{"id":785,"date":"2025-07-10T07:25:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieor.iitb.ac.in\/fedexalfa\/?page_id=785"},"modified":"2025-12-26T06:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:10:24","slug":"rnd-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ieor.iitb.ac.in\/fedexalfa\/index.php\/project\/rnd-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Learning Based Solutions for Destination-aware 3D Packing on Pallets with Arbitrary Objects in FedEx<\/strong> – (2025-2027)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> P Balamurugan<\/a> (IEOR)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Fatigue, stRess, Eye Strain and Holistic Mental Health (FRESH-MH) Among Warehouse Workers and White-Collar Employees<\/strong> – (2025-2028)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Azizudin Khan<\/a> (HSS), Avijit Maji<\/a> (Civil Engineering)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Smart Return Management: A Data-Driven Approach for Reducing E-Commerce Return Costs<\/strong> – (2025-2027)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Sangram Nirmale<\/a> (Civil Engineering), Tom V Mathews<\/a> (Civil Engineering)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Transport Route Adherence Check<\/strong> – (2025-2027)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Avijit Maji<\/a> (Civil Engineering)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Impact Assessment of Ramp to Ramp Transfers for Air Cargo in India<\/strong> – (2024-2025)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Narayan Rangaraj<\/a> (IEOR), Shishir Jha<\/a> (ADCP), Priyank Sinha<\/a> (IEOR), Ashutosh Mahajan<\/a> (IEOR)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Finding Optimal Landing Sites Considering Multi-modal and Last Mile<\/strong> – (2024-2025)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> D. Manjunath<\/a> (CMInDS), Narayan Rangaraj<\/a> (IEOR)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Predictive Models for Lead Time Estimation, Demand Forecasting and Capacity Planning<\/strong> – (2024-2025)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Sudeep R. Bapat<\/a> (SJM SOM)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Low-cost Forklift Retrofits for Scalable Autonomous Brownfield Deployments<\/strong> – (2024-2026)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Archak Mittal<\/a> (Civil Engineering)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
VR\/AR Based Real-time Decision Tool for Material Handling Training and Operation<\/strong> – (2024-2026)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Saurabh Jain<\/a> (IEOR)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Cognitive Workload Assessment and Rating System(CogWAR Sys) for Freight Vehicle Drivers and Warehouse Workers<\/strong> – (2024-2027)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Avijit Maji<\/a> (Civil Engineering)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Low cost Printed Sensors for Real time Cold-chain Monitoring of Pharmaceutical and Food Products<\/strong> – (2024-2026)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Dipti Gupta<\/a> (MEMS)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Development of a Digital Twin for Warehouse Operations<\/strong> – (2024-2025)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PI:<\/strong> Jayendran Venkateswaran<\/a> (IEOR)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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