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Prof. Ramachandra Gopal P

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKGP))

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Management Studies

Room No: MS103B   +91-870-2462875
prcgopal@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Industrial Engineering Applications 

 Operations Management 

 Project Management 

 Quality Management 

 Supply Chain Performance Management 

 Sustainability  

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Operations Management(SMM05)
  • Business Research Lab(MS16011)
  • Operations Management(MS16008)
  • Internship(SM6103)
  • Service Operations Management(SM6511)
  • Theory of Constraints(SM6513)
  • Project Management(SM6105)
  • Total Quality Management(SM6152)
  • Industrial Systems and Management(SM344)
  • Engineering Economics and Costing(SM283)
  • Agile Project Management(SMM04)
  • Strategic Design of Operations(SM5153)
  • Operations Planning and Control(SM5159)
  • Simulation Lab(SM5165)
  • Supply Chain Management(SM6102)
  • Business Process Reengineering(SM6562)
  • Dissertation Work(SM6199)
  • Corporate Grooming(SM5113)
  • ORC ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2693-252X
  • ISI Researcher ID: AAJ-6697-2020
  • SCOPUS ID: 57197599655
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=FzbUyW0AAAAJ&hl=en


  • Development of a project complexity measurement model for metro rail projects, By Sruthilaya, Dara, Aneetha Vilventhan, and Gopal P. R. C. , Emerald Publishing Limited , Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management , vol., pp., 2024
  • Analysis of project complexity factors and their interdependencies in metro rail projects, By Sruthilaya, Dara, Aneetha Vilventhan, and Gopal. P. R. C. , Emerald Publishing Limited , Built Environment Project and Asset Management, vol., pp., 2023
  • Impact of Transportation on Climate Change: An Ecological Modernization Theoretical Perspective., By Pal, P., Gopal, P.R.C., and Ramkumar, M., Elsevier , Transport Policy, vol.130, pp.167-183, 2023
  • Blockchain Technology Implementation Challenges in Supply Chains: Evidence from the Case Studies of Multi-Stakeholders, By Yadlapalli, A., Rahman, S., and Gopal, PRC (2022), Emerald Publishing Limited, International Journal of Logistic Management , vol.33, pp.278-305, 2022
  • Impact of big data analytics on supply chain performance: an analysis of influencing factors, By Gopal, P.R.C., Rana, N.P., Krishna, T.V., and Ramkumar M , Springer USA, Annals of Operations Research, vol.333, pp.769-797, 2024
  • Key performance factors for integration of Industry 4.0 and sustainable supply chains: a perspective of Indian manufacturing industry, By Gopal, P.R.C., Kadari, P., Thakkar, J.J., and Mawandiya, B.K., Emerald Publishing Limited, Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, vol.15, pp.93-121, 2024
  • Operational efficiency of tow trucks: case-based evidence from an Indian automobile manufacturer, By Sharon Rose J, Gopal PRC, and Ramkumar M. Arputham, Emerald Publishing Limited , Journal of Facilities Management, vol.33, pp.304-326, 2021
  • System dynamics modelling of fixed and dynamic Kanban-controlled production systems: A supply chain perspective, By Reddy, J.M.; Rao, A.; Krishnanand, L.; Gopal, PRC (2021), Emerald Publishing Limited, Journal of Modelling in Management, vol.18, pp.17-35, 2021
  • Modelling of risk factors for the defence aircraft industry using interpretive structural modelling, interpretive ranking process and system dynamics, By Selladurai Pitchaimuthu, Jitesh J. Thakkar and Gopal P.R.C. , Emerald Publishing Limited, Measuring Business Excellence,, vol.23, pp.217-239, 2019
  • Sustainable supply chain practices: an empirical investigation of the Indian automobile industry, By Gopal, P.R.C., and Thakkar, J, Taylor and Francis , Production Planning and Control, vol.27, pp.49-64, 2016


  • Best Teacher
  • Professor In-charge of NIRF From DoMS (October, 2023 - February, 2024)
  • Professor In-charge Department Time Tables (July, 2023 - February, 2024)
  • Professor In-charge Information Committee (June, 2022 - February, 2024)
  • Professor In-charge IFC-A Mess Warden (October, 2020 - December, 2022)
  • Professor In-charge -Business Club (June, 2019 - February, 2024)