The CPIE (Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering) Conference Series, from which this eBook has been derived, was started by the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (India), in March 2007. CPIE 2013 (March 29-31, 2013) was the third conference which attracted renowned academicians/ researchers, noted industry representatives and the delegates from all across the globe. In all, about 225 papers were presented on various aspects of latest issues related to Industrial and Production Engineering