Rajeev Ranjan

Rajeev Ranjan is an academic and operations professional with over 14 years of experience across academia and manufacturing. He has taught at institutions including IBS, ICFAI University Dehradun, Doon Business School, and Sikkim Manipal University, covering areas such as logistics, supply chain management, operations, and quality management. 

His industry experience includes roles in production planning, SAP-based operations, quality management, and material requirements planning. A researcher in Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM), his work is published in ABDC-listed and Scopus-indexed journals across domains such as transportation, sustainability, robotics evaluation, and smart cities.

Prior to UPES, he served as Assistant Professor at IBS, ICFAI University Dehradun and Doon Business School. He has also worked as Production Manager at Banik Rubber Industry and Quality Engineer at E.R. Auto Pvt. Ltd., along with an academic role at Sikkim Manipal University. 

His experience spans teaching, academic coordination, and manufacturing operations.

Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); operations and supply chain analytics; performance evaluation; sustainable systems; manufacturing optimisation; logistics decision-making; bibliometric analysis.

His teaching approach is practice-oriented and analytically rigorous, combining real-world cases with quantitative tools. He emphasises structured decision-making using operations research models, TQM tools, and supply chain frameworks. 

He aims to develop analytical thinking and problem-solving skills aligned with industry requirements.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Production and Operations Management; Total Quality Management; Project Management; Operations Research; Metrology; Machine Design.

Recipient of multiple Best Research Paper Awards, including ICMIAR (2021), ASBIC (2024), and SCMIM (2025). Awarded for research on robotics evaluation using integrated MCDM models. 

Rajeev Ranjan has published in ABDC-listed and Scopus-indexed journals such as Opsearch, Benchmarking, and Informatics in Education. His research applies advanced MCDM techniques including DEMATEL, VIKOR, PROMETHEE-GAIA, CRITIC-MARCOS, and GIS-based models across sectors like transportation, tourism, and smart cities. 

He has presented at national and international conferences and contributed to book chapters on sustainability analytics. His work reflects a strong focus on data-driven decision-making and interdisciplinary applications.

rajeev.ranjan@ddn.upes.ac.in