Faculty Profile

VARUN SHARMA

Area:

Operations and Decision Science

Edu:

Fellow Programme in Management (Equivalent to Ph.D.) at XLRI Jamshedpur; MTech in Industrial Management, BTech in Mechanical Engineering

Date of Joining:

2^nd November 2022

Varun Sharma is a doctoral fellow from XLRI Jamshedpur, specializing in Production, Operations, and Decision Sciences. His research focuses on sustainable supply chain management, with his thesis titled “Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Exploring Its Relationship with Operational Performance and Organizational Resilience.” Varun holds an M.Tech in Industrial Management and has two years of managerial experience at Reliance Industries Limited. His research interests include applying digital technologies in sustainable supply chains, resilience, and disruption management. He has also published in high-impact journals and contributed to advancing knowledge in his field.

Sharma, V., Vijayaraghavan, T.A.S., Tata, R.R. and Raj, A. (2024), Strengthening organizational resilience: role of sustainable supply chain, digitalization and business model adaptation, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-06-2023-0332 (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: A, IF: 3.6)
Sharma, V., Vijayaraghavan, T. A. S., & Ram, T. L. R. (2023). Resolving operational paradox of sustainable supply chain: A decision framework approach. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2023.101565 (Scopus: Q1/ABDC:C/IF:4.64)
Raj, A., Sharma, V., Shukla, D. M., & Sharma, P. (2023). Advancing supply chain management from agility to hyperagility: a dynamic capability view. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-05158-5 (Scopus: Q1/ABDC:A/IF:4.82 )
Sharma, V., Raj, A., & Chakraborty, A. (2022). Analysis of power dynamics in sustainable supply chain under non-linear demand setup. Operations Management Research.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-022-00268-6(Scopus: Q1/ABDC:C/IF:2.7).
Sharma, V. and Mangaraj, B.K., (2022). Sustainable Supply Chain Resilience: A Decision Framework to Manage Disruptions and Retain Sustainability. In Making Complex Decisions toward Revamping Supply Chains amid COVID-19 Outbreak (pp. 43-68). CRC Press.

Sharma, V., Raj, A. and Kumar, R.R. (2023), Examining the Role of Managers’ Individual Beliefs and Characteristics Towards Adopting Iot Technology: An Experimental Study. In POMS India Conference hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur, India

Sharma, V., and Tata, R.R. (2023), Organizations’ Motivation to Commit to Sustainability: Evaluating the Adoption of ‘No Net Loss’ Policy. In POMS India Conference hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur, India

Sharma, V., Mishra, N.K., and Agrawal, V. (2023), Disruption Management in the Indian Steel Industry: Enhancing Resilience through Digital Interventions. In POMS India Conference hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur, India

Sharma, V., Raj, A., Chakraborty, A., (2021). Analysis of Shared Sustainability Responsibility and Power Dynamics in a Dyadic Supply Chain. In International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management hosted by Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.

Sharma, V., (2019). Evaluating The Operational performance of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Factors Using EFA-AHP-TODIM Method. In 7th PAN IIM World Management Conference hosted by IIM Rohtak, Haryana, India.

Sharma, V., (2019). Prioritizing Supply Chain Resilience Practices based on the Sustainability Goals. In Annual BAM2019 Conference hosted by Aston Business School, Aston University, United Kingdom.

Sharma, V., (2019) Prioritizing Sustainable Supply Chain Management Factors based on their Operational Performance. In BAM2019 Symposium hosted by Aston Business School, Aston University, United Kingdom.