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S. VASANTHRAJ

Assistant Professor

Area:

Operations management, Operations research, Supply chain management, Logistics, Probability, Statistics

Edu:

Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management

Date of Joining:

16th September 2024

Biography

  • Dr. Vasanthraj is an accomplished academic and researcher with expertise in Operations Management, Statistics, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, and Logistics. He earned his Ph.D. in Operations Management from IIT Madras and was a joint doctoral student at Curtin University, Australia. He holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Anna University, Chennai (CEG Campus).

    Dr. Vasanthraj has also served as a Teaching Assistant for prestigious NPTEL courses such as Operations Research, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Introduction to Probability, Strategic Sourcing, and Decision Making Under Uncertainty. He has also delivered video lectures for NPTEL, India’s premier online learning platform.

    In addition to his academic achievements, Dr. Vasanthraj worked as a Senior Project Engineer at the Cyber Security Center, IIT Madras. He is passionate about integrating advanced methodologies and technologies to solve real-world problems in operations and supply chain domains.

Teaching

  • Business Statistics, Probability, Operations Management, Working with Spreadsheets

Research

  • Supply chain management, Logistics, Optimisation, Cost analysis, blockchain in supply chain

Publications

  • Vasanthraj, Kaur, A., Potdar, V., Agrawal, H. (2023). “Industry 4.0 Adoption in Food Supply Chain to Improve Visibility and Operational Efficiency-A Content Analysis”. IEEE Access.
  • Vasanthraj, Potdar, V., Agrawal, H., Kaur, A. (2024). “Transforming milk supply chains with blockchain: enhancing visibility and cost reduction”. Benchmarking: An International Journal.
    Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sjrQfngAAAAJ&hl=en
    ORCID ID: 0000000183486541

Conferences and Workshops

  • Deep Dive into Blockchain workshop at University of Zurich, Switzerland (July 3, 2023 to July 22, 2023)
  • “Implementation of Information Technologies in Food Supply Chain – A Content Analysis” in SOM (Society of Operations Management) International Conference 2020, S. Vasanthraj, Arshinder Kaur, Vidyasagar Potdar
  • “Impact of IoT and Blockchain in Milk Supply Chain and Cost-Sharing Mechanisms” in POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) International Conference 2022, S. Vasanthraj, Arshinder Kaur, Vidyasagar Potdar, Himanshu Agrawal
  • “Impact of Blockchain on Supply Chain Profitability: A Quantitative Analysis” in SOM (Society of Operations Management) International Conference 2023, S. Vasanthraj, Arshinder Kaur, Vidyasagar Potdar, Himanshu Agrawal
  • “Blockchain Enabled Vehicle Assignment for Milk Supply Chain – Enhancing Visibility and Operational Efficiency” in POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) International Conference 2024, S. Vasanthraj, Arshinder Kaur, Vidyasagar Potdar, Himanshu Agrawal

Awards

    Not Applicable