Subramanian Pazhani

Subramanian (Subbu) Pazhani is an Adjunct Professor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State University. He concurrently serves as a Senior Operations Research Specialist at SAS Institute’s Analytics Center of Excellence, focusing on optimization solutions across healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing sectors. His teaching responsibilities include courses on data analytics and production system design.

Education:

• Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Penn State University (2014)
• M.S., Operations and Supply Chain Management, Indian Institute of Technology (2011)
• B.S., Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University (2009)

Research Interests: His work centers on closed-loop supply chain networks, inventory optimization, dispatching algorithms in semiconductor manufacturing, and green supply chain management. He has contributed to prestigious journals like International Journal of Production Economics and published a book on closed-loop supply chain design.

Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes resilience in supply chains using fuzzy optimization models and multi-period inventory routing. His research bridges theoretical optimization with practical applications in semiconductor fabrication and sustainability initiatives.

Awards & Honors:

• 2022 Industry Advisory Board Member, Consortium for Digital Enterprises
• 2016 Research Grant for bi-objective supply chain optimization
• 2012 Dow Sustainability Innovation Challenge Award finalist

Professional Contributions: Serves as Associate Editor for International Journal of Green Computing and reviewer for Annals of Operations Research. Prior industry experience includes 6+ years in semiconductor manufacturing at Cree | Wolfspeed.

Labs & Teams: Active in SAS Analytics Center of Excellence, collaborating on real-world optimization projects with industrial partners.