Dr. N. Chandrasekaran

Area of Expertise: Operations

Chandrasekaran N obtained his Ph.D. in Economics with a focus on Financial Management from the esteemed University of Madras. He holds the prestigious designation of being a Certified Supply Chain Management Professional accredited by APICS – the American Association of Operations Management, USA. As part of a leadership team, Chandrasekaran played a vital role in establishing Centres of Excellence dedicated to Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

With an extensive career spanning over thirty-three years in the corporate sector in India, he has contributed his expertise to various industries, including Information Technology, Venture Capital, Industry bodies, and Knowledge Processing. Furthermore, he has served as an Independent Director in firms specializing in supply chain solutions and healthcare solutions.

Chandrasekaran's vast professional background encompasses consulting, research, corporate training, and teaching in diverse areas such as Supply Chain Management, Operations Strategy, Logistics Infrastructure and Management, Service Operations, Strategy, and Analytics.

Notably, he has authored several books both individually and in collaboration with renowned publishing houses like Oxford University Press India, Taylor and Francis (USA), and Cengage Publications. His works primarily cover topics related to Operations, Supply Chain, and Strategy.

Publications Books:

• Operations Strategy by Cengage jointly authored with Prof. P Chandiran, 2020
• Agribusiness Supply Chain Management, jointly authored with Professor G Raghuram, Published by Taylor & Francis, NY, U S A 2014
• “Strategic Management” along with Prof. P.S. Anathanarayanan published by Oxford University Press of India 2011.
• Supply Chain Management: Process, System and Practice, Oxford University Press of India, 2010.
• Scaling up with Parity, (Joint authorship with Prof. A Indira) Published by CII, Chennai 2017
• Edited Indian Supply Chain Analytic Network, (ISCAN) Inaugural issue published by CII Institute of Logistics.

Other books:

• Incredible Champions Volume II, Notion Press, 2017
• “Incredible Champions” published in 2014 Notion Press and Partridge Publishers (Penguin group)
• Ethical Supply Chan Management in India: An Empirical Study, Published Shroff Publishers, Mumbai 2012 (Joint author)

Books Chapter:

• Impact of Policy Change on Sustainability Initiatives by Indian Firms,N Chandrasekaran, M Ramasubramaniam - Lean and Green Manufacturing: Towards Eco -Efficiency and Business Performance ,2022

Case studies:

• Contributed a case on “Transitioning the Supply Network of Chennai Engineering Ltd to Cloud Computing” for a book on The Supply Chain Management Casebook: edited by Prof.Chuck, Manson, published by Pearson Inc, USA.
• Take Solutions, MEA, A case co-authored with Prof.G.Raghuram and registered with IIM, Ahmadabad, IIMA/CISG0117, 2011
• PetMate and ClearOrbit/TSC, A case co-authored with Prof.G.Raghuram and registered with IIM, Ahmadabad, PROD02, Date of Registration: 30/8/2010
• Contributed case studies for NITIE for a national level competition in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
• Performance Improvement through Vendor Rationalization – ABC Tractor Ltd, Case centre.org 2019
• Sapthagiri Non- moving cart fast food vending, Casecentre.org 2017
• Aligning supply chain of sweet corn processor for growth; www.the casecentre.org; 2015
• AdVenture India: Chartering growth moving up the horizon, International Journal of Management Cases, 2015, Vol.17 Issue 3
• Social Marketing Plan for Rural Handicraft Entrepreneurs: A Case Study for Fashion Jewellery in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. In A. Indira, P.V. Alexander, Deepa Ittimani Tholath, D. Madhava Priya & A. Irudaya Veni Mary. (Eds.), LIBA CASES 2017: A Symposium on Business Case Studies. (pp. 138 – 148). Chennai: Loyola Institute of Business Administration & Notion Press. (ISBN 978-1-947027-08-4).

Research papers:

• Antecedents of agriculture supply chain performance during COVID-19: an emerging economy perspective,S Kumari, S Jeble, VG Venkatesh, C Nagarajan, Y Shi - Operations Management Research, 2023
• Analysis of performance of Covid-19 vaccine supply chain in India,C Nagarajan - Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 2022
• Factors for sustenance of livelihood entrepreneurs; European Journal of Economics and Business Studies; May – August 2018, Volume 4 Issue 2.
• Economic Drivers of Technology Enabled Health Services; European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies; Sep.-Dec. 2017 Vol.6, Nr.2 ISSN 2414-8385 (Online) ISSN 2414-8377 (Print)
• Impact of Skill India on Rural Youth – A perspective; ICTACT Journal on Management Studies; February 2017; Vol: 03 Issue: 01
• Goods and Services Tax (GST) and training for its implementation in India: A perspective; ICTACT Journal of Management Studies; May 2017, Volume: 03, Issue: 02
• Suggestion on traffic congestion: An opinion; Materials Management Review. May 2017, P.21-22
• Jallikattu Protests: Demonstration of distributed leadership and learning for managers. International Journal in Management and Social Sciences, Vol. 5(2), 262–268, 2017, ISSN: 2321-1784.
• Inventory Management in Indian Sugar Industry: An Empirical Analysis. Materials Management Review. Vol. 13(4), 23-26. 2017, ISSN: 2320-0758.
• A literary portrait of E-waste recycling sector in India (2015); Pollution Research, 35 (3) : 631-637 (June 2016)
• Drivers of financial performance of sugar industry in India; ICTACT Journal on Management Studies; Vol 1 Issue 4 November 2015
• Supply chain disruption: Flooding and torrential rains at Chennai and its impact on supply network; ICTACT Journal on Management Studies; Vol 1 Issue 4 November 2015
• Severity and distribution analysis of crime against women in India, International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. Vol.2, Issue 11, November 2015, ISSN No: 2349-0373 / 2349-0381
• Why Financial inclusion, GE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT RESEARCH VOLUME -2, ISSUE -6 (JUNE, 2014) IF-3.142 ISSN: (2321-1709)
• Value network and Conscious competition: A Case study of Sugar Industry in India, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 6, January 2015
• Supply chain effectiveness in an industry cluster: A myth or reality! published in Materials Management Review, December 2011
• Education in India – A supply chain perspective, published by Management Matters in June 2013.
• Trends in Containerization: Global and Indian scenario, published in Materials Management Review, August 2011
• Role of HR in Corporate Governance”, Management Matters, March – August 2010.
• Governance in Supply Chain Management, Material Management Review, February 2010
• Building a high performance supply chain organisation, Material Management Review, September 2009
• “Supply chain initiatives for combating Business Downtrend " Material Management Review May 2009
• Challenges in developing warehousing and perspectives, Material Management Review, March, 2009
• Supply chain organisation and control mechanism, Published in Spandan, IIM Kozikode.
• Seaport: Issues and challenges in India, Web publication www.ciilogistics.com
• Pharmaceutical supply chain: Challenges and best practices. www.ciilogistics.com
• Myths and Illusions of Performance pay; The Hindu, August 23, 2000.
• Financial Performance of India Sugar industry; The Management Accountant, April 1999.
• Sugar Industry: Positive Role of TN govt; Business Line, Dec.17, 1997.
• Determinants of Financing and Dividend in Cement Industry; Research Bulletin, 1994.
• Structural Analysis of Cement Industry; MDI Management Journal; Vol.7 No.1. Jan 1994.
• Sugar Industry: Structural Analysis; MDI Management Journal; Vol.7 No.2. Jul 1994
• Determinants of Profitability in Cement Industry; Decision.Vol.20.No.4. Oct-Dec1993.
• Business Planning in Oil Co-operatives; The Management Accountant August 1993.
• Investment decisions for oil co-operative – A case analysis; The Management Accountant.
• Entrepreneurship in co-ops, Financial Express, 1994

Papers presented in Conference:

• Aadhaar: The Foundation of New India – Perspective; Published in: A conference on Multifacted Approach towards New India, Faculty of Management Studies, HR & Commerce; Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanhcipuram, Nov 2017, ISBN No: 978 93 87088 00 9
• Marketing Challenges of a rural social entrepreneur producing goods from weeds – The road ahead. Published in: A conference on Multifacted Approach towards New India, Faculty of Management Studies, HR & Commerce; Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanhcipuram, Nov 2017, ISBN No: 978 93 87088 00 9
• Presented a paper on Competitive Drivers of Single Store and Limited Number Stores Unorganised Retail in India, jointly authored along with Prof.P.Chandiran at IIM, Bangalore 2014
• Working paper for SUMINFRA: conference on infrastructure of CII (SR) 2004: Private participation in port sector: A case study analysis
• Presented a paper on Technology and Process integration in Supply Chain at Production and Operations Management Society Conference 2012 at Chicago.
• Global Supply Chain efficiency: A case on application of Real Time Enterprise in auto components sector; paper submitted for International conference in SCM June 2004

Research Guide / Adjudicator:

• Chandrasekaran also guide research scholars who are pursuing PhD degree in management in Strategy and Supply Chain Management. Seven scholars have been awarded PhD degree under the guidance. Most of them are with industry in senior positions.
• Adjudicator of thesis in Management and this includes thesis of University of Mangalore and Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.