Dr. Manoj Tiwari holds a Professor position at NIFT Kannur's Department of Fashion Technology. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Textile Technology in 2003 before going on to get a Master of Fashion Technology in 2006 and a Ph.D. from NIFT, Delhi.
In addition to expertise directing an international project involving capacity building and consulting in manufacturing and production management, he has contributed to many consulting and skill development projects. In conferences and journals, he has presented and published more than 70 research papers and articles. Together with Prof. Prabir Jana of NIFT Delhi, he co-authored and coedited the books "Industrial Engineering in Apparel Manufacturing: Practitioner's Handbook" (ISBN: 9788193247204) and "Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing" (ISBN: 9780128194270). Additionally, he served as a Core Team member for the acclaimed INDIAsize project (The National Sizing Survey of India).
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Multidisciplinary, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Visual management Ankur Makhija, Chandrajith Wickramasinghe, Manoj Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing A Volume in the Textile Institute Book Series, 2021
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Predictive Analytics and Simulation in Enterprise Environments for Industry 4.0 and Lean Management R Roy, AS Parihar, M Tiwari Transforming Physical Assets to Cognitive Enterprises With Digital Twins … , 2026 2026
A review on 3D body scanning for garment manufacturing: past and future R Roy, M Tiwari, LA Dalvi Multi-Industry Digitalization and Technological Governance in the AI Era … , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Industry 4.0 in Garment Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities M Tiwari, R Roy Sustainable Development Goals, 149-167 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Comprehensive Analysis of Body Shapes in the Indian Female Population: A National and Regional Study N Anand, M Tiwari International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 134 (15), 63-76 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Comprehensive Analysis of Body Shapes in the Indian Male Population: A National and Regional Study M Tiwari, N Anand International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 134 (15), 49-62 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
IoT Application in Garment Manufacturing: Enhancing Efficiency, Quality, and Sustainability R Roy, M Tiwari Fostering Innovation in Venture Capital and Startup Ecosystems, 147-170 , 2024 2024
Textile Calculation: Fibre to Finished Garment R Chattopadhyay, SK Sinha, ML Regar Elsevier , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Apparel manufacturing measures and calculations M Tiwari, P Jana Textile Calculation, 275-299 , 2023 2023
Development of Mastectomy Bra for Breast Cancer Survivors K Dhawan, S Sahni, M Tiwari Ergonomics for Design and Innovation 391, 151–162 , 2022 2022 Citations: 10
Development of Risk Assessment System for Sewing Machine Operators A Arora, M Tiwari Ergonomics for Design and Innovation 391, 397–1408 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Comparative Assessment of Validation and Reliability of Sizestream 3D Scanner for Human Body Measurement Using Two Different Approaches MK Tiwari, N Anand Proceedings of the 3DBODY. TECH , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
INDIAsize-Planning & Execution of National Sizing Survey of India N ANAND, M TIWARI Proceedings of 3DBODYTECH 2022-13th International Conference and Exhibition … , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Validation and Reliability of Sizestream 3D scanner using Regression modeling M Tiwari, N Anand Hum. Factors Text. Eng 32, 1001552 , 2022 2022 Citations: 6
Validation and Reliability of Sizestream 3D scanner using Regression modeling G Montagna, C Carvalho Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering 32, 169-176 , 2022 2022
Machine Learning based Risk Classification of Musculoskeletal Disorder among the Garment Industry Operators A Arora, A Vijayvargiya, R Kumar, M Tiwari International Conference on Inventive Research in Computing Applications … , 2021 2021 Citations: 11
Development of bottom-wear size chart for Indian male youth M Tiwari, N Anand Ergonomics for Improved Productivity: Proceedings of HWWE 2017, 43-56 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
Lean terms in apparel manufacturing P Jana, M Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 17-45 , 2021 2021 Citations: 19
Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing P Jana, M Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 428 , 2021 2021 Citations: 23
Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing M Tiwari Woodhead Publishing , 2021 2021 Citations: 5
Process balancing C Karekatti, M Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 257-289 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing P Jana, M Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 428 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 23
Lean terms in apparel manufacturing P Jana, M Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 17-45 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 19
Industrial engineering in apparel manufacturing P Jana, M Tiwari Apparel Resources Pvt. Ltd. , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 19
Visual management A Makhija, C Wickramasinghe, M Tiwari Lean tools in apparel manufacturing, 131-208 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 16
Lean management in apparel manufacturing P Jana, M Tiwari Lean tools in apparel manufacturing, 1-16 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 12
Machine Learning based Risk Classification of Musculoskeletal Disorder among the Garment Industry Operators A Arora, A Vijayvargiya, R Kumar, M Tiwari International Conference on Inventive Research in Computing Applications … , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 11
Development of Mastectomy Bra for Breast Cancer Survivors K Dhawan, S Sahni, M Tiwari Ergonomics for Design and Innovation 391, 151–162 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 10
Validation and reliability of sizestream 3D scanner for human body measurement M Tiwari, N Anand Functional Textiles and Clothing 2020, 13-23 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 9
Thermal Comfort of Textile Materials and Its Assessment‖ M Tiwari Textile Review, Sept , 2010 2010.0 Citations: 8
Fundamentals of lean journey M Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 47-79 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 7
Validation and Reliability of Sizestream 3D scanner using Regression modeling M Tiwari, N Anand Hum. Factors Text. Eng 32, 1001552 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 6
An anthropometric study of young Indian men for bottom wear sizing M Tiwari, N Anand International Journal of Forensic Engineering and Management 1 (1), 24-41 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 6
Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing M Tiwari Woodhead Publishing , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 5
Lean problem-solving M Tiwari, Y Garg Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 81-130 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 5
Apparel manufacturing systems M Tiwari, P Jana Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 291-309 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 4
Anthropometry of Indian Youth for Apparel Sizing M Tiwari, N Anand Citations: 4
A review on 3D body scanning for garment manufacturing: past and future R Roy, M Tiwari, LA Dalvi Multi-Industry Digitalization and Technological Governance in the AI Era … , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 3
Textile Calculation: Fibre to Finished Garment R Chattopadhyay, SK Sinha, ML Regar Elsevier , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 3
Development of bottom-wear size chart for Indian male youth M Tiwari, N Anand Ergonomics for Improved Productivity: Proceedings of HWWE 2017, 43-56 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 3
Process balancing C Karekatti, M Tiwari Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing, 257-289 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 3