Educational Qualifications

PhD, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1989.

B.Tech (Hons), Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, 1983.

Academic Affiliation

Professor, Operations & Technology Management, 1997-current.
Chairperson, Doctoral Programme, IIM Ahmedabad, 2003-2005.
Associate Professor, IIM Ahmedabad, 1994-1996.
Associate Professor (tenured) McGill University, Montreal, 1994-1995.
Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal, 1988-1994.
Visiting Professor at Cornell University, University of Geneva, Geneva, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Renmin University, Beijing, and International University of Japan, Niigata.

Professional Affiliation

President, Society of Operations Management (SOM), India,2000-2002.

Member Executive Committee, SOM, 2000-2004

Member: SOM, INFORMS

Area Of Research

Supply chain coordination, manufacturing management, and management of technology in manufacturing.

Current Research

Models and Processes for Organizing Small Producers.

Building Technological Capabilities through Strategic Development of Electronics & IT Clusters

Technological Change in the Indian Auto-Industry

Models and Algorithms for Coordinating Complex Supply Chains

Publications/ Articles/ Cases

Papers in the Last Five Years (for more details see the personal website):

Chandra, P., R. Basant and R. Upadhyayula, Building Tech nological Capabilities through Strategic Development of Industrial Clusters: The IT and Electronics Sectors of India, 2007.

Chandra, P. and T. Sastry, “Competitiveness of Indian Manufacturing: Findings of the 2001 National Manufacturing Survey,” Forthcoming in Technology, Operations and Management. Chandra, P., “Returning Competition to the Factory Floor: Building Manufacturing Capabilities,” Forthcoming in ICRIER Silver Jubilee Volume, New Delhi, 2007

Chandra, P. “Networks of Small Producers for Technological Innovations: Some Models,” Working Paper No. 2006-03-02, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2006.

Chandra, P., P. Mehta, and D. Tirupati, "Permutation Flowshop Scheduling with Earliness and Tardiness Penalties," Working Paper, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2004.

Sagar, A. D. and P. Chandra, “Technological Change in the Indian Automobile Industry,” Working Paper #, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, JF Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2005.

Basant, R. and P. Chandra, “Capability Building and Inter-Organizational Linkages in the Indian IT Industry: The Role of Multinationals, Domestic Firms and Academic Institutions,” India in the Global Software Industry: Innovation, Firm Strategies and Development, A. D’Costa and E. Sridharan (eds.), Palgrave, London, 193-219, 2004.