Sumanta Basu

Sumanta Basu

Designation

Professor
Academic Group: Operations Management

Contact

Phone No.: +91-33-2467-8300
Email ID.: sumanta

Biography

Contact Details:

A-304, A Block, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA, JOKA, D.H. ROAD, PIN-700104, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Academics

Academic Background:

FPM in Production and Quantitative Methods, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad;B.Tech (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Vidyasagar University

Courses Taught:

(Average Feedback across Courses: 9.5 out of 10)

Hospital Planning and Structure (PG Diploma in Healthcare management)

Managing Healthcare Operations (MBA Elective)

Managerial Problem Solving (Game Theory) (PGPEX)

Operations Research (MBA Compulsory)

Risk Management and Markov Chain Applications (MBA Compulsory) 

Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing (MBA, PGPEX, PGDBA and Doctoral Elective)

Production and Distribution Management (PGPEX-VLMP)

Management Game (CAPSTONE Simulation Game for PGP Compulsory)

Operations and Supply Chain Management and Analytics (Long Duration Programs) 

Economic Modelling in Operations Management (Doctoral course)

MDP Offered:

Marketing Analytics, Managing Family Business For growth, Revenue Management and Pricing Analytics, Developing Strategic Decision Making Capability through Simulation, Excellence in Agribusiness Management & Leadership

Awards:

- Awarded the best thesis proposal of track “Algorithmic Models & Supply Chain” in the international conference “Doctoral Colloquium, 2008” organized by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. - University silver medalist in graduation.

Consulting Interests:

- Healthcare Operations and Management - Data analytics and Optimization across Business Domains - Pricing and Revenue Management Applications

Past Projects:

- 2019: The state of primary and secondary education in West Bengal: An empirical analysis using DISE data (Internal Project funded by IIM Calcutta) - 2019: Heuristic Approaches for Reliable Facility Location Problems (Internal Project funded by IIM Calcutta) - 2018: Study of Court processes and re-engineering opportunities for improving court efficiencies for justice delivery in India (Project funded by Ministry of Judiciary Services)

Experience

Work Experience:

Associate Professor of Operations Management Group, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (2014-2020);
Assistant Professor of Operations Management Group, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (2010-2014);
Assistant Professor of Operations Management Group, XLRI, Jamshedpur (2009-2010);
Senior Manager in Wipro Technologies & BPO (2008-2009);
Process Engineer in Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (2000-2003)

Administrative Experience:
- Chairperson, PGPEX-VLMP (2020-22)
- Chairperson, Admissions Committee (2018-2020)
- CAT Convener (2018-19)
- Coordinator - CEMS Block Seminar (2017)
- Chairperson, Student Affairs Committee (2014-16)
- Group Coordinator, Operations Management Group (2011-13, 2022-23)
- Chairperson, NBFA sub-committee (2011-13)
- Member, Admissions Committee (2016-18), CMDP Committee (2016-18), Student Affairs Committee (2012-14, 2016-18), Placement Committee (2014-16)
- Election Officer, Faculty Representative to BoG and Faculty Convener, 2013-14
- Member, Innovation Council, IMI Kolkata, under the aegis of MHRD’s Innovation Cell

Research

Journal Publications:

Publication ( https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=b_2QlrwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao ) -------------------------- 

  • 2024: Varied offspring memetic algorithm with three parents for a realistic synchronized goods delivery and service problem, Forthcoming in Soft Computing, Springer.
  • 2023: Influenza Vaccine Contracts in Developing Nations - Coordination, Flexibility and Vaccine Coverage, Forthcoming in Decision Sciences Journal, Wiley. 
  • 2023: Collaboration and Coordination Strategies for a Multi-level AI-enabled Healthcare Supply Chain under Disaster, Forthcoming in International Journal of Production Research. 
  • 2023: Multichannel Retailer’s Channel Choice and Product Pricing: Influence of Investment in Fit-disclosing Technology by Competing Retailers, International Journal of Production Economics, 262, 108895, 2023. 
  • 2022: What Ails Physician Review Websites? A Study of Information Needs of Patients, Decision Support Systems, 113897. 
  • 2022: Optimal time and fee for movie release on OTT: Impact of movie, OTT and market characteristics, Decision Support Systems,165, 113893. 
  • 2021: Uniform or Spatially Differentiated? Pricing Strategies for Information Goods Under Simultaneous and Sequential Decision-making in Multi-Market Context, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 64 (102832), 2022.
  • 2021: A joint weighting and modified weighted aggregated sum product assessment‐based methodology for the measurement of patient satisfaction: Evidence from Indian healthcare, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 29, 5-22, 2022. 
  • 2021: Evaluating the Performance of Primary Schools in India: Evidence from West Bengal, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2021. 
  • 2020: Advertisement Revenue Management: Determining the Optimal Mix of Skippable and Non-Skippable Ads for Online Video Sharing Platforms, European Journal of Operational Research, 292 (1), 213-229, 2021. 
  • 2020: Imprecise Modified Solid Green Traveling Purchaser Problem for Substitute Items using Quantum-inspired Genetic Algorithm, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 147, 106578, 2020. 
  • 2019: Theory of Constraints based Mafia Offer for Supply Chains of Deteriorating Products, International Journal of Production Research, 58 (14), 4421-4449, 2020. 
  • 2018: Decision-making under Risk: Evidence from the Hindi Movie Industry. Journal of Operations and Strategic Planning, 1(1), 15-33. 
  • 2017: A Route Efficiency Analysis Using Shannon Entropy based Modified DEA Method and Route Characteristics Investigation for Urban Bus Transport in India. INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, 56(3): 332-359. 
  • 2017: Efficient preprocessing methods for tabu search: an application on asymmetric travelling salesman problem. INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, 55(2): 134-158. 
  • 2015: A DEA and Regression based Financial Performance Evaluation Framework for Public Bus Transport, Journal of Soft Computing and Decision Support Systems, 2(3): 9-13, 2015. 
  • 2015: Metaheuristic applications on discrete facility location problems: a survey, OPSEARCH, 52: 3, 530 - 561, Springer, 2015. (with Sharma, M. and Ghosh, P.S.) 
  • 2015: Pricing and cloud services-the impact of broadband quality, OMEGA-The International Journal of Management Science, 50, 96 – 114, Elsevier, 2015. (with Chakraborty, S. and Sharma, M.) 
  • 2014: Pricing Infrastructure-as-a-Service for online two-sided platform providers, Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, 13: 3, 199 - 223, 2014. (with Chakraborty, S. and Sharma, M.) 
  • 2013: A fast tabu search implementation for large asymmetric traveling salesman problem, OPSEARCH, 50: 1, 1 - 14, Springer, 2013. (with Gajulapalli, R. S. and Ghosh, D.) 
  • 2013: The Kolkata Police force and Durga Puja: Managing a mega-festival in a metropolis, Decision, 40: 3, Springer, 2013. (with Bose, I. and Ghosh, S.) 
  • 2012: Neighborhood reduction strategy for tabu search implementation in asymmetric traveling salesman problem, OPSEARCH, 49: 4, 400 – 412, Springer, 2012. (with Ghosh, D.) 

  • 2012: Tabu search implementation on traveling salesman problem and its variations: A literature survey, American Journal of Operations Research, 2: 2, 163-173, 201 
     

    Manuscripts Communicated ----------------------------------------- 

    Conference Proceedings ---------------------------------- 

  • 2020: An Integrated Weighting-based Modified WASPAS Methodology for Assessing Patient Satisfaction, 2020 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA) 
     
  • 2011: Pension Fund Management in India: A Stochastic Programming Approach (Proceedings of XIV Annual Conference of the Society of Operations Management, December, 2010) 
     
  • 2010: Intensification based Approach for Tabu Search Implementation (Proceedings of XIV Annual Conference of the Society of Operations Management, December, 2010) 
     
  • 2010: Neighborhood Reduction Strategy for Tabu Search Implementation in Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem (Proceedings of 43rd Annual Convention of Operational Research Society of India, December, 2010) 
    Working Papers ---------------------- 
  • 2019: Pricing and Green Promotion Strategies of Firms under Competition and Collaboration, WPS No. 829/June 2019 
     
  • 2018: Imprecise Modified Solid Green Traveling Purchaser Problem for Substitute Items using Quantum-inspired Genetic Algorithm, WPS No. 818/December 2018 
     
  • 2018: A multi- (depot, path, vehicle) 4D traveling purchaser problem for perishable and breakable items under disruption through quantum-inspired memetic algorithm, WPS No. 819/December 2018 
     
  • 2015: Skippable Video Ads: The Impact of Ad Avoidance Technologies on Online Two- Sided Platforms, WPS No. 770/October 2015 
     
  • 2013: Preprocessing Schemes for Tabu search on Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem; WPS No. 735/October, 2013 
     
  • 2013: Metaheuristic Applications on Discrete Facility Location Problems: A Survey; WPS No. 734/October, 2013 
     
  • 2012: Pricing Strategies for Gaming-on-Demand, IIM Calcutta Working Paper Series; WPS No. 719/December 2012 
     
  • 2011: Pricing Infrastructure-as-a-Service for Online Two-Sided Platform Providers, IIM Calcutta Working Paper Series; WPS No. 681/September 2011 
     
  • 2010: Cross Entropy based Neighborhood Reduction and Initial Tour Formation for Tabu Search on the Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem, IIM Calcutta Working Paper Series: WPS No. 667/ November 
  • 2010: A Fast Tabu Search Implementation for Large Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problems Defined on Sparse Graphs, IIM Calcutta Working Paper Series: WPS No. 668/ Decemberber 2010 
     
  • 2008: Diversified Local Search for the Traveling Salesman Problem, IIM Ahmedabad Working Paper Series; W.P. No. 2008-10-02 
     
  • 2008: A Review of Tabu Search Literature on Traveling Salesman Problems, IIM Ahmedabad Working Paper Series; W.P. No. 2008-10-01 
     
  • 2008: Implementing Tabu Search to Exploit Sparsity in ATSP Instances, IIM Ahmedabad Working Paper Series; W.P. No. 2008-10-02 
    US Patent Filed ---------------------- 
  • 2012: Method and System for Workflow Management of a Business Process, Patent No. US8229779, Issue Date: July 24, 2012. 
     
  • 2013: System and Method for Allocating Jobs to an Agent, Patent No. US8352304 B2, Issue Date: Jan 08, 2013. 
    US Patent Applied -------------------------- 
  • 2012: Automated Data Analysis and Recommendation System and Method, Application No. 12/333,332

Conferences:

  • 2020: Product Pricing, Placement and Information Disclosure Strategies of a Multichannel Retailer Competing with a Pure Online Player, Presented in INFORMS Annual General Meeting 2020 
     
  • 2019: Modeling shared resources in healthcare, Presented in 30th European Conference of Operational Research, Dublin, Ireland 
     
  • 2019: Multi-period Uncapacitated Reliable Facility Location Problem, Presented in IEOM International Conference, Thailand (Awarded the best paper in 'Supply Chain' track) 
     
  • 2019: Designing pricing strategy under environment-friendly promotion and competition, Presented in IEOM International Conference, Thailand 
     
  • 2018: Multi-criteria decision support in primary and secondary education in West Bengal: An analysis on DISE data using SEM method, Presented in Frontiers of Operations Research and Business Studies Conference, India 
     
  • 2018: Calculating the Optimal Release Time for Movies on Video-on-Demand Websites, Presented in XIII Balkan Conference on Operations Research 
     
  • 2018: Models and Solution Methods for Finite Horizon Reliable Facility Location Problem, Presented in XIII Balkan Conference on Operations Research 
     
  • 2015: Skippable Video Ads: The Impact of Ad Avoidance Technologies on Online Two- Sided Platforms, Presented in XIX Annual Conference of the Society of Operations Management, December, 2015 
     
  • 2014: Pricing and Revenue Management in Sequential Distribution Channel: An Application to the Hindi Movie Industry, Presented in 20th IFORS conference in Barcelona, Spain 
     
  • 2013: Optimizing Skippable and Non-Skippable Advertisements for Video Sharing Websites, Presented in 26th Euro Conference on Operational Research in Rome, Italy 
     
  • 2012: Designing Pricing Policies for Cloud Service Providers, Presented in Informs Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ 
     
  • 2012: Pricing Strategies for Gaming On-Demand, Presented in 25th Euro Conference on Operational Research in Lithuania 
     
  • 2012: Revenue Management in Sequential Distribution: An Application to the Hindi Movie Industry, Presented in 25th Euro Conference on Operational Research in Lithuania 
     
  • 2012: Pension Fund Management in India: A Stochastic Programming Approach, Presented in CARISMA - IIM Calcutta Workshop 
     
  • 2011: Pricing Infrastructure-as-a-Service for Online Two- Sided Platform Providers, Presented in XV Annual Conference of the Society of Operations Management 
     
  • 2011: Pension Fund Management in India: A Stochastic Programming Approach, Presented in XV Annual Conference of the Society of Operations Management 
     
  • 2010: Intensification based Approach for TS Implementation: Presented in XIV Annual Conference of the Society of Operations Management 
     
  • 2010: Neighborhood Reduction Strategy for Tabu Search Implementation in ATSP: Presented in 43rd Annual Convention of ORSI 
     
  • 2008: Awarded as the best thesis proposal of track “Algorithmic Models & Supply Chain” in the international conference “Doctoral Colloquium, 2008” organized by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Research Interests:

Heuristics and meta-heuristics; Algorithms and computational aspects of operational research; Traveling salesman problem and its applications; Pricing and Revenue Management; Economic Modeling and Game Theoretic Applications in Business Problems

Books/Book Chapters:

- "BELL the CAT" in Managing India: The idea of IIMs and its changing contexts, Routledge, 2024 (Thakur, Manish, and R. Rajesh Babu, eds.)

- "Management of mathematics or mathematics of management: Quantitative methods in management" in Management Education in India: Perspectives and Practices. Springer, 2016 (Thakur, Manish, and R. Rajesh Babu, eds.)

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