Production & Operations Management Area in the Institute plays a leading role in addressing key and topical issues of concern to businesses. The faculty in Production & Operations Management brings together a diverse and a rich set of expertise in several areas pertaining to managing manufacturing, service and technology organizations. The area faculty conducts research and offers graduate level courses in the areas of Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Reverse Logistics, Enterprise Resource Planning, E-Commerce, Services Management, Production Planning & Control, Design of Manufacturing Systems, and Project Management.

In addition to basic and applied research the area faculty is active in consulting and executive education programmes. Over years, the faculty in Production & Operations Management area have contributed to thought leadership in numerous ways including publications in International Journals of repute, participation in National and International Conferences, writing professional and text books and research monographs and regularly contributing to business dailies. The area members also offer professional advise to business and academic institutions by serving as members in professionally constituted boards.