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Biography

Contact Details:

M-207, NAB, IIM Calcutta

Website:

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Academics

Academic Background:

• Ph.D. (Production & Quantitative Methods) - Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (2021)
• M.Tech. (Industrial & Management Engineering) - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2015)
• B.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering) - Uttar Pradesh Technical University (2012)

Courses Taught:

• Doctoral: Production & Inventory Control, Systems Modeling & Analysis 
• MBA Core: Risk Management, Production & Operations Management 
• MBA Elective: Logistics & Supply Chain Management 
• MBA-Ex Core: Managerial Problem Solving

Awards:

• Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Award (2019-20) for Thesis Proposal, IIM Ahmedabad, India 
• Best IISE Annual Conference Paper Award (2019) in the Facilities Design and Planning Track, IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA 
• Best SOM Annual Conference Paper Award (2018) - Third prize, XXII Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIM Kozhikode, India 
• Chaudhary-Padmanabhan-Pant Award (2017-18) for scholastic performance in the first year of the doctoral program, IIM Ahmedabad, India

Experience

Work Experience:

• Assistant Professor, OM Group, IIM Calcutta, Apr 2022 - Present
• Assistant Professor, IME Department, IIT Kanpur, Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
• Research Associate, IIM Ahmedabad, Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
• Solution Integration Consultant, FICO, Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

Research

Journal Publications:

1. Kumawat, G., Tripathi, D., & Bansal, V. (2025). Stochastic modeling and analysis of two-phase operations in container terminal with automated lifting vehicles: A novel queuing approach. International Journal of Production Economics. URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109646 (ABDC-A)
2. Raj, G., Roy, D., de Koster, R., & Bansal, V. (2024). Stochastic modeling of integrated order fulfillment processes with delivery time promise: Order picking, batching, and last-mile delivery. European Journal of Operational Research. URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.03.003 (ABDC-A*)
3. Bansal, V., Bisi, A., Roy, D., & Venkateshan, P. (2024). Integrated inventory replenishment and online demand allocation decisions for an omnichannel retailer with ship-from-store strategy. European Journal of Operational Research. URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.02.027 (ABDC-A*)
4. Bansal, V., Jayaswal, S. & Sinha, A. (2023). Capacitated multiple allocation hub location problems under the risk of interdiction: model formulations and solution approaches. Annals of Operations Research, 1-39. URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05563-4 (ABDC-A) 
5. Bansal, V., Kumar, D. P., Roy, D., & Subramanian S. C. (2022). Performance evaluation and optimization of design parameters for electric vehicle-sharing platforms by considering vehicle dynamics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 166, 102869. URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2022.102869 (ABDC-A*) 
6. Bansal V., & Roy, D. (2021). Stochastic modeling of multi-line orders in integrated storage-order picking system. Naval Research Logistics, 68(6), 810-836. URL https://doi.org/10.1002/nav.21978 (ABS-3)
7.  Bansal V., Roy, D., & Pazour, J. (2021). Performance analysis of batching decisions in waveless order release environments for e-commerce stock-to-picker order fulfillment. International Transactions in Operational Research, 28(4), 1787-1820. URL https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.12921 (ABDC-B)

8.  Mishra, S. S., & Bansal, V. (2017). Role of source-destination proximity in international inbound tourist arrival: empirical evidences from India. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 22(5), 540-553. URL https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2017.1287107 (ABDC-A)

    

Conferences:

1. Order sequencing and throughput comparison of dynamic and static pick stations in e-commerce wave release environments
   • POMS India International Conference 2024, Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, India
2. Stochastic modeling and analysis of two-phase operations in container terminal with automated lifting vehicles
   • EURO 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Integrated inventory replenishment and online demand allocation decisions for an omnichannel retailer with ship-from-store strategy    
   • INFORMS Annual Meeting 2023, Phoenix, USA
   • POMS India International Conference 2022, IIM Kozhikode, India
4. Modeling strategic and operational policy decisions for EV-sharing platforms  
   •  7th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight, 2020, Virtual
5. Stochastic model for integrated storage-order picking system with multi-line orders     
   • INFORMS Annual Meeting 2020, Virtual
   • 52nd Annual Convention of ORSI & International Conference 2019, IIM Ahmedabad, India
   • INFORMS Annual Meeting 2019, Seattle, USA
6. Design and analysis of batching policies for e-commerce order fulfillment
   • SOM International Conference 2018, IIM Kozhikode, India
   • COSMAR 2018, IISc Bengaluru, India

Research Interests:

• Applications: Automated warehouses, Vehicle-sharing platforms, Omnichannel retailing, Container terminals
• Methods: Stochastic processes, Queuing theory, Simulation, Optimization

Books/Book Chapters:

1. Bansal, V., & Roy, D. (2019). Stochastic Model for Integrated Storage-Order Picking System with Multi-Line Orders. IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2019, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). [ISBN: 978-1-7138-1409-2]. URL http://toc.proceedings.com/55353webtoc.pdf
2. Bansal, V., & Roy, D. (2018). Design and analysis of batching policies for e-commerce order fulfillment, The 18th Consortium of Students in Management Research (COSMAR’18), Excel India Publishers. [ISBN: 978-93-88237-25-3]. URL https://sites.google.com/view/cosmar2018/conference-proceedings
3. Roy, D., & Bansal, V. (2018). An integrated network modeling framework for analysis of multi-line order pick systems, 15th IMHRC Proceedings, The Progress in Material Handling Research at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. URL https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2018/4