• FPM (Fellow Programme in Management, Equivalent to PhD.), Quantitative Methods and Operations Management Area, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (2014)
• B.E. Industrial Production Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad (2007)

• Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing, Logistics Management
• Optimization Techniques, System Dynamics, AI/ML applications

• Meherishi, L., Narayana, S. A., & Ranjani, K. S. (2021). Integrated product and packaging decisions with secondary packaging returns and protective packaging management. European Journal of Operational Research, 292(3), 930-952.
• Agarwal, U. A., & Narayana, S. A. (2020). Impact of relational communication on buyer–supplier relationship satisfaction: role of trust and commitment. Benchmarking: An International Journal.
• Meherishi, L., Narayana, S.A. and Ranjani K.S. 2019. "Sustainable packaging for supply chain management in the circular economy: A review." Journal of Cleaner Production 237: 117582.
•  Narayana S.A., Pati, R.K. and Padhi, S.S. 2019. “Market Dynamics and Reverse Logistics for Sustainability in the Indian Pharmaceuticals Industry”, Journal of Cleaner Production 208, 968-987.
• Narayana, S.A., Elias, A.A. and Pati, R.K. 2014. Reverse Logistics in the Pharmaceuticals Industry: A Systemic Analysis. International Journal of Logistics Management 25(2): 379-398.
• Narayana, S.A., Pati, R.K. and Vrat, P. 2014. Managerial research on the pharmaceutical supply chain–A critical review and some insights for future directions. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 20(1): 18-40. [ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles in the field of Decision Sciences in the Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management]
• Narayana, S.A., Pati, R.K. and Vrat, P. 2012. Research on management issues in the pharmaceutical industry: a literature review. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing 6(4): 351-375.

• REACH Knowledge, Learning and Innovation Grant on Technology-enabled transformation of early-grade textbook supply chains in Nagaland (World Bank, 2020-2022)
• Application-Based Research project on Crew pairing, Tail mapping and Engineering Optimization problems in the aviation industry (2020-2023)
• Working Capital Management in Indian Manufacturing Supply Chains – Seed Grant from National Institute of Industrial Engineering (Along with Prof. A.K. Panda) (2019)

• Best Reviewer in the Technology, Innovation & Supply Chain Management Stream for the ANZAM 2015 Conference (2015)
• Awarded scholarship through the “Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Internship for Indian students” programme at HEC Montreal, Canada (Project title: “Green Supply Chains in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Insights from Canada and India”) (February 2013)
• Awarded 'Emerald / IAM Indian Management Research Fund Award Highly Commended' for the research proposal titled 'Reverse Logistics in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry' (2011).
• Gold Medalist for Academic achievements in College during Bachelors in Engineering, MVSR Engg. College, Hyderabad (2007).
• Awarded scholarship under the Summer Fellowship Programme for Research Project on “Stability of Power-Law Fluids in a Taylor-Couette Flow” under the guidance of Prof. Rama Govindarajan in the Engineering Mechanics Unit of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India (2006).

Unit-Based Programmes

• Building Supply Chain Excellence & Leadership (AllCargo Gati Ltd.) (2024)
• Building Business Excellence (Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.) (2023)
• Building Operations & Logistics Strategies (Mahindra Logistics Limited) (2021)
• Sourcing & Procurement Management (ITC Hotels) (2019)
• Inventory Management (Sterlite Technologies) (2019)
• Supply Chain Management (John Deere) (2016)
• Supplier Capacity Evaluation (RITES) (2016)
• Supply Chain Leadership (Airtel) (2016)
• Inventory Management (VKC Pride) (2016)

Management Development Programmes

• 15-hour Online MDP on Applications of AI/ML in Operations & Supply Chain Management alongwith Prof. Priyanka Verma and Prof. Debabrata Das (2021, 3 batches)
• 15-hour Online MDP on Applications of AI/ML in Operations & Supply Chain Management alongwith Prof. Priyanka Verma and Prof. Debabrata Das (2022, 1 batch)

NPTEL Course

• Supply Chain Digitization: Supply Chain Digitization - Course (nptel.ac.in)

• Professor In-Charge (Industry Connect) (2023-present)
• Faculty Coordinator - Global Online Certification Course on Business and Operations Analytics by Prof. David Simchi-Levi and Prof. M K Tiwari (2021-2022)
• Faculty Coordinator - Global Online Certification Course on End to End Supply Chain Transformation through Digitization by Prof. David Simchi-Levi and Prof. M K Tiwari (2021-2022)
• Faculty Coordinator - Global Online Certification Course on Supply Chain Operations and Disruptions Management: A Way Forward by Prof. Tadeusz Sawik and Prof. M K Tiwari (2021)
• Faculty Coordinator - Global Online Certification Course on Business and Operations Analytics by Prof. David Simchi-Levi and Prof. M K Tiwari (2021)
• Faculty Coordinator - Global Online Certification Course on Supply Chain Digitization and Management by Prof. David Simchi-Levi and Prof. M K Tiwari (2020-2021)
• Nodal SPOC for NITIE for Toycathon 2021, an Inter-Ministerial initiative of Government of India (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Ministry of Textiles, MSME, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting)
• Member, Data Science Lab (2021-present)
• MoU Coordinator, NITIE - Mahindra Logistics Limited MoU (2020-present)
• Technical Point of Contact, NITIE-Genpact MoU (2021-present)
• MoU Coordinator, NITIE-Air Asia MoU (2020-present)
• Chairperson, Registrations, IAMOT Conference (2019)
• Area Coordinator, Operations & Supply Chain Management (2020)
• Centre Coordinator, Centre for Supply Chain Management (CSCM) (2018-19)

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