Dr. R. Jagadeesh
Professor - Operations Management



BACKGROUND
Dr. R. Jagadeesh has over 35 years of experience in academics, teaching engineering and management subjects at graduate and post-graduate levels.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (IIT, Bombay) – Quality Management
M.E. (Madras University) – Production Engineering
B.E. (Mysore University) – Mechanical Engineering
Diploma in Production Management (Annamalai University)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Dr. R. Jagadeesh is currently a Faculty at MYRA School of Business, Mysore, and earlier held positions like Dean and Professor in the area of Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques, at SDM IMD, Mysore, Professor and Head, the Department of Business Administration, Pooja Bhagavat Memorial Mahajana Post-graduate Centre, Mysore, Director, SIET Institute of Management, Bangalore, and Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SJCE, Mysore.
Adjunct Faculty at The Richard J Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, from 2006 to 2012, where, he taught a course on Operations Management.
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Quality Management
- Quality in Education
- Technology and Innovation Management
- Operations Management
- Quantitative Methods
- Operations Research
- Project Management
RESEARCH EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
- Member – Editorial Advisory Board of:
- The TQM Journal, Emerald Publications, UK
- International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
- Peer Reviewer for
- The TQM Journal
- International Journal of Education and Training
- Journal of Quality Assurance in Education
- International Journal of Business Excellence
- Journal of Management Development.
- Advisor (India Operations) for Emerald Publishers, UK.
- Founder Editor – SDM IMD Journal of Management (since inception)
- Editor (Former) – I Managers’ Journal of Management
TRAINING & CONSULTING INTERESTS
Dr. Jagadeesh has successfully conducted more than 30 training programs for personnel from the corporate world, government, and academia, on topics related to Quality Management, Creativity and Innovation, Research Methodology, Publishing papers, and Supply Chain Management.
Assignments in the last ten years:
No. | Year | Training/Consulting for | Topics |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2018 | Rane Madras | Quality Improvement Projects |
2 | 2018 | N Ranga Rao & Sons | Creativity and Problem Solving |
3 | 2018 | Faculty from Colleges and research scholars | Paper publication for Academic participants |
4 | 2017 | Rane Madras | Quality Improvement Projects |
5 | 2017 | Various industries | Creativity and Problem Solving |
6 | 2017 | Faculty, NIE, Mysore | Entrepreneurship development |
7 | 2016 | Vinyas Technologies | Operations Management |
8 | 2016 | Faculty, SJCE, Mysore | Publications and beyond |
9 | 2016 | JK Tyres Industries | Quality Management |
10 | 2016 | Faculty from Colleges and research scholars | Literature Review in research |
11 | 2016 | Entrepreneurs and Scientists, CFTRI | Food Manufacturing in India - Challenges |
CERTIFICATIONS
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Software Capability Maturity Model
- PMP preparation.
PAPERS PUBLISHED
More than 110 papers, including 18 case studies, in reputed national and international journals and conferences. (List available separately).
Top research papers:
- R. Dattakumar & R. Jagadeesh. (2003) "A review of literature on benchmarking", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 10 Issue: 3, pp.176-209. (Downloaded more than 25000 times).
- R. Jagadeesh. (1999) "Total quality management in India – perspective and analysis", The TQM Magazine, Vol. 11 Issue: 5, pp.321-327. (Downloaded more than 10000 times).
AUTHORSHIP OF BOOKS
- Operations Management –Jay Heizer, Barry Render, and Jagadeesh R, Pearson, ISBN 9788131721384, 2009. Author of the Indian adaptation of the book
- Supply Chain Management – An Indian Perspective, Indian Institute of Materials Management, Mumbai, and Sagar Books, New Delhi, 2008. (Contributing Author)
- Recent Trends in Technical Education, Macmillan Publishers India, 2008. (Contributing Author)
- Managing in the Era of Change – Challenges and Perspectives, Excel Books, New Delhi, 2000. (Contributing Author)
- Value Creation 4.0 – Marketing Products in the 21st Century, Gabor Rekettye, Transnational Press London. (Contributing Author).
PH.D. GUIDANCE
Guided Ph.D. candidates, at
- Visveswaraya Technological University
- Mysore University
- The University of Azteca, Mexico.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION- LIFE MEMBER/MEMBER OF:
- Institution of Engineers (India)
- Indian Society of Technical Education
- Indian Institute of Materials Management
- Association of Indian Management Scholars, and
- Indian Association for Productivity, Quality, and Reliability