Raghuram has been Director, IIM Bangalore, since February 2017 till July 2020. Prior to taking over as Director of IIM Bangalore, he was Professor and Chairperson of the Public Systems Group at IIMA. He has been Dean (Faculty) at IIMA, Vice-Chancellor of the Indian Maritime University and Indian Railways Chair Professor at IIMA.
He specializes in infrastructure and transport systems, and logistics and supply chain management. He conducts research on the railway, port, shipping, aviation and road sectors. He has published over 35 refereed papers in journals and written over 160 case studies. He has published six co-authored books. He was awarded (i) ‘Life-time Achievement Award’ for Transport Excellence, by Mahindra and Mahindra, supported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in 2018 (ii) ‘MC Puri Memorial Award’ for contribution to Operational Research in India in 2016 (iii) ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for contribution to Logistics and Infrastructure by EXIM News in 2014 and (iv) ‘Academician of the Year’ by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in 2012. He is a Fellow of the Operational Research Society of India, and Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. He has teaching experience at universities in India, USA, Canada, Yugoslavia, Singapore, Tanzania, UAE and Japan.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of three companies in the fields of infrastructure and logistics. Overall, he has been on the Board of 15 companies. He is on the Board of six educational institutions, one NGO and on the Advisory Board of a few other educational institutions. He has offered consultancy services to over 100 organizations including multilateral agencies. He has been part of various government policy making and advisory committees for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Shipping, Cabinet Secretariat, Comptroller and Auditor General, the Planning Commission and various State Governments.
Raghuram has a BTech from IIT, Madras; a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad; and a PhD from Northwestern University, USA.
Professor Raghuram’s interest areas are Infrastructure and Transportation Systems, and Supply Chain and Logistics Management.
Publications
Journals
“The Endemic Issue of Truck Driver Shortage - A Comparative Study Between India and the United States,” Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, Vol 69, September 2018, (with Neha Mittal, Prashanth Udayakumar, Neha Bajaj)
“Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) – An Outcome Monitoring Study,” The Journal of Governance, Vol 16, New Delhi, January 2018, (with R Jain and S Morris)
“Framework for Structuring Public Private Partnerships in Railways,” Case Studies on Transport Policy, Elsevier, 2014, and Proceedings of the Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, December 2012 (with R Gangwar)
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Books
Papers/Cases as Chapters in Books/Conference Proceedings (Reviewed)
“Issues in Rural Infrastructure Development,” in Roy Debesh, Nair Gopakumaran and Mani Gyanendra (Eds), Rural India Perspective 2017, Oxford University Press, May 2018
“Effect of Legal Issues in Infrastructure Development: The Case of Container Terminal Bids in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust,” in Transportation Research Procedia, Elsevier, 2017, (with PD Udayakumar & R Prajapati)
“Implications of Vertical Unbundling on Indian Railways: Lessons from German Railway Reform,” Transportation Research Procedia, Elsevier, 2017, (with R Gangwar)
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Chapters in Self Edited Publications
“Challenges in Road Freight Transportation: A Truckers Perspective,” in Debjit Roy, G. Raghuram, Rekha Jain, Sanjeev Tripathi, Kirti Sharda, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Trucking Business Management: Cases and Concepts, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, Noida, February 2018.
“An Overview of the Trucking Sector in India: Significance and Structure,” in Roy D, Raghuram G, Jain R, Tripathi S, Sharda K (Eds), Trucking Business Management: Cases and Concepts, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt Ltd, Noida, 2016.
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Case Studies
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Unpublished Monographs and Working Papers
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Newspaper and Magazine Articles
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Papers Selected and Presented at Conferences/Workshops
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Invited/Special Seminars
“A Conversation on Liberal Arts Education,” Panelist, Vassar College, New Delhi, January 7, 2020
“Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Private Partnerships,” Shaastra 2020, IIT Madras, Chennai, January 5, 2020
“Experience of IIMB in Making the Courses Inclusive,” Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Balavidyalaya, Chennai, December 19, 2019
Professor Raghuram has coordinated over 60 programmes, and taught in over 200 executive programmes in India and abroad. He has also been guest/visiting faculty in over 25 institutions in India and abroad.
Doctoral Programme
Post Graduate Programme Electives Introduced in IIMB
Logistics Management (2017)
Infrastructure Development, Public-Private Partnerships and Regulation (2017)
Post Graduate Programme Electives Introduced in IIMA
Service Operations Management (2016)
Rail Transport Planning and Management (2015)
Infrastructure Development and PPPs (2011)
Transport Infrastructure (2010)
Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Legal and Regulatory Issues in Infrastructure
Retail Management
Logistics and Infrastructure Management in Agri-Business
Infrastructure Development and Financing
International Trade Logistics
Infrastructure Management and Implications for Logistics
Services Management
Warehousing Management
Logistics Management
Transportation Systems Management
Operations Strategy
Topics in OR
Post Graduate Programme Required Courses Taught in IIMA
Government Systems and the Policy Process
Tracking Organization Performance
Modelling for Decisions/Quantitative Methods/Decision Models
Operations Management
Marketing Management
Executive Programmes Designed in IIMB
Infrastructure Development, PPPs and Regulation (2018)
Strategic Management in Ports (2018)
Leadership Development in Aviation (2018)
Project Management in Ports (2017)
Executive Programmes Designed in IIMA
Project Management in Major Ports (2015)
Youth Transport Entrepreneur Programme (2013)
Urban Transportation (2012)
Food Supply Chain Management (2009)
Aviation Management (2008)
Delivering Logistics Solutions (2008)
Strategic Port Management (2006)
World Bank Institute Programme on Frontiers in Infrastructure Finance (2003)
Maritime Management (2001)
Infrastructure Development and Financing (1998)
Top Management Programme on Supply Chain Restructuring (1997)
Supply Chain Management (1996)
Strategic Management for Department of Post (1995)
Shipping Management (1994)
Logistics and Infrastructure Management for Core Sector (1994)
Managing Macro Economic Reforms (1993)
Training of Trainers in Indian Railways (1992)
Logistics Management (1990)
Management of Road Transport Undertakings (1989)
Computer Applications in Railways (1988)
Computer Applications in Government (1987)
Public Systems Management (1986)
Positions Held
Summers
Company Board Membership
Doctoral Guidance
Doctoral Thesis Advisory Committee Chair
IIMA
Issues in Port Privatisation (Ganesh Radhakrishnan, 2018)
Modal Shift Estimation and Financial Viability of High Speed Rail in India: The Case Study of Ahmedabad – Mumbai Corridor (TS Ramakrishnan, 2015)
Formation Process of Public Private Partnerships in Transport Infrastructure in India (Satyam Shivam Sundaram, 2009)
A Disaggregate Study of Mode Choice for Inland Movement of Export Cargo Containerised on Marine Segment (Ravi Babu, 2001)
Occupational Withdrawal: A Study of Indian MNOs in the International Shipping Industry (Krishan Kumar Sharma, 1998)
Decision Support System for Urban Bus Route Network Design (Yogesh Kumar Bhatt, 1998)
7. Modelling a Pull Production System (Arunabha Chatterjee, 1998)
CEPT University
Framework for Structuring Public Private Partnerships in Railways: Implications for Indian Railways (Rachna Gangwar, 2013)
Doctoral Thesis Advisory Committee Member
IMU
PPP in Major Ports – A Critical Study on Concession Agreements (A. Balasubramanian, 2018- )
Multimodal Freight Transportation in India - An Assessment of Issues, Policies and Prospects (P. Raveendran,2018-)
IIMA
Store Format Choice Behaviour for Planned Purchases: A Case of Bulk Grocery (Kamaljit Singh Anand, 2008)
Integrated Assessment of Energy and Environment Policy: Mitigation Impacts and Adaptation (Manmohan Kapshe, 2003)
Television Advertising and Consumer Price Sensitivity: A Contingent Model (VVP Badarinath, 2000)
Risk in Agriculture and Agricultural Development: The Role of Public Policy (SJ Phansalkar, 1989)
Multi-Stage Bulk Commodity Distribution: Development of Decomposition - Lagrangian Relaxation Based Algorithm (RRK Sharma, 1988)
CEPT University
Organizational Ambidexterity and Effectiveness: A Case Study of Public Urban Transport at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (Margie Parikh, 2013)
Doctoral Thesis Examination Committee
IIMA
Served on over 20 Committees as a Chair or as a Member
Other
IIM Calcutta (2007), IIT Bombay (2009), IIT Madras (2009, 2010 and 2012), NMIMS (2013), University of Calcutta (2015)
Professor Raghuram has consulted for 66 organizations in India and abroad, both in the public and private sector. The studies are related to (i) infrastructure and transportation (ii) supply chain and logistics management and (iii) management education and institution building. Most of the studies have resulted in research-based reports with recommendations to the client. Many of the studies have been written as disguised cases and/or papers, some of which have been published.
Infrastructure and transportation:
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1. Deendayal Port Trust |
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust |
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3. Indian Ports Association/Comparative Wage Study |
4. NRRDA/World Bank |
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5. Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission |
6. Government of Andhra Pradesh |
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7. Government of Chhattisgarh |
8. Mumbai Metro One/FFC |
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9. NABARD/RIDF |
10. ADB/CRISIL/Indian Railways (2) |
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11. IL&FS/GMB |
12. LEA Associates/DMICDC: Madhya Pradesh |
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13. Mumbai Port Trust |
14. St John Freight Systems Ltd |
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15. Wilhelmsen Maritime Services |
16. IDFC/Papers on Infrastructure (6) |
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16. Sixth Pay Commission/PRP for Indian Railways |
17. Indian Railways/Turnaround Appraisal |
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18. World Bank/Connectivity for Ports |
19. CEPT/BRTS |
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20. ADB/Transport Sector |
21. Transcare Logistics/Cochin Port |
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22. Planning Commission/NHAI Restructuring |
23. Ministry of Commerce/JNPT Congestion |
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24. World Bank/Department of Telecom |
25. LEA Associates/Port Connectivity Strategy |
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26. Petronet |
27. Dalal Consultants/Ennore Port` |
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28. Konkan Railway Corporation/Marketing Strategy |
29. Alcock Ashdown Gujarat |
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30. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam |
31. Government of Andhra Pradesh/Infrastructure Policy |
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32. Indian National Shipowners' Association/Shipping Policy |
33. Tata Unisys/Railway Board MIS |
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34. Gujarat Maritime Board/Port Privatization |
35. South Central Railway |
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36. Coal India/Project Management |
37. ORG/Road Development |
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38. RITES |
39. Government of Jamaica/Urban Transport |
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40. CMC |
The subject areas include policy for infrastructure development, privatization, strategy formulation, decision support systems for operations planning, and project management.
Supply chain and logistics management:
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1. MPEDA |
2. Arshiya International |
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3. Universal Consulting India (P) Ltd |
3. Essar Oil |
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4. Piramyd Retail |
5. Confederation of Indian Industry |
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6. Scope Marketing/TI Cycles (2) |
7. Cargo Domain |
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8. TVS Srichakra |
9. H&R Johnson |
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10. Cadila Pharma |
11. Mahindra and Mahindra |
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12. Indo Mobil |
13. Mahavir Spinning Mills (2) |
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13. Godfrey Phillips India |
14. Hyderabad Allwyn |
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15. Essar Steel |
16.Food Corporation of India |
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17. TVS-Suzuki |
18.Steel Authority of India |
The subject areas include supply chain coordination, marketing strategy (including for services), inventory management, transport management, distribution network design, production planning, sourcing, and related management information systems and organisation structure.
Management education and institution building:
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2. Indian Maritime University |
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3. Asia Graduate School of Business |
4. DG Shipping/Indian Maritime University |
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5. Adani Group |
6. Nalanda Group |
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7. Railway Staff College (2) |
In Company Training Programmes:
(i) Infrastructure and Transportation:
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2. Airports Authority of India (3) |
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3. IDAS (3) |
4. IES (2) |
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5. IPA |
6. Mahindra (Youth Transporter) (11) |
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7. Ministry of Shipping (Project Management for Major Ports) (2) |
8. Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) (3) |
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9. L&T (8) |
10. World Bank (Project Management for Highway Engineers) (3) |
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11. Ministry of Defence (11) |
12.Government of Chhattisgarh |
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13. Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (2) |
14. ADB on Agribusiness |
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15. NABARD (2) |
16. IMTC (15) |
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17. DMRC (3) |
18. Forum of Regulators (2) |
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19. LBSNAA (Phase IV- IAS) (2) |
20. IRICEN (3) |
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21. Planning Commission |
22. IRSMI |
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23. LBSNAA - Kennedy School of Government (Phase V- IAS) (4) |
24. IPS (Phase V) |
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25. LBSNAA (Phase III - IAS) |
26. Indian Oil Tanking (2) |
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27. IIM Lucknow (2) |
28. Railway Staff College/BIMSTEC |
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29. SAFIR – IIMA |
30. Office of Mayor of London |
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31. Planning Commission: PPP (2) |
32. LBSNAA (2) |
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33. Sri Lanka Port Authority |
34. TERI (2) |
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35. IIT Kanpur |
36. IIT Bombay |
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37. Ministry of Finance |
38. HEC (2) |
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39. NIAS |
40. World Bank Institute (4) |
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41. GIDB |
42. Apollo Tyres |
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43. Patni Computer Systems |
44. NHAI (2) |
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45. Tata Infotech |
46. i-Maritime |
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47. Department of Telecom |
48. Dredging Corporation of India |
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49. Government of Gujarat |
50. SAFIR - TERI (2) |
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51. Department of Post (4) |
52. Air Freight |
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53. Vasant Sheth Memorial Foundation |
(ii) Supply chain and logistics management:
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2. ACC: General Management (6) |
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3. FCI |
4. CWC |
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5. IIPM/IOC (6) |
6. Poornaprajna Institute of Management |
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7. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing |
8. Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management |
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9. George Washington University |
10. SPJCM (3) |
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11. TCS - Retail Vertical |
12. Asian Paints |
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13. Aditya Birla Group |
14. Bayer Crop Science (2) |
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15. SCM Consultants |
16. Enercon India |
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17. DHL India (2) |
18. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (4) |
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19. Ballarpur Industries |
20. Ispat Industries |
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21. Eicher Consultancy Services (3) |
22. Pfizer |
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23. Hindustan Lever (2) |
24. Government of Rajasthan - Project Swach |
(iii) Services management:
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2. BSNL (4) |
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3. Thomas Cook (2) |
4. ITW/RAI |
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5. ALTTC |
6. Canara Bank (2) |
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7. Bank of India (2) |
8. IDBI |
(iv) Management education:
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2. Mudra Institute of Communications |
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3. Case Research Society of India (2) |
4. Central Institute of Road Transport |
