Ajay Das
Associate Professor of Management
(646) 312-3646
Ajay_Das@baruch.cuny.edu
Education:
BA/MBA University of Lucknow, India 1977 MBA University of Northern Iowa 1992 PhD Michigan State University 1998
Areas of Expertise:
Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Strategy, Quality
Selected Publications:
Ajay Das (with R. Narasimhan and S. Talluri- equal contributors), “Exploring flexibility and execution competencies of manufacturing firms”, Journal of Operations Management, 22(1), 2004, 91-106.
Ajay Das, “E-Provider evaluation: An exploratory study”, International Journal of Technology Management, 28(1), 2004, 46-60.
Ajay Das and Jayanth Jayaram, “The relative importance of contingency variables for advanced manufacturing technology”, International Journal of Production Research, 41(18), 2003, 4429-4452.
"Towards Theory Building in Manufacturing Flexibility." International Journal of Production Research, December 2001."Process Technology Fit and Its Implications for Manufacturing Performance." Journal of Operations Management, October 2001.
"The Impact of Purchasing Integration and Practices on Manufacturing Performance." Journal of Operations Management, October 2001.
"A Contingent View of Quality Management: The Impact of International Competition on Quality." Decision Sciences, Summer 2000.
Academic Activities:
Ajay Das, “Offshoring – A Strategic Analysis”, Schindler Corp., New Jersey, May 5th, 2004.
Ajay Das, “Dimensionalizations of Fit in Supply Chain Management”, 2004 NEDSI Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ, March 26th, 2004.
Ajay Das, “E-provider evaluation: An exploratory study”, 34rd DSI Annual Meeting 2003, Washington DC, Nov 24th, 2003.
Ajay Das, “Offshoring: A critical perspective”, National Association of Purchasing Management, New Jersey, Inc., Nov. 12th, 2003.
Ajay Das, ‘Evaluating E-commerce applications in supply chain management’, 14th Annual North American Research Symposium on Purchasing and Supply Management, Tempe, AZ, March 22, 2003.
Professional Activities:
Member, National Association of Purchasing Management; former Director, NAPM-Central Michigan.Member, Decision Sciences Institute, Production and Operations Management Society, American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), ASQ.
Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Operations Management -Decision Sciences.
Reviewer, Production and Operations Management Journal, Journal of International Marketing, Academy of Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Prentice-Hall.
Awards, Honors, etc.:
Zicklin Summer Research Award, 2004
2002 Reviewer of the Year Excellence Award, Journal of Operations Management, 2002.
Eugene M. Lang Research Fellowship, 2001.Zicklin Fellow in Management, 2000 and 2001.
APICS E&R Foundation and Supply Chain Council Research Award, 1999.
First Prize, APICS Foundation George and Marion Plossl Doctoral Fellowship Award, 1997.