Teaching

Current Semester (Autumn 2017)
Theory	:	Decision Modelling (IM60005)
Previous Semester (Spring 2017)
Theory 1	:	System Modeling and Analysis (IM60004)
Theory 2	:	Network and Project Management (IM60014)

Research Areas

Operation Research
System Dynamics
Information Systems
Project Management
Supply Chain Management

Publications

Book on Responsive Supply Chain Modelling

Research Students

Sponsored/Consultancy projects

• Sustainable Food Security, MHRD, Government of India.
  Principal investigator.

• Future of Cities, MHRD, Government of India.
  Co-principal investigator.

• Gaming and Simulation Lab, MHRD, Government of India.
  

• E Business Center of Excellence, MHRD, Government of India.
  

• Virtual Lab Phase II, MHRD, Government of India.
  

Education

• PhD: Inustrial Engineering and Management, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 1993.
• MTech: Inustrial Engineering and Management, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 1989.
• BTech: Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 1984.

Experience

• Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Aug 2004 to present.
• Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, May 1999 to Aug 2004.
• Visiting Faculty, School of Management, Asian Institute of Techonolgy, Bangkok, Jan 1999 to Apr 1999.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Nov 1990 to May 1999.
• System Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, Hyderabad, Nov 1989 to Nov 1990.
• Assistant Manager, Bharat Earth Movers Limied (BEML), KGF, Karnataka, Jul 1984 to Nov 1989.

Short Biography

Prof. Biswajit Mahanty got his B.Tech (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, in 1984. He did his M.Tech and PhD in the department of Industrial Engineering and Management (presently renamed as Industrial and Systems Engineering) from the same Institute in 1989 and 1993, respectively. He has six years of industrial expericence which includes more than five years in Bharat Earth Movers Limied (BEML) as Assistant Manager and one year in Tata Consultancy Services as System Analyst. He also worked for three months as a Visiting Faculty member in AIT, Bangkok. Since 1990, he has been a permanent faculty member in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Currently, he is a Professor (since May 2004).

Prof. Mahanty has taught several courses in undergraduate and graduate levels. His academic and teaching interests are in the areas of Operations Research, Information Systems, System Dynamics, Project Management, Supply Chain Management.

Prof. Mahanty has guided 14 doctoral and about 100 undergraduate and post-graduate level dissertations. Currently, he is guiding 9 research students. He has also carried out 20 industrial consulting projects and eight sponsored research projects.

Prof. Mahanty has several publications in refereed journals and conferences. He is one of the (co)author of Responsive Supply Chain Management.

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