Emerging Trends in Operations and Analytics

T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal

and

Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France

jointly organize

(ICETOA)

International Conference on

We are at the crossroads of technological advancement

and operational excellence, where big data analytics,

supply chain analytics, automation, industry 4.0,

optimization, trade-o� management, logistics excellence,

coordination, and supply chain relationships are the buzzwords.

In an increasingly connected world, the traditional function of

operations management has undergone a metamorphosis.

Operations management which was often considered a

horizontal function has now established itself as a vertical, with

multiple branches and varied ramifications.

Considering the aforesaid development, this conference aims to

understand how the change in perception of the operations field

from being considered as a horizontal function to an established

vertical, can lead to the creation of sustainable competitive

advantage. With this agenda, the Department of Operations and

Information Science Management, T A Pai Management Institute,

Manipal, India in collaboration with Montpellier Business School,

Montpellier, France is organizing the International Conference on

Emerging Trends in Operations and Analytics.

We invite original papers/case studies related to the conference

theme, from academicians, industry professionals, research

scholars, and independent consultants/professionals. The

interested participants are requested to submit an extended

abstract that addresses, but not restricted to, the areas indicated

alongside.

Nowadays, operations managers provide vital insights on how to

align the operations strategy to the overall organizational goals.

Also, business analysts and supply chain specialists are

delivering futuristic predictions about the impact of technology,

network design and quality norms on the operations of the firms.

Analytics is playing a key role in decision-making in

every f i eld, and operations management is no di�erent.

The integration of analytics and operations has optimized the

processes to a great extent. The impact of analytics is seen in

services operations as well.

Healthcare Supply

Chain Management

Humanitarian

Operations

Management

Industry 4.0, AI, Machine

Learning, Internet of

Things and Blockchain

Model-based

Decision Making

MSMEs Operations

Service

Supply Chain

Social Media &

Analytics

Sustainability

Tourism/hospitality

Supply Chain

Circular Economy

Digital Transformation

and Operations

Not-for-profit

Operations

Management 2-3

We are at the crossroads of technological advancement

and operational excellence, where big data analytics,

supply chain analytics, automation, industry 4.0,

optimization, trade-o� management, logistics excellence,

coordination, and supply chain relationships are the buzzwords.

In an increasingly connected world, the traditional function of

operations management has undergone a metamorphosis.

Operations management which was often considered a

horizontal function has now established itself as a vertical, with

multiple branches and varied ramifications.

Considering the aforesaid development, this conference aims to

understand how the change in perception of the operations field

from being considered as a horizontal function to an established

vertical, can lead to the creation of sustainable competitive

advantage. With this agenda, the Department of Operations and

Information Science Management, T A Pai Management Institute,

Manipal, India in collaboration with Montpellier Business School,

Montpellier, France is organizing the International Conference on

Emerging Trends in Operations and Analytics.

We invite original papers/case studies related to the conference

theme, from academicians, industry professionals, research

scholars, and independent consultants/professionals. The

interested participants are requested to submit an extended

abstract that addresses, but not restricted to, the areas indicated

alongside.

Nowadays, operations managers provide vital insights on how to

align the operations strategy to the overall organizational goals.

Also, business analysts and supply chain specialists are

delivering futuristic predictions about the impact of technology,

network design and quality norms on the operations of the firms.

Analytics is playing a key role in decision-making in

every f i eld, and operations management is no di�erent.

The integration of analytics and operations has optimized the

processes to a great extent. The impact of analytics is seen in

services operations as well.

Healthcare Supply

Chain Management

Humanitarian

Operations

Management

Industry 4.0, AI, Machine

Learning, Internet of

Things and Blockchain

Model-based

Decision Making

MSMEs Operations

Service

Supply Chain

Social Media &

Analytics

Sustainability

Tourism/hospitality

Supply Chain

Circular Economy

Digital Transformation

and Operations

Not-for-profit

Operations

Management 2-3

Subodha Kumar Director, Center for Data Analytics -

MSCM, Marketing and Supply

Chain Management, Fox School of

Business, Temple University, United

States

Constantin BlomeProfessor of Operations Management

(Management) Associate Dean for

Research, University of Sussex

Business School, United Kingdom,

Editor-in-chief, International Journal of

Operations & Production Management

Constantin's research interests include supply chain management, procurement and operations

management with strong focus on sustainability, innovation and risk issues. His research has

been published among others in Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Supply Chain

Management, Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Production Research,

International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Operations & Production

Management, and Journal of Business Ethics.

For his academic work, Constantin received several awards: best reviewer award Journal of

Operations Management (2012, 2013), best reviewer award Journal of Supply Chain Management

(2012), best paper award at The 21st Annual North American Research Symposium on Purchasing

and Supply Chain Management of ISM 2011, and the Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award for the

best article in Journal of Supply Chain Management in 2010.

Dr. Constantin Blome is Full Professor of Operations Management and Associate Dean for

Research. He is also Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange for BMEc since February 2018.

Constantin is also Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Operations & Production

Management.

In recent years, Constantin was involved in raising approx. 4 mn Euro competitive research

budgets in total. Also, Constantin consulted numerous firms or pursued executive trainings for

them, among these are Credit Suisse, Merck, Clariant, Deutsche Telekom, DHL/ DPWN, Deutsche

Bahn, Siemens, Philips, Heinz, Henkel, Glaxo Smith Kline, Gesellschaft fuer international

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), EADS, Nestle, Government of Vietnam and Global Witness.

Before Constantin was the GlaxoSmithKline Chaired Professor in Strategic Sourcing and

Procurement at Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium and a�liated with the Center of

Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) which he both still pursues on a part-time basis.

He also taught and pursued at several international institutions MIT (visiting scholar), EBS

Business School (assistant professor of sourcing in emerging markets), Indian Institute of

Management Bangalore (research fellow), Michigan State University (visiting scholar), University

of Siegen (substitute full professor), iae Aix-en-Provence (associate faculty), Technical University

of Berlin (lecturer). He also taught courses at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Saint-

Petersburg State University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vlerick Leuven Gent

Management School and Solvay Business School. Constantin studied at University of Bielefeld

and Technical University of Berlin (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and finished his habilitation at EBS Business

School, Germany. He is also a certified purchasing and supply manager (CPM. and CPSM).

Constantin is also appointed member of the Club of Rome (EU Chapter), the German Chapter of

the Club of Rome. He also currently serves as VP Europe (before VP at large) for the Decision

Sciences Institute, Chair of Membership Committee for Academy of Management, OM Division, as

well as Associate Editor of Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences Journal and

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education and editorial board member for Journal of

Supply Chain Management and Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.

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Keynote Speakers

Dr. Angappa Gunasekaran is Dean and Professor at the School of Business & Public

Administration, California State University, Bakersfield. Prior to this, he served as Dean of the

Charlton College of Business from 2013 to 2017, Chairperson of the Department of Decision and

Information Sciences from 2006-2012, and the founding Director of Business Innovation

Research Center (BIRC) from 2006 to 2017 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He

has over 300 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented about 50 papers,

published 50 articles in conferences, and given a number of invited talks in many countries. He is

on the editorial board of several journals. He has organized several international workshops and

conferences in the emerging areas of operations management and information systems.

Angappa GunasekaranDean and Professor, School of

Business and Public Administration

California State University, Bakersfield,

United States

Dr. Subodha Kumar is the Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Supply

Chain Management at Temple University's Fox School of Business. He has joint appointments in

Information Systems and Statistical Science. He also serves as the Director of Center for Data

Analytics and the Ph.D. Concentration Advisor for Operations and Supply Chain Management.

Prof. Kumar has held the Carol and G. David Van Houten Professorship at Texas A&M University's

Mays Business School. He was also a faculty at University of Washington. He holds a Changjiang

Scholars Chair Professorship at the Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in China and a

Visiting Professorship at the Indian School of Business (ISB). In addition, he is an Associate

Member of the Graduate Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Prof. Kumar is the Deputy Editor and a Department Editor of Production & Operations

Management (POM), and the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Management and Business Review. He

has served as a Senior Editor of Decision Sciences (DSI) and an Associate Editor of Information

Systems Research (ISR). Additionally, he serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Database

Management and International Journal of Social and Organizational Dynamics in IT. He was the

conference chair for POMS 2018 and DSI 2018. Also, he co-chaired the INFORMS Conference on

Information Systems and Technology (CIST) in 2011 and the 25th Workshop on Information

Technologies and Systems (WITS) in 2015. He has been the keynote speaker and track/cluster

chairs at leading conferences. He is the Associate Executive Director of POMS Information

Technology Services, the Web Editor of POMS, and the Vice President of INFORMS Information

Systems Society (ISS).

Subodha Kumar Director, Center for Data Analytics -

MSCM, Marketing and Supply

Chain Management, Fox School of

Business, Temple University, United

States

Constantin BlomeProfessor of Operations Management

(Management) Associate Dean for

Research, University of Sussex

Business School, United Kingdom,

Editor-in-chief, International Journal of

Operations & Production Management

Constantin's research interests include supply chain management, procurement and operations

management with strong focus on sustainability, innovation and risk issues. His research has

been published among others in Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Supply Chain

Management, Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Production Research,

International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Operations & Production

Management, and Journal of Business Ethics.

For his academic work, Constantin received several awards: best reviewer award Journal of

Operations Management (2012, 2013), best reviewer award Journal of Supply Chain Management

(2012), best paper award at The 21st Annual North American Research Symposium on Purchasing

and Supply Chain Management of ISM 2011, and the Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award for the

best article in Journal of Supply Chain Management in 2010.

Dr. Constantin Blome is Full Professor of Operations Management and Associate Dean for

Research. He is also Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange for BMEc since February 2018.

Constantin is also Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Operations & Production

Management.

In recent years, Constantin was involved in raising approx. 4 mn Euro competitive research

budgets in total. Also, Constantin consulted numerous firms or pursued executive trainings for

them, among these are Credit Suisse, Merck, Clariant, Deutsche Telekom, DHL/ DPWN, Deutsche

Bahn, Siemens, Philips, Heinz, Henkel, Glaxo Smith Kline, Gesellschaft fuer international

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), EADS, Nestle, Government of Vietnam and Global Witness.

Before Constantin was the GlaxoSmithKline Chaired Professor in Strategic Sourcing and

Procurement at Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium and a�liated with the Center of

Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) which he both still pursues on a part-time basis.

He also taught and pursued at several international institutions MIT (visiting scholar), EBS

Business School (assistant professor of sourcing in emerging markets), Indian Institute of

Management Bangalore (research fellow), Michigan State University (visiting scholar), University

of Siegen (substitute full professor), iae Aix-en-Provence (associate faculty), Technical University

of Berlin (lecturer). He also taught courses at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Saint-

Petersburg State University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vlerick Leuven Gent

Management School and Solvay Business School. Constantin studied at University of Bielefeld

and Technical University of Berlin (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and finished his habilitation at EBS Business

School, Germany. He is also a certified purchasing and supply manager (CPM. and CPSM).

Constantin is also appointed member of the Club of Rome (EU Chapter), the German Chapter of

the Club of Rome. He also currently serves as VP Europe (before VP at large) for the Decision

Sciences Institute, Chair of Membership Committee for Academy of Management, OM Division, as

well as Associate Editor of Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences Journal and

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education and editorial board member for Journal of

Supply Chain Management and Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.

4-5

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Angappa Gunasekaran is Dean and Professor at the School of Business & Public

Administration, California State University, Bakersfield. Prior to this, he served as Dean of the

Charlton College of Business from 2013 to 2017, Chairperson of the Department of Decision and

Information Sciences from 2006-2012, and the founding Director of Business Innovation

Research Center (BIRC) from 2006 to 2017 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He

has over 300 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented about 50 papers,

published 50 articles in conferences, and given a number of invited talks in many countries. He is

on the editorial board of several journals. He has organized several international workshops and

conferences in the emerging areas of operations management and information systems.

Angappa GunasekaranDean and Professor, School of

Business and Public Administration

California State University, Bakersfield,

United States

Dr. Subodha Kumar is the Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Supply

Chain Management at Temple University's Fox School of Business. He has joint appointments in

Information Systems and Statistical Science. He also serves as the Director of Center for Data

Analytics and the Ph.D. Concentration Advisor for Operations and Supply Chain Management.

Prof. Kumar has held the Carol and G. David Van Houten Professorship at Texas A&M University's

Mays Business School. He was also a faculty at University of Washington. He holds a Changjiang

Scholars Chair Professorship at the Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in China and a

Visiting Professorship at the Indian School of Business (ISB). In addition, he is an Associate

Member of the Graduate Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Prof. Kumar is the Deputy Editor and a Department Editor of Production & Operations

Management (POM), and the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Management and Business Review. He

has served as a Senior Editor of Decision Sciences (DSI) and an Associate Editor of Information

Systems Research (ISR). Additionally, he serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Database

Management and International Journal of Social and Organizational Dynamics in IT. He was the

conference chair for POMS 2018 and DSI 2018. Also, he co-chaired the INFORMS Conference on

Information Systems and Technology (CIST) in 2011 and the 25th Workshop on Information

Technologies and Systems (WITS) in 2015. He has been the keynote speaker and track/cluster

chairs at leading conferences. He is the Associate Executive Director of POMS Information

Technology Services, the Web Editor of POMS, and the Vice President of INFORMS Information

Systems Society (ISS).

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photo, name, a�liation, email-id, correspondence address and

biography in 100-150 words)

The details about the conference can be accessed at

tapmi.edu.in/ICETOA. The webpage shall be regularly updated.

Interested participants should submit extended abstracts

adhering to the following guidelines:

Ÿ Paper Format: Single-spaced; Font type - Times New Roman;

Font size – 12 point

Ÿ Should have a representative list of references

Call for Papers and

Submission Details

Pre-conference workshop

on Machine Learning and

Social Media Analytics

The workshop aims to introduce the field of business analytics that

is based on the use of data to develop statistical and machine

learning models to support decision-making. Consistently, wealth

of data is produced on social media by industries and businesses.

Data now has become an important factor for production, along

with labour and capital. There is also a need for people with deep

analytical skills and know-how to make e�ective business

decisions.

Pedagogy: Participants will be exposed to hands-on analytical

techniques on real-world datasets using plug and play

approaches on software like R and Python. In addition to these, the

facilitator would user-friendly web applications and discuss

required concepts through caselets or use-cases to provide

conceptual framework or templates that would aid participants in

data analysis and generating insights.

Who Should Attend? The workshop is designed for doctoral

students and early career researchers who appreciate data

analysis and insights generated as a result. This workshop would

be valuable for executives and researchers who would like to take

up consultancy or research based on data analytics in various

industries as this workshop looks at di�erent use-cases in di�erent

industries.

Indian participants – Faculty � INR 7500

Participation in the conference is by pre-registration only.

Author/s or at least one author of the paper should register before

the last date of registration to ensure inclusion of the paper in the

conference schedule and the book of abstracts. The registration

fee per participant is as follows:

Pre-conference workshop � INR 2500

The payment should be made using the following bank details:

TAPMI Alumni �INR 5000

Foreign participants – Faculty USD 200

Bank Account Details

Indian Participants – Industry Practitioners INR 12000

Type of Registration Fee (including taxes)

Indian PhD Students INR 3500

Foreign PhD Students USD 125

Beneficiary Name T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal

Bank Name Syndicate Bank

Non-author participant � INR 3000

Registration: Account Number 24202200000011

IFSC Code:

Branch Code BIC 2420

Single room INR 1500 + taxes

There are many hotels within 5 km radius of TAPMI campus that

o�er accommodation at reasonable rates.

SWIFT CODE SYNBINBB014

Type of Account Savings Bank

NEFT SYNB0002420

The registration fee for authors includes conference kit, breakfast,

co�ee breaks, and lunch for all days and dinner for the inaugural

day. The registration fee for non-author participants includes

breakfast, co�ee breaks, and lunch for all days. Registration fees

can be paid online. Accommodation facility is available on first-

come, first-serve basis in TAPMI guest house; rates for the same

are mentioned below:

Branch Name TAPMI Branch

MICR Code 576025998

Sharing basis INR 750 + taxes

Type of Accommodation Room tari�

6-7

Ÿ International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics

Management (ABDC-A, 2019 ABDC list).

Publication opportunity

Selected best papers will be considered for publication in the

following journals:

Ÿ International Journal of Information Management (ABDC

A* - 2019 ABDC list)

Ÿ Management of Environmental Quality: An International

Journal (ABDC C – 2019 ABDC list)

The papers will have to follow the submission guidelines and peer

review process of the respective journals.

Ÿ Benchmarking: An International Journal (ABDC B - 2019

ABDC list)

Best paper award

Two papers (one each from faculty participant and doctoral

student) will be selected for best paper award. Best paper will

receive a cash prize and a certificate.

Important dates:

Announcement date of acceptance: On or before thApril 10 , 2020

thCommencement of Registration: February 15 , 2020

thPre-conference workshop on machine June 11 , 2020

learning and social media analytics

Last date of extended abstract: On or before stMarch 31 , 2020

thConference dates: June 12-13 , 2020

thLast date of registration: April 30 , 2020

Ÿ File Format: .doc or .docx

Ÿ Should not exceed 1500 words (excluding figures, tables, and

references)

Ÿ Should contain a title page with details about each author (e.g.

photo, name, a�liation, email-id, correspondence address and

biography in 100-150 words)

The details about the conference can be accessed at

tapmi.edu.in/ICETOA. The webpage shall be regularly updated.

Interested participants should submit extended abstracts

adhering to the following guidelines:

Ÿ Paper Format: Single-spaced; Font type - Times New Roman;

Font size – 12 point

Ÿ Should have a representative list of references

Call for Papers and

Submission Details

Pre-conference workshop

on Machine Learning and

Social Media Analytics

The workshop aims to introduce the field of business analytics that

is based on the use of data to develop statistical and machine

learning models to support decision-making. Consistently, wealth

of data is produced on social media by industries and businesses.

Data now has become an important factor for production, along

with labour and capital. There is also a need for people with deep

analytical skills and know-how to make e�ective business

decisions.

Pedagogy: Participants will be exposed to hands-on analytical

techniques on real-world datasets using plug and play

approaches on software like R and Python. In addition to these, the

facilitator would user-friendly web applications and discuss

required concepts through caselets or use-cases to provide

conceptual framework or templates that would aid participants in

data analysis and generating insights.

Who Should Attend? The workshop is designed for doctoral

students and early career researchers who appreciate data

analysis and insights generated as a result. This workshop would

be valuable for executives and researchers who would like to take

up consultancy or research based on data analytics in various

industries as this workshop looks at di�erent use-cases in di�erent

industries.

Indian participants – Faculty � INR 7500

Participation in the conference is by pre-registration only.

Author/s or at least one author of the paper should register before

the last date of registration to ensure inclusion of the paper in the

conference schedule and the book of abstracts. The registration

fee per participant is as follows:

Pre-conference workshop � INR 2500

The payment should be made using the following bank details:

TAPMI Alumni �INR 5000

Foreign participants – Faculty USD 200

Bank Account Details

Indian Participants – Industry Practitioners INR 12000

Type of Registration Fee (including taxes)

Indian PhD Students INR 3500

Foreign PhD Students USD 125

Beneficiary Name T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal

Bank Name Syndicate Bank

Non-author participant � INR 3000

Registration: Account Number 24202200000011

IFSC Code:

Branch Code BIC 2420

Single room INR 1500 + taxes

There are many hotels within 5 km radius of TAPMI campus that

o�er accommodation at reasonable rates.

SWIFT CODE SYNBINBB014

Type of Account Savings Bank

NEFT SYNB0002420

The registration fee for authors includes conference kit, breakfast,

co�ee breaks, and lunch for all days and dinner for the inaugural

day. The registration fee for non-author participants includes

breakfast, co�ee breaks, and lunch for all days. Registration fees

can be paid online. Accommodation facility is available on first-

come, first-serve basis in TAPMI guest house; rates for the same

are mentioned below:

Branch Name TAPMI Branch

MICR Code 576025998

Sharing basis INR 750 + taxes

Type of Accommodation Room tari�

6-7

Ÿ International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics

Management (ABDC-A, 2019 ABDC list).

Publication opportunity

Selected best papers will be considered for publication in the

following journals:

Ÿ International Journal of Information Management (ABDC

A* - 2019 ABDC list)

Ÿ Management of Environmental Quality: An International

Journal (ABDC C – 2019 ABDC list)

The papers will have to follow the submission guidelines and peer

review process of the respective journals.

Ÿ Benchmarking: An International Journal (ABDC B - 2019

ABDC list)

Best paper award

Two papers (one each from faculty participant and doctoral

student) will be selected for best paper award. Best paper will

receive a cash prize and a certificate.

Important dates:

Announcement date of acceptance: On or before thApril 10 , 2020

thCommencement of Registration: February 15 , 2020

thPre-conference workshop on machine June 11 , 2020

learning and social media analytics

Last date of extended abstract: On or before stMarch 31 , 2020

thConference dates: June 12-13 , 2020

thLast date of registration: April 30 , 2020

T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) is a center of business

excellence located in the international university town, Manipal

(Karnataka), with over 30 years of experience and the mission to

excel in post-graduate management education, research and

practice. TAPMI is amongst five B-Schools in India to achieve the

coveted double crown by being accredited by the Association to

Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB) as well as the

Association of MBAs (AMBA). World over, only about 5% of the

institutes have acquired AACSB’s accreditation. TAPMI’s programs

include Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), PGDM-

Banking and Financial Services, PGDM-Human Resources, and

PGDM-Marketing and Sales. TAPMI is ranked #4 in Supreme B-

Schools category under the ranking of Top Private B-Schools of

India by CSR-GHRDC Best-B-Schools 2019 rankings. TAPMI has

been placed at the 101 - 125 band in the recently released

QS World University Rankings – Masters in Management Category

2020 Rankings.

TAPMI is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma chapter that

honours universities for academic excellence in business studies.

TAPMI is amongst one of the few universities that are a part of this

society. It allows us to join a network of over 580 collegiate

chapters internationally in 33 countries, providing TAPMIans

access to an elite network of over 8,20,000 lifetime members

residing in 190 countries.

TAPMI is closely connected with internationally reputed Manipal

Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). MAHE has some of the best

schools in India in Medicine, Dental, Engineering, Pharmacy,

Communications, Hospitality Management, and Business

Management under it. It is one of the five Universities in the country

that was recently accorded the status of “Institution of Eminence

(IoE)” by the Government of India. TAPMI is part of United Nations

(UN)-supported initiative Principles of Responsible Management

Education (PRME) which is a largest organized relationship

between the UN and business schools across the world. By being a

signatory to PRME, TAPMI has made a commitment to advancing

values such as sustainability, responsibility, and ethics in teaching,

research and thought leadership.

About

T A Pai Management Institute,

Manipal

Firmly focused on business and entrepreneurship, open to French

and International talents unique in their diversity and their profiles,

Montpellier Business School is recognized for its commitment to

transmitting its core values: Ethics, Openness and Diversity, Global

Responsibility and Performance.

Montpellier Business School develops a policy of equal

opportunities unique both by the number of students concerned

and by the quality of their professional success.

About

Montpellier Business School, France

Montpellier Business School develops a complete range of

management courses: Bachelor programme, Grande Ecole Master

in Management programme, Master of Science, Executive MBA.

Founded in 1897 and a member of the eminent French Conference

des Grandes Ecoles, Montpellier Business School (MBS) holds the

three prestigious international accreditations AACSB, EQUIS and

AMBA, a recognition of its academic quality. It has been

continuously ranked in the Financial Times’ Best Masters in

Management rankings since 2012.

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T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) is a center of business

excellence located in the international university town, Manipal

(Karnataka), with over 30 years of experience and the mission to

excel in post-graduate management education, research and

practice. TAPMI is amongst five B-Schools in India to achieve the

coveted double crown by being accredited by the Association to

Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB) as well as the

Association of MBAs (AMBA). World over, only about 5% of the

institutes have acquired AACSB’s accreditation. TAPMI’s programs

include Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), PGDM-

Banking and Financial Services, PGDM-Human Resources, and

PGDM-Marketing and Sales. TAPMI is ranked #4 in Supreme B-

Schools category under the ranking of Top Private B-Schools of

India by CSR-GHRDC Best-B-Schools 2019 rankings. TAPMI has

been placed at the 101 - 125 band in the recently released

QS World University Rankings – Masters in Management Category

2020 Rankings.

TAPMI is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma chapter that

honours universities for academic excellence in business studies.

TAPMI is amongst one of the few universities that are a part of this

society. It allows us to join a network of over 580 collegiate

chapters internationally in 33 countries, providing TAPMIans

access to an elite network of over 8,20,000 lifetime members

residing in 190 countries.

TAPMI is closely connected with internationally reputed Manipal

Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). MAHE has some of the best

schools in India in Medicine, Dental, Engineering, Pharmacy,

Communications, Hospitality Management, and Business

Management under it. It is one of the five Universities in the country

that was recently accorded the status of “Institution of Eminence

(IoE)” by the Government of India. TAPMI is part of United Nations

(UN)-supported initiative Principles of Responsible Management

Education (PRME) which is a largest organized relationship

between the UN and business schools across the world. By being a

signatory to PRME, TAPMI has made a commitment to advancing

values such as sustainability, responsibility, and ethics in teaching,

research and thought leadership.

About

T A Pai Management Institute,

Manipal

Firmly focused on business and entrepreneurship, open to French

and International talents unique in their diversity and their profiles,

Montpellier Business School is recognized for its commitment to

transmitting its core values: Ethics, Openness and Diversity, Global

Responsibility and Performance.

Montpellier Business School develops a policy of equal

opportunities unique both by the number of students concerned

and by the quality of their professional success.

About

Montpellier Business School, France

Montpellier Business School develops a complete range of

management courses: Bachelor programme, Grande Ecole Master

in Management programme, Master of Science, Executive MBA.

Founded in 1897 and a member of the eminent French Conference

des Grandes Ecoles, Montpellier Business School (MBS) holds the

three prestigious international accreditations AACSB, EQUIS and

AMBA, a recognition of its academic quality. It has been

continuously ranked in the Financial Times’ Best Masters in

Management rankings since 2012.

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GOA

MAHARASHTRA

ANDHRA PRADESH

TAMIL NADUKERALA

BengaluruMangaluru

Udupi

MANIPAL

KARNATAKA

MANIPAL

The International University Town

By road:

How to reach Manipal

Manipal is well connected with the major cities in Karnataka, Kerala,

and Goa. Buses run between Mangalore and Manipal, frequently.

Direct buses are also available from Bangalore, Goa, Hyderabad,

and Mumbai.

The closest railway stations are at Udupi (8 km from TAPMI

Manipal) and Mangalore (65 km from Mangalore). These railway

stations lie on the Konkan route connecting the north and the

south along the west coast. Prepaid taxis and auto-rickshaws are

available from the railway station.

The nearest airport is at Mangalore (also known as Mangaluru)

which is 75-80 minutes drive by road. There are daily domestic

flights for major Indian cities. Prepaid taxis are available 24 hours at

Mangalore airport.

Manipal is well connected by road, rail, and air. There are two major

cities close to Manipal that serve as entry points - Udupi and

Mangalore. Udupi is 6 km away from Manipal and Mangalore is

65 km away.

By train:

Besides its academic legacy, Manipal o�ers a panoramic delight to

the tourists with a blend of hills (Western Ghats range of India) and

sea (Arabian sea). It is a part of Udupi (also spelled Udipi) city in the

southwest Indian State of Karnataka. Udupi is notable for the

Krishna Temple and lends its name to the popular Udupi cuisine; it

is 6 km away from Manipal. Udupi is in close proximity of several

tourist destinations such as Mookambika temple, Dharmasthala,

and Kukke Subramanya.

Places to visit in and around Manipal

Sri Krishna Matha is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord

Krishna located in the town of Udupi in Karnataka, India. Other

tourist attractions in Manipal/ Udupi include Malpe beach, St.

Mary's Island, Jog Falls, Turtle Bay, and Kaup beach, and other

tourist cities nearby Manipal/ Udupi include Goa, Karkala, Agumbe,

Kudremukh, Murdeshwar, Gokarna, Mangalore and Coorg.

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GOA

MAHARASHTRA

ANDHRA PRADESH

TAMIL NADUKERALA

BengaluruMangaluru

Udupi

MANIPAL

KARNATAKA

MANIPAL

The International University Town

By road:

How to reach Manipal

Manipal is well connected with the major cities in Karnataka, Kerala,

and Goa. Buses run between Mangalore and Manipal, frequently.

Direct buses are also available from Bangalore, Goa, Hyderabad,

and Mumbai.

The closest railway stations are at Udupi (8 km from TAPMI

Manipal) and Mangalore (65 km from Mangalore). These railway

stations lie on the Konkan route connecting the north and the

south along the west coast. Prepaid taxis and auto-rickshaws are

available from the railway station.

The nearest airport is at Mangalore (also known as Mangaluru)

which is 75-80 minutes drive by road. There are daily domestic

flights for major Indian cities. Prepaid taxis are available 24 hours at

Mangalore airport.

Manipal is well connected by road, rail, and air. There are two major

cities close to Manipal that serve as entry points - Udupi and

Mangalore. Udupi is 6 km away from Manipal and Mangalore is

65 km away.

By train:

Besides its academic legacy, Manipal o�ers a panoramic delight to

the tourists with a blend of hills (Western Ghats range of India) and

sea (Arabian sea). It is a part of Udupi (also spelled Udipi) city in the

southwest Indian State of Karnataka. Udupi is notable for the

Krishna Temple and lends its name to the popular Udupi cuisine; it

is 6 km away from Manipal. Udupi is in close proximity of several

tourist destinations such as Mookambika temple, Dharmasthala,

and Kukke Subramanya.

Places to visit in and around Manipal

Sri Krishna Matha is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord

Krishna located in the town of Udupi in Karnataka, India. Other

tourist attractions in Manipal/ Udupi include Malpe beach, St.

Mary's Island, Jog Falls, Turtle Bay, and Kaup beach, and other

tourist cities nearby Manipal/ Udupi include Goa, Karkala, Agumbe,

Kudremukh, Murdeshwar, Gokarna, Mangalore and Coorg.

10-11

Prof. A. K. Rao

IBS Hyderabad, India

Prof. David Roubaud

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Elsa Kassardjian

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Constantin Blome

University of Sussex, UK

Prof. C. Rajendran

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran

California State University, Bakersfield, USA

Prof. Ajith Kumar

XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, India

Prof. Arpan Kumar Kar

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Prof. Cyril Foropon

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Nezih Altay

DePaul University, Chicago, USA

Prof. Omkar Palsule-Desai

Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India

Prof. Ramesh Subramoniam

Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas, Dallas, USA

Prof. Stephen Childe

University of Plymouth, UK

Prof. P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Prof. Rameshwar Dubey

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Subodha Kumar

Fox Business School, Temple University, USA

Prof. Mani Venkatesh

Montpellier Business School, France

Conference Organising Committee

Chair: Prof. Jighyasu Gaur

Patron: Prof. (Dr.) Madhu Veeraraghavan, Director, TAPMI Manipal

Conference email: icetoa@tapmi.edu.in

Co-Chairs: Prof. Kartikeya Bolar, Prof. Mani Venkatesh (MBS, France)

Conference webpage: tapmi.edu.in/ICETOA

Members: Prof. Amol Dhaigude, Prof. Ashish Kumar Rathore, Prof. Gurudutt Nayak, Prof. Kedar Joshi,

Prof. Kedareshwaran S., Prof. Raghunath Rudran, Prof. Sayan Mukherjee, Prof. Sham Ranjan Shetty,

Prof. Sudhindra S., Prof. Vasanth Kamath, Prof. Elsa Kassardjian (MBS, France)

International Advisory Committee

Emerging Trends in Operations and Analytics

(ICETOA)

International Conference on

Full Name (in capital):

I am an author in this conference (please tick): YES NO

University/Organization:

Zip/Postal Code:

Country:

Email:

Telephone:

City: State/Province:

Mailing Address:

PLEASE CHECK APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION FEE:

REGISTRATION FORM

Indian Participants - Faculty � `7500

Foreign Participants - Faculty USD 200

Indian Participants – Industry Practitioners � `12000

Indian PhD Students � `3500

Foreign PhD Students USD 125

TAPMI Alumni � `5000

Non-Author Participant `3000

Pre-conference Workshop � `2500Transaction

Reference Number:

at TAPMI, Manipal (India) on 12-13 June 2020 (Friday and Saturday)

#

Prof. A. K. Rao

IBS Hyderabad, India

Prof. David Roubaud

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Elsa Kassardjian

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Constantin Blome

University of Sussex, UK

Prof. C. Rajendran

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran

California State University, Bakersfield, USA

Prof. Ajith Kumar

XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, India

Prof. Arpan Kumar Kar

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Prof. Cyril Foropon

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Nezih Altay

DePaul University, Chicago, USA

Prof. Omkar Palsule-Desai

Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India

Prof. Ramesh Subramoniam

Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas, Dallas, USA

Prof. Stephen Childe

University of Plymouth, UK

Prof. P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Prof. Rameshwar Dubey

Montpellier Business School, France

Prof. Subodha Kumar

Fox Business School, Temple University, USA

Prof. Mani Venkatesh

Montpellier Business School, France

Conference Organising Committee

Chair: Prof. Jighyasu Gaur

Patron: Prof. (Dr.) Madhu Veeraraghavan, Director, TAPMI Manipal

Conference email: icetoa@tapmi.edu.in

Co-Chairs: Prof. Kartikeya Bolar, Prof. Mani Venkatesh (MBS, France)

Conference webpage: tapmi.edu.in/ICETOA

Members: Prof. Amol Dhaigude, Prof. Ashish Kumar Rathore, Prof. Gurudutt Nayak, Prof. Kedar Joshi,

Prof. Kedareshwaran S., Prof. Raghunath Rudran, Prof. Sayan Mukherjee, Prof. Sham Ranjan Shetty,

Prof. Sudhindra S., Prof. Vasanth Kamath, Prof. Elsa Kassardjian (MBS, France)

International Advisory Committee

Emerging Trends in Operations and Analytics

(ICETOA)

International Conference on

Full Name (in capital):

I am an author in this conference (please tick): YES NO

University/Organization:

Zip/Postal Code:

Country:

Email:

Telephone:

City: State/Province:

Mailing Address:

PLEASE CHECK APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION FEE:

REGISTRATION FORM

Indian Participants - Faculty � `7500

Foreign Participants - Faculty USD 200

Indian Participants – Industry Practitioners � `12000

Indian PhD Students � `3500

Foreign PhD Students USD 125

TAPMI Alumni � `5000

Non-Author Participant `3000

Pre-conference Workshop � `2500Transaction

Reference Number:

at TAPMI, Manipal (India) on 12-13 June 2020 (Friday and Saturday)

#

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