Dr. Vijaya Kumar Manupati is an Assistant Professor in the Operations and Supply Chain department at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Mumbai. He recieved his Ph.D. in the department of Industrial and System Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. His research interests include Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chain Engineering, and Resilience, with publications in prestigious journals such as Transportation Research Part-E, CIRP Annals Manufacturing Technology, International Journal of Production Research, Computers and Industrial Engineering, and International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, among others. Dr. Manupati has provided industrial consulting services to major companies such as Maruthi Suzuki, Aditya Birla, and Haldia Petro Chemical Ltd, as well as government initiatives from DST. He has successfully led company-specific training programs for leaders of major firms in operational services and manufacturing, both locally and globally. He is an active member of the Journals Editorial Board, as well as a reviewer and book editor.

Manufacturing Systems

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Production planning and control

Optimization Techniques

Data Science for Managerial Implications

Supply Chain Management

Operations Management 

Disruptive Technologies for Future Logistics

Interconnected Logistics

1. Karanam, M., Krishnanand, L., & Manupati, V. K. 2025. Quantifying performance indicators in perishable food supply chain networks: Assessing dynamic performance under ripple effects. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 110873.
2.  Karanam, M., Krishnanand, L., Manupati, V.K. and Varela, M.L.R., 2024. Optimizing perishable food products across states: A multi objective evolutionary algorithm for surplus to deficit transportation. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 137, p.109130.
3. Sharma, V., Agrawal, R. and Manupati, V.K., Blockchain technology as an enabler for digital trust in supply chain: evolution, issues and opportunities. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, pp.1-27.
4. Karanam, M., Krishnanand, L., Manupati, V.K. and Nudurupati, S.S., 2024. Emerging themes and future research directions in the cold supply chain: a bibliometric and co-citation analysis. Benchmarking: An International Journal.
5. Manupati, V.K., Kulatunga, A.K., Ray, P. and Rofin, T.M., 2024. Sustainable management of EOL tyres: A remanufacturing supply chain network design. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, p.140115.
6. Ramakurthi, V.B., Manupati, V.K., Varela, L. and Putnik, G., 2023. Leveraging Blockchain to Support Collaborative Distributed Manufacturing Scheduling. Sustainability, 15(4), p.3283.
7. Malliswari Karanam, Lanka Krishnanad, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Katarzyna Antosz, Jose Machado (2022), “Identification of the Critical Enablers for perishable food supply chain using deterministic assessment models”, Applied Sciences, SCI, IMF-2.679
8. Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Tobias Schoenherr, M. Ramkumar, Suraj Panigrahi, Yash Sharma, Prakriti Mishra (2022), “Recovery strategies for a disrupted supply chain network: Leveraging blockchain technology in pre- and post-disruption scenarios”, International Journal of Production Economics, SCI, IMF-7.885.
9. Thirupathi Samala, K Manupati, Jose Machado, Shubham Khandelwal, (2022), “A Systematic Simulation Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach for semi fully flexible systems process parameters”, Electronics, SCI, IMF-2.38
10. Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Tobias Schoenherr, Nachiappan Subramanian, M.Ramkumar, Bhanushree Soni, Suraj Panigrahi (2021), “A Multi-echelon dynamic cold chain for managing vaccine distribution”, Transportation Research part- E, SCI, IF- 7.
11. Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Suraj Panigrahi, Bhanushree Soni, Ram Kumar, Tobias Schoenherr (2021), “Convalescent plasma bank facility location allocation problem for covid 19”, Transportation Research part- E, SCI, IF- 7.
12. Veera Babu Ramakurthi, K. Manupati, José Machado *, Leonilde Varela (2021), “A hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based semantic foundation for sustainable distributed manufacturing systems”, Applied Sciences, SCI, IMF-2.57
13. Thirupathi Samala, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Bethalam Brahma Sai Nikhilesh, MLR Varela, Goran Putnik (2021), “Job Adjustment strategy for Predictive Maintenance in Semi-Fully flexible systems based on Machine Health Status”, Sustainability, 13(9). SCI, IMF-3.251
14. Goran Putnik, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Sai Krishna Pabba, Leonilde Varela, Francisco Ferreira, (2021) “Semi-Double-loop Machine Learning based CPS approach for Predictive Maintenance in Manufacturing system based on machine status indications”, CIRP Annals: Manufacturing Technology. SCI, IMF-3.916.
15. Thirupathi Samala, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, MLR Varela, Goran Putnik (2021) “Investigation of Degradation and Upgradation models for Flexible Unit Systems”, Future Internet, 13(3), p.57. ESCI. IMF-3.638
16. Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Ramkumar M, Vinit Baba, Aayush Agarwal (2021) “Selection of Best Healthcare Waste Disposal Techniques During and Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era”, Journal of Cleaner Production”, SCI, IMF-9.297
17. V K Manupati, Tobias sehoenherr, Ram kumar.M, Stephan M, Wagner, Sai Krishna, Inder raj singh (2020 ) “A Block chain based approach for multi echelon sustainable supply chain”, International Journal of Production research, 58(7), 2222-2241. SCI, IMF-4.2
18. Varela, M.L.R., Manupati, V.K., Panigrahi, S., Costa, E. and Putnik, G.D., (2020). Using social network analysis for industrial plant layout analysis in the context of industry 4.0. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 34(1), pp.1-19.
19. K. Manupati, Chaitanya Gangal, M. L. R. Varela, Mohammad Sadegh Mobin, (2019). "Application of value stream mapping for cycle time reduction in production of link and roller assembly". Int. Journal. of Services and Operations Management, Inderscience.
20. K. Manupati et al., (2019), “Integrated Process Planning and Scheduling in Networked Manufacturing Systems for I4.0: A review and framework proposal”, Wireless Networks (Springer). IMF-2.602
21. K. Manupati et al., (2019), "Investigating the performance improvement of an Indian manufacturing industry by converting assembly line to a pure cell system", European J. of Industrial Engineering. (Inderscience), SCI, IMF-1.2
22. K. Manupati, Suraj Panigrahi, Muneeb Ahsan, Somnath Lahiri, Akshay Chandra, J J Thakkar, Goran Putnik, M. L. R. Varela. (2019), “Estimation of manufacturing systems degradation rate for residual life prediction through dynamic workload adjustment” Sadhana, IMF 0.75.
23. V K Manupati, Digjoy Samantha, (2018). “A multi-criteria decision-making approach for the urban renewable in southern India”. Sustainable Cities and Society, Sustainable Cities and Society 42, 471–481. SCI, IMF 073
24. Manupati, V.K., Jedidah, S.J., Gupta, S., Bhandari, A. and Ramkumar, M., (2019). Optimization of a multi-echelon sustainable production-distribution supply chain system with lead time consideration under carbon emission policies. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 135, pp.1312-1323. SCI, IMF 4.12
25. Rajyalakshmi, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, (2018), “Surface Micro patterning of Aluminium Reinforced Composite for Aerospace Applications through High Energy Pulse Laser Peening”. Materials Today: Proceedings. Volume 5, Issue 2, Part 2, Pages 6963-6972.
26. Nagaraju, D., Narayanan, S., Manupati, V.K. and Rao, A.R., (2018). “Integrated Three-Level Supply Chain Model for Optimality of Inventory and Shipment Decisions under Cubic Price Dependent Demand”. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(5), pp.13521-13534.
27. B. S. Sreekara Reddy, Ch. Ratnam, G.Rajyalakshmi, V. K. Manupati, (2018). "An effective hybrid multi objective evolutionary algorithm for solving real time event in flexible job shop scheduling problem", Measurements, Elsevier, Volume 114, Issue No:, pp-78-90, IMF 2.359
28. Varela, M.L., Putnik, G.D., Manupati, V.K., Rajyalakshmi, G., Trojanowska, J. and Machado, J., (2018). Collaborative manufacturing based on cloud, and on other I4. 0 oriented principles and technologies: a systematic literature review and reflections. Management and Production Engineering Review.
29. Manupati, V. K., Rajyalakshmi, G., Varela, M. L. R., Putnik, G. D., Machado, J., & Trojanowska, J. (2018). A study of copper and zinc contamination on the work piece surface based on wedm. International Journal of Mechatronics and applied mechanics, (4), 255.
30. B. S. Sreekara Reddy., C.h. Ratnama, Rajeev Agrawal, M. L. R. Varela, Ila Sharma, V. K. Manupati (2017), "Investigation of reconfiguration effect on makespan with social network analysis for flexible job shop scheduling problem", International Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering. Elsevier, Pages 231-241, Volume 110, IMF 3.179.
31. L. R. Varela, A. F. Araújo, G. G. Vieira, V. K. Manupati, K. Manoj, (2017). "Integrated Framework based on Critical Success Factors for E-Commerce". Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management, Inderscience, pp-1-9, 2:1, 4.
32. Ranjith Kumar, G. Rajyalakshmi, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, (2017). "Surface Micro Patterning of Aluminium Reinforced Composite through Laser Peening", International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp-15-27, IGI Global.
33. L. R. Varela, Goran D. Putnik, Maria do Sameiro Carvalho, Luís Ferreira, Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, V. K. Manupati, K. Manoj, (2017). "Analysing Critical Success Factors for Supporting Online Shopping". International Journal of Web Portals, Volume 9, Issued 2, pp-1-19.
34. V K Manupati, M Krishnan, Maria Leonilde Rocha Varela and Jose Machado, (2017), "Telefacturing based distributed manufacturing environment for optimal manufacturing service by enhancing the interoperability in the hubs", Journal of Engineering. Volume 2017.
35. V K Manupati, Rajya Lakshmi; FTS Chan; and J J Thakkar. (2017), “A hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithm approach for handling sequence- and machine-dependent set-up times in unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem”, Journal of Sadhana, Springer, IMF 0.675.
36. V K Manupati, P C Chang, and M K Tiwari, (2016) “Intelligent search techniques for network-based manufacturing systems: multi-objective formulation and solutions”, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Elsevier, pp-850-869, Volume 29, Issue 8 IMF 1.995
37. V K Manupati, Manuela Cunha, Paulo Avila, Goran Putnik and Manoj Kumar Tiwari, (2016), “Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling using Mobile-Agent based approach in a Networked Manufacturing Environment”, International Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering. (ELSEVIER), Volume 94, pp-63-73, IMF 3.195
38. Aniket Awasthi, Pushkar Singh, Prateek Pujari, K. Manupati, B. Mahanty, M. K. Tiwari, (2016), “Vibration suppression of a tool in a lathe machine through contract-based design”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, pp-1763–1773, Volume 86, Issue 5-8, Springer, IMF 2.601
39. K. Manupati, N. Arudhra, P. Vigneshwar, D. Raja Shekar, M. Yaswanth, (2015). “A Multi-objective based evolutionary algorithm and social network analysis approach for dynamic job shop scheduling problem.” International Journal of Cybernetics and Informatics (IJCI), pp-75-82, Volume 4, No. 2. 
40. V K Manupati, G Mourya Teja, Zakir Hussain S K, Y Sandeep and A Akhil Varma. (2015). “Optimisation based on simulation: A patient admission scheduling problem in a radiology department case study.” International Journal of Cybernetics and Informatics (IJCI), pp-241-249, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 2015. DOI: 10.5121/ijci.2015.4223, ISSN: 2320-8430.
41. K. Manupati, J J Thakkar, K Y Wong, and M K Tiwari, (2013), “Near optimal process plan selection for multiple jobs in networked based manufacturing using multi-objective evolutionary algorithms”, International Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering. Pp-63-76, Volume 66, Elsevier, IMF 3.195.
42. K. Manupati, Sujay Deo, N. Cheikhrouhou, and M. K. Tiwari, (2012), “Optimal process plan selection in networked based manufacturing using game-theoretic approach”, International Journal for Production Research, pp-5239-5258. 50, Issue 18, Taylor and Francis. IMF- 2.623.
43. K. Manupati, Rohit Anand, J J Thakkar, Lyes Benyoucef, Frado P Garcia, and M.K. Tiwari, (2012), “Adaptive production control system for a flexible-manufacturing cell using support vector machine-based approach”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, pp-969–981, Volume 67, Issue 1–4, Springer, IMF 2.601.

Book chapters published:

1. Malliswari Karanam, Krishnanad Lanka, Sai Nikhil Pattela, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Investigating the key enablers in perishable food supply chain using DEMATEL, and AHP-PROMETHEE, Springer. 2022. (Accepted)
2. Sarita Prasad, Neelakanteshwara rao, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, “Prioritization of Drivers for Lean and Green Manufacturing Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) Approach”, Global congress on manufacturing management, Springer. 2022.
3. Thirupathi Samala, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Bethalam Brahma Sai Nikhilesh, Jose Machado. “Integration of Cyber Physical Systems for Flexible systems”, Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Industry 4.0: Integration, Benefits, and Operational Activities. Taylor and Francis, 2022.
4. K. Manupati et al., (2021) “Development of Novel Framework for a Distributed Manufacturing System Process for Industry 4.0”, Sustainable Manufacturing for Industry 4.0: An Augmented Approach, Taylor and Francis.
5. K. Manupati et al., (2021) “An integrated Fuzzy MCDM approach to supplier selection – Indian automotive industry case”, Computational Management: Applications of Computational Intelligence in Business Management" Springer, Germany, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72929-5_22
6. K. Manupati et al., (2021) “Challenges faced and preparedness of Agriculture supply chain during COVID-19”, Management and Industrial Engineering, Springer.
7. K. Manupati et al., (2021), “Additive Manufacturing: a thrive for industries”, Springer, 2020.
8. Anbesh Jamwal, Rajeev Agrawal, Monica Sharma, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, and Akshay Patidar. “Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Manufacturing: A Bibliometric Based Review”, Recent Advances in Smart Manufacturing and Materials, ICEM 2020.
9. K. Manupati et al., (2020) “Energy efficient network manufacturing system using controlled elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm”. Proceedings of International conference of Mechatronics and Cyber-mixmechatronics. Springer, PP-188-206.
10. K Manupati et al.,(2020) "Analysis and optimization of queueing Systems in Airports-Discrete Event Simulation", Publisher: Springer
11. K Manupati et.al (2020) “Ontology based metamodel for hybrid collaborative schedule”. In: Madureira A., Abraham A., Gandhi N., Varela M. (eds) Hybrid Intelligent Systems. HIS 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 923. Springer, Cham.
12. Martins M., Varela M.L.R., Putnik G., Machado J., Manupati V.K. (2019) Tools Implementation in Management of Continuous Improvement Processes. In: Hamrol A., Kujawińska A., Barraza M. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing II. MANUFACTURING 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18789-7_29.
13. V K Manupati et al., (2019) “Telefacturing based distributed manufacturing Environment”, Wiley, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press.
14. V K Manupati et al., (2019) “Integration of process planning and scheduling in an energy efficient flexible job shop: A hybrid moth flame evolutionary algorithm". Wiley, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press.
15. V K Manupati al., (2018) “Risk Mapping Analysis with Geographic Information Systems for Landslides using Supply Chain”. Handbook of Research on Emerging applications in Supply Chain for Sustainable Business Development. IGI Global
16. V K Manupati, Thangaraja J, Yatharth Gupta (2018). “Multi-Criterion Decision Making Analysis for Sustainable Bio-fuel Supply Chain: Sustainable Biofuel Supply Chain: A Multi Criterion Decision Making Approach”. Handbook of Research on Emerging applications in Supply Chain for Sustainable Business Development. IGI Global.
17. K. Manupati, Anthony M. Xavior, Akshay Chandra, Muneeb Ahsan (2018). "Workload assessment for a sustainable manufacturing paradigm using social network analysis method", Knowledge Computing and its Applications”, Springer Nature.
18. K. Manupati, P.K.C Kanigalpula, M.L.R.Varela, , G.D Putnik, A.F. Araújo, and G.G.Vieira, (2018). “Web-Based Decision System for Distributed Process Planning in a Networked Manufacturing Environment”. In Developments and Advances in Intelligent Systems and Applications (pp. 111-118). Springer, Cham. ISBN: 9783319589657, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58965-7.
19. L. R. Varela; V. K. Manupati; G.D. Putnik; Ana Madureira; K. V. Anirudh, (2017). "Industrial Plant Layout analyzing based on SNA". Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Edition: Volume 557 2017, Publisher: Springer.
20. Akshay Kumar Uppala; Rishabh Ranka; Shilpa Agrawal; J. J. Thakkar; K.Manupati (2015).“Selection of Green suppliers based on GSCM practices: Using fuzzy MCDM approach in an Indian Electronics Company”, Handbook of Fuzzy and Rough set Theory in Organizational Decision Making. IGI Global publications, 2016. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1008-6.ch016; ISBN: 9781522510086
21. V K Manupati, Goran Putnik, and M K Tiwari, (2014), “Resource scalability in networked manufacturing system: A social network analysis-based approach”. Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4976-7_116-1, Springer-Verlag London, 2014 ISBN: 978-1-4471-4976-7.
22. V K Manupati, N. Dwivedi, and M K Tiwari, (2014), “Process Plan and Scheduling Integration for Networked Manufacturing Using Mobile Agent-Based Approach”, Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4976-7_117-1, Springer-Verlag London, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4976-7.

Book Published:

1. Collaborative Management for a Sustainable Development in the Digital era - CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (Accepted)
2. Editors: V.K. Manupati, Goran Putnik, M.L.R.Varela, Handbook on “Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing for Industry 4.0”, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2022. Process.
3. Editors: Rajeev Agrawal, Dr. Jinesh Kumar Jain, Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav, Dr. Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Dr Leonilde Varela, Recent advances in Industrial Production - Select Proceedings of ICEM 2020, Springer Nature, 2020.
4. Editors: Rajeev Agrawal, Dr. Jinesh Kumar Jain, Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav, Dr. Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Dr Leonilde Varela, Recent advances in Smart Manufacturing and Materials - Select Proceedings of ICEM 2020, Springer Nature, 2020.
5. Editors: Dr. Rajeev Agrawal, Dr. Vikas, Dr. Monica Sharma, Dr. Vijaya Kumar Manupati Sustainability and Industry 4.0 in the Food Supply Chain, CRC Press. 2022
6. Editors: K. Manupati, Goran Putnik, M.L.R.Varela, Jaya Krishna.K, Handbook of Research on “Emerging applications in Supply Chains for Sustainable Business Development”, IGI Global Publication, 2018.

1. Project Name: Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024 – 2028)

Title: Capacity Building Program on Design and Entrepreneurship of the Ministry of Education

Fund: 1,14,00,000

Principal Investigator: Prof. Rauf Iqbal

Co- Principal Investigator: V.K Manupati, Amit Kumar Das

2. Project Name: Institute Seed Grant

Title: Integrated berth management and yard management problem for maritime container terminals

Fund: 4,20,000

3. Project: SERB

Title: “Design and Development of game-based virtual interactive training tools for capacity building in digital supply chain management”.

4. Project Name: DST - Science and Engineering Research Board (ECR)

Title: "Developing of Telefacturing based distributed manufacturing support system for optimal manufacturing service for Indian small and medium scale enterprises".

Fund: 13.59 Lacks

Principal Investigator: V.K Manupati

5. Project Name: Research Seed Grant (RSM)

Title: "Developing of Telefacturing based distributed manufacturing support system for optimal manufacturing service for Indian small and medium scale enterprises".

Fund: 5 Lacks

Principal Investigator: V.K Manupati

6. Project Name: DST-ICPS

Title: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning applications in Production and Manufacturing systems.

Fund: 9 Lacks

Principal Investigator: V.K Manupati

1. Recived Award for mentor in the 16th Edition of the E4 MBA Intercollegiate Summer Trainee Awards( India Region), 2024 
2. Received Young Engineers Award from INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGS for the Production engineering division on June 9^th, 2018.
3. Received Young Engineer Award from VIRA 2018 for Industrial Engineering division on August 11^th, 2018.
4. Received A P J Abdul Kalam best adviser award for the Fast Track Research at VIT Vellore on 20th July 2018.
5. Received A P J Abdul Kalam best adviser award for the Fast Track Research from Padma Bhushan Shri. T. Ramasami on 31st August 2016.
6. Best poster award at Malaysia, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management 6th International Conference on 8 – 10, March 2016.
7. Research Internship Grant, University of Minho, Portugal, 2012

Consultancies:

1. Maruti Suzuki 

Cost: 38 Lakhs

Principal Investigator: Prof V. K Manupati 

2. Bhilso Industries Private Limited.

Cost:

Principal Investigator: Prof V. K Manupati, Prof Poonam Singh, Prof Ravindra Gokhale, Prof Maheshwar Mahapatra, Prof Ramesh Kumar

3. Haldia Petrochemicals limited.

      Cost: 26 Lakhs

Principal Investigator: Prof V. K Manupati, Prof. M. Venkateshwarlu, Prof.T. Prasad, Prof.Koteswararao Naik, Prof.Rakesh Raut

4. Brillons Consumers Products Pvt Ltd.

Cost: 12 Lakhs

Principal Investigator: Prof V.K Manupati, Prof Sumi Jha, Prof Sanjeev Verma

5. Star Cement – Aditya Birla Group

Cost: 15 Lakhs

Principal Investigator: Prof V. K Manupati, Prof.Rakesh Raut, Prof Sumi Jha

MDP:

1. Multi Modal Logistics 
2. Management Development Program on Strategic Project Management (2023)
3. Simulations and Digital Twins for Manufacturing and Service Industries (2023)

UBP:

1. Supply Chain Digitization: Intermediate Module for TATA Steel Ltd. (2023)
2. Tech-Driven FMCG Supply Chain for Accenture (2023)