Dr. M. Pachayappan
Assistant Professor, Operations and Supply Chain Management
Dr. M. Pachayappan
Assistant Professor
Operations and Supply Chain Management
MBA, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University)
01704-277323
Biography
Murugayan Pachayappan is an Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur.
His research emphasizes two key areas: sustainable practices in supply chain management and last-mile delivery operations. He focuses on sustainable agricultural practices, food supply chain dynamics, and cold chain logistics to promote environmental sustainability. Additionally, his work explores the optimization of last-mile delivery using airborne vehicles to enhance efficiency and reduce carbon footprints. With a strong background in statistical models, learning algorithms and AI models, he integrates advanced analytical techniques to address complex challenges in supply chain and logistics, driving innovation in sustainable operations.
His research has been published in Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, Transportation Research Record, Management Research Review, Procedia Computer Science, and Journal of Modeling in Management. Prior to joining IIMS, Pachayappan received his MBA and Ph.D. in management from Pondicherry University, where he was advised by Prof. R. Panneerselvam.
Teaching and Research Interest
Teaching
PG-Level
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Service Operations Management
- Supply Chain Analytics and Strategy
Doctorate Level
- Approximate Methods in Solving Real-World problems on Transportation and Logistics
- Transportation Science
Research
- Sustainable Practices in Agricultural Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
- Airborne Last-Mile Deliveries for Quick-Commerce Industry
- Cold-Chain Logistics
- Economic Viability and Profitability in Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Consultancy Projects
Awards And Honours
Session Chair at the 52nd Annual Convention of the Operations Research Society of India & International Conference, IIM Ahmedabad.
Principal Sub-Committee Member – Cold Chain Logistics (ISO/TC 315), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Publications
Sharma, R., Wahbeh, S., Sundarakani, B., Manikas, I., & Pachayappan, M. (2024). Enhancing domestic food supply in the UAE: A framework for technology-driven urban farming systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 139823. (SJR 2022: 1.98 Q1, ABDC-A, Thomson Reuters IF: 11.1)
Pachayappan and Sundarakani. "Drone delivery logistics model for on-demand hyperlocal market." International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (2023): 1-33. (SJR 2022: 1.12 Q1, ABDC-B, Thomson Reuters IF: 5.992)
Pachayappan, M. (2023). Multiple Drone Routing Problem for On-Demand Hyperlocal Market. Transportation Research Record, 03611981221103872. (SJR 2022: 0.62 Q2, ABDC-B, Thomson Reuters IF: 2.019)
Pachayappan, M., Ganeshkumar, C., & Sugundan, N. (2020). Technological implication and its impact on the agricultural sector: An IoT Based Collaboration framework. Procedia Computer Science, 171, 1166-1173. (SJR 2022:0.51 Q2)
Ganeshkumar, Pachayappan and Madan Mohan, (2018) “Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: Literature Review”, Journal of Intelligent Information Management. 9, 68-96, 2017.
Pachayappan, M and Venkatesakumar, R. (2022), "A methodology for structured literature network meta-analysis", Journal of Modelling in Management, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 4-48. (SJR 2022: 0.58 Q2, ABDC -C)
Pachayappan, M., & Venkatesakumar, R. (2018). A graph theory-based systematic literature network analysis”. Theoretical Economics Letters, 8(05), 960. (ABDC-B)
Pachayappan, M., & Sudhakar, V. (2021). A solution to drone routing problems using docking stations for pickup and delivery services. Transportation Research Record, 2675(12), 1056-1074. (SJR 2022: 0.62 Q2, ABDC-B, Thomson Reuters IF: 2.019)
Pachayappan, M., and Ramasamy, P. (2021). Analyzing interrelated enablers of industry 4.0 for implementation in the present industrial scenario. Management Research Review, 44(9), 1241-1262. (SJR 2022: 0.62 Q1, ABDC-C)
Peer Reviewed Journal Papers
Sharma, R., Wahbeh, S., Sundarakani, B., Manikas, I., & Pachayappan, M. (2024). Enhancing domestic food supply in the UAE: A framework for technology-driven urban farming systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 139823. (SJR 2022: 1.98 Q1, ABDC-A, Thomson Reuters IF: 11.1)
Pachayappan and Sundarakani. "Drone delivery logistics model for on-demand hyperlocal market." International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (2023): 1-33. (SJR 2022: 1.12 Q1, ABDC-B, Thomson Reuters IF: 5.992)
Pachayappan, M. (2023). Multiple Drone Routing Problem for On-Demand Hyperlocal Market. Transportation Research Record, 03611981221103872. (SJR 2022: 0.62 Q2, ABDC-B, Thomson Reuters IF: 2.019)
Pachayappan, M., Ganeshkumar, C., & Sugundan, N. (2020). Technological implication and its impact on the agricultural sector: An IoT Based Collaboration framework. Procedia Computer Science, 171, 1166-1173. (SJR 2022:0.51 Q2)
Ganeshkumar, Pachayappan and Madan Mohan, (2018) “Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: Literature Review”, Journal of Intelligent Information Management. 9, 68-96, 2017.
Pachayappan, M and Venkatesakumar, R. (2022), "A methodology for structured literature network meta-analysis", Journal of Modelling in Management, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 4-48. (SJR 2022: 0.58 Q2, ABDC -C)
Pachayappan, M., & Venkatesakumar, R. (2018). A graph theory-based systematic literature network analysis”. Theoretical Economics Letters, 8(05), 960. (ABDC-B)
Pachayappan, M., & Sudhakar, V. (2021). A solution to drone routing problems using docking stations for pickup and delivery services. Transportation Research Record, 2675(12), 1056-1074. (SJR 2022: 0.62 Q2, ABDC-B, Thomson Reuters IF: 2.019)
Pachayappan, M., and Ramasamy, P. (2021). Analyzing interrelated enablers of industry 4.0 for implementation in the present industrial scenario. Management Research Review, 44(9), 1241-1262. (SJR 2022: 0.62 Q1, ABDC-C)
Conferences
Pachayappan, M. 2024. " Drone Logistics Model for last-mile pickup and delivery operations”. Conference: International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Analytics. Host: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
Pachayappan, M. 2023. " Optimizing Quick Commerce Last-Mile Delivery via Physical-Internet Hub-Integrated Drone Logistics Model”. Conference: 9th PAN IIM Management Conference. Host: IIM Sambalpur, India.
Pachayappan, M. 2022. "Multiple Drone Routing Problem for pickup and delivery services”. Conference: POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) International Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Supply Chain and Operations’. Host: IMT Ghaziabad, India.
Pachyappan, M. 2022. “One-to-One Pickup and Delivery Model for Drone Vehicle Routing Problem”. Conference: 10th INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society (TSL) Workshop “Transportation and logistics prospects considering digitalization and autonomous technologies”. Host: NHH Norwegian School of Economics and The University of Bergen, Norway.
Pachayappan, M. 2021. “A Model for Drone Vehicle Routing with Docking Station for Small Size/ Less Weight Package Deliveries”. Conference: XXIV Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management (SOM-2021). Host: XLRI Jamshedpur, India.
Pachayappan, M. 2021. “A Mathematical Model for Multi Drone Paired Pickup and Delivery Problem with docking station”. Conference: 2021 POMS Annual Conference. Host: ISBA, College of Business Administration, Florida International University, USA. (Accepted and not presented due to COVID)
Pachayappan, M. 2019. “Single-Machine Tolerance Scheduling problem in the perspective of Industry 4.0”. Conference: 52nd Annual Convention of Operations Research Society of India & International Conference. Host: IIM Ahmedabad, India.
Pachayappan. 2018. “Design of the internet of things (IoT) framework for the agricultural sector (IoT-Agro)”. Conference: 2018 Informs Annual Meeting. Location: Houston, USA.
Pachayappan. 2018. “Industry 4.0 based assert accountable framework for the circular manufacturing system”. Conference: POMS Annual Conference. Location: Hilton Americas-Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Pachayappan and Panneerselvam. 2017. “Lean manufacturing – Leading or Fading in Industry 4.0”. Conference: 11th ISDSI International Conference. Host: IIM Tiruchirappalli, India.
Books and Book Chapters
Case Studies
1.Digital Inventory Policy for Mobile Platform Service Providers
Prepared for the IIM Sirmaur elective course “Service Operations Management.” This is internal material, and publication is forthcoming.
2.Drone Delivery Strategy for the Hyperlocal Market
Prepared for the IIM Sirmaur elective course “Supply Chain Analytics.” This is internal material, and publication is forthcoming.