Dr B S Sahay takes over as Director MDI

Dr B S Sahay takes over as Director MDI

Professor B.S. Sahay took over as Director¸ Management Development Institute (MDI)¸ Gurgaon¸ India today. Prior to joining MDI¸ he was Director of Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad for over four years.

Professor Sahay did his M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi¸ India. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching¸ research¸ consultancy¸ executive training¸ and industries. He has visited a number of countries and went to Germany and Japan under Fellowship Programs and has worked both in India and abroad on various assignments for manufacturing and service industries. His teaching¸ research and consulting interests include logistics and supply chain management¸ production and operations management¸ project management¸ productivity management and business modeling.

Professor Sahay is on the Editorial Board of eight international journals and many national journals. He was the Founding Editor of International Journal of Value Chain Management and Guest Editor of many international journals.

Professor Sahay has carried out 20 sponsored research projects and 35 consulting assignments and published / presented over 135 papers in international / national journals and conferences. He has published six books and edited 12 books. His book on ‘Productivity Management’ was given Escorts Book Award and ISTD National Book Award whereas book on ‘Supply Chain Modeling & Solutions and World Class Manufacturing’ received ISTD National Book Awards for the outstanding contribution to the understanding of management principles and practices. He is recipient of the Best Director Award¸ Best Teacher Award¸ Award of Excellence in Research and Nurturer of Talent Award.

Professor Sahay is on the board of Decision Science Institute¸ USA; All India Management Association and Association of Indian Management Schools. He is on the expert committee/Advisory Board of many universities and organisations. He is member of Decision Science Institute (DSI) USA; Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)¸ USA; and Fellow of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering.