Area of research interest: Supply Chain Management, System Dynamics, Production & Operations Management

 Publications during last five years

·        Supply chain dynamics in healthcare services, (2010), International Journal of Health Care Quality assurance Vol.23, No.7, pp. 631-642.

·        Data Envelopment Analysis Integration with TCO and FEAHP for Supplier Selection, Presented in International Conference on advances in Industrial engineering Applications, Jan. 7-8, 2010, Department of Industrial Engineering, Anna University, Chennai.

·        Exploring the benefits of Vendor Managed Inventory, (2010), Proceedings of the International Conference in Simulation Modelling & Analysis, December 17-19, 2009, Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., NIT Calicut, pp. 638-643.

·        An Approach for finding Critical Component for Supplier Development, Proceedings of the International Conference in Simulation Modelling & Analysis, December 17-19, 2009, Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., NIT Calicut, pp.632-637.

·        Choice of policies in reducing bullwhip effect: A transfer function approach, presented in International Conference of Supply Chain Management, March 28-30, 2008, Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi.

·        Analysis of a periodic review supply chain system, Proceedings of the International Conference of Supply Chain Management, 28^th – 30^th March, 2008, Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, pages 324-329.

·        Selection of an appropriate supplier, Proceedings of the International Conference of Supply Chain Management, March 28-30, 2008, Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, pages 244-250.

·        Effect of the supply chain policy on order and inventory variability: A systems approach, Proceedings of the National Conference on Systems Thinking and System Dynamics, February 29 – March 1, 2008, Dept. of Mechanical Engg., IT-BHU, Varanasi, pages 179-188.

·        Issues in agricultural storage and distribution, Proceedings of National conference on system dynamics, IPE, Osmania University, Hyderabad, June 28-29, 2007, pp.302-309.

·        Maximization of Vehicle Capacity Utilization: A Case of MRO Items, 10^th Annual conference of Society of Operations Management, IIM Ahmedabad, Dec. 21-23, 2006.

·        Health care service supply chain management, Proceedings of National conference on system dynamics, Hubli, December 26-27, 2006.

Books/Proceedings

·        Editor of Proceedings of National conference on Systems thinking & System Dynamics, NCSD-2008, held during 29^th Feb to March 1, 2008 at Dept. Of Mechanical Engg. IT-BHU, Varanasi-221005.

·        Co-editor of Proceedings of International conference on Issues & challenges in Supply Chain Management (ICSCM) held during 28-30^th March 2008 at Dept. Of Mechanical Engg. IT-BHU, Varanasi-221005.

Seminars organized

·        Served as Organizing Secretary of the National Conference and Workshop on Systems Thinking and System Dynamics, during Feb.29 to March 1, 2008, at Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., IT-BHU.

·        Served as Treasurer of the International Conference on Issues and challenges in Supply Chain Management, during March 28-30, 2008, at Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., IT-BHU.

Received the Best paper Award in the VI Annual Conference, Society of Operations Management, Dec.20-22, 2002, IIM Kozhikode, for paper titled “Service-Oriented Supply Chain Dynamics and Capacity Management”