Aditya Kumar Sahu

Dr. Aditya Sahu is a Faculty Member in the Production & Operations Management area at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur. Prior to his joining, he served as a faculty member at IIM Rohtak. He earned his PhD in Operations Management & Decision Sciences from the IIM Kashipur. In addition, he holds an M.Tech degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.

He is an interdisciplinary researcher and passionate about understanding human behaviour in different operational and supply chain contextual settings. He has scholarly publications in various reputed A* and A category international journals such as Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (TR-E), Production Planning & Control, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce and Australasian Marketing Journal. He has also published case studies in outlets such as Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Journal, Sage Business Cases and the Case Center (UK).

He has also received Six Sigma Green Belt certification from the Indian Statistical Institute and has conducted several workshops on Systematic Literature reviews and Model Development.

Accepted Journal Publications

• Nandy, I., Sahu, A. K., Zhang, J. Z., Padhy, R., & Srivastava, P.R. (2026). Understanding Customers’ Behavioral Perspectives Behind Opportunistic Returns in E-Commerce. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 1-28. (ABDC ranking – A).
• Sahu, A. K., Khan, M. Z., & Gupta, P. (2025). Instant food on your table: The role of logistics service quality dimensions in the adoption of instant online food delivery services. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 200, 104205. (ABDC ranking – A*).
• Sahu, A. K., Nandy, I., Shardeo, V., & Padhy, R. (2025). Investigating Customers Motives Towards Participation in Opportunistic Returns in E‐Commerce Platforms: An Empirical Analysis. International Social Science Journal. (ABDC ranking – B).
• Singh, A., Padhy, R., Sahu, A. K., & Chaudhuri, A. (2025). Bridging the health-care gap: understanding continued telemedicine-usage behaviour in emerging economies. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication. (ABDC ranking – B).
• Khan, M. Z., Kumar, A., & Sahu, A. K. (2025). Blockchain applications in supply chain management: A systematic review of reviews. Global knowledge, memory and communication, 74(3/4), 1191-1208. (ABDC ranking – B).
• Sahu, A. K., Padhy, R. K., & Dhir, A. (2022). Determinants and barriers of implementing lean manufacturing practices in MSMEs: a behavioural reasoning theory perspective. Production Planning & Control, 33(12), 1197-1213. (ABDC journal ranking –A).
• Sahu, A. K., Padhy, R. K., Das, D., & Gautam, A. (2021). Improving financial and environmental performance through MFCA: A SME case study. Journal of Cleaner Production, 279, 123751. (ABDC ranking – A as per 2022 journal ranking).
• Sahu, A. K., Padhy, R. K., & Dhir, A. (2020). Envisioning the future of behavioral decision-making: A systematic literature review of behavioral reasoning theory. Australasian Marketing Journal (AMJ), 28(4), 145-159 (ABDC journal ranking – A).
• Badola S., Sahu A. K., Adlakha A., (2024). A systematic review on behavioural biases affecting individual investment decisions. Qualitative Research in Financial Markets Journal, 16(3), 448-476. (ABDC ranking – B)

Case Study Publications with Teaching Note

• Sahu A. K., and Bute A., (2025) Strategic and Operational Challenges at Linx Printing Inc. Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Journal. 10.1108/EEMCS-05-2025-0298
• Sahu A. K., Kandarkar S. M., & Sharma Y., (2024). Location Decision: Choosing a new office for Vimanta Systems. The Case Centre. Reference no. 624-0023-1
• Sahu A. K., & Mandal R., (2024). Thriving in the Niche: The Success of Kolkata Taxi Services. Sage Business Cases.
• Sahu A. K., (2024) Operations Strategy at Kaspians Café. Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Journal. doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-12-2023-0481

Teaching Areas: Operations Management, Operations Strategy, Operations Consulting, Business Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Probability Analysis, Global Business Simulation

Courses taught at IIM Rohtak

MBA:

Operations Management-I

Operations Management-II

Probability Analysis

Rural Engagement Programme

Operations Strategy

Operations Planning & Control

Global Business Simulation

PhD:

Research Methods-I

Systematic Literature Reviews

Empirical Models in Operations Management

Operations Strategy

Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management (ePGDSM):

Operational and Supply Chain Issues in Sports Management

Strategy Planning Implementation in Sports

Integrated Programme in Management (IPM):

Statistical Methods

IIM Nagpur

• Co-Program Director: DGR (JCO) certificate programme in Supply Chain, Logistics & Warehouse Mgt

IIM Rohtak

• Faculty in charge: Online Executive Education Programme in Lean Operations Management -I, Executive Education Programme in Lean Operations Management -II, Online Executive Education Programme in Project Management-XI, Online Executive Education Programme in Supply Chain and Logistics Management-III.
• Conducted management development programme (MDP) sessions on the following topics: Introduction to case methods, Introduction to project management, Supply chain drivers and metrics, Lean accounting, Analysis of operations systems, Sourcing strategies in supply chain management, and Customer choice analytics

Open Workshops

• online workshop on writing systematic literature reviews
• workshop on Theory building and conceptual development of the model

Handled following responsibilities in previous organization.

• Co-chairperson – Executive Education- long duration EPGPX, Sports management (IIM Rohtak)
• Co-chairperson – Executive Education- E certificate courses (IIM Rohtak)
• Co-chairperson – Student & Hostel Affairs (IIM Rohtak)
• Chairperson – Physical Asset Verification Committee (IIM Rohtak)
• Faculty in charge – Mess committee (IIM Rohtak)
• Hospitality Committee Convener – PGP Convocation (IIM Rohtak)
• Member – Building and works committee (IIM Rohtak)
• Member – Integrated Programme in Management Executive Committee (IIM Rohtak)