Mahendra Prasad

The Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) is the organisation that is responsible for ensuring the quality of a wide range of military hardware at the time of their procurement....

• Mahendra Prasad |
• 2014 |
• Monograph

A closed loop feedback system for ensuring the quality of the Army equipment exists. Notwithstanding this, a number of Army equipment show a high failure rate at crucial times and...

• Mahendra Prasad |
• July 2013 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

In order to achieve self reliance in defence production, enhancement of indigenous private industry’s role in R&D of defence systems is inevitable. Accordingly, amendments to the DPP-2011have been approved. Along...

• Mahendra Prasad |
• May 28, 2013 |
• IDSA Comments

Parameters, dimensions and operational requirements specified by the user must be evaluated exclusively by the user trial team, while DGQA must concentrate only on the testing of quality encompassing the...

• Mahendra Prasad |
• March 20, 2013 |
• IDSA Comments

This article gives an overview of the evolution of Quality Assurance (QA) in army procurements as also various shortcomings in the contemporary principles and practices that cause delays in procurements...

• Mahendra Prasad |
• January 2013 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

NCNC trials in capital procurements have been found to restrain quality participation in the tender process and in turn defeat the purpose of quality acquisition of military hardware through competitive...

• Mahendra Prasad |
• September 18, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

FMECA of equipment is an effective scientific tool to identify the assemblies, sub-assemblies and components that are critical for the satisfactory performance of equipment.

• Mahendra Prasad |
• May 08, 2012 |
• Issue Brief

A possible solution to preventing any avoidable increase in the lead-time of procurement caused by the voids/lacunae in the GSQRs is to put in place an expert system that is...

• Mahendra Prasad |
• December 19, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments