Biography

Dr. Vinayak is an Associate Professor and Area Chairperson in the discipline of Operations Management and Supply chain (OMSC) at Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed To Be University). He has also been a Visiting Researcher at the Department and Graduate Institute of Business Administration, College of Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan, for 4 years. Resolute in Technology Management and Operations management, he possesses a convincing academic background with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mathematics followed by a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with a dual specialization in Operations and Human resource management, UGC-NET fellow (2013) for Assistant Professorship and a doctorate, Ph.D. in Supply Chain and Technology Management from the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He is also associated with multiple institutions of national and international repute, such as the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, India Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, National Institute of Agriculture Marketing, Jaipur, Institute of Rural Management Anand and Shiv Nadar University, Gr.Noida. As a resource person, has conducted a simulation workshop at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad.

In his demonstrated 12 years of research, Vinayak has showcased 25 of his research articles at several national/international conferences (mostly Scopus Indexed). Also, he is the author of a general management case published by Ivey Case Publishing and featured in Harvard Business Publishing. His research interest is justified by considering a few of his publications in the journal of international repute like – International Journal of Information Management (CNRS-2, SCI Q1, ABDC-A*, Impact Factor 5.063), Industrial Marketing Management (CNRS-2, SCI-Q1, ABDC-A*, Impact Factor- 4.779) and Information Systems Frontier (FNEGE-Rank 3, SC-Q1, ABDC-A, Impact Factor-2.539). His doctoral thesis deals with e-commerce retailers in India, which was recognized and published as a cover story by Storai, a quarterly magazine by the Retailer’s Association of India. 

Apart from research and teaching, he is interested in Entrepreneurship and new venture development activities. He is a recipient of the ‘Best Creative Business Idea for a New Venture ‘organized by Start-Up! Starts Now, Entrepreneurial camp in National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2018), fully sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. As a distinguished speaker, he has also delivered a talk on ‘Engineering education in India’ at IEOM, Pilsen, Czech Republic (2019). He has also been awarded grants by the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Resource and Alumni, IITK, for attending international conferences.

Rounding to international exposure, the countries visited are the Philippines, Thailand, Dubai, Czech Republic, Taiwan, and Japan. 

He offers some of the most industry relevant and contemporary courses in the discipline of  Operations, Strategy, and Information systems, such as Introduction to Manufacturing Ecology, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Operations of Failed Startups, Application of Artificial intelligence & Machine Learning in Agri-tech Supply chain, Project Management Analytics, Technology Adoption Strategies, Logistics Management, Total Quality Management, Service Operations, Global Supply Chain Management Strategy and Technology management, etc.