Designation: Assistant Professor
Specialization: Operations Management
Qualification: Ph.D.
Introduction:
Binay Kumar Rajak is an academic and researcher specializing in operations and supply chain management. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Business Management, NMIMS in Hyderabad, where he teaches courses like "Modelling and Optimization for Business Decisions." He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the IIT Kharagpur. His research focuses on cutting-edge technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain, particularly their applications in port logistics and freight transport, contributing to the development of Industry 4.0.
Binay has a strong academic foundation, with an M.Tech in Industrial Engineering from IIT Delhi and a B.Tech in Production Engineering from BIT Sindri. His scholarly work has been published in esteemed journals, including IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management and the International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation. Beyond his research, he has a robust teaching portfolio, having previously taught at Manipal University Jaipur and NIMS University Jaipur. Binay’s work bridges the gap between academia and industry, as evidenced by his numerous collaborations and mentorship of student projects in Lean Six Sigma
Research and Publications:
Published Articles
1.Rajak, B. K., Chatterjee, S., Upadhyay, A., & Rani, M. V. (2024). Contextual difference in the drivers of Internet-of-Things-adoption in Road, Rail, and Maritime freight transport. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 71, pp. 11125-11137, https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2024.3413353.
2.Rajak, B.K., Chatterjee, S., & Upadhyay, A., (2023). Exploring the success factors influencing the adoption of the Internet of Things in port logistics: An inter-type and inter-domain analysis. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 71, pp. 10026-10039, https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2023.3330912.
3.Rajak, B. K., & Upadhyay, A. (2022). Performance assessment of seaport container terminals of India using data envelopment analysis. International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 9(4), 339-369. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLEG.2022.125932
Conferences Proceeding
1.Rajak, B. K., Rani, M. V., Upadhyay, A., and Chatterjee, S. (2023, July). Assessing the Factors Influencing Internet of Things Adoption in the Freight Transport and Logistics Industry. In 6th European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. https://doi.org/10.46254/EU6.20230328
2. Rajak, B.K., Chatterjee, S., & Upadhyay, A. (2024, December). Navigating Internet-of-Things adoption in Port Logistics: Practical insights for success. in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2024). [Accepted]
3.Kundu, S., Mandal, S. K., Rajak, B. K., & Rani, M. V. (2024, December). Disaster to Relief: A Systematic Literature Review on Humanitarian Logistics. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2024). [Accepted]
Interest Areas:
Research Interest
Ä Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain, Ports and Shipping Management, Logistics and Transportation, Supply Chain Management
Teaching Interest
Ä Operations Management, Logistics Management, Quantitative Techniques, Supply Chain Management
