Educational Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences), Northwestern University, USA, October, 1996.  

• Master (Post Graduate) in Operational Research, June 1988, Operational Research Society of India, Calcutta, India. Specialization: OR in Marketing. 

• Master (Post Graduate) in Management, May 1988, Xavier's Labour Relation Institute, Jamshedpur, India.  Specialization: Computers Systems and Marketing. 

• Diploma in Electrical and Metallurgical Engineering, August 1982, Jamshedpur Technical Institute, Tata Steel, India. 

• Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering), May 1979, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India with First Class Honours. 

Academic Affiliation

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• Chairperson, Doctoral Program in Management, IIM, Ahmedabad, April 2020 -April 14, 2022  

• Chairperson, Post Graduate Programme in Agri Business Management, 2010-2013  

• Professor, Production Quantitative Methods Area, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, (2003-date)  

• Chairperson, Research and Publications, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, (2007-2010)  

• Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, (1997-2003)  

• Chairperson, Production and Quantitative Methods Area , IIM, Ahmedabad (2003-2006)

Visiting Positions

• International Visitor, Loughborough University, UK June 2018  

• Visiting Professor, HEC Paris, May-June, 2011  

• Faculty, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, (1996-1997) 

• Visiting Faculty, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (2001) 

• International Visitor, ESSEC Business School at France and Romania, October 2009 

• Visiting International Scholar, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004

Professional Affiliation

• Member, International Advisory Board, Journal of Operational Research Society (ORS UK) 2001-date 

• Member, Editorial Board, International Transactions of Operational Research (IFORS publications) 2001-2011 

• Associate Editor, Interfaces (INFORMS)(2011-date) 

• Associate Editor, International Journal of Revenue Management (2007-date) 

• Associate Editor, OPSEARCH (2017-date) 

• Associate Editor, OMEGA (2009-2010) 

• Academic Board Member, PMI, India (2009-2013) 

• Vice President, President-Elect, President, Operational Research Society of India (2012-2019) 

• Guest Editor, International Transactions of Operational Research (November 2004) 

• Chairman, OR for Development Prize Competition, IFORS-2002Conferencr at Edinburgh 

• Chairman, OR for Development Prize Competition, IFORS-1999 Conference at Beijing, China 

• Jury, OR for Development Competition, IFORS-1996 at Vancouver, Canada 

• Member, Institute of Operational Research and Management Science, USA (1992-present) 

• Student Member, Operational Research Society of India, (1981-1996) 

• Life Member, Operational Research Society of India (1999-date) 

• Member, Society of Operations Management (2003-date) 

• Member, New York Academy of Sciences (1998-2003) 

• Life Member, Ahmedabad Management Association (2002-date) 

• Life member, All India Management Association

Executive Experience at Tata Steel

• Manager, Tata Steel (1989-1991) 

• Dy. Manager, Tata Steel (1985-89)

• Asst. Manager, Tata Steel (1980-85)