Gajanand M. S.

Operations Management & Decision Sciences

Ph.D (IIT Madras), B.E. (College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University Chennai)

+91 431 250 5002

gajanand@iimtrichy.ac.in

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Dr. Gajanand is an Associate Professor in the Operations management & Decision Sciences Area. He holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai and a Ph.D. from the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He worked for Ernst and Young Global Shared Services, Bangalore before joining the Ph.D. programme.
At IIM Tiruchirappalli, he teaches students at the Master's and Doctoral level, including working Executives at the Chennai Campus. He offers courses on Operations Research (Management Science), Operations Management, Decision Analytics for Managers, Business Decision Modelling, Simulation-Based Analytics and Optimization & Heuristics. Dr. Gajanand has also taught in various Management Development Programmes and Faculty Development Programmes. He believes in the concept of "learning-by-doing" and adopts the same through his experiential learning pedagogy.
His research interest is in the field of Distribution planning and Green logistics, and has various publications in reputed International Journals and leading International Conferences. He is one among the editors of the book titled “Sustainable Operations in India”. He is in the Doctoral Committee of Ph.D. research scholars in various reputed institutes. He is also a Lifetime Member of the Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) and the Society of Operations Management (SOM).

Journal Articles

E. Sandhiya and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2024
Context-Dependent evaluation of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in an emerging economy 

Journal: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (2024) [ABDC - A]

V. Kamala, S. Yamini and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2024
Ergonomic Risks affecting the performance of Work-from-Home Employees in IT Industry: A Comprehensive Analysis 

Journal: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (2024) [ABDC - B]

S. Yamini and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2023
A qualitative analysis of customer acquisition in online fitness communities 

Journal: International Journal of Enterprise Network Management (2023) [ABDC - B]

S. Yamini and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2023
Cognitive biases in decision making during the pandemic: Insights and viewpoint from people behaviour 

Journal: International Journal of Enterprise Network Management (2023) [ABDC - B]

C. Gayathri, V. Kamala, M.S. Gajanand and S. Yamini | Year – 2022
Analysis of operational and financial performance of ports: an integrated fuzzy DEMATEL-TOPSIS approach 

Journal: Benchmarking: An International Journal (2022) [ABDC - B]

S. Sivanandham and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2022
Comparison of platoon formations using a departure time coordination heuristic 

Journal: International Journal of Operational Research (2022) [ABDC - C]

S. Sivanandham and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2022
Trends and topics in IJENM from 2006 to 2020: A statistical history using topic modelling 

Journal: International Journal of Enterprise Network Management (2022) [ABDC - B]

S. Yamini and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2022
Effect of manufacturer's flexible returns policy in a duopolistic competition 

Journal: Benchmarking: An International Journal (2022) [ABDC - B]

S. Yamini and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2022
Inventory decision-making biases: A review and suggestions for future research 

Journal: Benchmarking: An International Journal (2022) [ABDC - B]

Abhishek Vashishth, Ayon Chakraborty, Sirish Kumar Gouda, and M. S. Gajanand | Year – 2021
Integrated management systems maturity: Drivers and benefits in Indian SMEs 

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production (2021) [ABDC - A]

S. Sivanandham and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2020
Platooning for sustainable freight transportation: an adoptable practice in the near future?

Journal: Transport Reviews (2020) [ABDC - A]

Binay Dash, M.S. Gajanand and T.T. Narendran | Year – 2018
A model for planning the product portfolio and launch timings under resource constraints 

Journal: International Journal of Production Research (2018) [ABDC - A]

S. Srivatsa Srinivas and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2017
Vehicle routing problem and driver behaviour: a review and framework for analysis 

Journal: Transport Reviews (2017) [ABDC - A]

Binay Dash, T.T. Narendran and M.S. Gajanand | Year – 2016
A model for new product introduction under resource constraints and product interdependence 

Journal: International Journal of Operational Research (2016) [ABDC - C]

M.S. Gajanand and T.T. Narendran | Year – 2013
Green route-planning to reduce the Environmental Impact of Distribution 

Journal: International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (2013) [ABDC - B]

Books

Chakraborty, A., Gouda, S.K., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2018
Sustainable Operations in India

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Edited Book Chapters

Rajarajan, V.V., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2021
Staff allocation for projects in IT service industries: A simulation-based approach. 

Book title: Emerging Frontiers in Operations and Supply Chain Management: Theory and Applications,Springer

Sundarakamatchi, S., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2021
Recommendation Engine for Stock Market Trading. 

Book title: Computational Management: Applications of Computational Intelligence in Business Management, Springer Germany

Chakraborty, A., Gouda, S.K., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2018
Introduction: Sustainable Operations in India. 

Book title: Sustainable Operations in India, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2018
Routing of vehicles to minimize fuel consumption: A generic mathematical model. 

Book title: Sustainable Operations in India, Springer Singapore

Ganesh, K., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2018
Indian logistics industry: Towards creating a sustainable integrated logistics network. 

Book title: Sustainable Operations in India, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Teaching Interests Operations Research Introduction to Decision Science Decision Analytics for Managers Business Decision Modelling Simulation-Based Analytics Operations Management Optimization and Heuristics
Programme Director: 
Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Supply Chain Management (PGCSCM Batch 01) 
Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Business Analytics and Applications (PGCBAA Batch 01) 
Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Manufacturing Management and Analytics (PGCMMA Batch 01) 

Dr. Gajanand has taught in various Management Development Programmes and Faculty Development Programmes. 
He believes in the concept of "learning-by-doing" and adopts this in his experiential learning pedagogy.

Conference Presentations

Ayaskanta Panigrahi & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2024
Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization for dynamic identification of reputable reviewers in an eWOM community 

Conference: POMS India International Conference, Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, December 2024

Sandhiya, E. & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2024
Electric Vehicle and Charging Infrastructure Growth in Indian States: Assessment using a modified PCA- DEA Application

Conference: 33rd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2024), Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2024

Sundarakamatchi, S. & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2024
Robust Design Optimization in Product Innovation under Uncertainty 

Conference: International Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Analytics & Management Sciences, and 57th Annual Convention of Operational Research Society of India, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, December 2024

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2023
Fuel consumption minimization in Vehicle Routing using an Evolutionary Algorithm 

Conference: International Conference on Organization and Management, Abu Dhabi University, UAE, February 2023

Sandhiya, E. & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2023
Assessment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure growth in Indian states: A machine learning approach 

Conference: 26th Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Meghalaya, India, December 2023

Sandhiya, E. & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2023
Location Planning for Hybrid Charging Infrastructure: A Dual Perspective Analysis 

Conference: 56th Annual Convention of ORSI (2023-ORSI) and 10th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (2023-ICBAI), Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Karnataka, India, December 2023

Sandhiya, E. & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2022
A flexible routing heuristic for Vehicle Platooning 

Conference: POMS India International Conference, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala, India, December 2022

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2021
Green Logistics 

Conference: Human Behavior and Environmental Sustainability, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, India, December 2021

Raghavan, Sundar & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2021
Travel during the pandemic: A case of Indian hotels 

Conference: POMS India International Conference, S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, India, December 2021

Sundarakamatchi, S., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2020
Recommendation Engine for Stock Market Trading 

Conference: International Conference on Computational Management, Interscience Institute of Management and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India, December 2020

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2019
Impact of hard and soft time window restrictions on fuel consumption 

Conference: 10th POMS-HK International Conference, City university of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, January 2019

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2019
Mathematical model for assigning elective courses to limited time slots 

Conference: 10th POMS-HK International Conference, City university of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, January 2019

Sivanandham, S., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2018
A comparison of platoon formation under different route configurations 

Conference: XXII Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIM Kozhikode, India, December 2018

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2017
An iterative solution approach to reduce fuel consumption for practical vehicle routing

Conference: 11th ISDSI International Conference, IIM Tiruchirappalli, India, December 2017

Sivanandham, S., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2017
Departure coordinated unlimited platooning problem 

Conference: 11th ISDSI International Conference, IIM Tiruchirappalli, India, December 2017

Srivatsa Srinivas, S., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2017
Using an incentive scheme to influence driver’s route choice behaviour 

Conference: XXI Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, Ahmedabad University, India, December 2017

Vashishth, A., Chakraborty, A., Gouda, S.K., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2017
Integrated Management System Implementation in Service SMEs

Conference: 11th ISDSI International Conference, IIM Tiruchirappalli, India, December 2017

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2016
An approach for modelling the fuel consumed by a vehicle on a route with non-uniform attributes

Conference: SPJIMR-POMS India Chapter Conference, S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, India, July 2016

Srivatsa Srinivas, S., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2016
Impact of driver behaviour in the context of vehicle routing problems

Conference: XX Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIITM Gwalior, India, December 2016

Gajanand, M. S. & Narendran, T. T. | Year – 2015
Effect of Time Windows on Green Vehicle Routing 

Conference: 26th Annual International Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Washington D.C., USA, May 2015

Kumaravel, S., & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2015
Smart cities in India: A multi-criteria decision approach for spatial planning decisions

Conference: XIX Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIM Calcutta, India, December 2015

Vashishth, Abhishek, & Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2015
Optimization techniques for the Tourist Trip Design Problem: A Meta-Analysis 

Conference: XIX Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIM Calcutta, India, December 2015

Gajanand, M. S. & Narendran, T. T. | Year – 2014
A group-based Genetic Algorithm to minimize the fuel consumption in distribution planning

Conference: Second International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications, Anna University, Chennai, India, January 2014 (Received best paper award)

Gajanand, M. S. & Narendran, T. T. | Year – 2014
Routing a heterogeneous fleet of vehicles: A solution approach for the objective of minimizing fuel consumption 

Conference: XVIII Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, December 2014

Gajanand, M. S. & Narendran, T. T. | Year – 2013
Green distribution planning considering alternative routes: a mathematical model 

Conference: 26th EURO - INFORMS Joint International Conference, Rome, Italy, July 1-4, 2013

Gajanand, M. S. & Narendran, T. T. | Year – 2013
Selection and scheduling of vehicle-routes with barred time windows: a mathematical model 

Conference: XVII Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, December 2013

Chair of Technical Sessions

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2020
Conference: 6th Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM 2020), IIM Tiruchirappalli, India, January 2020

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2019
Conference: 10th POMS-HK International Conference, City university of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, January 2019

Gajanand, M. S. | Year – 2017
Conference: 11th ISDSI International Conference, IIM Tiruchirappalli, India, December 2017
Accreditation Coordinator - January 2023 to Present 
Chairperson - Post Graduate Programme in Business Management (PGPBM) - June 2022 to Present 
Member - Admissions committee - September 2022 to Present 
Member - International Relations committee - June 2022 to Present 
Member - Executive Education & Consulting committee - July 2020 to Present 
Member - International Accreditation & Ranking committee - April 2018 to January 2023 
Member - Campus Relocation Task Force - November 2017 to March 2018 
Member - Admissions committee - April 2016 to December 2018 
Coordinator - Accreditation committee - April 2015 to March 2018

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