Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 4: Prof B S Sahay today took over as first Director of IIM Jammu.
He assumed the office in presence of Deepak Kumar Mukadam, Member, Board of Governors, IIM Jammu and Director, Jaybee Steel Treators Ltd., faculty members and Chief Administrative Officer.
Prof Sahay said that he would like to create IIM Jammu as one of the finest business schools in the country with the help and support of all stake holders, including Chairman & the Board, MHRD, GoI and State Government, corporate, faculty, students and staff etc.
Prof B S Sahay is an educator, researcher, transformational leader and institution builder, who sets high standards to create world class institutions with global outlook and national focus. He was the Director of three top national level institutes in India, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon and Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad. Prior to joining IIM Jammu, he was Advisor to the Chancellor, NMIMS University, Mumbai.
Prof Sahay did his B Tech from BIT Sindri; M Tech. and Ph D from IIT Delhi, India. He has widely travelled all over the world and went to Germany and Japan under Fellowship Programmes. He has over 35 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, executive education including over 12½ years in industry. He has worked both in India and abroad on various assignments for manufacturing and service industries.
Prof Sahay is a top-rated researcher with over 3650 citations, h-index of 28 and i10-index of 41. He has carried out 21 sponsored research projects and 37 consulting assignments and organized 14 major International Conferences. He has published and presented over 200 research papers in international/national journals and conferences. He has authored/edited 22 books in the area of Supply Chain Management, Humanitarian Logistics, World Class Manufacturing, Total Quality Management and Productivity Management.
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