

14-04-2011

16-04-2011

3 days

GoG-Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA)

 

2.

International conference on  Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering

04-01-2013

05-01-2013

2 days

Mechanical Engineering Department, G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology

3.

Lean Conference

02-02-2013

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1 day

GoG-Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA)

4.

National conference on Thermal,  Fluid and Manufacturing Science

24-01-2014

25-01-2014

2 days

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

C. K. Pithawalla College of Engineering &Technology, Surat jointly with  

The Institution of Engineers [I],

South Gujarat Local Center, Surat.

5.

Art of Abstract Writing and Poster Designing

28-02-2014

01-03-2014

1.5 days

IIT Gandhinagar

6.

Karmyogi Residential Training for Quality Improvement Program in Technical Education

14-03-2014

16-03-2014

3 days

Commissioner Office, Technical Education, Gandhinagar

 

7.

Quality Conference on Improvement for Organizational Excellence

15-11-2014

15-11-2014

1 day

The American Society for Quality (ASQ)’s Ahmadabad Local Member Community (LMC) and Institute of Management, Nirma

University

8.

Workshop on Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

18-12-2014

20-12-2014

3 days

Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad

9.

Programme on World Class Housekeeping through 5S

08-05-2015

08-05-2015

1 day

Torrent-Ahmedabad Management Association, ATIRA-AMA Centre for Textile Studies

ATIRA Campus, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg,

Ahmedabad-380 015

10.

Programme on Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance

09-05-2015

09-05-2015

1 day

Torrent-Ahmedabad Management Association, ATIRA-AMA Centre for Textile Studies

ATIRA Campus, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg,

Ahmedabad-380 015

11.

Workshop on Disseminating Research Ideas in Technical Education

15-05-15

15-05-15

1 day

Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Sidsar Campus, Budhel Road,

Post: Vartej, Bhavnagar 364 060

12.

Seminar on Automation in Investment Casting
Foundry

05-06-2015

05-06-2015

1 day

Organized by CII, Bhavnagar at Hotel Basil Park

5, Iscon Mega City, Opp. Victoriya Park, Bhavnagar-364001

13.

Work shop on Communication and Soft Skills for Technical Education Teachers: Innovation Through Research

11-06-2015

12-06-2015

2 days

Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Sidsar Campus, Budhel Road,

Post: Vartej, Bhavnagar 364 060

14.

A two days Workshop on Research Paper Drafting in Latex

08-07-2015

09-07-2015

2 days

Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Sidsar Campus, Budhel Road,

Post: Vartej, Bhavnagar 364 060

15.

Workshop on World Class Organization “A zero Defect, Zero Accident & Zero Customer Complaint Company”

24-07-2015

24-07-2015

1 day

Organized by CII, Bhavnagar at Hotel Basil Park

5, Iscon Mega City, Opp. Victoriya Park, Bhavnagar-364001

16.

Workshop on Effective Business Communication

16-09-2015

16-09-2015

1 day

Organized by CII, Bhavnagar at Steelcst Ltd., Ruvapari Road, Bhavnagar- 364 005

17.

Tour on visiting the research laboratory

18-09-2015

18-09-2015

1 day

Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar - 382 428

18.

Workshop on leadership skills

08-10-2015

08-10-2015

1 day

Organized by CII, Bhavnagar at Excel Crop Care Ltd., Bhavnagar

19.

International Conference on Industrial Engineering

26-11-2015

28-11-2015

3 days

At S. V. National Institute of Technology Surat, Gujarat, India

20

Workshop on Office Administration, Management and Good Governance

23-11/2016

25-11-2016

3 days

SSEC, Bhavnagar

21

Flipped Learning: Re-imagine Learning

05/01/2017

07/01/2017

3 days

SSEC, Bhavnagar

Portfolios

Sr. No.

Detail of Portfolios  

1

Training & Placement Officer

2

Women Development Cell Coordinator

3

MukhyaMantri Apprenticeship Coordinator – Department Level

4

Coordinator of Semester VII Students

5

Laboratory In Charge Officer of CAD/CAM Lab.

6

Planning of Industrial Visits, Trainings and Projects for Students

7

SSIP Coordinator-Department Level for Exhibition of Projects

 

Research Project to B.E. Students

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Publications


Sr.

No.

Title of Research Paper/Article/Title of Copyright Material

International/National Journal/ Proceedings/Copyright

1

A fresh review of Lean Manufacturing techniques as a tool to improve competitiveness of Automobile Industries.

Proceedings of International Conference on

Emerging Trends in Mechanical engineering, January 4-5, 2013; GHCET, VVNagar, Gujarat, India , ISBN: 978-1-61233-6244

2

Investigating the implementation aspects of lean manufacturing practices as improvement initiative through analysis of published case studies.

Proceedings of  2nd National Conference on

Thermal, Fluid and Manufacturing Science , January 24 – 25, 2014, page 303-310, ISBN:

978-81-927693-3-2, Under the Auspices of The Institution of Engineers [I], Gujarat State Center, Ahmedabad

3

Insight from the pragmatic studies of implementing lean manufacturing practices and its effects in manufacturing organizations.

Industrial Engineering Journal, April 2015, Vol. VIII (4), page 35-37, ISSN 0970-2555

4

Assessment of Lean Manufacturing Practices for Achieving Green Manufacturing Status-A Proposition.

Proceedings of 3rd  International Conference  on

Industrial Engineering, Hosted by Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering  (IIIE), Surat Chapter, S. V. National Institute of Technology Surat, India during November 26- 28, 2015, ISBN: 978-93-84935-56-6

5

Identifying the motivational factors for enhancing Research Initiatives in Women Faculty Members of Engineering Institutions in Bhavnagar: A study.

Indian Journal of Technical Education (IJTE), Special Issue- ISSN: 0971-3034, page 136-142

6

Appraising Potential of Lean Principles for Growth of Manufacturing in India.

Industrial Engineering Journal, June 2016, Vol. IX (6), page 32-35, ISSN 0970-2555

7

Lean principles’ potential measurement framework for service organization.

International Journal of Lean Thinking,

Volume 7, Issue 1 (June 2016)

8

Application    of   lean    principles    in Indian Service Sector: exploratory analysis.

Journal of Productivity, National Productivity Council , Volume 58, (3), October-December, 2017, page 331-339, ISSN: 0032-9924, e-ISSN: 0976-3902

9

Performance Measurement Tool for Indian Manufacturing Organizations.

Received Copyright from Copy Right Office of India (Numbered as L-71750/2018)

10

Predominance of Lean Strategies in Achieving Manufacturing Excellence: A Review

Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, February 24th - 25th, 2017 G H Patel College of Engineering & Technology, V V Nagar - 388120, Gujarat, India ISBN: 978-93-84659-77-6

11

Role of Total Quality Management and Six-Sigma for Lean Manufacturing Practices’ Implementation: A Survey of Indian Manufacturing Industries.

 

Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, February 24th - 25th, 2017 G H Patel College of Engineering & Technology, V V Nagar - 388120, Gujarat, India ISBN: 978-93-84659-77-6

12

Cost of Quality Measurement and Analysis

Proceedings of 4th International Conference  on

Industrial Engineering, Organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat in Association with Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering  (IIIE) held at SVNIT during December 21- 23, 2017,pp. 1018-1021, ISBN: ISBN: 978-93-86238-39-9

13

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) for Achieving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Proceedings of 4th International Conference  on

Industrial Engineering, Organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, S. V. National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat in Association with Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering  (IIIE) held at SVNIT during December 21- 23, 2017,pp. 374-375, ISBN: ISBN: 978-93-86238-39-9


Academic Projects

Organized a two days workshop for faculties on ‘Contemporary Research Potential and Initiatives in Productivity & Quality Management’ at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar from 31st July, 2015 to 1st August, 2015, under TEQIP-II


Organized one week short term training program for women faculties on ‘Scope and Initiatives in Engineering Research for Women’ during 18th January, 2016 to 22nd January, 2016 at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar, under TEQIP-I

Coordinated one week short term training programme for faculties on ‘Product Design and Manufacturing through Solid Works Software’ during 13th to 17th February, 2017, under TEQIP-II

Organized a two days workshop for final year students on ‘How to Prepare Job Application and for Interview’ under Training & Placement Cell at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar on 8th and 9th August, 2017

Organized a two days workshop for girls students on ‘Campus to Corporate: Requirements from Women Engineers’ at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar on 7th and 8th February, 2018 under Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Component-9. 
Computer Based Interactive Training Programme on Product Design for students of Production and Mechanical Engineering on 24/01/17, under TEQIP-II

Computer Based Interactive Training Programme on Product Manufacturing for students of Production and Mechanical Engineering on 25/01/17, under TEQIP-II

Copy Right Registration (Numbered as L-71750/2018) titled "Questionnaire Tool for Indian Manufacturing Industries" at Copyright Office, India

Filled at Copy Right Office of India

AM-IE(I), SM-IIIE, LM-ISTE, LM-IIW

Associate Member-Institution of Engineers India (I)
Senior Member- Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering
Lifetime Member- Indian Society for Technical Education
Lifetime Member- Indian Institute of Welding

Expert Lecture

Delivered Expert Lecture on Reference Management to the Faculty Members of Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar

Awards

Sr. No.

Title

The taxonomy

Category

University/ Board (College)

1.

Lt. Shantilal Shah

Gold Medal

Highest marks in B.E.  (All Branch)

Final Examination, June 2005

Bhavnagar University

(Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar)

2.

Mahatma Yogeshwrji  Gold Medal

Highest marks in B.E. (Production)

Final Examination, June 2005

3.

Lt. Shri Manish Bharatbhai Shah Gold Medal

Highest marks in P-801

(Computer Aided  Manufacturing)

Semester 8, June 2005

4.

Bronze Medal

3rd rank in Fabrication Technology

Examination, December-2000

TEB, Gandhingar (Sir B. P. T. I, Bhavnagar)

Coordinated Training and Workshop

  • A two days workshop on Contemporary Research Potential and Initiatives in Productivity & Quality Management at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar from 31st July, 2015 to 1st August, 2015
  •  One week short term training program on Scope and Initiatives in Engineering Research for Women during 18th January, 2016 to 22nd January, 2016 at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar
  • One week short term training programme on Product Design and Manufacturing through SolidWorks Software during 13th to 17th February, 2017