Mahesh Nagarajan

Mahesh Nagarajan is a Professor in the Operations and Logistics Division and Senior Associate Dean, Research at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He holds a PhD from the University of Southern California (USC). His roles include strategic research leadership and academic teaching.

Education: PhD from University of Southern California (USC).

Research focuses on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Stochastic Optimization, Cooperative Game Theory, and Healthcare Operations. Recent work addresses supplier coalitions in manufacturing systems, competitive inventory models, emergency department triage systems, and surgical scheduling optimization.

Publications span Operations Research and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, addressing topics like queuing models, complexity theory, and healthcare resource allocation. His work combines theoretical rigor with practical applications in operations management.

Courses taught in 2024-2025 include Business Processes and Operations (BCom), Supply Chain Management (MM), and advanced Discrete Optimization (PhD).