RRK Sharma

Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT, Kanpur , India

Biography

RRK Sharma is the Professor, Department of Industrial & Management Engineering of IIT Kanpur, India. He has industrial experience of 2 years (1980-82) in Tata Engg. and Locomotive Company Ltd. and 1 year experience in TVS Suzuki Ltd. (1988-89). In Tata Engg. and Locomotive Company Ltd. he joined as Graduate Engineer Trainee, Worked as Production In-charge in Rear Axle Shop, Press Shop and Frame Assembly Shop. Gained experience in supervising more than hundred skilled employees, as Maintenance In-charge in Rear Axle Shop, Press Shop and Frame Assembly Shop. Gained experience in maintaining various general and special purpose machines. and as Design Engineer in the Machine Tool Division. Designed hydraulic and pneumatic circuits for hydraulic presses, general purpose and special purpose machines.

In TVS Suzuki Ltd.he worked as a Marketing executive and in-charge of MIS. Prepared the marketing strategy and coordinated the all India sales. Also prepared distribution plans for over 20000 two wheelers all over India.

He is the Computer Coordinator of the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur. Along with this, he is the DUGC (Departmental Undergraduate Courses Committee) Convener for the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur and DPGC (Departmental Postgraduate Courses Committee) Convener for the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur. he was the Head (2005-2007) of Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur.

He has more than 100 publications. Also he has supervised 52 M.Tech Thesis and 22 PhD thesis. He has achieved more than 20 awards.