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Dr Vikas Kumar

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Dr Vikas Kumar

Biographical Details:

Dr. Vikas Kumar is a Lecturer in Strategic Management. He holds PhD in Management Studies from Exeter University, UK and a First Class distinction degree in Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering from National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT), India. He has worked on a number of consultancy projects for firms like BT, Vodafone, LTSB and EDF with the 'eXeter centre for Strategic Processes and Operations (XSPO)'. He has also worked as a 'Research Assistant' with the Department of Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. Dr. Kumar also serves on the editorial board of the number of journals such as International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, International Journal of Network and Mobile Technologies (IJNMT), Research Journal of Business Management, International Journal of Manufacturing Systems, and Journal of Artificial Intelligence. He is also Guest Editor for the special issue in Production Planning & Control (PPC) journal on `Applications of Reference Models for Supply Chain Integration¿. He has been actively involved as an International scientific conference committee member and session track chair for number of conferences such as ICMR 2012, FAIM 2012, IESM 2011 and SCMIS 2010.

Research Interests:

Service Operations, Strategic Management, Supply Chain Management, Service Quality, Healthcare Service Systems, Lean and Agile Systems, and General Operations Management

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

Selected Books

Selected Chapters

  • MacKerron, G., Kumar, M. and Kumar, V. 2012. Replenishment approach in the supply chain using supplier E-Kanban: A Framework for Successful Implementation. In Ramanathan, U., (eds): Supply Chain: Strategies, Issues and Models.
  • N. Mishra and V. Kumar. 2011. Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems. Evolutionary Computing In Advanced Manufacturing, pp77-94.
  • V. Kumar and F. T. S. Chan. 2011. Design for Supply Chain with Product Development Issues Using Cellular Particle Swarm optimization (CPSO) Technique. Evolutionary Computing In Advanced Manufacturing, pp51-76.
  • Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Chan, F. T. S., Kumar, N. and Verma, A. 2011. A Multiple Ant Colony Optimization (MACO) Approach for a Multi-Objective Manufacturing Rescheduling Problem. Multi-objective Evolutionary Optimisation for Product Design and Manufacturing
  • N. Mishra, V. Kumar and F. T. S. Chan. 2010. A Multi-Agent Framework for Agile Outsourced Supply Chain. Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing, pp207-223.
  • F. T. S. Chan, V. Kumar, and N. Mishra. 2007. A CMPSO Algorithm Based Approach to Solve the Multi-plant Supply Chain Problem. Swarm Intelligence, Focus on Ant and Particle Swarm Optimization, pp447-474.
  • DSouza, D., Judge, M., Kumar, V. and Kumar, M., An Investigation of the Exercise of the Personal Agency by Mobile Phone in Indian Culture , BAM2012 Conference, 11-SEP-12 - 13-SEP-12, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
  • Bansal, B., Mishra, N., Chan, F. T. S. and Kumar, V., A Multi-Agent Architecture for Distributed Supply Chain, 3rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM 2012), 03-JUL-12 - 06-JUL-12, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Flint, A.; Garza-Reyes, J. A.; Soriano-Meier, H. and Kumar, V. , Lead time and variability reduction in an aerospace engine assembly process: a case study, The 22nd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 10-13 June, 2012, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden), 10-JUN-12 - 13-JUN-12, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden)
  • Kumar, V.N.S.A.; Kumar, V.; Brady, M.; Garza-Reyes, J.A.; Soriano-Meier, H. , An AIS based approach to resolve forward-reverse logistics multi-period model with vehicle routing, The 22nd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 10-13 June, 2012, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden), 10-JUN-12 - 13-JUN-12, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden)
  • Soriano-Meier, H.; Ammar Raza, S. M.; Kumar, V.; Garza-Reyes, J. A. , TQM implementation issues in a chilled food manufacturing organisation: a case study, The 22nd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 10-13 June, 2012, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden), 10-JUN-12 - 13-JUN-12, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden)
  • Soriano-Meir, H.; Sengupta, J.; Garza-Reyes, J. A.; Kumar, V. , Is it wise to adopt core lean management principles first before implementing ERP? Is so, which ones and to what extent? , The 22nd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 10-13 June, 2012, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden), 10-JUN-12 - 13-JUN-12, Helsinki-Stockholm, (Sweden)
  • Brady, M.; Kumar, V.; Bhattacharya, A.; Kumar, V.N.S.A. and Dai, J. , Simulating Orthopedic Activity in the Physiotherapy Department of an Irish Hospital, , The 2nd International Conference on Computer and Management (CAMAN 2012), March 9-11th, Wuhan, China, 09-MAR-12 - 11-MAR-12, Wuhan, China
  • Wong, C.S., Chan, F.T.S., Chung, S.H., Ma, H.L. and Kumar, V. , Multi-resource Maintenance Planning by Joint Scheduling Approach, ICLT & OSCM 2011 The 3rd International Conference on Logistics and Transport The 4th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management , 15-DEC-11 - 17-DEC-11, Male, Maldives
  • Chan, F. T. S., Kumar, A. and Kumar, V., Simulation Study of Inventory policy in Lateral Collaborative Supply Chain, ICLT & OSCM 2011 The 3rd International Conference on Logistics and Transport The 4th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management , 15-DEC-11 - 17-DEC-11, Malé, Maldives
  • A. H. Kumaraswamy, A. Bhattacharya, V. Kumar and M. Brady, An Integrated QFD-TOPSIS Methodology for Supplier Selection in SMEs, In: David Al-Dabass, Ajith Abraham, Jasmy Yunus ed.CIMSIM 2011 - 3rd International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Modelling & Simulation, CIMSim2011, 20-SEP-11 - 22-SEP-11, Langkawi, Malaysia, 271 - 276
  • Dai, J.; Brady, M. and Kumar, V., An Improved path and method of designing Smart Water Market for Chinese Inter-basin diversion Project, 14th Annual IAM Conference 2011:¿Making a World of Difference: Nation Building and the Role of Management Education¿, 01-SEP-11 - 02-SEP-11, National College of Ireland, Dublin
  • McKerron, G., Kumar, M., Kumar, V. and Chan, F. T. S., Framework for successful implementation of E-Kanban: A case study based approach, Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, (FAIM2011), 26-JUN-11 - 29-JUN-11, Tai Chug, Taiwan
  • Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Chan, F. T. S., Kumar, M. and MacKerron, G., A Leagile Inspired Supply Chain Model to Improve the Performance of Steel Industries, In: Munir Ahmad, Teesside University, U.K. F. Frank Chen,The University of Texas at San Antonio,U.S.A William G. Sullivan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, U.S.A Yi-Chi Wang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan ed.Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, (FAIM2011), 26-JUN-11 - 29-JUN-11, Tai Chug, Taiwan
  • Kumar, V. and Maull, R. S., Operations performance and performance outcome link in B2B and B2C information services, QUIS12 (The 12th International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management), 02-JUN-11 - 05-JUN-11, Center for Hospitality Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
  • Kumar, V. V., Chan, F. T. S., Mishra, N. and Kumar, V., Environmental Integrated Closed loop Logistics Model: An Artificial Bee Colony Approach, In: Dr. Tommy K.L. CHOY, Prof. Angappa GUNASEKARAN,Prof. Lenny S.C. KOH,Dr. George HO and Dr. F. T. S. CHAN ed.The 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS 2010), 06-OCT-10 - 08-OCT-10, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 1 - 7
  • Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Kumar, V. V., Chan, F. T. S. and Gnanasekar, B., Warranty Failure Analysis in Service Supply Chain: A Multi-agent Framework, In: Dr. Tommy K.L. CHOY, Prof. Angappa GUNASEKARAN,Prof. Lenny S.C. KOH,Dr. George HO and Dr. F. T. S. CHAN ed.The 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS 2010), 06-OCT-10 - 08-OCT-10, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 1 - 6
  • Kumar, V. and Maull, R. S., What is strategically more critical for B2C and B2B information service firms: Dependability or Quality?, In: Prof. Dr. I. Atilla Dicle ed.Yeditepe International Research Conference on Business Strategies "STRATEGY, RISK AND CRISIS", 09-JUN-10 - 11-JUN-10, Istanbul, Turkey, 105 - 121
  • Kumar V. and Chan F. T. S., A TSSA Algorithm Based Approach to Enhance the Performance of Warehouse System, International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2008), 17-DEC-08 - 20-DEC-08, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Chan, F.T.S.; Kumar, V. and Mishra, N., Resolving Multi-Plant Supply Chain Problem: A Novel Swarm Intelligence based Approach, The 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, 21-SEP-08 - 24-SEP-08, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Kumar, V.; Smart, A.; Maull, R. S. and Maddern, H., Analysing the role of BPM in driving customer satisfaction, The 10th International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management (QUIS 10), 14-JUN-07 - 17-JUN-07, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, US
  • Chan, F. T. S., Kumar, V. and Wong, T.C., An ESPC Algorithm based Approach to Solve Inventory Deployment Problem, International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM), 18-MAY-07 - 20-MAY-07, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Kumar, V.; Maddern, H.; Maull, R. S. and Smart,P. A., Analysing the Drivers of Customer Satisfaction using Structural Equation Modeling, Conference of the Society of Operations Management(AICSOM), IIM-A, India, 21-23 December 2006, 21-DEC-06 - 23-DEC-06, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmadabad, India
  • Kumar,V.; Maull, R. S.; Smart, P. A. and Tiwari, M. K., Artificial Immune System (AIS) based information system to solve scheduling problem in leagile driven steel industries, 1st International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM) Conference, 06-DEC-06 - 07-DEC-06, Bangalore, India
  • Chan, F.T. S.; Kumar,V., Chan, H. K.and Chung,S. H., A Hybrid CFGTSA Based Approach for Scheduling Problem: A Case Study of an Automobile Industry, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), 2006, 08-OCT-06 - 11-OCT-06, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Chan, F. T. S.; Kumar, V. and Tiwari, M. K., Optimizing the Performance of an Integrated Process Planning and Scheduling Problem: An AIS-FLC based Approach, IEEE Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems , 07-JUN-06 - 09-JUN-06, Bangkok, Thailand
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