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PROGRAMS ORGANIZED


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          .tional Virtual Conference on  “Circular Economy” was organized by Dr. Simon Peter Nadeem,
              Lecturer, Centre for Supply Chain Improvement Derby Business School, Derby Campus, UK ; Ms. Sara
              Arjmandnia, CEC Cities Organizers Coordinator, Circular Economy Club, London, United Kingdom;
              Dr. Sawarni Hasibuan, Dean, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Mercu Buana, Jakarta,
              Indonesia;Dr. Asela K Kulatunga, Senior Lecturer & Postgraduate Coordinator, Department of





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              Manufacturing  & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;




              Dr. Wee Meng Yeo, Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, Adam Smith Business  School, University
              of  Glasgow, Scotland. The topics covered in the conference were Circular Economy, Global Initiatives with
              Local in Circular Impact, Achieving Sustainability Goals in Manufacturing,Industrial Symbiosis for
              promoting Circular Economy, Servitisation:An  inventory control perspective .

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         .nd Industry Academia Conclave 2019 was conducted by the School of Mechanical Engineering ,
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            VIT Vellore on 15 November 2019. 36 Representatives from 31 industries took part in the conclave.
            59 faculty members interacted with the representatives from  industries.  Mahle, SRK polymer, Simtek,
            BHEL, Sandvik, Scanray, Olitech, ABCmetfab,  NIOT, Kemppi are   some of the reputed industries
            which took active part in the Industry  Conclave. Shri  Narayana Rao M, MTAR, Hyderabad and former
            Managing Director,  MIDHANI, Ministry of Defence, Government of India was the Chief Guest who
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            inaugurated the Industry Academia Conclave. Representatives from industries shared  research topics and


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            possible consultancy works. Follow-up actions are taking place between faculty members and representatives
            from  industries to have collaborative research works,  consultancy works and joint product  developments.
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