Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar
Faculty Profile of Prof. (Dr.) N. P. Nirmal


Prof. (Dr.) N. P. Nirmal
Assistant Professor
   ME, Ph.D. (Mechanical)
   15 Years

   Specialization : Production Engineering, SCM

Contact Information :
   npnirmal [at] prod [dot] ssgec [dot] ac [dot] in
Biography

Prof. Nital Pravinbhai Nirmal (Ph.D) is an Assistant Professor in the Production Engineering Department at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar. She holds a BE and ME in Production Engineering and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Supply Chain Management. With over 14 years of academic experience, she has taught subjects including Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Processes, Optimization Techniques, and Industrial Safety. Her research interests cover Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Productivity Improvement, and Quality Control, with multiple publications in national and international journals. She is a member of ISTE, IIIE, and several professional societies, and has delivered expert lectures on topics ranging from Foundry Technology to Women Empowerment, Stress Management, and Supply Chain Management. She has also actively contributed to institutional portfolios, including GTU cocoordinator, student section, NSS, Scholarship, ABC Id, Anti-Ragging Nodal officer, and Women’s Grievance Cell, and has received awards for academic and professional excellence.

Education
   Ph.D.(Mechanical Engineering) in 2019
Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad
Experience
   Assistant Professor
Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar
From Jan, 2011 - till Today
Research Publications
   LITERATURE REVIEW ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIOR OF ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH DIFFERENT PROCESSES (August 2025)
Journal of Engineering and Technology for Industrial Applications (JETIA)
Authors : Jignesh G. Parmar, Mehul G. Mehta, Nital P. Nirmal

   RAPID PROTOTYPE PROCESS SELECTION USING MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING USING ADVANCED ENTROPY WEIGHT BASED FUZZY SINGLE VALUED NEUTROSOPHIC SET (August 2025)
Journal of Engineering and Technology for Industrial Applications (JETIA)
Authors : Nital Pravinbhai Nirmal, Jignesh Girishbhai Parmar, Mehul Gunvantrai Mehta

   Development of Fuzzy- Single Valued Neutrosophic MADM Technique for Improving Performance of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Functions (August 2019)
Springer International Publishing
Authors : Nital Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   The Learning from Literature Analysis for Health Care Assessment and Health Care Waste Management using Multi Attribute Decision Making Techniques (October 2016)
2nd IIMA International Conference on Advances in Healthcare Management Services
Authors : Nital Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   New Trends in Neutrosophic Theories and Application Chapter: Selection of Material Handling Automated Guided Vehicle using Fuzzy Single Valued Neutrosophic Set - Entropy based Novel Multi Attribute Decision Making Technique: Implementation and Validation (December 2016)
Europa Nova, Brussels, USA
Authors : Nital Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   Selecting a Material for an Electroplating Process using TOPSIS- Multi Criteria Decision Making (September 2015)
Industrial Engineering Journal, IIIE, Navi Mumbai
Authors : Nital Nirmal, R. P. Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   Implementation and Validation of Multi Attribute Decision Making Technique for Supplier Selection in Supply Chain Management (April 2015)
4th IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics
Authors : Nital Nirmal. R. P. Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   Implementation and Validation of COPRAS- Multi Attribute Decision Making Methodology for Robot Selection (November 2015)
57th National Convention of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering & 3rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering
Authors : Nital Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   Supplier Evaluation and Selection Methods in Supply Chain Management- A Review (January 2015)
Industrial Engineering Journal, IIIE, Navi Mumbai
Authors : Nital Nirmal, R. P. Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   Supplier Selection by Integrated MCDM Model for Sustainable Manufacturing Environment (November 2015)
57th National Convention of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering & 3rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering
Authors : Nital Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   Supplier Evaluation and Selection Methods in Supply Chain: A Fresh Review (June 2014)
4th National Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM-2014)
Authors : Nital Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   New Integrated Multi-Attribute Decision Making Approach for Supplier Selection (December 2014)
4th Biennial Supply Chain International Conference
Authors : Nital Nirmal, R. P. Nirmal, Dr. M. G. Bhatt

   Case Study on the Fuzzy Inference Decision Support System for Vendor Selection (April 2011)
International Conference on Innovative Science & Engg. Tech.
Authors : Nital Nirmal, R. P. Nirmal

   VSP for Radial Drilling Column by Fuzzy Inference Decision Support System (June 2011)
International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Authors : Nital Nirmal, R. P. Nirmal

   The Role of Fuzzy for Selecting the Industrial Vendors: Framework for Development (March 2011)
National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering
Authors : Nital Nirmal, H. P. Nirmal, R. P. Nirmal

   A report on Magnetorheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (March 2009)
National Conference on Recent Trends in Manufacturing Technology
Authors :

   A report on Magnetorheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (March 2009)
National Conference on Recent Trends in Manufacturing Technolog
Authors : Nital Nirmal

   Fuzzy Expert Decision Support System for Vendor Selection: A Literature Review and Framework for Development (August 2009)
National conference on Recent Developments in Computing and its Application
Authors : Nital Nirmal, Dr. M. N. Qureshi, Prof. A. A. Qureshi

   A report on Magnetorheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (March 2009)
National Conference on Recent Trends in Manufacturing Technology
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