Joshin John - Fellow (PhD) - Operations Management - IIM Lucknow

EDUCATION

2009-2015 : PhD (Fellow Programme in Management) - Operations Management - IIM Lucknow

2002-2006: B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) - College of Engineering, University of Kerala

1990-2002: Central School (Kendriya Vidyalaya) Ernakulam

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sep '20 - present: Co-Founder & Curator, Simulator X

Jan '18 - present: Assistant Professor (till June 2020) and Associate Professor, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship

Apr '17 - present: Co-Founder, St. Gianna Healthcare

Sep '17 - Dec '17: Consultant, Summit Maritime Pvt. Ltd.

July '15 - Sep '18: Consultant, Hansel Maritime Consulting

March '15 - May '17: Assistant Professor - Rajagiri Business School, Kochi

Dec '14 - March '15: Visiting Professor - Fore Schools of Management, New Delhi

April '14 - March '15: Engineering Manager (Head of Engineering) - Aryatech Marine & Offshore Services Pvt. Ltd.

June ’06 – May ‘09: Design Engineer – Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Jun' 10 - Jun '11: Consultant (Project Management) - N-Arkx Engineers & Consultants

April’ 10 – June ‘10: Internship – Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea & Cochin Shipyard, India

December ‘06: Internship - Cochin Port Trust – Workshop & Dry-dock

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sustainability, Humanitarian Logistics, Case Research, Simulations

PUBLICATIONS

Research Journals

• John, J. (2021). Agility in humanitarian response operations for water based disasters. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 14(forthcoming issue). URL: https://journal.oscm-forum.org/journal/forthcoming

o [ABDC – C Category under 2019 list, indexed in Web of Science / Clarivate Analytics, Scopus & Google Scholar]

• John, J. (2020). Agile Competencies for Humanitarian Response Operations: Four Cases from Indian Subcontinent. Journal of Applied Business & Economics, 22(10), 52-68. URL: https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JABE/article/view/3712/3532

o [ABDC – C Category under 2019 list, Indexed in EBSCO, Proquest & Google Scholar]

• Lexman, R. R., John, J., & Friedler, A. (2020). Campus-IL: Enhancing Teachers' Learning Experience. South Asian Journal of Management, 27(2), 189-216. URL: https://sajm-amdisa.org/images/stories/pdf/sajm_vol_27.2.pdf

o [ABDC – C Category under 2019 list, Indexed in EBSCO & Google Scholar]

• John, J., & Srivastava, R. K. (2018). Decision Insights for Shipbreaking using Environmental Impact Assessment: Review & Perspectives. International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS), 9(1), 45-62. URL: https://www.igi-global.com/article/decision-insights-for-shipbreaking-using-environmental-impact-assessment/198945

o [ABDC – B Category under 2013-19 list, Indexed in Google Scholar]

• John, J., & Kumar, S. (2016). A Locational Decision Making Framework for Shipbreaking under Multiple Criteria, International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences, 7(1), 76-97. URL: https://www.igi-global.com/article/a-locational-decision-making-framework-for-shipbreaking-under-multiple-criteria/149662

o [ABDC – B Category under 2013-19 list, Indexed in Google Scholar]

• John, J. (2016). Review of the book Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is shaping our Future, by Ashlee Vance, Rajagiri Management Journal, 10(1), 79-82. URL: http://journals.rajagiri.edu/index.php/rmj/article/view/29

o [Indexed in EBSCO]

• John, J., Simon K. A., & Srivastava R. K. (2015). The Curious Case of Multimodal Transportation in India, Marine Engineers Review (India), 9(12), 27-33.

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• John, J., Kumar, S., Singh, K. N., & Srivastava, R. K. (2013). Reverse supply chain of Large Built to Order Product Industries: A Case of Ship Breaking, Udyog Pragati: The Journal for Practicing Managers, 37(4), 24-31.

• John, J., Kumar, S., Singh, K. N., & Srivastava, R. K. (2013). Sustainable Operations in Reverse Supply Chain of Shipbuilding Business: Benefits of Green Practices, Independent Journal of Management and Production, 4(2), 563-583. URL: http://www.ijmp.jor.br/index.php/ijmp/article/view/110

o [Indexed in Web of Science / Clarivate Analytics, Google Scholar]

Cases

• John, J., Eappen, N. J., Harsha, G. B., Peethambaran, S. (rev. 2021, Nov 09). Greenturn Idea Factory: Servitization Strategy. Ivey ID: W25217. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.

o URL: https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/greenturn-idea-factory-servitization-strategy/01t5c00000D4vrsAAB

• John, J., Eappen, N. J., & Justin, M. (2020). XSEED: Distribution Centre Operations during the Kerala Floods. Ivey ID: 9B20D006. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.

o URL: https://store.hbr.org/product/xseed-distribution-centre-operations-during-the-kerala-floods/W20372

• Joseph, J., John, J., Arjun, P. R. (2020). Astro-Vision FutureTech: Envisioning the Future. Ivey ID: 9B20M155. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.

o URL: https://store.hbr.org/product/astro-vision-futuretech-envisioning-the-future/W20744

• John, J., Srivastava, R. K., Eappen, N. (2018). Summit Maritime: Facility Location & Layout Design. Ivey ID: 9B18D010. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.

o URL: https://store.hbr.org/product/summit-maritime-facility-location-and-layout-design/W18305

• John, J., Eappen, N., & Kumar, S. (2017). Safe Boat Trip Ltd.: Launching the Flying Ferries. Ivey ID: 9B17D015. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.

o URL: https://store.hbr.org/product/safe-boat-trip-ltd-launching-the-flying-ferries/W17591

Conference Papers

• John, J. (2020). Responsiveness of humanitarian response operations: An empirical investigation. 31^st Annual Meeting of Production & Operations Management Society (online), 30 April – 5 May, 2021.

• John, J., & Rajan, V. C. (2020). A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis. 31^st Annual Meeting of Production & Operations Management Society (online), 30 April – 5 May, 2021.

• John, J., & Eappen, N. J. (2020). Servitization in Startups. 31^st Annual Meeting of Production & Operations Management Society (online), 30 April – 5 May, 2021.

• John, J. (2019). Distribution center operations during Kerala floods 2018: a case study. 30^th Annual Meeting of Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), New Delhi, 29-31 August 2019.

• John, J., Joseph, J., Mathew, S. (2018). Stepping Up Humanitarian Operations: Lessons from Tropical Cyclone Ockhi. 49^th Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Chicago, November 2018.^c

• John, J. (2018). Startup Case: Indus Motors – Driving with digital analytics. Annual Meeting of North American Case Research Association, Orlando, FL, October 2018.

• Kumar, S., & John, J. (2015). Flexible Dis-assembly for Sustainable Ship Recycling Ecosystem. 15^th Global Conference on Flexible Systems Management, Symbiosis International University, Pune, 23-25 October, 2015.

• John, J., Kumar, S., Singh, K. N., & Srivastava, R. K. (2013). Sustainable Operations in Reverse Supply Chain of Shipbuilding Business. 24^th Annual Meeting of Production and Operations Management Society, Denver, Colorado, USA, May 2013. ^c

• Mathew, J., John, J., & Kumar, S. (2013). New Trends in Healthcare Supply Chain, Proceedings for POMS 24^th International Annual Conference. 24^th Annual Meeting of Production and Operations Management Society, Denver, Colorado, USA, May 2013. ^c

• John, J., Kumar, S., Singh, K. N., Srivastava, R. K. (2012). Sustainable Operations in Reverse Supply Chain in Shipbuilding. 16^th Annual International Conference of Society of Operations Management (SOM-India) at IIT Delhi, December 2012.

• John, J., Kumar, S., Singh, K. N., Srivastava, R. K. (2011). Greening the Reverse Supply Chain: A Case in Shipbuilding. 15^th Annual International Conference of Society of Operations Management (SOM-India) at IIM Calcutta, December 2011.

• John, J., Dixit, V., & Srivastava, R. K. (2011). Indian Shipbuilding in the Global Context: An empirical study on current state of industry and exploring scope for improvement. Proceedings of National Seminar, COMARSEM 2011 by Institute of Marine Engineers, India, November 2011, pp. 77-88. ^c

• Dixit, V., John, J., & Srivastava, R. K. (2011). Technological innovations and best practices in shipbuilding: competitively positioning Indian shipyards in the global context. International Conference on Ship and Offshore Technology (ICSOT) organized by The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 8-9 December 2011, pp. 163-172. ^c

• John, J., Kumar, S., Singh, K. N. (2010). Transitions during growth phase of small shipyards. 14^th Annual International Conference of Society of Operations Management (SOM-India) at NITIE, Mumbai, December 2010.

Note: ^c Conference papers with published proceedings

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

§ Production and Operations Management Society

o Member: 2013, 2021

§ Decision Sciences Institute

o Member: 2018

§ North American Case Research Association

o Paul Lawrence Fellow: 2018

§ Institute of Marine Engineers (India)

o Life Member: 2011 -

§ Society of Operations Management (India)

o Member: 2010 – present;

o Executive Council Member (2012-13)

SELECT HONORS & AWARDS

AIMA-ICRC Case Competition – Certificate of Merit (2021)

Top 10 percent of cases in the competition conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) – Indian Case Research Centre (ICRC)

AIMS Best Case Award (2019)

Bestowed by Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) for Case titled “Distribution Centre Operations during Kerala Floods 2018”

AIMS Ramaswamy P Aiyar Best Young Teacher Award (2019)

Bestowed by Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)

Paul Lawrence Fellowship (2018)

Bestowed by North American Case Research Association (NACRA) and Case Research Foundation, USA; fellowship acceptance rate was < 5 %

SELECT INDUSTRIAL / CONSULTING PROJECTS

Ø Rebuild Paravur Project – Flood Impact Assessment in Paravur Constituency (Kerala, India) with emphasis on health & sanitation, assessment of damage to property and business ecosystem (Supported by Municipality & Habitat for Humanity - NGO)

Ø Assessment & recovery plan of High Speed Craft vessels damaged during Cyclone

Ø Consulting for design/ manufacturing of Acid Barge for inland waterways

Ø Competency mapping for major shipyard in India

Ø Service blueprinting for boat builder

Ø Project management consulting for Hydrofoil ferries

Ø Service operations management at Healthcare center

Ø Operations strategy for Yacht manufacturing Unit

Ø Helideck structural analysis for Jack-up Rigs: New module addition, corrosion study

Ø Rig hull diminution study and renewal

Ø Jack-up Rig: shaker house modification – structural design and analysis

Ø Lifting Beam Design for Engine/Generator - cylinder head installation in Jack-up Rig

Ø Blow off Preventer (BOP): Temporary Carriage Trolley and Lifting Devices: Design and Analysis, Selection of vendors for component supply

Ø Multi-functional hatch / access manholes: design and analysis

Ø Towing Arrangement Design – Smith Brackets, Panama Chocks, Fairleads, Bollards; Analysis for Deck Reinforcement

Ø Foundation design for Living Quarters to be installed on accommodation house deck

Ø Developing design Template for Vessel Motion Acceleration (g-Forces) calculation for modules installed on the rig

Ø ST80 Iron Roughneck: Finite element analysis

Ø Gear Unit Structure for Jack-Up Rig – Analysis for plate wastage (corrosion)

Ø Local Zone Structural Modification for Jack-up Rigs (barge series renewal)

Ø Spud Can Study – Analysis for modifications & renewal

Ø Torque Wrench reaction ring – Design, analysis, preparation of fabrication drawings

Ø Pad eyes (0.5 Te to 25 Te) – Design, Analysis, preparation of fabrication drawings

Ø New Fast Response Craft (FRC) & Radioactive platform installation on rig

Ø New Lifeboat installation on rig and structural analysis

Ø Crane cabin – preparation of fabrication drawings

Ø Jack-Up rig heading to well head platform – concept drawing preparation

Ø Raw Water Tower removal and Sea Jet installation – engineering analysis

Ø Piping design – Modifications in H.P. / L.P. systems, Mud / Cement units, Drill line spools, brine piping.

Ø Support Stanchions on main Deck – drawing preparation

Ø Trolley beam Strength Check and Analysis for Flange Wastage (corrosion)

Ø Pin & Link Plate (for Lifting) – Finite element analysis and drawing preparation

Ø Mud Storage Tank Modifications

Ø Cantilever Skid Charts modification, Sub-Substructure modifications

Ø Rig Substructure: Engineering & analysis

Ø Rig Survey Planning Documents: Review

Ø Docking Plan Arrangements for repair & refurbishment of rigs

Ø Platform design for wire line unit

Ø Firefighting, Life Saving Appliance (FSA/LSA): Drawings for Renewal

Ø Accommodation Unit Upgrade - Engineering

Ø Derrick Strength Analysis

Ø Mud Pit Division – Structural Modifications

Ø Brine Tank: Scantling Calculations

Ø Preparation of Intact Stability and Damage Stability calculation booklet for OSV.

Ø Concept, Detailed Design for 10 Person Pleasure Craft for backwaters in Cochin

Ø Analysis of Jack-Up Rig structure due to piling operations

Ø Study of modular ship manufacturing process for small-sized yard

Ø Study of shipbuilding supply chain – Bottleneck identification, supply chain integration

Ø Supervision (Construction) of 6 VLCCs/Product Tankers - Checking structural members, welds, machinery & equipment layout/ capacities/ functionalities, compliance with build-specification and other technical requirements

Ø Platform removal projects in the North Sea Area (Ekofisk) and Platform installation Projects in West African Region (Angolan Waters) – Scope of work in general includes: Jacket/Topside modeling in SACS, lift analysis, in-place analysis, load-out analysis etc., transportation analysis, grillage & sea fastening design, barge structural integrity check

Ø Structural integrity check for new barge development (Heerema Marine Contractors)

Ø Concept (Basic) Design of 50 Te Bollard Pull Tug: Work includes Drawing Preparation, Hull Form Design, Scantling Calculation, Hydrostatics, Intact & Damage Stability, Powering Calculation, and Engine Room & Machinery Layout & Equipment Selection; Liaising with Vendors, Owners & Classification Society.

Ø Basic & Detailed Design for 250 Men Ferry Craft for Navy: Detailed Design - Optimizing structural members, revising scantling calculations, supervising modeling work on TRIBON software, preparation of detailed build specifications document

Ø Basic & Detailed Design for 500 Te Fuel Barge: Parametric design, Scantling Optimization, Intact Stability Calculations, Freeboard/ Floodable length calculations, project coordination

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & CONTINUING EDUCATION

§ Workshop on Innovative Teaching Methods by IIM Kozhikode Faculty, 2016.

§ Case Teaching Workshop by IIM Indore Faculty, 2017.

§ Case Writing Workshop by IIM Raipur Faculty, 2018.

§ Case Teaching Workshop by HBS Adjunct Faculty, Bangalore, 2018.

§ Conference / Workshop on Operations Excellence by CII, Bangalore, 2018.

§ Workshop on Maximizing Academic Research, Publication and Case Writing by XIME Faculty, May 2019.

§ MOOC: Design Thinking for Innovation (Coursera) by Faculty of Darden School of Business, Virginia Tech, Jan 2020.

§ MOOC: Understanding Research Methods (Coursera) by Faculty of SOAS, University of London, Aug 2020.

§ Advanced Certificate Course in Academic Research & Data Analysis by IIM Kozhikode Faculty, Mar – Jul 2021.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Session Chair, Service Operations Track > Session: Servitization (servicizing) 31st Annual Meeting of Production & Operations Management Society, May 2021.

Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Journals:

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (2021): ABDC ‘A’ Category, Indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

Journal Article in International Journal of Analytic Hierarchy Process (2019): Indexed in Scopus.

Independent Journal of Management & Production (2019): Impact Factor 0.86, Indexed in Clarivate Analytics / Web of Science.

INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing (2018); 5-Year Impact Factor: 0.737; Source: 2016 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate Analytics, 2017); Indexed in PubMed: MEDLINE.

Faculty Advisor, X-Ops: Operations Club at XIME Kochi (2018 – present).

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Bhavishya: Social Initiatives Club of IIM Lucknow, 2009-2015; Programs Coordinator

DISHA – Child Education: Mentoring for school students; improving infrastructural facilities and living conditions for children at an orphanage

PAARIJAT – Getting out-of-school students back to school in Uttar Pradesh through a program designed and monitored by Bhavishya, and funded by alumni

ADULT LITERACY CLASSES – Morning / evening classes two-times a week to develop reading / writing skills for adults (construction workers, daily wage laborers)

XSEED / Anbodu Kochi – Volunteer

Volunteer at Distribution Centre during Kerala Floods 2018

OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Selected for awarding Post-Doc Fellowship Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (declined due to personal reasons), 2017.

Top Performer at Larsen & Tourbo, Ocean Engineering Department, 2008-09.

Best Student Member Award by Indian Society for Technical Education, 2006.

Best Drag Car Design Award at Tech-Fest, IIT Bombay 2005-06, from among 120 participants nationwide.

Rank 572 in Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination, 2002.

Student Achievement - Rank 3 in school (KV Ernakulam) for 10th CBSE Exam, 2000.

Science Course Topper in school (KV Ernakulam) for 10th CBSE Exam, 2000.

Finalist, Mathematics Olympiad conducted by Government of India, 1999.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Citizenship : Indian

Date of Birth : 10 September 1985

Languages known : English, Hindi, Malayalam

Countries Visited : Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Nepal, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Tanzania, UAE, USA

Hobbies : Gardening, Mountaineering

REFERENCES

Available upon request