Academic Profile :

Dr. Arup Ranjan Mukhopadhyay is working as a faculty [Senior Technical Officer (Professor Grade)] in the SQC & OR Division of the Indian Statistical Institute, for more than 36 years, which involves applied research, teaching (essentially in the M.Tech. (QROR) curriculum of ISI), training and consultancy in the field of Quality Management and Operations Research. He had been elected to the Council, which is the highest policy and decision making body in ISI, as the Head, SQC & OR Division, for 2020-2022. He has published many papers in renowned national and international journals. He has a B.Tech. in Textile Technology with First Class in 1983 from the Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, affiliated to Calcutta University, a Post-Graduate Diploma in SQC & OR in 1985 from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and two-year Specialist Development Fellowship Program from ISI in 1989. He has obtained Ph.D. (Engineering) from Jadavpur University in 2007 in the area of Quality Engineering and Six Sigma. He is a Certified Lead Assessor for assessing the implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) in an organization in line with the requirements of ISO-9000 QMS. He has so far successfully guided five students for Ph.D. work in the field of Total Quality Management with an emphasis on higher education and other service sectors (Debaprayag Chaudhuri, Jadavpur University), Lean Six Sigma (Ashoke Sarkar, Jadavpur University, who happens to be a colleague in the SQC & OR Unit, Mumbai, ISI), Environmental Engineering (Tarun Kumar Roy, Jadavpur University), Statistical Process Control (Sandeep, Indian Statistical Institute), Lean and Green Management (Raktim Dasgupta, Jadavpur University). Raktim Dasgupta passed M.Tech. (QROR) from ISI in 2015. The details of his PhD guidance are provided in the following table.

Apart from teaching and research, Dr. Mukhopadhyay has worked extensively in the industry-academia interface for providing consultancy and training to the engineers, technologists, scientists and executives in design, development and implementation of Quality, Reliability and Operations Research systems including promotional activities, project work, case studies, industrial research & development and servicing of plants. Before joining ISI he had worked for six months as Production Engineer in Yarn Manufacturing at Kalyani Spinning Mills Ltd (A WB Govt Undertaking) and as SQC-in-Charge for one year in 1986 in the Jayashree Textiles Ltd., Rishra, West Bengal, a unit of the Aditya Birla Group.  The kinds of industry where he has provided such services are listed below:

• Textiles
• Jute
• Chemical
• Paper
• Tea
• Rubber
• Automobile
• Electrical 
• Wet & Dry Cell Battery
• Telecommunication
• Power Cable
• Metallurgical
• Engineering
• Project Management
• Pharmaceutical 
• Healthcare
• Banking & Finance
• Software etc.

Important Academic Administration Discharged

• Since April 2008 Dr. Mukhopadhyay has worked as a member of the Travel Grants Committee (TGC) till April 3, 2025 in ISI.
• Dr. Mukhopadhyay had acted as the Coordinator of the Central SQC Office in ISI, Kolkata, to coordinate the activities of different outlying SQC & OR Units located across India during 19 September 2008 to 17 Sept 2010.
• Dr. Mukhopadhyay had acted as the Head of the SQC & OR Unit, Kolkata, during 14 May 2010 to 13 May, 2013.
• During 2012 to 2018 he had acted as the Member-Convener of the Research Fellows Advisory Committee (RFAC) in Quality, Reliability & Operations Research.
• Since September 2020 he had been elected to the ISI Council, the highest policy and decision making body, as Head, SQC & OR Division, for 2 years.
• He had acted as the Convener of the Ph.D./D.Sc. committee in QR & OR for the SQC & OR Division during 2022-2024.
• He has served in various Admission Committees.

Conferences Organized

• International Congress on Productivity, Quality, Reliability, Optimization and Modeling (ICPQROM - 2011, Venue: New Delhi)
• International Conference on Quality, Reliability and Operations Research (ICONQROR - 2013, Venue: Mumbai)

Teaching Assignments in Academic Institutions Outside ISI

• Indian Institute of Social Wefare and Business Management, Kolkata, for MBA Course
• Indian Maritime University, Kolkata, for M.Tech. (Marine Engineering) Course
• Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, for B.Tech. and M.Tech. Courses

Publications :

Journals

1. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Improved sampling of telecommunication conductor wire, Quality World Technical Supplement, 1994, 123-127.
2. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ray, N.,  Controlling resistance for improved performance of telecommunication cables, Quality  World Technical Supplement, 1995, 19-22.
3. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Estimating measurement uncertainty in spinning mills, The Indian Textile Journal, 2000, 30-32.
4. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Reduction of carbon percentage of hot metal produced by a mini blast furnace, Quality Engineering, 2001, 13(3), 501-519.
5. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Statistical process control procedure for controlling moisture content in tobacco, Total Quality Management, 2001, 12(3), 299-306.
6. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Determining conducive processing conditions for wool fibres, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2003, 14(7), 811-818.
7. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Estimation of cost of quality in an Indian textile industry for reducing cost of non-conformance, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2004, 15(2), 229-234.
8. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Establishing optimum bleaching condition for whitening canary wool, Journal of Applied Statistics, 2004, 31(6), 705-738.
9. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Das, A. K., Introduction of statistical process control system in a ductile iron pipe manufacturing plant for export promotion, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2005, 16(7), 861-876.
10. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ray, S., Reduction of yarn packing defects using six sigma methods: a case study, Quality Engineering, 2006, 18(2), 189-206.
11. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Approaches to quality management teaching in India, The Vision - Journal of Management & Allied Sciences, 2006, 2(1), 23-24.
12. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Das, A. K., Implementation of process-based quality system in project management, The Vision - Journal of Management & Allied Sciences, 2006, 2(2), 34-41.
13. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Reducing cycle time in a hospital for admission, medication and discharge processes, The Vision - Journal of Management & Allied Sciences, 2006, 2(3), 74-98.
14. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Finding a satisfactory way to measure the healthcare experience, Six Sigma Forum Magazine, 2007, 7(1), 27-36.
15. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Improving rubber mixing performance of hot water bag compound, Quality Engineering, 2008, 20(1), 82-95.
16. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Multivariate attribute control chart using Mahalanobis D² statistic, Journal of Applied Statistics, 2008, 35(3-4), 421-429.
17. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Pradhan, B., and Gupta, A., Developing an index for trading through multi commodity exchange in India, Journal of Management Research, 2008, 8(3), 168-174.
18. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Das, N., Sparking a solution: statistical thinking and six sigma used in a manufacturing setting, Six Sigma Forum Magazine, 2009, 8(4), 18-24.
19. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosg, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Implementation of total quality management in public fund management, Journal of Insurance & Risk Management, 2009, 4(10), 26-32.
20. Chaudhuri, D.P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., A study of total quality management approach in higher education, Research Link, 2010, 8-11(70), 6-8.
21. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Employers' liability insurance in the Indian perspective, Journal of Insurance & Risk Management, 2010, 5(1), 21-26.
22. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., A study of the implementation issues of total quality management in banking service sector, Research Link, 2010, 8-12(71),10-12.
23. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Spinning a solution - a case study on reducing variation in linen yarn production, Six Sigma Forum Magazine, 2010, 9(2), 19-24.
24. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Teaching & learning - engineering education in India: a study, Research Link, 2010, 9-1(72), 55-56.
25. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., A discussion on the issues of questionnaire design for sample survey, Research Analysis and Evaluation, 2010, 1(8), 60-62.
26. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Assessment of engineering departments through application of the six sigma metrics in a state of India, The Observer of Management Education, 2010, 5(6), 35-39.
27. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Development of a model for quality to assess higher education in India, Research Analysis and Evaluation, 2010, 1(9), 47-48.
28. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Assessment of engineering departments' benchmark through application of the six sigma metrics in a state of India, The Observer of Management Education, 2010, 5(7), 58-62.
29. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Assessment of engineering departments by alternative methods in a state of India, The Observer of Management Education, 2010, 5(8), 70-74.
30. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., A discussion to develop the Likert scale for questionnaire survey, Research Link, 2010, 9-6(77), 154-156.
31. Roy, T. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Ghosh, S. K., and  Majumder, G., Honking - its influence on noise pollution, Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 2010, 30(8), 653-658.
32. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., A technical education excellence model in Indian perspective, The Observer of Management Education, 2010, 5(9), 56-61.
33. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Implementation issues of total quality management in social insurance, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, 2010, 5(2), 36-42.
34. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Sample-minded solution: a fabric maker determines sampling interval and beta adjustment in its production process, Six Sigma Forum Magazine, 2010, 10(1), 14-20.
35. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Assessment of the engineering departments of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, through application of six sigma metrics, i-manager's Journal on Management, 2010, 5(2), 60-67.
36. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Improvement of service quality by reducing waiting time for service, Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory, 2011, 19(2), 1689-1698.
37. Chaudhuri, D. P., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Assessment of engineering colleges through application of the six sigma metrics in a state of India, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 2011, 28(9), 969-1002.
38. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Selection of critical processes for "process improvement", International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 2011, 2(4), 356-370.
39. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Comparison of performance appraisal score: a modified methodology, Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, 2011, 19(2), 92-100.
40. Roy, T. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Ghosh, S. K., and Majumder, G., Assessment of noise environment during construction of a major bridge and associated approach road, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 2011, 53(4), 483-486.
41. Roy, T. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Ghosh, S. K., and Majumder, G., Influence of honking on the noisier situation (L₁₀), Noise Control Engineering Journal, 2012, 60(2), 132-136.
42. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Forecasting daily workflow volumes for medical transcription process, IAPQR Transaction, 2012, 37(2), 83-102.
43. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Root cause analysis, lean six sigma and test of hypothesis, The TQM Journal, 2013, 25(2), 170-185.
44. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Improvement of claim processing cycle time through lean six sigma methodology, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 2013, 4(2), 171-183.
45. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Issues in Pareto analysis and their resolution, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2013, 24(5-6), 641-651.
46. Roy, T. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Ghosh, S. K., and  Majumder, G., Estimation of noise of a moving passenger car, Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 2013, 33(6), 459-464.
47. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Measurement system analysis for implementing design for six sigma, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2014, 14(3), 373-386.
48. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Developing a model for process improvement using multiple regression technique: a case example, The TQM Journal, 2014, 26(6), 625-638.
49. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., An outline of the 'control phase' for implementing lean six sigma, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 2014, 5(3), 230-252.
50. Dasgupta, R., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Reduction of lead time through curtailment of cycle time of a supplier - a case example, International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, 2017, 54(4), 233-251.
51. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Mitra, J. K., Improving conformance to quality requirements in making hot metal, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2018, 24(4), 441-459.
52. Sandeep and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Optimal diagnosis interval for online quality control methods, Quality Engineering, Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/08982112.2023.2256372, 2024, 36(3), 594-608.
53. Sandeep and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., The multi-objective economic statistical design of the p-chart: NSGA II approach, Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/03610918.2024.2423876, 2025, 54(12), 4995-5012.
54. Dasgupta, R., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R.,  An approach to synergise the management of lean, green quality and waste for achieving ZED emphasising SDG 12, Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, ISSN: 1088-1697, 2024,50(4), 654-676. 
55. Sandeep and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Evolving parameters of Shewhart's Xbar-chart from present-day industrial engineering perspective, Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2024.2435580, 54(16), 5257-5283.
56. Sandeep and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Double-objective economic statistical design of the u-chart: NSGA II approach, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, https://doi.org/10.1080/00949655.2024.2446382,2025, 95(5), 1091-1109.
57. Dasgupta, R., Ghosh, S. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Dolui, B., Integrated management of scope 3 emissions in the steel supply chain, Jurnal Presipitasi Media Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Teknik Lingkungan, 2025, 22(3)1039-1050.
58. Sandeep and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Determining the optimal parameters of the p-chart using genetic algorithm, International Journal of Reliability, Quality & Safety Rngineering, doi: 10.1142/S0218539326500014, 2026.

Online Journal Publication

1. ​Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Productivity improvement by reduction of idle time through application of queuing theory, OPSEARCH, 2014, ISSN 0030-3887, DOI 10.1007/s 12597-014-0177-2, Springer.

Accepted for Publication

​Conference Proceedings

1. Sett, R., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Application of multivariate control chart using T² statistic, Proceedings on International Conference on Statistical Methods and Statistical Computing, Seoul, Korea, ICSQP 1995, Volume II, 570-578.
2. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Reducing welding rework and rejection of recoilless (RCL) cartridge cases applying Taguchi methods, Proceedings of the Fourth Indian Congress on Quality, Environment, Energy, and Safety Management System, ICQESMS 2005, JU, Volume - I, QMS 1-6.
3. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Stakeholders' satisfaction using six-sigma metrics in a health service unit, Proceedings of the Fifth Indian Congress on Quality, Environment, Energy and Safety Management System, Management Systems and Workers Participation in Globalised Economy, JU, 2007, Quality 1-9.
4. Chaudhuri, D. P., Ghosh, S. K., and Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Relationship management to improve customer satisfaction in insurance service sector, Third HR Summit on Enhancing Employability Skills - Exploring Gaps, GJIMT 2010, Mohali, 8-17.
5. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Addressing environmental concern through lean six sigma - a greener approach, International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management and Exhibition (IconSWM), JU, 2011, 71-76.
6. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Ghosh, S. K., and Chaudhuri, D. P., Quantification of performance in higher education for necessary improvement, Proceedings of the International Congress on Productivity, Quality, Reliability, Optimization and Modelling (ICPQROM), ISI, New Delhi, 2011, Volume II, 898-905.
7. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., The use of design of experiments in design for six sigma for improving cable toughness, "Quality and Reliability Engineering - Recent Trends and Future Directions" for International Conference on Quality and Reliability Engineering (ICQRE), ISI, Bangalore, 2011, 366-376.
8. Sarkar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Process modeling and measures in lean six sigma, Proceedings of the International Conference on Quality, Reliability and Operations Research, ISI, Mumbai, 2013, 39-45.
9. Dasgupta, R., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., A comprehensive model for green supply chain: leveraging circular economy and waste management for sustainable supplier selection, 14th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management: Circular Economy and IPLA Global Forum, 2024, 38-40.
10. Dasgupta, R., Mukhopadhyay, A. R., and Ghosh, S. K., Sustainable steel: innovations and opportunities for reducing carbon footprint, 14th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management: Circular Economy and IPLA Global Forum, 2024, 113-117.

​Paper Presented & Abstract Published in Conference Proceedings

1. Mukhopadhyay, A. R., Chaudhuri, D. P., and Ghosh, S. K., Assessment of engineering colleges in a state of India, 13th International Conference on Quality Organized by NIQR in Collaboration with QCI & Triveni Turbines Ltd., Atria Hotel, Bangaluru, 2011.