Debjit Roy

Debjit Roy is an Associate Professor in Production and Quantitative Methods area at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering (with a major in Decision Sciences/Operations Research and a minor in Computer Science) and an MS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison besides an M.Sc. (Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, where he is actively involved in both teaching and research in the broad areas of operations and logistics.

His research focuses on improving system performance using quantitative methods such as stochastic modeling and optimization. His specific research interests are to estimate the performance of logistical and service systems such as container terminals, automated distribution centers, vehicle rental and restaurant systems. He has received several research awards including the IIE Transactions best conference paper award in Facility Logistics (2011, 2019), honorable mention for the Jack Meredith best paper award in Journal of Operations Management (2019), and honorable mention designation in the IIE Transactions best applications paper award competition (2016), and has published in several leading international journals such as Operations Research, Transportation Science, Journal of Operations Management, IIE Transactions, and Interfaces. He is also the lead author of the first book on Trucking Business Management published by McGraw-Hill in 2016. He served the Transportation Science and Logistics Society (INFORMS) board as an International Liaison Officer for Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (2017-2019). In 2020, he was elected as the chair of the Facility Logistics SIG, Transportation Science and Logistics Society.

At IIM Ahmedabad, he coordinates the executive education programmes in Restaurant Management, Warehouse Design and Management, Youth Transport Entrepreneurs Programme, and Logistics Management. His teaching interests include various courses in Operations and Logistics Management, Quantitative System Performance, and Manufacturing Strategy.

Educational Qualifications

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

• Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, July 2011
• M.S., Manufacturing Systems Engineering, December 2007

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

• M.Sc. (Engineering), Management Studies, January 2002

National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, India

• B.Tech., Manufacturing Engineering, May 2000

Academic Affiliation

Department of Production and Quantitative Methods, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• Professor of Operations Management (March 2020-Present)
• Associate Professor in Operations Management (September 2014-February 2020)
• Assistant Professor in Operations Management (March 2012-August 2014)

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands

• Associate Professor in Operations Management (March 2017-present),
• Postdoctoral Researcher (August 2011-February 2012)
• Department of Technology and Operations Management

Stephen M. Ross School of Business University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

• Visiting Professor in Technology and Operations (March 2020-April 2020)
• Visiting Associate Professor in Technology and Operations (August 2018-May 2019)

Professional Affiliation

• Transportation Science and Logistics Society, International Liaison for Asia, Australia and New Zealand
• TSL Cluster Chair – INFORMS International Conference Taipei, 2018
• Special Issue Co-editor, International Journal of Production Research, Warehouse Design and Management
• Chair – Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (June 2015 – June 2017)
• Adhoc Reviewer of IIE Transactions, International Journal of Production Research, Transportation Science, Operations Research, MSOM, European Journal of Operations Research, Computers and Operations Research
• Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Automation and Logistics
• Reviewer for 2011 IERC Conference, 2010 M&SOM Conference, 2013, 2011 and 2010 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
• Member of the ISyE Student Advisory Board (2007 – 2010)
• Member of INFORMS