Professor Devalkar’s areas of interest include operations and supply chain management in emerging economies, focusing on (i) issues at the interface of operations management, finance and risk management, and (ii) agricultural and food supply chains. His research employs a broad spectrum of methodologies (stochastic dynamic programming, game-theory models, econometrics, etc.).

Accomplishments:

• Meritorious Service Award, M&SOM. 2018, 2017, 2016
• Richter Fund Fellowship, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. 2010
• Gerald and Lillian Dykstra Fellowship for Teaching and Academic Excellence, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. 2008
• Fellowship for the 13th IFPSM Summer School on Purchasing, Institute of Supply Management. 2007

He obtained a PhD from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and a BTech from IIT Madras.

At ISB, he has been teaching courses on Operations Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management & Stochastic Inventory Management (PhD. Level Course).

Dr Devalkar has published extensively in acclaimed international journals. Some examples are

• H.W. Fischer, A. Chhatre, S. Devalkar 2021. Rural institutions, social networks, and self-organised adaptation to climate change. Environmental Research Letters.
• Ganesh, M., S. Deo, S.K. Devalkar. 2020. Leveraging Digital Technology to Improve Monitoring and Planning in Public Sector Supply Chains: Evidence from India’s Food Security Program