Dr. Jitesh Thakkar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India.
He received Ph.D in Supply Chain Management from IIT Delhi, Masters in Technology in Industrial Engineering
from IIT Delhi and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering with Gold Medal from the oldest Government Engineering
College Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat.
He has published research in the areas of Lean & Sustainable manufacturing, Supply Chain Management,
Quality Management, Small and Medium Enterprises and Performance Measurement. The publications have
appeared in the leading journals – Journal of Cleaner Production, Production Planning and Control,
Computers & Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Journal
of Manufacturing Technology Management, and International Journal of Productivity and Performance Measurement.
He is an Editorial Board member and Guest Editor for International Journal of Lean Six Sigma,
Emerald. He is a Guest Editor for Electronics Commerce Research and Applications, Elsevier. He extends
his services as a reviewer to the reputed international journals like International Journal of Production
Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Production Planning and Control, and International
Journal of Productivity and Performance Management.
He has trained Corporate Managers in Lean Manufacturing, Process Excellence, Six Sigma,
Value Engineering, Project Management, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management and Statistical
Decision Making. He has also trained Teachers in Research & Publication and Teaching & Learning.
A quantitative risk assessment methodology and evaluation for food supply chain by Rathore R., Thakkar, J. and Jha, J.K. International Journal of Logistics Management DOI: 10.1108/IJLM-08-2016-0198 - (2017)
Sustainable supply chain practices: an empirical investigation on Indian automobile industry by Gopal, P.R.C. and Thakkar, J. Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations 27 49-64 (2016)
Value-value load diagram: A graphical tool for lean-green performance assessment by Thanki, S.J. and Thakkar, J. Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2016.1220647 - (2016)
An investigation on lean-green implementation practices in Indian SMEs using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) approach by Thanki, S.J., Kannan, G., and Thakkar, J. Journal of Cleaner Production 135 284-298 (2016)
Sponsored/Consultancy projects
Computerization of Corporate Contracts Management System for NLC Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
E Business Center of Excellence MHRD.
Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control for Ammunition Storage and Preparation in PXE Chandipur PROOF & EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT, DRDO.
Sustainable food security through: Technological interventions for production, processing and logistics MHRD.
Transportation management to implement NFSA MHRD.
CURRENT STUDENTS
Lohithaksha M Maiyar
PhD Scholar Research Area: Food supply chain
Rohit Titiyal
PhD Scholar Research Area: Supply chain management
Rishabh Rathore
PhD Scholar Research Area: Food Suppy chain
Pradeep Kumar Tarei
PhD Scholar Research Area: Operations Management
Amit Singh
PhD Scholar Research Area: E-Business
Bibekananda Mishra
PhD Scholar Research Area: Servitization
Tarunima Mishra
PhD Scholar Research Area: Operations Management
Ayush Singh
PhD Scholar Research Area: Operations Management
Pushpendu Chand
PhD Scholar Research Area: Operations Management
Nadar Raviarun Arumugaraj
PhD Scholar Research Area: Healthcare service supply chain
Atanu Dey
MS Scholar Research Area Sentiment Analysis of consumer reviews
Guest Editor: Electronics Commerce Research and Applications, Elsevier (Special issue on Empirical Analysis Involving Big Data to Enhance Decision-Making in Supply Chains), 2016.
Guest Editor-In-Chief: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, Emerald (Special issue on Lean and Six Sigma Implementation Challenges in Developing Countries), 2016.
Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, Emerald.
Invited by IIT Kanpur - Department of Industrial Management and Engineering to deliver a talk on “Recent trends in OM research and publication challenges” under Distinguished Researcher Forum.
Invited by NITIE, Mumbai to deliver a talk on “Challenges in consumer durable supply
chain”, in Practicing Leader Forum.
Invited by IIM Indore as a visiting faculty to teach a course “Supply Chain
Management” for EMBA students.
Invited by IRMA as a visiting faculty to teach courses “Milk Procurement and Operations Management” and “Supply Chain and Distribution Management in Dairy Industry” for EMBA students.
Gold Medal winner Bachelor of Engineering from the oldest Government Engineering College - Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat.
M.Tech. with 9.157 CGPA and rank position from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Administrative Responsibilities
2015 - 2017: Warden, Azad Hall of Residence
2013 - 2015: Assistant Warden, BCR Hall of Residence