Vimala Rani M
Operations Management & Decision Sciences
Ph.D (IISc Bengaluru)
+91431 2505016
vimalarani@iimtrichy.ac.in
Dr. M. Vimala Rani is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the area of Operations management & Decision Sciences at IIM Tiruchirappalli. Her prior academic experience includes serving as an Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur for nearly six years, and Amrita School of Business, Bangalore for approximately one year.
She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Operations Management from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. She has received a Gold medal and the Best Ph.D. thesis award from the council of IISc. After her Ph.D., she worked as IISc Research Associate at the Department of Management Studies, IISc. She also received her M.E (Software Engineering) from Anna University, Chennai, and her B.E (CSE) from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Her research articles have been recognized in the international conferences. Notably, Highly Commended Paper award by Emerald, Best Research Paper award, and her scholar has secured the 2nd place in the Doctoral Dissertation Competition category
Courses taught previously at other Institutes:
Quantitative Techniques-1, Spreadsheet Modelling and Programming for Business, Production and Operation Management, Supply Chain Management
Research Interests:
Developing mathematical and heuristic optimization for the problems related to Management; IoT and blockchain in Port logistics and supply chain management; Humanitarian supply chain optimization; Clinical decision support system in Mental healthcare
Journal Articles
Avinash Chauhan & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2025
Avinash Chauhan, and
Vimala Rani, M. (2025). Strategic Insights into Blockchain Adoption in
Automotive Supply Chains: A Comparative AHP-TOPSIS and TISM-MICMAC Analysis.
International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering, and Management Sciences
(Ram Arti), Vol: 10, No. 3, 618-653. [https://doi.org/10.33889/IJMEMS.2025.10.3.033]
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Avinash Chauhan & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Avinash Chauhan, and
Vimala Rani, M. (2024). Comparative Insights: Untangling IoT Success Factors in
Traditional Versus Electric Vehicle Manufacturers, IEEE Transactions on
Engineering Management (IEEE ), Vol: 71, pp: 11282-11296 (A
category journal in ABDC list) [https://doi.org/ 10.1109/TEM.2024.3415496]
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Binay Kumar Rajak, Swagato Chatterjee, Amit Upadhyay, & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Binay Kumar Rajak,
Swagato Chatterjee, Amit Upadhyay, M Vimala Rani, (2024). Contextual difference
in the drivers of Internet-of-Things-adoption in road, rail, and maritime
freight transport, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (IEEE ),
Vol:71, pp: 11125-11137 (A category journal in ABDC list) [https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2024.3413353]
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Mathirajan M, Sujan Reddy, Vimala Rani M, & Dhaval P | Year – 2023
Mathirajan,
M, Sujan Reddy, Vimala Rani, M, and Dhaval, P. (2023). A Machine Learning
Algorithm for Scheduling a Burn-in Oven Problem. International Journal of
Industrial and System Engineering (Inderscience), 43, 1, 20-58.
[https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2023.128403]
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2023
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2023). A State-of-Art Review and a Simple
Meta-Analysis on Deterministic Scheduling of Diffusion Furnaces in
Semiconductor Manufacturing, International Journal of Production Research
(Taylor & Francis), Vol:61, No:16, pp:5744–5771. (A category journal in ABDC list)
[https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2022.2102449]
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Mathirajan M, Sujan Reddy, & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2022
Mathirajan,
M, Sujan Reddy, Vimala Rani, M. (2022). An Experimental Study of Newly Proposed
Initial Basic Feasible Solution Methods for a Transportation Problem OPSEARCH
(Springer), 59,1, 102-145 [https://doi.org/10.1007/s12597-021-00533-5]
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2021
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2021). Real Time Scheduling of Non-identical Multiple
Batch Processors with Machine Eligibility Restriction,
International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management
Sciences, Vol: 6, No:6, pp.1460-1486 [https://doi.org/10.33889/IJMEMS.2021.6.6.088]. |
Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2020
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2020). Meta-heuristic for Dynamic Real Time
Scheduling of Diffusion Furnace in Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry, International
Journal of Industrial and System Engineering (Inderscience), Vol:34,
No. 3, pp. 365-395 [https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2020.105737]
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2020
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2020). Performance Evaluation of Due-date based
Dispatching Rules in Dynamic Scheduling of Diffusion Furnace, OPSEARCH
(Springer), 57, 2, 462-512 [https://doi.org/10.1007/s12597-019-00434-8].
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2016
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2016b). Multi Objective Dynamic Real-Time
Scheduling of Batch Processing Machine, International Journal of Operations and
Quantitative Management (International Forum of Management Scholars:INFOMS),
Vol. 22, Issue. 1, pp. 53-73 [https://ijoqm.org/papers/22-1-4-p.pdf].
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2016
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2016d). Performance Evaluation of ATC based
Greedy Heuristic Algorithms in Scheduling Diffusion Furnace in Wafer
Fabrication, Journal of Information & Optimization Sciences (Taylor &
Francis), Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 717–762
[https://doi.org/10.1080/02522667.2016.1191187].
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Conference/Seminar Proceedings
Arnab Chakraborty & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2025
Arnab Chakraborty, M Vimala
Rani (2025). Driving AI Integration in Air Cargo: Exploring Cause-Effect
Dynamics of Key Enablers, Proceedings of the 2025 15th International Conference
on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEEM2025), Singapore,
18th-20th February 2025 |
Gaurav Sharma, Swagato Chatterjee, & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2025
Gaurav Sharma, Swagato
Chatterjee, Vimala Rani (2025). From Posts to Perception: Exploring the Impact
of Organizational Content on Public Sentiment toward EVs Proceedings of the
2025 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management (IEEM2025), Singapore, 18th-20th February 2025 |
Arnab Chakraborty & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Arnab
Chakraborty, M Vimala Rani (2024). Navigating Barriers: AI Adoption in Air
Cargo Industry, Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Engineering Management (IEEM), Bangkok, Thailand, 15th
Dec to 18th Dec 2024, [DOI: 10.1109/IEEM62345.2024.10857093 IEEE Publisher, pp. 0775-0779).
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Arnab Chakraborty & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Arnab
Chakraborty, M Vimala Rani (2024). Optimizing Air Cargo Terminal Operations : A Model for Alleviating Unloading Bay Bottlenecks
through Truck Scheduling, Presented in 33rd European
Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2024) Conference, 30th
June-3rd July 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark [ISBN 978-87-93458-26-0]
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Avinash Chauhan & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Avinash
Chauhan, and M. Vimala Rani (2024). Comparative Insights: Untangling Blockchain
Enablers in Traditional vs. Electric Vehicle Manufacturer, Presented in 33rd
European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2024) Conference, 30th
June-3rd July 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark [ISBN 978-87-93458-26-0]
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Avinash Chauhan & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Avinash
Chauhan, and M. Vimala Rani (2024). Unlocking IoT Potential: A Holistic
Analysis of Implementation Success in Automotive Supply Chains, Proceedings
of the 2024
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering
Management (IEEM), Bangkok, Thailand, 15th Dec to 18th
Dec 2024, [DOI: 10.1109/IEEM62345.2024.10857020 IEEE Publisher, pp.6 -10).
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Sima Kundu, Sourav Kumar Mandal, Binay Kumar Rajak, & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Sima
Kundu, Sourav Kumar Mandal, Binay Kumar Rajak, and M. Vimala Rani (2024). From
Disaster To Relief: A Systematic Literature Review On Humanitarian Logistics, Proceedings
of the 2024
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering
Management (IEEM), Bangkok, Thailand, 15th Dec to 18th
Dec 2024, [DOI: 10.1109/IEEM62345.2024.10857027 IEEE Publisher, pp. 1321-1325).
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Binay Kumar Rajak, Vimala Rani M, Amit Upadhyay, & Swagato Chatterjee | Year – 2023
Binay
Kumar Rajak, M Vimala Rani, Amit Upadhyay, Swagato Chatterjee (2023). Assessing
the Factors Influencing Internet of Things Adoption in the Freight Transport
and Logistics Industry, Proceedings of the 6th European
Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Lisbon,
Portugal, July 18-20, 2023 [https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/article/view/ID/13221, IEOM Society International publisher]
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Mathirajan M & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2021
Mathirajan, M, and Vimala
Rani, M. (2021). Observations on New Initial Basic Feasible Solution (IBFS)
Methods Published in the Literature for Transportation Problem, Proceedings
of the 11th Annual
International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
(IEOM), Singapore, March 9-11, 2021 [http://ieomsociety.org/singapore2021/proceedings/,
IEOM Society International publisher, ISBN: 978-1-7923-6124-1, pp. 201-210] |
Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2020
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2020). Scheduling of Diffusion Furnace in
Semiconductor Manufacturing - A Literature Review, Classification and Simple
Meta-Analysis, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering
and Operations Management, Dubai, UAE, March 10-12, 2020 [http://ieomsociety.org/ieom2020/proceedings/,
IEOM Society International publisher, ISBN: 978-1-5323-5952-1,
pp.1231-1232]
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Mathirajan M & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2017
Mathirajan,
M., and Vimala Rani, M. (2017a). Impact of Real Time Events on the ATC-based
Heuristic Algorithms for Dynamic Scheduling of Burn-in Ovens with Non-Agreeable
Release Time and Due-Dates, Proceedings of the International Conference
on Industrial Engineering and Technology Management (ICIETM), Dallas, Texas,
April 7-9, 2017 [ISSN 2572-1887, pp. 101-125].
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2015
Vimala Rani, M., and
Mathirajan, M. (2015b). Dynamic Scheduling of Diffusion Furnace in
Semiconductor Manufacturing with Real Time Events, Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE IEEM,
Suntec, Singapore, Dec 6-9, 2015 [DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385617, IEEE
Publisher, pp. 104-108). |
Mathirajan M & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2012
Mathirajan,
M., and Vimala Rani, M. (2012). Scheduling a BPM with Incompatible Job-Families
and Dynamic Job-Arrivals, Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE IEEM, Hong Kong, Dec
10-13, 2012 (http://ieem2019.org/archive/IEEM%202012%20Program%20Book.pdf
978-1-4673-2945-3/12/$31.00 ©2012 IEEE pp. 622-626)
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Edited Book Chapters
Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2021
Vimala Rani, M., and Mathirajan,
M. (2021). Prescriptive Analytics for Dynamic Real Time Scheduling of Diffusion
Furnaces, chapter in the edited book titled “Supply Chain Management in
Manufacturing and Service Systems: Advanced Analytics for Smarter Decisions”,
Springer,
pp. 241-278 [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69265-0_9]
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2016
Vimala Rani, M., and
Mathirajan, M. (2016a). Dynamic Scheduling of Diffusion Furnace in
Semiconductor Manufacturing with Resource Related Real Time Events, Edited
Volume of Analytics in Operations/Supply Chain Management, I.K International Publishing
House Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi. pp. 367-381 [ISBN: 978-9384588946].
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Conference Presentations
Sima Kundu & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2024
Sima Kundu and M. Vimala Rani (2024). A
supplier selection model in humanitarian supply chain:an integrated MCDM and
stochastic programing approach, Presented in 34th Annual
Production and Operation Management (POMS) Conference, 25-29 April
2024, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Minneapolis, USA
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Arnab Chakraborty & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2023
Arnab
Chakraborty and M. Vimala Rani (2023). Modelling truck scheduling system to
decongest unloading bays in air cargo terminal, Presented in 56th
Annual Convention of ORSI (2023-ORSI) and 10th International
Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (2023-ICBAI),
18-20 December 2023, IISc, Bangalore
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Avinash Chauhan & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2023
Avinash
Chauhan, and M. Vimala Rani (2023). Ranking the Enablers of Blockchain
Implementation in the Automotive Supply Chain: MCDM-Based Analysis, Presented
in 56th Annual Convention of ORSI (2023-ORSI) and 10th
International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (2023-ICBAI),
18-20 December 2023, IISc, Bangalore
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Sima Kundu & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2023
Sima
Kundu, and M. Vimala Rani (2023). Ranking the Supplier Selection Factors in
Humanitarian Supply Chain: A Sustainable Perspective, Presented in 56th
Annual Convention of ORSI (2023-ORSI) and 10th International
Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (2023-ICBAI),
18-20 December 2023, IISc, Bangalore
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Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2016
Vimala Rani, M., and
Mathirajan, M. (2016e). A Meta Heuristic for Dynamic Real-Time Scheduling of
Diffusion Furnace in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Presented in 2016 International
Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence,19-21 December 2016,
IISc, Bangalore |
Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2016
Vimala Rani, M., and
Mathirajan, M. (2016c). A Class of Mathematical Models for Dynamic Scheduling
of Diffusion Furnace with Due-Date based Scheduling Objectives, Presented in Sixth
National Conference on Management Science and Practice, 9-10 September
2016, IIT-Madras |
Mathirajan M & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2015
Mathirajan, M., and Vimala
Rani, M. (2015a). Impact of Resource Related Real Time Events on Dynamic
Scheduling of Burn-in Oven, Presented in International Symposium on Semiconductor
Manufacturing Intelligence, 16-18 October 2015, KAIST, Daejeon, South
Korea |
Vimala Rani M & Mathirajan M | Year – 2014
Vimala
Rani, M., and Mathirajan, M. (2014b). Dynamic Scheduling of Diffusion Furnace
in Semiconductor Manufacturing with Job Related Real Time Events, Presented in
2014 International
Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence, 18-20 December 2014.
IISc, Bangalore.
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Vimala Rani M, Mathirajan M, & Sivakumar A.I | Year – 2014
Vimala
Rani, M., Mathirajan, M., and Sivakumar, A.I.
(2014a). A Dynamic Portal for Scheduling Batch Processing Machines Research, Second
International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications,
6-8 January 2014, Anna University Chennai.
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Mathirajan M & Vimala Rani M | Year – 2013
Mathirajan, M., and Vimala
Rani, M. (2013). Performance Evaluation of ATC based Dispatching Rules in
Scheduling Diffusion Furnace, Presented in 2013 International Conference on Business
Analytics and Intelligence, 11-13 December 2013, IIM, Bangalore |
Invited Talks
Vimala Rani M | Year – 2023
Lecture had delivered on “Research
Methodology & Metaheuristic Approaches” in High-end
Workshop on Stochastic Modeling Technique, at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Feb 2023 |
Vimala Rani M | Year – 2022
Lecture had delivered on “Inventory Management” in Management Development Programme for Graduate Trainee Engineers
(GTEs) of Tata Metaliks Limited, July 2022 |
Vimala Rani M | Year – 2022
Lecture had delivered on “Transportation Decisions” in Management Development Programme on Supply Chain Management for Senior
and Middle-management Personnel of PSUs, Nov 2022 |
Vimala Rani M | Year – 2021
Lecture had delivered on “IoT– Architectures, Opportunities and Challenges”
in CSIR Sponsored Online
Three Days FDP on IoT Security Challenges and Opportunities in the 5G era at PSNA CET on July, 2021 |
Vimala Rani M | Year – 2021
Lecture had delivered on “Meta Heuristics for Dynamic Real Time Scheduling of
Batch Processor in Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry” in AICTE-ATAL-FDP on Human Centre Computing at CMRIT-Bengaluru on Feb 2021 |
Vimala Rani M | Year – 2020
Lecture had delivered on “Hypothesis
Formulation and Testing -Measures of Association” in AICTE
Approved Short Term Course on “Consumer Behavior: Role of Market Research on Nov 2020 |
Vimala Rani M | Year – 2020
Lecture had delivered on “Project Operations Management” to the Officers of Rajasthan Accounts Services on Feb 2020 |
Editorial Board Member of International Journal of
Advanced Operations Management
Reviewed research articles for the following journals
- Benchmarking
- International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences
- Current Science
- International Journal of Production Research
- Computers & Industrial Engineering
- Journal of Advances in Management Research
- OPSEARCH
- IIMB Management Review
- International Journal of Advanced Operations Management