PhD (Inventory Management), University of Delhi; M.Sc. (Operations Research), University of Delhi; B.Sc. (Honors) Mathematics, University of Delhi; CSIR-NET (Mathematical Sciences); Actuarial Science Papers (Institute of Actuaries of India, Mumbai), CT1: Financial Mathematics; CT3: Probability and Mathematical Statistics; CT6: Statistical Methods
Research work contributes to the following UN-SDG Goals:
Email: aakanksha.kishore@fsm.ac.in
Contact: 011-46485559
Total Years of Experience
5 years and 5 months
Brief description of Experience
Dr. Aakanksha Kishore is working as an Assistant Professor in the area of Operations and Supply Chain Management at FORE School of Management, New Delhi. She obtained her doctorate in Inventory Management from the Department of Operational Research, University of Delhi. She also completed her Master’s degree in Operational Research from Hindu College and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics (Honours) from Sri Venkateswara College, both affiliated with University of Delhi. She is an academician and researcher with expertise in Operations Management, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, and Sustainability. She has published numerous research papers indexed in ABDC/ SCI/ SCIE/ SCOPUS (Q1) viz. Business, Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, Expert Systems with Applications, Journal of Modelling in Management, Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, and many more with research contributions in inventory modelling, imperfect production systems, trade credit policies, and supply chain optimization. She has also served as an editor for international books focusing on sustainable logistics and the impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chain management.
Dr. Kishore has actively participated in several international conferences and faculty development programs in the areas of business management, research methodology, and data analytics. Her academic accomplishments include prestigious recognitions such as the Young Scientist Award, Distinguished Faculty Award, and multiple Best Paper Presentation Awards.
She holds a certification from Harvard Business School in “Teaching with Cases”. Her core areas of specialization include quantitative techniques, business statistics, mathematical modelling, sustainability, and operations research.
Research Interest Areas
Inventory Management, Imperfect items, Supply Chain Management, Production Management, Business Statistics.
Consulting Interest Areas
Inventory Management for Retail and Production, Sustainability in Supply Chain, Circular Economy.
Selected Publications
A. RESEARCH PAPERS:
1) Kamna, Kishore, A., Mathiyazhagan, K., Mir, M.A. (2026). Balancing Sustainability and Efficiency: A Flexible Production System with Green Subsidies and Preservation Investment Under Carbon Taxation. Business Strategy and the Environment (ABDC A Category) (Impact Factor: 13.6) (Indexing: ABS-3, WoS, Scopus) (SJR: 3.67) (H Index: 173) (ISSN No: 09644733, 10990836), (WILEY). https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70740
2) Chakravarthy, S., Kishore, A., Prabhakaran S., Venkadavarahan M. (2025). Assessing Urban Freight Tours: A Machine Learning and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Approach for Logistics Management. Business Strategy and the Environment (ABDC A Category) (Impact Factor: 13.6) (Indexing: ABS-3, WoS, Scopus) (SJR: 3.67) (H Index: 173) (ISSN No: 09644733, 10990836), (WILEY). https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4114
3) Khanna, A., Kishore, A., Jaggi, C.K., and Mir, M.A. (2025). An Inventory Model on Compounding Interaction Effects between Quality Uncertainty, Human Inspection Fallibility, Credit Financing Strategies, and Bad Debt Losses. Journal of Modelling in Management (ABDC-C Category) (Impact Factor: 9.8) (Indexing: Scopus Q2, ABS-1, WoS) (Emerald). https://doi.org/10.1108/JM2-06-2025-0283
4) Rini, R., Kishore, A., Priyamvada, P., Jaggi, D., & Chandra, K. (2022). A Sustainable Production Recovery Model with Responsiveness in Demand and Quality Consideration during COVID-19 Crisis. Scientia Iranica. (Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (Impact Factor: 1.435) (SNIP: 0.51) (SJR: 0.19) (H Index: 34) (ISSN No: 23453605, 10263098), (Sharif University of Technology).
5) Kishore, A., Cárdenas-Barrón, L. E., & Jaggi, C. K. (2022). Strategic decisions in an imperfect quality and inspection scenario under two-stage credit financing with order overlapping approach. Expert Systems with Applications, 116426. (ABDC – C) (Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (Impact Factor: 6.954) (SJR: 2.07) (H Index: 225) (ISSN No: 09574174), (Elsevier Ltd.).
6) Kishore, A. (2021). Optimal Policy for a Green Production System with Quality Inspection and Warranty Cost Under Environmental Regulations. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, 1-15. (Indexing: Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus) (SNIP: 0.41) (SJR: 0.33) (H Index: 9) (ISSN No: 25094246), (Springer).
7) Khanna, A., & Kishore, A. (2021). Investigating the effect of inflation on an inventory system for defective items with inspection errors, sales returns and shortages. International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics, 11(2-3), 260-279. (Indexing: Scopus) (SNIP: 0.41) (SJR: 0.17) (H Index: 14) (ISSN No: 1741539X, 17415403), (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.).
8) Kishore, A., Gautam, P., Jaggi, C. K., & Khanna, A. (2020). Investigating the effect of learning in set-up cost for imperfect production systems by utilizing two-way inspection plan for rework under screening constraints. Scientia Iranica. (Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (Impact Factor: 1.435) (SNIP: 0.51) (SJR: 0.19) (H Index: 34) (ISSN No: 23453605, 10263098), (Sharif University of Technology).
9) Jaggi, C. K., & Kishore, A. (2020). Replenishment policies for imperfect inventory system under natural idle time and shortages. Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research. (Indexing: Scopus) (Impact Factor: 1.031) (SNIP: 0.41) (SJR: 0.344) (H Index: 22) (ISSN No: 03540243), (University of Belgrade).
10) Gautam, P., Kishore, A., Khanna, A., & Jaggi, C. K. (2019). Strategic defect management for a sustainable green supply chain. Journal of Cleaner Production. (ABDC – C) (Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (Impact Factor: 9.297) (SNIP: 2.475) (SJR: 1.92) (H Index: 232) (ISSN No: 09596526), (Elsevier BV).
11) Khanna, A., Kishore, A., Sarkar, B., & Jaggi, C. K. (2018). Inventory and pricing decisions for imperfect quality items with inspection errors, sales returns, and partial backorders under inflation. RAIRO – Operations Research. (Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (Impact Factor: 2.526) (SJR: 0.54) (H index: 28) (ISSN 1290-3868 (Online) - ISSN 0399-0559 (Print)) (EDP Sciences).
12) Khanna, A., Kishore, A., Sarkar, B., & Jaggi, C. (2018). Supply Chain with Customer Based Two-Level Credit Policies under an Imperfect Quality Environment. Mathematics, 6(12), 299. (Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (ISSN 2227-7390) (H index: 2) (MDPI AG).
13) Khanna, A., Kishore, A., & Jaggi, C. (2017). Inventory Modeling for Imperfect Production Process with Inspection Errors, Sales Return, and Imperfect Rework Process. International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, 2(42), 242–258. (Indexing: Emerging Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (H index: 12) (ISSN No: 2455-7749).
14) Khanna, A., Kishore, A., & Jaggi, C. (2017). Strategic production modeling for defective items with imperfect inspection process, rework, and sales return under two-level trade credit. International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations, 8(1), 85-118. (Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus) (Impact Factor: 3.271) (ISSN 1923-2934 (Online) - ISSN 1923-2926 (Print)) (SNIP: 1.424) (SJR: 0.79) (H Index: 30) (Growing Science).
15) Khanna, A., Kishore, A., & Jaggi, C. K. (2016). Impact of inflation and trade credit policy in an inventory model for imperfect quality items with allowable shortages. Control & Cybernetics, 45(1). (Indexing: Scopus) (ISSN No: 0324-8569) (H index: 40) (SJR: 0.17) (Polish Academy of Sciences).
16) Jaggi, C. K., Khanna, A., & Kishore, A. (2016). Production inventory policies for defective items with inspection errors, sales return, imperfect rework process and backorders. In K. Singh, M. Pandey, L. Solanki, S. B. Dandin, & P. S. Bhatnagar (Eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1715, No. 1, p. 020062). AIP Publishing. (Indexing: Scopus) (ISSN No: 0094243X) (H index: 75) (SJR: 0.19) (Conferences and Proceedings).
B. BOOK EDITING:
i.
Sustainable Operations of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Indexing: SCOPUS) (ISBN: 978-1-394-23852-1)(Publisher:Scrivener)(2025).
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Sustainable+Operations+of+Logistics+and+Supply+Chain+Management-p-9781394238521
ii.
Impact of Industry 4.0 on Supply Chain Sustainability: Current Status and Future Pathways (Indexing: SCOPUS) (ISBN: 9781837977789) (Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited) (2024).
https://bookstore.emerald.com/impact-of-industry-4-0-on-supply-chain-sustainability-hb-9781837977789.html
