

{"id":11,"date":"2019-09-17T09:46:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T13:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-10-17T01:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:34:24","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/files\/2019\/09\/jr-Abhishek-Roy_10_Crop-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Profile_pic\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/files\/2025\/10\/Abhishek_Roy_CV_20251015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an Assistant Professor&nbsp;of Operations &amp; Supply Chain Management, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.temple.edu\/faculty-research\/academic-areas\/statistics-operations-and-data-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Statistics, Operations, and Data Science<\/a>, at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I use&nbsp;analytical models to study fundamental and&nbsp;novel trade-offs that supply chain agents face in their strategic decision-making. Using these models, I develop insights that can be useful for academics and practitioners alike. Read more on my <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I enjoy creating an exciting and engaging classroom for students from varied backgrounds, where they develop a&nbsp;deep interest in Supply Chain and Operations Management, linked to practical applications. Read more about my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/teaching\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I received my PhD and MS in Supply Chain and Operations Management from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccombs.utexas.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business<\/a>. Previously, I received my MBA from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iima.ac.in\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iima.ac.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad<\/a>, and my Bachelor of Production Engineering from <a href=\"https:\/\/jadavpuruniversity.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jadavpur University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I have several years of experience in Supply Chain and Logistics Consulting, in India and the Middle East. I hold the CSCP, CTL, and PLS certifications from APICS (now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascm.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ascm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASCM<\/a>).&nbsp;Read more about my <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/industry-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Industry Experience<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When I am not at my research desk or classroom, I enjoy spending time with my family, biking around town, exploring and enjoying food, watching TV, and traveling. I was born and raised in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolkata\" target=\"_blank\">Kolkata, WB, India<\/a>, and speak Bengali as my mother tongue. I am fluent in English and Hindi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum Vitae I am an Assistant Professor&nbsp;of Operations &amp; Supply Chain Management, in the Department of Statistics, Operations, and Data Science, at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia. I use&nbsp;analytical models to study fundamental and&nbsp;novel trade-offs that supply chain agents face in their strategic decision-making. Using these models, I develop insights that can &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Introduction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15440,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15440"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/abhishekroy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}