Faculty

Rahul Chavhan

Assistant Professor

Area: Operations and Data Science

Email:  rahul.chavhan@sbm.nmims.edu

Academic and Professional Qualification:

  • Ph.D. (Operations Research and Decision Sciences), Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India - 2026.
  • Visiting Research Scholar, Guildhall School of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom - October 2024.
  • M.Tech (Production Engineering), Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai, India - 2020.
  • B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Government College of Engineering, Amravati, India - 2018.

Honors and Awards:

  • Best Paper Award at the 12th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (ICBAI-2025), organized by the Operational Research Society of India.
  • Nominated for Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Operations Research and Decision Sciences (ICORDS) 2025, organized by CARAMS, MAHE.
  • Awarded Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Travel Grant, Government of India, 2025.
  • Awarded Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Travel Grant, Government of India, 2025.
  • Ranked 1st in M.Tech in Production Engineering at VJTI, Mumbai

Industry Experience:

  • Project Intern, Inquizity Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai - June 2019 to December 2019.
  • Project Intern, Jadhao Gears Ltd., Amravati - November 2017 to April 2018.

Ph.D. Topic:

  • Data Analytics and Decision Making in Quick Commerce Last Mile Supply Chains.

Research Interest:

  • Operations Research and Decision Sciences; quick commerce and e-commerce logistics; last-mile delivery systems; supply-chain analytics; sustainable and circular supply chains; inventory control

Recent Publications:

  • Chavhan, R., Dutta, P., Samant, S., & Kar, S. (2025). “Data-driven strategic customer segmentation considering cart abandonment behavior: Insights from e-grocery delivery platforms”, Information Sciences, 122327. DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2025.122327.
  • Chavhan, R., & Dutta, P. (2024). “Redesigning quick commerce fresh and short food supply chains: circular economy strategies for sustainable last-mile operations”, British Food Journal, 127(5), 1676-1701. DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-05-2024-0560.
  • Dutta, P., Chavhan, R., Gowtham, P., & Singh, A. (2023). “The individual and integrated impact of Blockchain and IoT on sustainable supply chains: a systematic review”, Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 103-126. DOI: 10.1080/16258312.2022.2082851.

Book Chapters Published:

  • Chavhan, R., Dutta, P., Chakrabarti, I., Banerjee, S., Patel, A., & Adak, A. “Mapping the Landscape of E-Commerce Last-Mile Delivery: A Topic Modeling Review and Behavioral Study of Time-Window Adoption in Emerging Markets”, in Advances in Applied Operations Research and Analytics for Business Intelligence. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-5429-4_25.
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