Service to Profession

Service to the Profession

Served as a Peer Reviewer for Fulbright Scholar Awards, November 2022.
Reviewed submissions for Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies journal. 2012-present.
Served as a Resource Person and gave an online lecture on "Teaching and Conducting Research on Technology-driven Process Innovation in Operations and Supply Chain Management" to faculty at Chandigarh University as part of its International Faculty Development program. July 6, 2020.
“Inventory Stratification Optimizes Results: A Case Study Incorporating Analytical Hierarchy Process.” Presentation given at APICS Chicago Chapter October's Professional Development Meeting. Co-presenter Kathy Olsen. October 23, 2018.
Chaired a session on "Sustainability and Resilience in Supply Chains" at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers 2018 Conference.
Served as a judge at the Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS), as a faculty from IIT. 2017, 2015, 2014.
Judge in the Knapp Center Chicago Innovation Challenge, Fall 2016.
Reviewed a paper for Advances in Business Research. February 20, 2015.
Served as a judge of the Research Paper Competition at the Second Annual PRME Conference, IILM, New Delhi. 8-10 January, 2015.
Served as a Panel Discussant on "Rethinking Consumption" and also on "PRME and Moving Responsible Management Education Forward" at the Second Annual PRME Conference, IILM, New Delhi. 8-10 January, 2015.
Served as a judge for the Helga Noice Best Presentation and Poster Awards at the 12th Annual Research and Performance Showcase of Elmhurst College. May 1, 2014.
Reviewed a paper for Advances in Business Research. February 28, 2014.
Review Board Member, Advances in Business Research Journal.
Moderator for a session of the 11th Annual Research and Performance Showcase of Elmhurst College. May 2, 2013.
Moderator for a session of the ACCA Student Research Symposium held at Elmhurst College on April 13th, 2013.
Chaired a session on Program Assessment, Learning & Design at the Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Reno, Nevada, April 29 – May 2, 2011.
Reviewed three papers for the 2011 North American Management Society Conference, March 23-25, 2011 - Chicago, IL.
Reviewed a paper for Advances in Business Research Journal. 2011.
Moderated a presentation titled “Changing the World: Two Tactics That Make Environmental Activism Work” by Mr. Larry Lansburgh, the maker of the documentary “Dream People of the Amazon.” September 29, 2010.
Reviewed a paper for the Advances in Business Research Symposium. October 27-28, 2010.
Judged the QP5- Six Sigma Presentations at the Q Quest 2010 Conference hosted by Anna University’s AU-TVS Centre for Quality Management and the Students Quality Club. February 25-28, 2010.
Served as a program host at the Samanvay festival organized by the students of the Department of Management Studies (DOMS), IIT Madras. January 29-31, 2010.
Member of a Panel Discussion on “Prospects for Higher Studies in premier Institutes in India and Abroad.” International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications (ICAIEA). Anna University, Chennai. January 6th 2010.
Reviewed two papers for the 19th Annual North American Research and Teaching Symposium on Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Spring 2008.
Reviewed a paper for the 2007 Mountain Plains Management Conference at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Served as a session moderator for two sessions at the 18th Annual North American Research and Teaching Symposium on Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Spring 2007. Reviewed two papers for the conference.
Reviewed a paper for the Annual Advances in Business Cases. Fall 2006.
Served as a session chair and as a reviewer for case presentations at the Society for Case Research 2006 Summer Workshop.
Served as a discussant for a paper presentation at the Marketing Management Association 2006 Conference.
Reviewed a paper for the Journal of Product Innovation Management.
Reviewed a paper for the Marketing Management Association 2006 Conference.
Reviewed a paper for the New Product Development, Product Management, and Entrepreneurship Track of the 2006 AMA Summer Marketing Educators' Conference.
Reviewed a paper for the 2006 AMA Winter Educators' Conference.
Chaired a session on ‘IT & Supply Chains.’ Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Chicago, IL. April 29-May 1, 2005.
Chaired a session on ‘Application of Optimization Techniques.' Midwest Business Administration Association 2005 Conference, Chicago, IL., March 16-18, 2005.
Reviewed four papers for the 2005 AMA Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference.
Reviewed the manuscript of the book, “Multiple Comparison Procedures”, By Yosef Hochberg and Ajit C. Tamhane, and provided enhancements.
Vice President, Education, Chicago Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Management, 2001-2002.
Education Committee Member, Chicago Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Management, 2002-2003.
Served as a judge on the Council of Logistics Management’s Dissertation Review and Evaluation Committee. Read and evaluated fourteen graduate dissertations and identified the candidate that received the best dissertation award in 2001.

Service to the Profession

Served as a Peer Reviewer for Fulbright Scholar Awards, November 2022.

Reviewed submissions for Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies journal. 2012-present.

Served as a Resource Person and gave an online lecture on "Teaching and Conducting Research on Technology-driven Process Innovation in Operations and Supply Chain Management" to faculty at Chandigarh University as part of its International Faculty Development program. July 6, 2020.

“Inventory Stratification Optimizes Results: A Case Study Incorporating Analytical Hierarchy Process.” Presentation given at APICS Chicago Chapter October's Professional Development Meeting. Co-presenter Kathy Olsen. October 23, 2018.

Chaired a session on "Sustainability and Resilience in Supply Chains" at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers 2018 Conference.

Served as a judge at the Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS), as a faculty from IIT. 2017, 2015, 2014.

Judge in the Knapp Center Chicago Innovation Challenge, Fall 2016.

Reviewed a paper for Advances in Business Research. February 20, 2015.

Served as a judge of the Research Paper Competition at the Second Annual PRME Conference, IILM, New Delhi. 8-10 January, 2015.

Served as a Panel Discussant on "Rethinking Consumption" and also on "PRME and Moving Responsible Management Education Forward" at the Second Annual PRME Conference, IILM, New Delhi. 8-10 January, 2015.

Served as a judge for the Helga Noice Best Presentation and Poster Awards at the 12th Annual Research and Performance Showcase of Elmhurst College. May 1, 2014.

Reviewed a paper for Advances in Business Research. February 28, 2014.

Review Board Member, Advances in Business Research Journal.

Moderator for a session of the 11th Annual Research and Performance Showcase of Elmhurst College. May 2, 2013.

Moderator for a session of the ACCA Student Research Symposium held at Elmhurst College on April 13th, 2013.

Chaired a session on Program Assessment, Learning & Design at the Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Reno, Nevada, April 29 – May 2, 2011.

Reviewed three papers for the 2011 North American Management Society Conference, March 23-25, 2011 - Chicago, IL.

Reviewed a paper for Advances in Business Research Journal. 2011.

Moderated a presentation titled “Changing the World: Two Tactics That Make Environmental Activism Work” by Mr. Larry Lansburgh, the maker of the documentary “Dream People of the Amazon.” September 29, 2010.

Reviewed a paper for the Advances in Business Research Symposium. October 27-28, 2010.

Judged the QP5- Six Sigma Presentations at the Q Quest 2010 Conference hosted by Anna University’s AU-TVS Centre for Quality Management and the Students Quality Club. February 25-28, 2010.

Served as a program host at the Samanvay festival organized by the students of the Department of Management Studies (DOMS), IIT Madras. January 29-31, 2010.

Member of a Panel Discussion on “Prospects for Higher Studies in premier Institutes in India and Abroad.” International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications (ICAIEA). Anna University, Chennai. January 6th 2010.

Reviewed two papers for the 19th Annual North American Research and Teaching Symposium on Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Spring 2008.

Reviewed a paper for the 2007 Mountain Plains Management Conference at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Served as a session moderator for two sessions at the 18th Annual North American Research and Teaching Symposium on Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Spring 2007. Reviewed two papers for the conference.

Reviewed a paper for the Annual Advances in Business Cases. Fall 2006.

Served as a session chair and as a reviewer for case presentations at the Society for Case Research 2006 Summer Workshop.

Served as a discussant for a paper presentation at the Marketing Management Association 2006 Conference.

Reviewed a paper for the Journal of Product Innovation Management.

Reviewed a paper for the Marketing Management Association 2006 Conference.

Reviewed a paper for the New Product Development, Product Management, and Entrepreneurship Track of the 2006 AMA Summer Marketing Educators' Conference.

Reviewed a paper for the 2006 AMA Winter Educators' Conference.

Chaired a session on ‘IT & Supply Chains.’ Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Chicago, IL. April 29-May 1, 2005.

Chaired a session on ‘Application of Optimization Techniques.' Midwest Business Administration Association 2005 Conference, Chicago, IL., March 16-18, 2005.

Reviewed four papers for the 2005 AMA Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference.

Reviewed the manuscript of the book, “Multiple Comparison Procedures”, By Yosef Hochberg and Ajit C. Tamhane, and provided enhancements.

Vice President, Education, Chicago Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Management, 2001-2002.

Education Committee Member, Chicago Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Management, 2002-2003.

Served as a judge on the Council of Logistics Management’s Dissertation Review and Evaluation Committee. Read and evaluated fourteen graduate dissertations and identified the candidate that received the best dissertation award in 2001.