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ગતિ શક્તિ વિશ્વવિદ્યાલય

गति शक्ति विश्वविद्यालय

GATI SHAKTI VISHWAVIDYALAYA

(A Central University under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India)

Faculty Profile

Dr. Jitesh J. Thakkar

Dr. Jitesh J. Thakkar

Professor & Dean Academics,
PhD, IIT Delhi
Areas of Expertise:

Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Statistics, Operations Research

jitesh.thakkar@gsv.ac.in

Google Scholar Profile

Education
  • PhD (Supply Chain Management), IIT Delhi
  • M.Tech (Industrial Engineering), IIT Delhi
  • B.E. (Mechanical Engineering, Gold Medalist) BVM, SPU
Experience

Dean (Academics)

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), Vadodara

From July 2022 - till date

Professor 

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), Vadodara

From July 2020 - till date

Associate Professor

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

From May 2015 to June 2020

Assistant Professor

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

June 2010 to May 2015

Teaching

Academic Year: 2024 - 2025

  • Operation and Project Management 
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Essentials
  • Business Statistics
  • Research Methodology


Academic Year: 2025 - 2026

  • Operation and Project Management 
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Essentials
  • Business Statistics
  • Research Methodology
Journal Publications
  • 100 (ABDC/SCI/SCOPUS)
Book Publications
  • Multi-criteria decision making, by Jitesh J. Thakkar, Springer, 2022, ISBN: 978-981-334-744-1. 

  • Project Management: Strategic and Operational Planning, by Jitesh J. Thakkar, Springer, 2022, ISBN:10: 9811536945.

  • Structural Equation Modelling (SEM): Application for Research and Practice (with AMOS and R), by Jitesh J. Thakkar, Springer, 2021, ASIN: B085WND16M. 

  • Mastering Logistics & SCM: 100 Insights to Optimize Your Operations for the 21st Century by Jitesh J. Thakkar and S G Deshmukh, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Publisher, ISBN 978-81-987198-1-2.

  • Service Operations Management: Analytical approach to strategic and operational planning by Jitesh J. Thakkar, Cambridge Publisher. 

  • Public Private Partnership & Infrastructure Project Management (PPP & IPM) by Jitesh J. Thakkar, Vipul Kumar Mishra, Kuldeep Singh and Amee Thakkar, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Publisher, ISBN: 978-81-987198-5-0. 

  • Urban Mobilty: A Mobility as a Service (MaaS) by Jitesh J. Thakkar, Manoj Choudhary and Sumit Kumar, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Publisher, ISBN: 978-81-987198-4-3.

Sponsored Research Projects
  • E-Business center of excellence funded by MHRD, IIT Kharagpur – 4.0742 Crores

  • Transportation management to implement NFSA (National Food Security Act) funded by MHRD, IIT Kharagpur – 40.72 lakhs 

  • A Comparative Assessment of Performance of Select Institutes of Higher Education funded by ICSSR, IIT Kharagpur – 8.947 lakhs 

  • Developing comprehensive supply chain performance indices and benchmarks for Indian industry funded by SRIC, IIT Kharagpur – 4.94 lakhs

Consultancy Projects
  • Study, Development and Implementation of Collaborative Framework for Contract Awarding for Neyveli Lignite Corporation funded by Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Tamil Nadu, IIT Kharagpur – 2.60 Crores

  • Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control for Ammunition Storage and Preparation in PXE Chandipur (AASC) funded by PXE, DRDO, Chandipur, IIT Kharagpur– 9.99 lakhs

Administrative Responsibilities

Dean (Academics), Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara from 2022 till date

Associate Editor
  1. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald

  2. OPSEARCH, Springer

Editorial Board Member
  • Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management (JMTM), Emerald Publisher. 

  • International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (IJPPM), Emerald Publisher. 

  • International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management (IJQRM), Emerald Publisher.

  • Journal of Operations and Strategic Planning (JOSP), SAGE Publisher.