Dr. C. Ganeshkumar is an Assistant Professor in IIPMB. He has received his Ph.D. and MBA from Pondicherry Central University, Cleared UGC-NET in Management during 2010, He has 2 years of post-doctoral research experience in Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Served as faculty at VIT University, Vellore. He has published 30 articles in National and International Journals, presented 15 research papers in various conference and organized various data analytics workshops. He has also acted as resources in various hands-on business analytics workshops using tableau, R, Python, SQL and Excel Solver software. His areas of research include Agri-food value chain, artificial intelligence and socially responsible supply chain. funded projects from Tea Board, MCA, ICSSR, UNDP, IFPRI-USA and ADB. Apart from teaching and research, He has taken administrative roles like hostel warden, FWC Coordinator, NBA Coordinator and Industrial visit coordinator.

Professor C. Ganeshkumar’s research interests focus on the following areas: 

[1] How to improve the India Agri-Food Supply Chain Performance

[2] How to apply big data analytics to the food and agribusiness sectoral issues.

[3] Sustainable/Socially responsible Operations Management of Manufacturing Industries/Informal Sector

[4] What is the impact of Artificial Intelligence in Food and Agriculture Sector?

[5] How block chain technology impacting food and agriculture industries?

[6] How the precision farming and IT technology intervene the farms productivity? 

[7] How to adopt Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Technologies in FPOs and MSME in Emerging Economy?

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Prof. C.Ganeshkumar teaches the core courses of statistics for management, perspective analytics and business analytics

Current Position

Serving as Assistant Professor in Indian Institute of Plantation Management Bangalore (IIPMB) from 21^st September 2016 to Till Date

Academic Experience

Served as Assistant Professor: Grade I: VIT Business School, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, from 30^th April 2015 to 20^th September 2016

Research Experience:

Served as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), from 29^h April 2013 to 29^thApril 2015

1. Digital Transformation, Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Technologies Adoption and Financial Performance of Farmer Producer Companies (FPC)’ Value Chain for Doubling Farmers’ Income and Sustainable Growth: Comparative Study of Karnataka and Assam. Funded by Minister of Corporate Affairs.
2. Potato Value chain, Funded by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
3. Cost of Production (COP) of Tea, Funded by Tea Board of India, Under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India.
4. Evaluation of Pilot Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops (RISPC), Funded by Department of Commerce (Plantation Division), Govt of India.
5. Evaluation of Export Oriented Research Scheme, Funded by Spices Board of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI.
6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Indian Agriculture for Food Security: Value Chain Analysis, Funded by ICSSR-IMPRESS, GoI.
7. Sustainable Livelihood and Biodiversity Conservation through Multiuse Management of Anchunad and Adjoining Landscape, Funded by GEF-UNDP.

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
• Ph.D in Management Studies, Pondicherry (Central) University
• Qualified UGC-NET in Management held in June 2010 and December 2010
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A), Pondicherry University
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application, Pondicherry University
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)-Biotechnology, Pondicherry University.