Suri Gurumurthi

Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management; Innovation, Project Management,Logistics, Lead Logistics, Service Management; Collaborative Planning and Decision-Making;Enterprise Resource Planning; Production Control, Management of Organizations.

• PhD, Duke University, 2011
  Major/Concentration: Business Administration
• Master, MIT, 2004
  Major/Concentration: Science
• Master, University of Minnesota, 2001
  Major/Concentration: Industrial Engineering
• Bachelor, Birla Institute of Technology, 1997
  Major/Concentration: Engineering

Academic
• California Polytechnic University, Pomona (2019 - Present) Lecturer
• University of California, Riverside (2018 - Present) Lecturer
• California State University, Long Beach (2016 - Present) Lecturer
• University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (2014 - Present) Visiting Assistant Professor
• California State University, Long Beach (2013 - 2014) Lecturer
• University of North Carolina (2012 - 2019) Lecturer
• University of Illinois (2010 - 2012) Visiting Assistant Professor
• Duke University (2009 - 2009) Instructor
• Duke University (2008 - 2008) Instructor
• Duke University (2007 - 2007) Instructor
• Pratt & Whitney Engine Services (2006 - 2006) Operations Consultant/Research Intern
• Duke University (2005 - 2009) Teaching Assistant
• MIT Sloan School of Management (2005 - 2005) Instructor and Teaching Fellow
• MIT Sloan School of Management (2004 - 2005) Research Assistant
• MIT Sloan School of Management (2004 - 2004) Instructor and Teaching Fellow
• MIT Sloan School of Management (2004 - 2004) Graduate Assistant
• McKinsey and Company, Product Development Practice (2003 - 2003) Research Associate
• Manufacturing Systems and Technologies Center, Alcoa Technical Center (2000 - 2002) Manufacturing Systems Engineer
• Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota (1999 - 2000) Graduate Research Assistant
• Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota (1998 - 1999) Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Tata Engineering & Locomotive Company (1997 - 1998) Graduate Trainee Engineer

• "Sustainability as a Vehicle for Value Innovation: Recent Case Studies", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Oct-2019
• "Make-to-order vs Make-to-Stock Decisions Under Cash Flow Constraints: Upstream Challenges in a Supply Chain", Decision Sciences Institute DSI (Annual Meeting) , Nov-2016
• "Cloud Based Frameworks for Collaborative Product Development", Decision Sciences Institute DSI (Annual Meeting) , Nov-2012

• "“Lenovo Group: Leading Digital Transformation Across a Global Supply Chain”", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Sep-2022
• "Huawei Consumer Business: Technology Leadership Challenges", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Jul-2020
• "Esquel Group: Fostering a Culture of Excellence", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Feb-2019
• "Esquel Group: Value Innovation Through Sustainable Supply Chains", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Feb-2019
• "Esquel Group: Developing a Blueprint for a Sustainable Supply Chain", HKUST Center for Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Sep-2018
• "Esquel Group: Fostering a culture for Sustainable Development", HKUST Center for Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Sep-2018
• "“Does Vertical Integration Allow for More Sustainable Supply Chains? Comparative Analysis Within the Apparel Manufacturing Industry”", INFORMS , Oct-2017
• "Coats (A): Responsive Production and Order Fulfillment", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Jan-2017
• "Coats (B): Cash Flows and Small Lot Dyeing", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Jan-2017
• "Huawei: Diversifying into A Competitive Smartphone Business", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Aug-2016
• "Strategic Positioning within fast changing Internet of Things Value Networks", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Jan-2016
• "Make-to-Stock vs Make-to-Order Strategies For Lower Tier Supply Chain Agents", HKUST Thomson Center for Business Case Studies, Jan-2016
• "Workload Allocation, Time-Cost Trade-offs, and Equilibrium Capacity Investment Behavior in Collaborative Innovation Programs", Invited Talk at HKUST, Mar-2013
• "Planning Collaborative Programs for Innovation, and in Logistics: Research Issues and Advances", University, Northeastern University College of Business, Feb-2012

• "Project Management Consulting" (Nov-2014) , Project Management Consulting, DBA
• "Artificial Intelligence Frameworks for Supply Chain Digital Transformation in the PC Industry" (Oct-2023) , INFORMS Phoenix, AZ
• "Project Management Consulting" (Nov-2014) , Project Management Consulting, DBA
• "HKUST-EMBA Alumni Association Award for Best Case 2020-2021" (Dec-2021) , Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Alumni Association
• "Project Management Consulting" (Nov-2014) , Project Management Consulting, DBA
• "Project Management Consulting" (Nov-2014) , DBA, Inc.
• "Project Management Consulting" (Nov-2014) , Project Management Consulting, DBA
• "Project Management Consulting" (Nov-2014) , Project Management Consulting, DBA
• "Sustainability as a Vehicle for Value Innovation: Recent Case Studies" (Oct-2019) , INFORMS Seattle, WA
• "Sustainability as a vehicle for value innovation: Recent Case Studies" (Oct-2019) , Conference INFORMS Seattle, WA
• "Diagonal Diversification and Integration: Value-Network Strategies for IoT and IoS Landscape" (Oct-2017) , Conference INFORMS INFORMS Conference
• "Value Aggregation, Diversification, and Vertical Integration: Smartphones in the Context of IoT" (Nov-2016) , Conference INFORMS
• "Tailor Made: Make-to-Order Strategies for the Bottom of the Supply Chain" (Nov-2015) , Conference INFORMS
• "Modular Product Development for Risky Programs: Co-development versus Collaboration" (Nov-2014) , Conference INFORMS
• "Modularity and Risk Management in Collaborative Projects and Innovation Programs" (May-2014) , Production and Operations Management (POMS)
• "Flexibility and Risk Management in Collaborative Product Development" (Oct-2013) , Conference INFORMS
• "Collaborative Resource Planning (CRP): An Alternative to ERP for Collaborative Environments" (May-2013) , Production and Operations Management (POMS)
• "Flexibility and Risk Management in Collaborative Product Development" (May-2013) , Production and Operations Management (POMS)
• "ERP and the Myth of Collaboration in Supply Chains: A Cloud Based Planning Alternative" (Oct-2012) , Conference INFORMS
• "Enterprise Planning and the Myth of Collaboration in Supply Chains" (Apr-2012) , Production and Operations Management (POMS)