Dr. Pankaj Narang

Dr. Pankaj Narang has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Indian Institute of Management Indore. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from National Institute of Technology Silchar, with research focused on Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, and Mathematical Modeling. He completed his Master’s degree from National Institute of Technology Silchar and his Bachelor’s degree from Delhi University.

Dr. Narang has authored several research publications in reputed international journals and has presented his work at various national and international conferences. His research interests include optimization techniques, sustainable supply chain management, and inventory modelling.

Publications

Journals

• Narang, P., De, P., Lim, C. P., & Kumari, M. (2024). Optimal Recycling Model Selection in a
  Closed-Loop Supply Chain for Electric Vehicle Batteries under Carbon Cap-Trade and
  Reward-Penalty Policies using the Stackelberg Game. Computers & Industrial Engineering,196, 110512. (Q1, SCIE, Scopus, “ A ” in ABDC, IF: 6.5) DOI: 1016/j.cie.2024.110512
• Narang, P., De, P. K., Kumari, M., & Shah, N. H. (2023). A bottom-up method to analyze the environmental and economic impacts of recycling lithium-ion batteries with different cathode chemistries. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 27(3), 6831-6879. (Q1, SCIE, Scopus, IF: 4.2) DOI:1007/s10668-023-04169-x
• Kumari, M., De, P. K., Narang, P., & Shah, N. H. (2023). Integrated optimization of inventory, replenishment, and vehicle routing for a sustainable supply chain utilizing a novel hybrid algorithm with carbon emission regulation. Expert Systems with Applications, 220, 119667. (Q1, SCIE, Scopus, “ C ” in ABDC, IF: 7.5) DOI: 1016/j.eswa.2023.119667
• Narang, P., Kumari, M., & De, P. K. (2023). A Three-Layer Imperfect Production Supply Chain Model with Green Investment under Trade Credit and Cap-Trade Policy. Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, 10(03), 437-473. (Q1, ESCI, Scopus, IF: 3.3) DOI: 1142/S2424862223500057
• Narang, P., De, P. K., & Kumari, M. (2023). Optimizing the Production rate of EV battery cell in an EPQ model with process-based cost method using Genetic Algorithm: A case study of NMC-622 cell. Results in Control and Optimization, 11, 100229. (Q2, ESCI, Scopus, IF: 3.2). DOI: 1016/j.rico.2023.100229
• Narang, P., & De, P. K. (2023). An imperfect production-inventory model for reworked items with advertisement, time and price dependent demand for non-instantaneous deteriorating item using genetic algorithm. International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research, 24(1), 53-77. (Q3, AMS, Scopus) DOI: 1504/IJMOR.2023.128645
• Narang, P., & Kanti De, P. (2023). Economic Production Quantity Model considering Rework of Imperfect Goods under Stock, Advertisement, Selling Price and Replacement Period dependent Demand. Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, 9(01), 1-21. (Q1, ESCI, Scopus, IF: 3.3) DOI: 1142/S2424862223500306
• Singh, R., De, P.K., Barman, A., and Narang, P. (2024). Optimal analysis of profit maximization production inventory system under an imperfect environment and shortage. OPSEARCH, 62, 1883-1913. (Q2, ESCI, Scopus, “ C ” in ABDC, IF: 1.8) DOI: 1007/s12597-024-00896-5
• De, P. K., Devi, S. P., & Narang, P. (2023). Inventory model for deteriorating goods with stock and price-dependent demand under inflation and partial backlogging to address post Covid-19 supply chain challenges. Results in Control and Optimization, 14, 100369. (Q2, ESCI, Scopus, IF: 3.2) DOI: 1016/j.rico.2023.100369
• Kumari, M., De, P. K., Chaudhuri, K., & Narang, P. (2023). Utilizing a hybrid metaheuristic algorithm to solve capacitated vehicle routing problem. Results in Control and Optimization, 13, 100292. (Q2, ESCI, Scopus, IF: 3.2) DOI: 1016/j.rico.2023.100292
• Verma, R., Narang, P., & Kanti De, P. (2023). An EOQ Model with Time-Dependent Demand and Holding Cost under the Effect of Inspection on Deterioration Rate. Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, 9(04), 597-625. (Q1, Scopus, ESCI, IF: 3.3) DOI: 1142/S242486222350015X

Book Chapters

• Narang, P., Kumari, M., & De, P. K. (2023, May). Production Inventory Model with Three Levels of Production and Demand for Deteriorating Item under Price, Stock and Advertisement Dependent Demand. In Applications of Operational Research in Business and Industries: Proceedings of 54th Annual Conference of ORSI(pp. 49-68). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 1007/978-981-19-8012-1_4
• Narang, P., Kumari, M., & De, P. K. (2023). An Imperfect Production System for Non-instantaneous Deteriorating Goods with Preservation Technology under Cap-and-Trade Policy. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications: Proceedings of SoCTA 2022(pp. 357-369). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 1007/978-981-19-9858-4_30
• Kumari, M., Narang, P., & De, P. K. (2023). Optimization of an Inventory Model with Selling Price and Stock Sensitive Demand Along with Trade Credit Policy. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications: Proceedings of SoCTA 2022(pp. 47-57). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 1007/978-981-19-9858-4_5
• Kumari, M., Narang, P., De, P. K., & Chakraborty, A. K. (2023, May). Optimization of an Inventory Model with Demand Dependent on Selling Price and Stock, Nonlinear Holding Cost Along with Trade Credit Policy. In Applications of Operational Research in Business and Industries: Proceedings of 54th Annual Conference of ORSI(pp. 141-158). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 1007/978-981-19-8012-1_10
• Pankaj, De, P. K., & Singh, A. (2021). A Study of Propagation of Love Waves in an Anisotropic Porous Layer under Initial Stress. In Recent Trends in Applied Mathematics: Select Proceedings of AMSE 2019(pp. 267-281). Springer Singapore. DOI: 1007/978-981-15-9817-3_19

Conferences

• 28^th Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management (SOM 2025), Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, India
• 7^th International Conference on Soft Computing: Theories and Applications
  (2022), University Institute of Technology, Shimla, India
• 8th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (ICBAI-2021), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, India
• International conference on Applications of Operational Research in Business
  and Industries (AORBI-2021), Government Model Autonomous Holkar Science
  College, Indore 452001 (MP), India
• International Conference on Applied Mathematics in Science and Engineering
  (AMSE-2019), Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, India

Achievements

• Qualified IIT-JAM 2017 with AIR 818 organised by IIT Delhi
• Qualified GATE 2019 with AIR 179 organised by IIT Madras