Subodha Kumar

Subodha Kumar is the Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Chair Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management (with joint appointments in Information Systems and Statistical Science) at Fox School of Business, Temple University. He founded the Center for Data Analytics at Temple University.[1][2]

Subodha Kumar
Subodha Kumar
EducationPh.D., MBA, M. Tech., B. Sc. Engineering
AwardsProduction and Operations Management Society (POMS) Fellow (2019)
Scientific career
Institutions
Websitesites.temple.edu/subodha/

Kumar is the Deputy Editor for the Production and Operations Management journal, a journal in the field of operations and supply chain management.[3] He is the Founding Executive Editor of the Management and Business Review journal.[4] Kumar's research expertise lies in the areas of web advertising. On this topic, he authored a book titled Optimization Issues in Web and Mobile Advertising: Past and Future Trends, which summarizes the state of the art research on the web and mobile advertising.[5][6] He has also co-authored other book chapters. [7] Kumar's research interests include artificial Intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, fintech, healthcare, social media and web analytics, operations and supply chain management, software management and cybersecurity, sequencing and scheduling.[1][2]

Kumar has received several awards for research, teaching, and service to the academic community.[8][9] He has been invited by media to provide expert opinion on matters related to social media, marketing, and business management.[10][11][12]

Education and academic career

Kumar was born in India where he received his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from BIT Sindri, India. He later went on to get his masters in Industrial and Management Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He received his MBA and PhD (2001) in Management Sciences and Information Systems from University of Texas, Dallas.[13]

Kumar started his academic career as an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at Foster School of Business, University of Washington. He later joined Mays Business School at Texas A&M University in 2009, where he held Mays Research Fellow (2012), Shelley and Joe Tortorice '70 Faculty Research Fellow (2012 – 2013), and Carol and G. David Van Houten, Jr. '71 Professorship (2013 – 2017).[14]

Kumar presently is the Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Chair Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at Fox School of Business, Temple University. He also has joint appointments in Information Systems and Statistical Science.[2]

Kumar has published more than 55 papers in scientific journals including Operations Research, Management Science, Information Systems Research, Production and Operations Management, MIS Quarterly, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Management Information Systems, Decision Sciences, IIE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, and Journal of Scheduling.[15] In addition, his work has been published in 84 peer-reviewed conference proceedings.[16] He has co-authored six business school case studies in the domain of operations, supply chain management, and information systems.[17]

Patent

Kumar holds a patent (United States Patent # 6,556,893, approved on April 29, 2003) on “Robotic System Control.”[18]

Writing

Kumar is the author of Optimization Issues in Web and Mobile Advertising: Past and Future Trends]”, which summarizes the state of the art research on the web and mobile advertising. [5][6] He has also co-authored other book chapters.[7]

Kumar holds and has held several editorial positions at premier scientific journals including[19][20] Deputy Editor for Production and Operations Management Journal. He founded the POM-IS Interface Department at Production and Operations Management Journal and is the department editor. He co-founded the Disruptive Technologies and Operations Management Department at Production and Operations Management Journal and is currently the co-department editor.

Honors

Kumar has received several honors for his scholarship and service to the academic society. In 2019, he was elected to become a Production and Operations Management Society Fellow, which is considered to be Production and Operations Management Society’s highest recognition.[21] He also received Sushil K. Gupta Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Distinguished Service Award for his service to the academic society.[22] He also received the Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, Texas A&M University, 2016. This award is among the most prestigious awards at Texas A&M University.


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References
  1. "Prof. Subodha Kumar". Web Page of Prof. Subodha Kumar. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. "Subodha Kumar". Fox School of Business. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. "POM Journal Editorial Board". POM Journal.
  4. "MBR Journal Editorial Board". MBR Journal.
  5. Kumar, Subodha (2016). Optimization Issues in Web and Mobile Advertising: Past and Future Trends. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-18645-0.
  6. "Optimization Issues in Web and Mobile Advertising". Springer.
  7. "Prof. Subodha Kumar's book chapters". Book Chapters.
  8. "Three Mays faculty to receive Distinguished Achievement Awards". Mays Impacts. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. "Aggie Network". Awards. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  10. "Media Mentions of Prof. Subodha Kumar". Media Mentions.
  11. "Live NBC Interview on Black Friday". NBC News.
  12. "Bloomberg - A Playboy in Lockdown, Dan Bilzerian Pushes Party Brand From a Social Distance". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  13. "PhD Student Testimonials | Naveen Jindal School of Management". Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  14. "Subodha Kumar | Mays Impacts". mays.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  15. "Journal Publications of Prof. Subodha Kumar". Journal Publications.
  16. "Conference Publications of Prof. Subodha Kumar". Refereed Conference Publications.
  17. "Case Publications of Prof. Subodha Kumar". Case Publications.
  18. "Subodha Kumar Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  19. "POMS". www.poms.org. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  20. "About Management and Business Review". MBR Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  21. "POMS". www.poms.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  22. "POMS". www.poms.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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