Journal Articles

• Ananth Iyer, Omkar Palsule-Desai (2019). Contract Design for the Stockist in Indian Distribution Networks. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, vol. 21 (2), 398-416.
• Imholte, D.D., Nguyen, R.T., Vedantam, A., Brown, M., Iyer, A., Smith, B., Collins, J.W., Anderson C.G., O'Kelley, B. (2018). An assessment of U.S. Rare earth availability for supporting US wind energy growth targets. Energy Policy, vol. 113 294-305.
• Iyer, A.V., Lim, H., Rios, O., Sims, Z., Weiss, D. (2018). An Economic Model and Experiments to understand Aluminum-Cerium Alloy Recycling. JOM:The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, vol. 70 (4), 548-552.
• Wu, J., Iyer, A., Preckel, P. (2016). Information Visibiltiy and its Impact in a Supply Chain. Operations Research Letters, vol. 44 74-79.
• Berenguer, G., Iyer, A., Yadav, P. (2016). Disentangling the efficiency drivers in country-level global health programs:an empirical study. Journal of Operations Management, 1-14.
• Iyer, A. and Vedantam, A. (2016). A Market Model for Evaluating Technologies That Impact Critical-Material Intensity. JOM: The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, vol. 68 1957-1963.
• Benedyk, I., Peeta, S., Zheng, H., Guo, Y., and Iyer, A. (2016). Dynamic Model for System-Level Strategic Intermodal Facility Investment Plnning. Transportation Research Record; The Journal of the Transportation Research Record, vol. 2548 24-34.
• Naderpajouh,N., Hastak, M., Gokhale, S., Bayraktar, E., Iyer, A., Arif, F. (2015). Counterfeiting Risk Governance in Capital Projects Supply Chain. Journal of Construction Engineering Management, vol. 141 (3),
• Iyer, A., Saranga, H., Seshadri, S. (2013). Effect of QMS and TQM Before and After: Empirical Evidence from the Indian Auto Component Industry. Production and Operations Management, vol. 22 (2), 283-301.
• Wee, K. and Iyer, A. (2011). Consolidating or non-consolidating queues:A Game Theoretic Queueing Model with Holding Costs. Operations Research Letters, vol. 39 4-10.
• Clifton, C., Iyer, A.V., Cho, R., Vaidya, J.,Wei, J., Kantivoglu, M. (2008). An Approach to Identifying Beneficial Collaboration Securely in Decentralized Logistics Systems. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, vol. 10 (1),
• Everingham, K., Polaski, G., Riedlin, F., Deshpande, V, Iyer,A. (2008). Operations Research Enhances Supply Chain Management at the US Coast Guard Supply and Repair Center. Interfaces, vol. 38 (1),
• Everingham, K., Polaski, G., Riedllin, F., Shirk, M, Deshpande, V., Iyer, A.V. (2008). Operations Research Enhances Supply Chain Management at the US Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center. Interfaces, 2007 Franz Edelman Award Finalists, INFORMS, vol. 38, Jan-Feb (1), 1-15.
• Balakrishnan, K., Iyer, A.V., Seshadri, S., Sheopuri, A. (2007). Indian Auto Supply Chains at the CrossRoads. Interfaces, vol. 37 (4), 310-323.
• Iyer, A.V. and Jain, A. (2007). Peverse Incentives: How Suppliers Unwittingly Encourage Bad Practices. ECR Journal, International Commerce Review, ECR Europe, International Commerce Review. vol. 7, Autumn 2007 (2), 134-143.
• Deshpande, V., Iyer, A.V., and Cho, Richard (2006). Efficient Supply Chain Management at US Coast Guard using Part-Age Dependent Supply Replenishment Policies. Operations Research, vol. 56 (6), 1028-1040.
• Iyer, A., Schwarz, L., & Zenios, S. (2005). A Principal Agent Model for Product Specification and Production. Management Science, vol. 51 (1), 106-109.
• Iyer, A.V., Deshpande, V., and Wu, Z (2005). Contingency Management under Asymmetric Information. Operations Research Letters, vol. 33 572-580.
• Iyer, A., & Jain, A. (2004). The Benefits of Splitting vs. Merging Capacity in Production-Inventory Systems. Management Science, vol. 50 (8), 1082-1094.
• Iyer, A., & Jain, A. (2003). The Logistics Impact of a Mixture of Order Streams in a Manufacturer-Retailer System. Management Science, vol. 49 (7), 890-906.
• Iyer, A., Deshpande, V., & Wu, Z. (2003). A Capacity Planning Model with Demand Postponement. Management Science, vol. 49 (8),
• Iyer, A., & Huchzermeier, A. (2003). Smart Forecasts for Smart Customers. International Commerce Review - The ECR Journal, vol. 3 (1),
• Iyer, A. (2002). Inventory Cost Impact of Order Processing Priorities Based on Demand Uncertainty. Naval Research Logistics, vol. 49 376-390.
• Iyer, A., Huchzermeier, A., & Freiheit, J. (2002). The Supply Chain Impact of Smart Customers in a Promotion Environment. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, vol. 4 (2),
• Iyer, A., & Ye, J. (2001). A Network Model of a Promotion Sensitive Grocery Logistics System. Networks, vol. 38 (4), 169-180.
• Iyer, A., & Ye, J. (2000). Assessing the Benefit of Information Sharing in a Promotional Retail Environment. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management,
• Sinclair, G., Iyer, A., & Anderson, J. (1998). The Supermarket Supply Chain in Shanghai. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, vol. 1 (4), 443-450.
• Iyer, A., & Eppen, G. (1997). Backup Agreements in Fashion Buying - The Value of Upstream Flexibility. Management Science, vol. 43 (11), 1469-1484.
• Iyer, A., & Bergen, M. (1997). Quick Response in Manufacturer-Retailer Channels. Management Science, vol. 43 (4), 559-570.
• Iyer, A., & Eisenstein, D. (1997). Garbage Collection in Chicago - A Dynamic Scheduling Model. Management Science, vol. 43 (7), 922-933.
• Iyer, A., & Eppen, G. (1997). Improved Fashion Buying with Bayesian Updates. Operations Research, vol. 45 (6), 805-819.
• Iyer, A., & Eisenstein, D. (1996). Separating Logistics Flows to Improve Distribution at the Chicago Public School System. Operations Research, vol. 44 (2), 265-273.
• Iyer, A., & Baker, W. (1992). Information Networks and Market Behavior. Journal of Mathematical Sociology, vol. 16 (4), 305-332.
• Iyer, A. (1992). Analysis of the Deterministic (s, S) Inventory Problem. Management Science, vol. 38 (9), 1299-1313.
• Iyer, A., Ratliff, H., & Vijayan, G. (1991). An Edge Ranking Problem on Trees and Graphs. Discrete Applied Mathematics, vol. 30 (1), 43-52.
• Iyer, A., Narasimhan, C., & Shi, J. (1991). Analysis of a Multi-Period Pricing Problem. European Journal of Operations Research, vol. 55 (1), 14-30.
• Iyer, A., & Ratliff, H. (1990). Accumulation Point Location Issues in Guaranteed Time Distribution Systems. Management Science, vol. 28 (8), 958-969.
• Iyer, A., Jarvis, J., & Ratliff, H. (1990). Hierarchical Solution of Network Flow Problems. Networks, vol. 20 (3), 731-752.
• Iyer, A., Ratliff, D., & Vijayan, G. (1988). Optimal Node Ranking of Trees. Information Processing Letters, vol. 28 (5), 225-229.
• Iyer, A., Egbelu, P., & Ozden, M. (1985). Job Scheduling in a Group Technology Environment for a Single Facility. Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 9 67-72.

Conference Proceedings

• Iyer, A., Pekny, J., Preckel, P., Ryan, J., & Uszoy, R. (2001). SCOPE - A Preliminary Report. NSF Grantees Conference Proceedings, Tampa, FL.
• Iyer, A., Deshpande, V., & Thomas, M. (2001). A Taxonomy for a Contingency Logistics System. NSF Grantees Conference Proceedings, Tampa, FL.
• Huchzermeier, A., Iyer, A., & Stolle, J. (2000). SMARTS - Smart Consumers and Retail Promotions. International Symposium on Logistics, ISL, Iwate, Japan.

Books

• Iyer, A., and Zelikovsky, A. (2011). Orchestrating Supply Chain Opportunities: Achieving Stretch Goals Efficiently. Business Expert Press,
• Haksoz, C, Iyer, A., Seshadri, S. (2011). Managing Supply Chains on the Silk Road. Taylor and Francis Group,
• Iyer, A., Koudal, P., Saranga, H. and Seshadri, S. (2009). Indian Manufacturing Strategic and Operational Decisions and Business Performance. World Scientif, World Scientific.
• Iyer, A., Seshadri, S., and Vasher, R. (2009). Toyota Supply Chain Management. McGraw Hill Trade,

Book Chapters

• Huchzermeier, A., and Iyer, A. (2006). Supply Chain Management in a Promotional Environment. Retailing in the 21st Century: Current and Future Trends,Springer Berlin,
• Iyer, A., and Seshadri, S. (2006). Transforming an Indian Manufacturing Company: The Rane Brake Linings Case. Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets,
• Iyer, A. (2001). Demand Forecasting and Management. Wiley-Interscience, vol. 3rd
• Iyer, A. (1998). Modeling the Impact of Information on Inventories. Springer,

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  Understanding the Stockist's Contract: How Millions of Small Stores in India Get Their Goods

  If you're out of laundry detergent in America, you're likely to get into your car and drive to a big-box or mid-sized store that's part of a national or regional chain. If you're in India, you'll probably take a stroll to a tiny store in your neighborhood, where hundreds of consumer goods are within reach of a storekeeper eager to serve you. About 12 million small stores operate in India, occupying street corners and other spaces in residential areas and generating more than 90 percent of retail sales.

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• Contract design for the Stockist in Indian Distribution Networks

  https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/msom.2018.0722

• Aluminum-cerium alloy recycling

  Ananth Iyer discusses Aluminum-Cerium Alloy Recycling

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  Advancing Forward

  Leaders of the business world and academic community came together at the 30th annual fall conference of the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, which has long been a focal point within Purdue University's Krannert School for promoting education, research and industrial engagement, manufacturing management and supply chain management.

  Full story: Advancing Forward

• Impact of using freight apps

  Ananth Iyer discusses the impact of using freight apps

• Global Health Supply Chains

  Professors Iyer and Berenguer on Global Health Supply Chains

• Improving world health with supply chain

  Professor Iyer discusses a project he took part in to improve access to medicine in other parts of the world

• Global Relevance

  Solving global challenges

• Widespread Applications: Supply Chain

  Widespread application of supply chains

• GSCMI Conference Speakers Share Insights on Managing Supply Chain Disruption

  More than 120 people attended the virtual conference on Feb. 18, gaining insight from nine industry leaders and experts on the topic of “Managing Supply Chain Disruption.”

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  Noticing high prices? It’s not just Austin
  Noticing higher prices at stores? You’re not alone. November saw the highest annual inflation from the previous year since June 1982. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index is up nearly 7% compared to this time last year.
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  What Works to Retain Staff: Purdue study finds commonalities in Indiana manufacturers with low turnover
  For the past three years, DCMME (Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises) at Purdue University have been surveying human resources managers at manufacturing companies in the 10-county area around Purdue. Eighty-three percent of more than 100 surveyed companies reported staff turnover as their leading concern. The most common figure for staff turnover is 40% per year, with most in shop-floor, hourly paid jobs.
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  These Pandemic Food Shortages Caught Everyone By Surprise. Here’s How They Happened
  As COVID-19 spread and communities began enacting stay-at-home orders last spring, many of us went straight to the grocery store and filled our carts with toilet paper, hand sanitizer, disinfectant spray, eggs, bread, milk, canned goods, and just about any other household staples we could get our hands on. But as that initial wave of fear and panic-buying subsided certain shelves remained—or became—curiously empty. Over the last year or so, many seemingly random foods disappeared overnight or were unusually difficult to find. But why?
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  Paltry poultry: consumers cry fowl over a national chicken shortage
  Poultry processors are struggling to keep up with demand for chicken sandwiches and hot wings. Then there are the supply chain disruptions lingering from the depths of the COVID pandemic, and problems with the meat processing work force. All of which means chicken might be in short supply and more expensive, says Ananth Iyer, the Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management.
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  SIA and Toyota Tsusho in Lafayette point to global supply chain issues as reason for production pause
  Two automotive manufacturers are idling production until May 3, resulting in some employees being furloughed. Subaru of Indiana Automotive and Toyota Tsusho in Lafayette are pointing to global supply chain issues as the reason for the pause. The disruption has shut down automotive plants far beyond Lafayette and has affected international automakers like Ford, and Jaguar Land Rover.
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  Why Some Employers Are Paying Workers Extra to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
  Get the COVID-19 vaccine and get paid for it. That may sound too good to be true, but it’s not. Krannert expert Ananth Iyer offers his thoughts.
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  How to Manage Your Supply Chains Now and After COVID-19
  During the COVID-19 pandemic, key retailers including Walmart, Kroger, and Bed Bath & Beyond are keeping their businesses operational and protecting their employees and customers by leveraging three key strategies: virtual inventory pooling, last-mile delivery and omnichannel technology.
• Purdue University livestreams panels on COVID-19 supply chain disruptions and economic implications
  Professors in the Krannert School of Management and College of Agriculture at Purdue University participated in an hourlong panel discussion and Q&A on May 18 about the disruptions to supply chains caused by COVID-19 and implications for consumers. Earlier in May, three Krannert faculty affiliates from the Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE) hosted a Facebook Live event on the economic implications of COVID-19.
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  Purdue University to livestream panel on COVID-19 supply chain disruptions and implications for consumers
  Professors in the Krannert School of Management and College of Agriculture at Purdue University will participate in an hourlong panel discussion and Q&A about the disruptions to supply chains caused by COVID-19 and implications for consumers.
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  Sensors, robots and social distancing: What will factories look like in the post-pandemic era?
  Manufacturing will look strikingly different in the post-pandemic era, says a Purdue University expert in supply chain and manufacturing management. “But we’re really bullish on the future of manufacturing,” said Ananth Iyer, senior associate dean in the Krannert School of Management and director of the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises (DCMME). “We want manufacturers everywhere to come out swinging because that’s the only way the supply chain will ramp back up.”
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  Hoosier Manufacturing Takes Hit; How Will it Rebound?
  Indiana is a national manufacturing powerhouse, both in employment and output. But the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the brakes on the state's industrial prowess, according to Ananth Iyer, a professor of supply chain and operations at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management and director of the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises.
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  No, We’re Not Going to Run Out of Groceries
  If empty shelves are now a fact of life, are food supply chains straining? Yes—but experts including Krannert professor Ananth Iyer say that, although there are a few signs of trouble, they’re still able to supply stores with plenty of food, and that they should soon adjust to the new normal
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  The workers feeding America
  Krannert professor Ananth Iyer says that food companies must adopt new policies to enforce social distancing at work, even if they're slightly less efficient. "I'm hopeful that a lot of the manufacturing side and the supply-chain side can be managed in such a way to protect the employees and continue to get the product out," Iyer says. "This needs to happen yesterday."
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  Why there will soon be tons of toilet paper, and what food may be scarce, according to supply chain experts
  Stuck rationing toilet paper because you didn’t stockpile during the coronavirus panic over the last few days? Don’t worry, according to supply chain experts including Purdue's Ananth Iyer.
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  Empty shelves will soon be ‘a thing of the past,’ says grocery supply expert
  To better understand the grocery supply chain and how stores are stocked, FERN turned to Dr. Ananth Iyer, a professor of supply chain management at Purdue University and director of the university’s Global Supply Chain Management Initiative.
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  Purdue professor urges calm, patience while shopping amid coronavirus pandemic
  Ananth Iyer, a professor of supply chain management at Purdue University, says he understands that many shoppers are tense right now. Situations like this can lead to frustration at stores and “panic buying.”
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  Shelves are empty — when will they be restocked?
  If stores cut hours excessively or if hourly employees like shelf stockers or cashiers self-quarantine and don't show up for work, lines could grow, a retail consultant said.
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  Six ways businesses can remain resilient amid coronavirus disruption
  Coronavirus quarantines have shuttered Chinese factories and shocked global supply chains. Flexibility to continue production is crucial for manufacturers that rely on components made in China, says Ananth Iyer, senior associate dean in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University and director of the Global Supply Chain Management Initiative.
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  Annual DCMME manufacturing conference to focus on operational agility
  The Krannert School of Management’s Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises (DCMME) is hosting its fall 2019 Conference on Friday, Sept. 27, at Fowler Hall in Purdue University’s Stewart Center in West Lafayette. This year’s event will take the theme “Managing Manufacturing Agility," which is the ability to synchronize manufacturing capability to deliver on a mix of orders, with different margins and lead times, to maximize profitability. The event is free and open to industry professionals, faculty and students.
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  Alaskan halibut, caught by a century-old Seattle boat, provides a glimpse of Amazon strategy with Whole Foods
  Whole Foods’ halibut deal opens a window into Amazon’s grocery strategy as it seeks to combine the defining characteristics of each brand, leverage its juggernaut Prime membership program and take a larger share of the grocery business from competitors such as Walmart, Kroger and Costco. Purdue professor Ananth Iyer is interviewed by The Seattle Times about the issue.
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  WHIN, Purdue lead the way into the future of digital agriculture and next-generation manufacturing
  Can you picture a Silicon Valley … in Indiana? Within the next five years, north-central Indiana is aiming to make its mark as a developing global epicenter, technologically revolutionizing agriculture and manufacturing. Community leaders and local economic developers are collaborating with Purdue University and the Krannert School to advance the Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN), a consortium of 10 counties in north-central Indiana that already is leading the state in agriculture and manufacturing.
• Could warehouse robots replace workers? The answer is mixed.
  During a recent visit to Plainfield, Indiana, Locus Robotics CEO Rick Faulk drove past maybe two dozen “help wanted” signs along a short stretch of Perry Road and saw sheer opportunity in robotic manufacturing. Ananth Iyer, senior associate dean at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management, says its an issue that needs further analysis.
• Industry leaders discuss supply chain risk at global conference
  Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management brought industry leaders to campus Feb. 23 for the spring 2018 Global Supply Chain Management Initiative (GSCMI) Conference in the Purdue Memorial Union on the West Lafayette campus. The theme of this year’s conference was “Supply Chain Risk — Business Continuity Planning.” Attendees included industry leaders, faculty, undergraduate and graduate students.
• Industry leaders to discuss supply chain risk at global conference
  Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management will bring industry leaders to campus Feb. 23 for the spring 2018 Global Supply Chain Management Initiative (GSCMI) Conference, to be held in the Purdue Memorial Union.The theme of this year’s conference is “Supply Chain Risk — Business Continuity Planning.” Industry leaders, faculty, undergraduate and graduate students are invited to attend.
• Krannert’s Ananth Iyer comments on MBA student mistakes and professors’ advice for avoiding them
  Wouldn’t it be great if someone would share with you typical MBA student mistakes and give you practical advice for how to avoid them? This article is a collection of responses from experienced business school deans, professors, and program directors who answered the following question: What is the #1 mistake you see new MBA students making? What advice would you give them to address this problem?