Prof Indrajit Mukherjee

Faculty Profile

Prof. Indrajit Mukherjee

Professor, Operations Management Group

Office: 210, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076
Phone: +91-22-25767742 (O) / +91-22-25768742 (R)
Prof. Indrajit Mukherjee

Research

Areas of Interest

Quality Management

Correlated multiple response optimization, manufacturing process improvement, multivariate statistical process control, service quality modeling

Applied Operations Research

Metaheuristic search strategies, process optimization

Supply Chain Management

Sourcing, multi-echelon inventory management

Data Science

Classification, clustering, regression, time series, design of experiments

Background

Education

Career

Academic Positions

Professor, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

July 2019 – present

Associate Professor, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

Sept 2014 – July 2019

Assistant Professor, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

July 2008 – Aug 2014

Lecturer, Bengal Engineering and Science University

June 2007 – June 2008

Lecturer, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Sept 2006 – May 2007

Industry

Industry Experience

  • Senior Engineer, Tata Motors Limited, Central Quality, Pune Division (Aug 2001 – Sept 2002)
  • GAT, Quality Assurance Division, Stone India Limited, Kolkata (1998-1999)
  • MT, Power Max (India) Pvt Limited, Kolkata (1997-1998)

Visiting

Visiting Faculty Positions

Honours

Major Recognitions

Teaching

Courses

NPTEL Phase II & Swayam Courses (Free Online)

Scholarship

Publications

Selected Publications (Refereed Journals)

Conference Publications (Selected)

  • A. Kumari, I. Mukherjee, “Quality 4.0 in Product Development Life Cycle,” 10th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Modelling, Simulation and Synthesis (PLMSS 2025), BITS Pilani, Nov 2025
  • R. Dubey, G.K. Adil, I. Mukherjee, “A Scoping Review on Hospital Operations Management,” IFAC2025
  • N. Gupta, I. Mukherjee, “An Integrated Framework for Mahalanobis-Taguchi System,” IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management (IEEM2025), Australia, Dec 2025
  • A.K. Sharma, J. Antony, J.E. Sordan, M. Sony, M.F. Suárez-Barraza, F. Carneiro, I. Mukherjee, “5S and its Impact on Sustainable Governance,” Seventh International Conference on OpEx in Higher Education, Sept 2-3, 2024, Galway, Ireland
  • A. Ray, S. Ghosh, A.K. Sharma, I. Mukherjee, “A Comparative Study on Class Balancing Techniques,” SoCTA2024, Dec 27-29, 2024, MNIT Jaipur
  • A.K. Thakur, I. Mukherjee, “Supplier Selection and Order Allocation,” IEEM2024, Thailand, Dec 2024 (Outstanding Paper Award)
  • S. Prakash, I. Mukherjee, “A Hybrid NSGA-II Approach to Resolve a Bi-Objective Multi-Period Assembly Inbound Inventory Routing Problem,” 8th North American IEOM Conference, Houston, Texas, June 2023
  • A. Maji, I. Mukherjee, “Performance Evaluation of a One-class-classifier Support Vector Machine-based Control Chart,” International Conference on Optimization, Learning and Analytics in Business (OLAB 2022), Dec 2022
  • S. Prakash, I. Mukherjee, “An Enhanced Solution Strategy for Multi-period Multi-component Product Inventory Routing Problem,” IEEE 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA 2021), April 23-26, 2021
  • A.K. Sharma, I. Mukherjee, “Multiobjective Optimization Approach for Multiple Quality Characteristics,” 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Science (ETES 2018), March 2018
  • A.K. Sharma, I. Mukherjee, “Simultaneous Prediction Interval-based Multiobjective Solution Approach,” 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA 2018), April 2018, Singapore
  • S. Sikdar, I. Mukherjee, S.C. Panja, “Multivariate Process Control and Detecting Influential Response(s),” International Conference on New Paradigms in Statistics for Scientific and Industrial Research, Jan 2018
  • S. Roy, I. Mukherjee, S. Sikder, S. Bera, “Service Quality Evaluation of Multi-Channel Service Requests,” 2nd International Conference on Robust Quality Engineering, Jan 2017 (Best Paper Award)
  • S. Bera, I. Mukherjee, “Optimizing Mean and Variance Simultaneously in Multiple Response Optimization Problems,” 7th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management 2016, Phuket Thailand, Dec 2016
  • A. Bagul, I. Mukherjee, “Allocation and Proportion Decision in Multi-tier Supply Network,” IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2015), Dec 6-9, 2015, Singapore
  • S. Sikdar, I. Mukherjee, S.C. Panja, S. Bera, “A Mahalanobis Taguchi System-based Approach,” 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Operations Management (IEOM 2014), Indonesia, Jan 7-8, 2014
  • S. Bera, I. Mukherjee, “Integrating a Modified Desirability Function Approach and Ant Colony Strategy,” 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Operations Management (IEOM 2014), Indonesia, Jan 7-8, 2014
  • S. Roy, S. Kushwaha, I. Mukherjee, “Parameter Estimates in Proportional Odds Logistic Regression Model,” International Conference on Quality, Reliability & Operations Research (ICONQROR 2013), Indian Statistical Institute, Mumbai, Jan 2013
  • S. Kushwaha, I. Mukherjee, “A Hybrid GA-based Ant Colony Strategy,” IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science & Engineering Research, Malaysia, Dec 2012
  • S. Roy, I. Mukherjee, “A Case Based Approach for Modeling Process Elements,” 2012 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering Management, Hongkong, Dec 2012
  • S. Kushwaha, I. Mukherjee, “Multiple Response Optimization Using Hybrid Ant Colony Strategy,” 7th Scientific Conference Economy and Efficiency – Contemporary Solutions in Logistics and Production, Poznan, Poland, Nov 2012
  • S. Bera, G. Barman, I. Mukherjee, “Effect of Seemingly Unrelated Regression-based Modeling Approach,” IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Singapore, 2011
  • K. Bardhan, I. Mukherjee, M. Kundu (Pal), “MCEWMA Control Chart to Detect Small Shift,” IEEE International Conference on Quality and Reliability, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011
  • S. Bera, I. Mukherjee, “Performance Analysis of Nelder-Mead and Hybrid Simulated Annealing,” International MultiConference of Engineerings and Computer Scientists, 2010
  • S. Bera, I. Mukherjee, “A Generalized Strategy for Multiple Response Quality Characteristics Optimization,” International Conference on Operations Research Applications in Engineering and Management (ICOREM), Tiruchirappalli, May 2009
  • I. Mukherjee, “Effects of Varied Process Constraint Conditions on Performance of a Simulated Annealing Algorithm,” International Conference on Decision Sciences in Global Enterprise Management, IIT Bombay, 2009
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “Multi-response Grinding Process Functional Approximation,” IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management (IEEM 2007), Singapore
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “A Tabu Search-based Near Optimal Solution Strategy,” National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (AIME-2006), JMI, Delhi, Jan 2006
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “Near Optimal Grinding Process Design using Neural Network,” ASME 8th Biennial Conference on Engineering System Design and Analysis, 2006
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “A Tabu Search Strategy for Nonlinear Multi-Response Optimization,” 36th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “A Tabu Search Strategy for Constrained Nonlinear Multivariate Grinding Optimization Problem,” International Conference On Global Manufacturing and Innovation, Coimbatore, India, 2006
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “Near Optimal Grinding Process Design using Neural Network and Simulated Annealing,” National Conference on Soft Computing Techniques for Engineering Applications, NIT, Rourkela, 2006
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “A Simulated Annealing Approach to Determine Near Optimal Process Conditions,” International Conference on Advances in Materials, Product Design and Manufacturing Systems (ICMPM 2005), Eroda, Tamil Nadu, Dec 2005
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “A Framework for Managing Quality by Process Optimization Methods,” IX Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, Pondicherry University, 2005
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “An Integrated Approach To Determine Near Optimal Conditions,” 12th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM-2005), IIT Guwahati
  • S. Bera, I. Mukherjee, “Mahalanobis Distance-based Diversification”

Magazine Article

  • Indrajit Mukherjee, “Recent Trend of Applied Research in the Area of Quality Engineering & Management”, Silicon India Magazine, December 2009 issue

Book Chapters (Published)

  • A. Bagul, I. Mukherjee, “A New Insight on Order Quantity Allocation for Coordinated Multi-Tier Multiple Suppliers Networks,” Springer, In Press 2021
  • A.K. Sharma, I. Mukherjee, “A Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimisation-based Solution Approach,” Springer, In Press 2021
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “Artificial Neural Network and Metaheuristic Strategies,” Handbook on Computational Intelligence in Manufacturing and Production Management, Idea Group Inc, Chapter XIX, pp. 366-397
  • I. Mukherjee, P.K. Ray, “Technology Management of Grinding Process using Quality Control Methods,” Technology and Innovation Management, Advanced Research Series, Macmillan India, July 2008
  • I. Mukherjee, “Quality Improvement by Using Designed Experimentation,” Advances in Rubber Technology from Micro to Nano (ART-2010), IIT Kharagpur, Jan 2010
  • S. Bera, I. Mukherjee, “A Synergistic Approach of Desirability Functions and Metaheuristic Strategy,” IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies, 2011

Funded Work

Research Projects

  • “Multi-Objective Solution Approach for Multiple Response Optimization Problems” – IIT Bombay, 2020
  • “Desirability Functions for Process Optimization” – IIT Bombay, 2009
  • “Multistage Multiple Response Optimization” – Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, 2009
  • “Service Quality Modelling and Optimization” – Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India, 2013

Mentorship

PhD Students (Sole Supervision)

Graduated

Currently Working

  • Ashutosh K. Thakur (2021) – Full-time
  • Nainsi Gupta (2021) – Full-time
  • Sai Prakash Mangipudi (2023) – Co-supervisor: Prof. G.K. Adil
  • Riya Dubey (2023) – Co-supervisor: Prof. G.K. Adil
  • Aniket Mandavkar (2025) – Part-time
  • Sree Aniyan (2025) – Full-time

Master in Applied Statistics and Informatics Project Students

  • Atreyee Roy (2026)
  • Kaustubh Saha (2025)
  • Santanu Biswas (2025)
  • Samprita Ghosh (2023)
  • Rajdeep Kundu (2023)
  • Nikhil Kumar (2016)
  • Chandrakant (2016)
  • Anwesha Bose (2014)
  • Ankita Mridha (2014)
  • Sunil Khuswal (2012)
  • Goutam Barman (2011)
  • Kasturi Bardhan (2010)

Service

Administrative Roles

  • Area Chair, Operations Management Group (2021 – present)
  • Faculty Coordinator, Operations Management Club Activities/OPERA (2016 – present)
  • MBA Placement Coordinator
  • MBA Admission Coordinator
  • PhD Admission Coordinator

Executive Education

Management Development Programs (MDP) Delivered

  • Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management Module, Mahindra Auto M-Power U, Sept 2025
  • Operations Excellence and Quality, ACG Worldwide, May 2025
  • Lean Six Sigma Management Training, May 10-12, 2018
  • Fundamentals and Application of Six Sigma Methodology and Lean Management, May 2016 (Participants Feedback PDF)
  • Quality Management, Anchor Panasonic, 2014-15, 2015-16
  • Analytics for Management, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Certificate Program in Management (Executives), Godrej Group, 2013
  • Executive Programme in Business Analytics, IIM Ranchi, 2013
  • General Management Courses (Batches I–IV), Hughes
  • Business Analytics Courses (Batches I–II), Hughes
  • General Management for Engineering Graduates (Batches I–II), Edulive
  • Supply Chain Management Course (Batch I), Hughes
  • Marketing and Human Resource Management Courses
  • Service Operations Program, Eclerx

Outreach

Invited Keynotes / Talks / Panel Discussions / Guest Lectures

  • “Insights into Assembly Inventory Routing & Sourcing Strategies,” ICoSMODA 2026, Feb 12, 2026
  • “Research in the Era of Digital Intelligence,” NCASMP-2026, Feb 4, 2026
  • “A Non-traditional Framework for Quality Improvement,” KEYNOTE, ICMTEA2025, Dec 5-6, 2025
  • “Driving Quality and Performance Excellence,” KEYNOTE, PLMSS 2025, Nov 2025, BITS Pilani
  • Panel Discussion on “Collaborating Digitally for Supply Chain Excellence,” L&T IPM Conclave, Nov 2025
  • “Data-Driven Evolution of Operational Excellence,” FDP, ABV-IIITM, Gwalior, Sept 2025
  • “Enhance Operations and Manufacturing Excellence,” KEYNOTE, IDEAS for Vikshit Bharat, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, July 2025
  • “Past, Present, and Future of Operations Excellence,” KEYNOTE, BUFSEV 2025, VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur, Feb 2025
  • “Technology and Data Science for Manufacturing Excellence,” KEYNOTE, ICMEMS-2023, MNIT Jaipur, May 21, 2023
  • “An Enhanced Solution Approach for Multi-period Assembly Inventory Routing,” ISEM, NUS, Singapore, April 11, 2023
  • “An Efficient Adaptive r-MD Multivariate Single Control Chart,” NTU Singapore, April 6, 2023
  • “Role of Lean Six Sigma in Supply Chain Management,” FDP, IIIT Kota, Nov 2022
  • “Statistical Experimentation for Process Improvement,” NRDW, BIT Mesra, June 2022
  • “Manufacturing Excellence and Design of Experiment,” STTP, SBMP, Mumbai, July 2021
  • “Manufacturing Excellence and Process Optimization,” Asansol Engineering College, June 2021
  • “Introduction to Business Analytics,” AICTE STTP, Indira School of Business Studies, Nov 2020, Feb 2021
  • “Insights on Research Proposal Writing,” Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow, March 22, 2021
  • “Quality Control and Multiple Response Optimization,” IIT Kanpur, Dec 2020
  • “A Mahalanobis Taguchi System-based Quality Control Approach,” KEYNOTE, Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute, Pune, Feb 1-2, 2019
  • “Predictive Modelling and Design of Experiments,” MNIT Jaipur, Oct 2018
  • “An Insight into Mahalanobis-Taguchi Strategy,” KEYNOTE, ETES 2018, March 2018
  • “Robust Design to Improve Product Reliability,” Jadavpur University, 2017
  • “Data Analytics in Management,” Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, Jan 2017
  • “Taguchi Method and Design of Experiments,” MNIT Jaipur, 2016
  • “Response Surface-based Approach for Multistage Process Quality Management,” IIT Kanpur, Sept 2016
  • “Design of Experiment for Manufacturing Process Parameter Optimization,” Berhampore, June 2016
  • “Research Methodology & Statistical Analysis,” Neville Wadia Institute, Pune, Feb 2016
  • “Workshop on Supply Chain Management,” IIT Kanpur, Feb 2015
  • “Lean Management for Productivity Enhancement,” ONGC, 2014
  • “Research Methodology and Design of Experiments,” MNIT Jaipur, 2013, 2014
  • “Quality Improvement by Using Designed Experimentation,” IIT Kharagpur, Jan 2010
  • “Design of Experiment for Steel Plant,” Tata Steel, June 2011
  • “Statistical Techniques for Management,” Tata Steel, June 2011

Editorial

Editorial and Board Memberships

Journals

Conference Technical / Advisory Committees

PLMSS-2025, AI-HCSST 2026, ICOSMODA 2026, IEEE IEEM 2025, POMS India 2025, CFBA-2025, IEEE IEEM 2024, ICONIEA 2024, IEEE IEEM 2023, IEEE IEEM 2022, IEEE IEEM 2021, IEEM 2020, IEEE IEEM 2019, IEEM 2018, IEEM 2017, ICSEM 2011, ICASMM 2011, ICDSEM 2009, SRII-India ICSEM 2012, I-CARE 2012, NCKITE 2015

Board of Studies

  • Member, Board of Studies – Operations & Decision Sciences, NMIMS, Mumbai (2016)
  • Member, Board of Studies – Operations, DSIMS, Mumbai (2015-16)
  • Member, Ad-hoc Board of Studies, Operations Management, Mumbai University (Nov 2014-2017)

Peer Review

Journal Reviewer Services

International & National Journals

Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering, International Journal of Experimental Design and Process Optimisation, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Annals of Operations Research, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics, Quality Engineering, International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Engineering Optimization, Business Process Management Journal, Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, OPSEARCH, Neural Computing and Applications, Operational Research: An International Journal, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Computers and Industrial Engineering (C&IE), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A, Journal of Global Optimization, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, International Journal of Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, European Journal of Operations Research, Asian Journal on Quality, Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation, IJPR, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design Analysis and Manufacturing, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, IIM Indore Management Journal, Globsyn Management Journal

Book Chapters / Reference Material Reviewer

Operations Management (Cengage Publisher), Quality Management (Sikkim Manipal Distance Learning), Quality Management (Sage Publication), CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Universities Press, Orient BlackSwan

PhD Thesis Examiner (External)

RJIPT, XIMB, IIT, IIM, NIT, IIIT, BITS Pilani, BIT Mesra, NMIMS, Jadavpur University

Memberships

Professional Memberships

  • Life Member, Quality Council of India, New Delhi
  • Life Member, Society of Operations Management, India
  • Life Member, Indian Association for Productivity, Quality & Reliability (IAPQR)
  • Life Member, Operational Research Society of India (ORSI)
  • Life Member, Asset Management Society, India (AMSI)

Online

Research Profiles & Professional Links

Google Scholar
scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=s7qj3nQAAAAJ
ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Indrajit_Mukherjee4
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/indrajit-mukherjee-37a41117