• Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas
• Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Master of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Bachelor of Engineering, Gauhati University

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur from May, 2009 to June, 2015
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (now IIT BHU) from October, 2008 to May, 2009.
• Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (now IIT BHU) from October, 2004 to October, 2008.
• Lecturer, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Institute of Technology, GGU from December, 2002 to July, 2004.

Awards

• Winner of First Prize in Public Sector OR Competition at the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2015 held at Philadelphia for the paper Distressed Selling by Farmers: Model, Analysis, and Use in Policy Analysis (co-authors: Shivam Gupta, Ganesh Janakiraman, Milind Dawande)
• Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship 2013-14
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• BOYSCAST Fellowship 2008-2009 from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (could not visit host university due to personal reasons).
• Best Professor in Supply Chain Management at the World Education Congress 2012 at Mumbai, India.
• Honors (Distinction) in Bachelor of Engineering at Gauhati University

Other Professional Appointments

National Council Member, Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering (2012-2013).

Research Areas

• Supply Chain Management
• Procurement
• Applied Optimization

Significant Publications

•  S. Gupta, M. Dawande, G. Janakiraman, A. Sarkar, 2017. Distressed Selling by Farmers: Model, Analysis, and Use in Policy-Making, Production and Operations Management, accepted.
• S. Gupta, M. Dawande, G. Janakiraman, A. Sarkar, 2017. Distressed Selling by Farmers: Model, Analysis, and Use in Policy-Making, Production and Operations Management, accepted.
• R. Kumar, S.S. Padhi, A Sarkar. 2017. Supplier Selection of an Indian Heavy Locomotive Manufacturer: An Integrated Approach using Taguchi Loss Function, TOPSIS, and AHP; IIMB Management Review, accepted.
• R. Kumar, S.S. Padhi, A Sarkar. 2017. Optimal Number of Suppliers to Mitigate Supply Disruption: A Case of Indian Locomotive Manufacturer. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, accepted.
• Inventory Management at Subarnarekha Coppers Limited, 2017. IIMK Case.
• Chaturvedi, P., A. Sarkar, GC Majumdar, SP Sarmah, S. Padhi. Milk Procurement of a Private Dairy: An Economic Analysis, International Journal of Operational Research, Forthcoming.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra, A Chaudhary, A Agrawal, A Mandal, SS Padhi. 2012. Single or Multiple Sourcing: A Method for Determining the Optimal Size of the Supply Base. Technology Operation Management (Springer), 3 (1-2), 17-31.
• PL Meena, SP Sarmah, A Sarkar. 2011. Sourcing Decisions under Risks of Catastrophic Events Disruption. Transportation Research Part E: logistics and transportation review, 47(6), 1058-1074.
• A Sarkar. 2010. A Conceptual Framework for Developing Buyer-Supplier Relationship. Industrial Engineering Journal, Vol. II, No. 15, 18-22.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra. 2009. Determining the Optimal Size of Supply Base with the Consideration of Risks of Supply Disruptions. International Journal of Production Economics, 119, 122-135.
• S. K. Purohit, A Sarkar, D Das, S K Sharma, (2009) Performance evaluation of the services of commercial banks: A fuzzy approach, Productivity, 50(2), 93-111.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra. 2008. Maximum Utilization of Vehicle Capacity: A Case of MRO Items. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 54 (2), 185-201.
• • D Das, PKJ Mohapatra, SK Sharma, A Sarkar. 2007. Factors Influencing the Attractiveness of a Tourist Destination. Journal of Services Research, 7(1), 103-134.
• D Das, PKJ Mohapatra, SK Sharma, A Sarkar. 2007. Attractiveness of Varanasi as Tourist Destination: Perspective of Foreign Tourists. International Journal of Tourism Policy, 1(2), 111-133.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra. 2006. Evaluation of Supplier Capability and Performance: A Method for Supply Base Reduction. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 12(3), 148-163.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra. 2010. A Non-Compensatory Fuzzy Method for Supplier Performance Evaluation and Evaluation, Working Paper, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra. 2011. Solution of a Vehicle Routing Problem Involving Third-Party Transporter, Working Paper, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra. 2010. A Non-Compensatory Fuzzy Method for Supplier Performance Evaluation and Evaluation, Working Paper, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
• A Sarkar, PKJ Mohapatra. 2011. Solution of a Vehicle Routing Problem Involving Third-Party Transporter, Working Paper, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.