Parshuram Hotkar

Parshuram Hotkar is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the Indian School of Business (ISB). His primary area of interest is studying strategic interactions in competing supply chains with applications in omnichannel retailing and the pharmaceutical industry. He studies drug shortages due to frequent supply disruptions in the injectable drug supply chain. He has also collaborated with an advertising company for his work on social media platforms.

Professor Hotkar has received research awards from several renowned organisations, including INFORMS and the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI).

His teaching interests include supply chain optimisation, supply chain modelling, strategic procurement, operations management, and social media analytics.

Prior to joining ISB, he earned his PhD and MS in Information, Risk, and Operations Management from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds an MS in Operations Management and dual degree (BTech and MTech) in Biotechnology from IIT Madras.

• MS in Information, Risk, and Operations Management, McCombs School of Business, 2020
• PhD in Information, Risk, and Operations Management, McCombs School of Business, 2020
• MS in Operations Management, Department of Management Studies (DoMS), 2012
• Dual Degree (B.Tech. and M.Tech.) in Engineering in Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 2010

Academic positions

• 2020 - Present: Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business
• 2009 - 2009: Summer Internship, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea

Professional Positions

• 2011 - 2011: Summer Internship, IBM Research, Banglore