Akansha Misra
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Akansha Misra

Assistant Professor

Operations Supply Chain Management and Quantitative Methods

Akansha Misra holds a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, with her doctoral research focussed on healthcare operations in India. She is a faculty in the area of operations, supply chain management and quantitative methods at SPJIMR.

Prior to joining the doctoral programme, she worked in IT consulting for 2.8 years and later pursued her passion in teaching as well as research. Her research interests cover topics including healthcare operations management, operations-policy interface, responsible supply chains, and service operations.

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Education

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore    

Ph.D., 2021

Focus: Production and Operations Management, Essays on Healthcare Operations in India

West Bengal University of Technology   

BTech, 2011

Major: Computer Science and Engineering

  • Research interests

    Healthcare Operations Management

    Operations-Policy Interface

    Responsible Supply Chains

    Service Operations

  • Selected publications

    Misra, A., Saranga, H., and Tripathi, R. R. (2022). Channel Choice and Incentives in the Cadaveric Organ Supply Chain. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.01.041

    Link to Google Scholar

  • Conferences

    Misra, A., and Joshi, H. A bibliometric analysis of the role of technology in healthcare from an operations management perspective. Paper presented at the 2024 European Decision Science Institute (EDSI) Annual Conference, Venice, Italy (June 3–5, 2024).

    Srivastava, S., Misra, A., Making Agri-entrepreneurship training program effective: A Case of Syngenta Foundation India’s Agri-Entrepreneurship Initiative, 2023 Proceedings of the North American Case Research Association Volume 37. (October 5-7, 2023) (December 2023).

    Misra, A., Examining the public health insurance implementation models in India, 2023 DSI Annual Conference, Atlanta, USA (November 2023).

    Srivastava, S., Misra, A., Making Agri-Entrepreneurship training program effective: A Case of Syngenta Foundation India’s Agri Entrepreneurship Initiative, North American Case Research Association (NACRA) Annual Conference, San Antonio, USA (October 2023).

    Joshi, H., Misra, A., Kumar, S., Matching supply and demand in platform businesses through surge pricing, POMS 2023 International Conference, Paris, France (July 2023).

    Misra, A. (Author and Presenter), Saranga, H. (Author), Tripathi, R. R. (Author), Decision Science Institute 2020 Annual Conference, Channel Choice and Incentives for Non-transplant Hospitals in Cadaveric Organ Supply Chain in India, Decision Science Institute. (November 23, 2020).

    Misra, A. (Author and Presenter), Saranga, H. (Author), Tripathi, R. R. (Author), The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meetings, Incentivising Non-Transplant Hospitals to Join a Deceased Organ Donation Supply Chain, The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). (November 9, 2020).

  • Periodicals

    Misra A. (August 2022). The need for, and strategies to boost the low rate of cadaveric organ donations. Economic Times HealthWorld.

  • Teaching interest

    Operations Management

    Supply Chain Management

    Service Operations

    Operations Strategy

  • Work experience

    S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai (January 2022 – present)

    Assistant Professor

    Tata Consultancy Services (September 2011 – May 2014)

    Systems Engineer

  • Consulting

    For-profit organisation, Novo Nordisk, Bangalore (November 2016)

  • Reviewer experience

    IIMB Management Review

  • Licensures and certifications

    2012 Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Tata Consultancy Services (May 2012 – present)

    Network Management Certification, Nettech (January 2010 – present)

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