Milind Sohoni

Chair and Professor
Operations Management and Strategy

Education

PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
MS, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
BE, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Pune, University of Pune, India

Vita

Background

Milind Sohoni joined the UB School of Management in 2023. A prolific researcher and an experienced academician, Sohoni previously worked for the Indian School of Business in India, where he was a full professor, as well as deputy dean of faculty and research and Hyderabad Campus; and deputy dean of academic affairs.

Teaching

  • Supply Chain Analytics
  • Decision Making Under Uncertainty
  • Decision Models and Optimization
  • Operations Management

Research

  • Transportation and logistics
  • Supply chain analytics
  • Mobility, platform operations and revenue management
  • Health care analytics

Selected Publications

C. Manchiraju, M. G. Sohoni, and V. Deshpande. “It’s not simply luck: The impact of schedule padding and operational improvements on domestic on-time performance in the US airline industry”. Forthcoming, Production and Operations Management (2023).

A. Ahmed, M. G. Sohoni, and C. Bandi. “Parameterized approximations for the two-sided assortment optimization”. In: Operations Research Letters 50.4 (2022), pp. 399–406.

X. Geng, H. Krishnan, and M. G. Sohoni. “Operational collaboration between rivals: The impact of cost reduction”. In: Production and Operations Management 31 (2022), pp. 1856–1871.

N. Sharma, S. K. Devalkar, and M. G. Sohoni. “Payment for results: Funding non-profit operations”. In: Production and Operations Management 30.6 (2021), pp. 1686–1702.

N. Sharma, S. K. Devalkar, and M. G. Sohoni. “Payment for results: Funding non-profit operations”. In: Production and Operations Management 30.6 (2021), pp. 1686–1702.

S. K. Devalkar, M. G. Sohoni, and P. Arora. “Ex-Post funding: How should a resource-constrained non-profit organization allocate its funds?” In: Production and Operations Management 26.6 (2017), pp. 1035–1055.

S. Deo and M. Sohoni. “Optimal decentralization of early infant diagnosis of HIV in resource-limited settings”. In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 17.2 (2015), pp. 191–207.

M. Arikan, V. Deshpande, and M. Sohoni. “Building reliable air-travel infrastructure using empirical data and stochastic models of airline networks”. In: Operations Research 61.1 (2013).

Awards, Grants and Honors

  • 2022 PGPMAX (Exec-MBA) Teacher of the Year Award, ISB, India
  • 2022 Teacher of the Year Award (Core Courses), Hyderabad Campus, ISB, India
  • 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award, College of Engineering, Pune, India
  • 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Karnataka High School, Pune, India
  • 2020 Professor of the Year Award (Core Courses), Hyderabad Campus, ISB, India
  • August 2020 Indian Railways, An Integrated Coal-Freight Optimization Model to Increase Network Throughput, INR 4,600,000
  • August 2020 Indian Railways, The Center of Excellence for Analytics and AI at South Central Railways, INR 7,600,000
  • 2019 Professor of the Year Award (Core Courses), Hyderabad Campus, ISB, India
  • 2018 Outstanding Service Award, Steering Committee Member, ISB-POMS International Workshop, ISB, India
  • August 2015 US-India 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Awards, US-India Educational Foundation, $190,000
  • 2014-17 Outstanding Service Award, ISB-POMS International Workshop, ISB, India
  • 2013 IBM Faculty Award, Cash prize $10,000
  • 2003 Aviation Application Section Best Dissertation Award, First Place, INFORMS
  • 2003 George B. Dantzig Best Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention, INFORMS
  • 2002 Daniel H. Wagner Prize Finalist for Excellence in OR Practice, INFORMS

Professional Affiliations

  • Ad-hoc associate editor, M&SOM, Analytics in Operations.
  • Associate editor, Operations Research, Transportation Section.
  • Senior editor, Production & Operations Management, Supply Chain Management.
  • Senior editor, Production & Operations Management, Nonprofit Operations Management.
  • Associate editor, M&SOM, Special Issue on Smart City Operations.
  • Ad-hoc referee: Management Science, Operations Research, M&SOM, EJOR, POMS, Interfaces, Transportation Science, OR Letters.

Industry Experience

  • Consultant, RSG Media, New York, N.Y.
  • Research advisor, Delta Technology Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Sr. OR specialist, Delta Technology Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Member of Technical Staff, TransQuest Inc. and AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel, N.J.
  • Sr. OR specialist, Ryder Integrated Logistics, Miami, Fla.