Dr. S. Rajagopalan is a Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech. (Hons.), from I.I.T., Bombay. He has completed MBA – Operations from ICFAI University and Ph.D. in Management from JJT University. The subject of the Thesis is "To Study Challenges in Supply Chain Management with Reference to Manufacturing Sector". He has extensive and dedicated industrial experience in overall factory operations in the highly technology-intensive Indian Ordnance Factories Organization (Ministry of Defence), engaged in the production of diverse requirements of the Indian Armed Forces. In his professional career spanning over three decades, he has functioned at senior decision-making levels in all areas of operations management including strategy planning, operations planning and control, process improvements, materials Management, quality management, plant engineering, project management, management information system, coordination and budgetary control. He is a qualified Lead Auditor for ISO 9000 Quality Management System and was instrumental in establishing quality management systems in Ordnance Factories, in line with the requirements of ISO 9000. As Deputy Director General, he successfully established this office at Mumbai to cater to the requirements of import-export clearances of all Ordnance Factories at Mumbai ports. He has now fully dedicated himself to service in the academic and professional fields. He functioned as Director of Mumbai Branch of Indian Institute of Materials Management, an all-India organization, dedicated to Materials and Supply Chain Management Profession. In this position, he was responsible for organizing educational courses, training and consultancy programs for industry and other programs aimed at enhancing the skill sets of materials professionals. He has also developed course contents for students desirous of pursuing education abroad. He has authored several technical articles on these topics which are published in reputed journals. Presently, he is functioning as Visiting Professor in various reputed B-Schools in and around Mumbai, teaching various subjects in the domain of Operations Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management for MMS and MBA courses of Mumbai University and also other autonomous courses of B-Schools. He is also an experienced corporate trainer for reputed organizations in the public and private sectors imparting training in the areas of Operations Management, and Supply Chain and Logistics Management.