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Faculty

Rajbir Bhatti
Associate Professor (He/Him)
Supply Chain Management

Office: EB 2145
Phone: 403.440.5086
Email: rbhatti@mtroyal.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajbirbhatti

Degrees
PhD (Supply Chain Management)
M.Tech (Industrial Engineering)
B.Tech (Industrial Engineering)

 

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rajbir S. Bhatti is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Mount Royal University's Bissett School of Business, a past Chair of the Department, he is also the Co-Founder and CEO of two applied AI ventures serving transportation and logistics. He works at the convergence of supply chain management and applied AI—as a scholar, as a builder of the tools themselves, and as an advisor to government and industry. He holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, where his doctoral work modelled the selection of third- and fourth-party logistics service providers. He also holds a master's and bachelor's degree in engineering.

Dr. Bhatti's research programme encompasses a wide range of supply chain and logistics optimisation problems: analytical modelling of logistics service provider selection using hierarchy-based discrete and fuzzy models, Data Envelopment Analysis and loss-function methods; manufacturing excellence and Total Productive Maintenance in small and medium enterprises; machine learning and simulation applied to supply chain and economic problems; and supply chain risk, resilience, trade and tariff policy. His work appears in peer-reviewed, indexed journals and conferences and has attracted more than 850 citations. He has authored a book, contributed book chapters and encyclopaedia entries, and is the founding Editor-in-Chief (now Emeritus) of the International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania, USA.

Much of his work is commissioned rather than curiosity-driven and reaches decision-makers directly. He served as a subject-matter expert on a CSA Group study of artificial intelligence applications in manufacturing and their associated risks, and has led studies for Supply Chain Canada and the Government of Alberta on digital adoption among Alberta SMEs, national supply chain labour market demand, and logistics gateway competitiveness across Western Canada.

He is the inventor on a pending U.S. patent covering a forensic method for identifying duty-status inconsistencies in commercial vehicle electronic logging records, and is a finalist for an ASTech Award — Alberta's leading science and technology honour — in Advanced Manufacturing and Smart Cities, recognizing his AI-powered supply chain tools and Calgary's first smart integrated transportation hub.

Dr. Bhatti believes artificial intelligence belongs in the hands of the people who actually run supply chains. That conviction shapes his teaching. He designed and launched a machine learning capstone that enables business students with no programming background to build production-grade machine learning models on no-code and low-code platforms – an early demonstration of democratised AI in supply chain education. He founded and leads the Bison Supply Chain Innovator, an industry-funded capstone that embeds student teams in live operational problems and puts their recommendations in front of industry leaders. He also conceived and led the City of Calgary's AI-Powered Digital Twin for Trucks and has secured more than $1.5 million in research and programme funding from SSHRC, MITACS, SCALE AI, the Government of Alberta and industry partners.

He advises governments and industry on supply chain and infrastructure policy, including the City of Calgary's sustainable procurement advisory board, the government advisory board for the Prairies Economic Gateway inland port initiative, and the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. A sought-after national commentator on disruption, logistics and trade, he is called on regularly by CBC, CTV, Global News and the Financial Post. He supervises doctoral, master's and undergraduate research, serves as an external doctoral examiner, and reviews funding proposals for SSHRC, NSERC, the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the New Frontiers in Research Fund. Before joining Mount Royal, he taught in the MBA and undergraduate programmes at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Professional/Community/ University Service

  • Member of the Board of Directors, Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC)
  • Member of the National Accreditation Process (NAP) subcommittee for accreditation of supply chain educational offerings by the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC)
  • Member of the Advisory Panel for Goods Management Strategy (GMS), City of Calgary (The GMS is a strategic plan for the next 30 years which plans the transportation infrastructure needs of Calgary)
  • Team Mentor for Amazon YYC Student Challenge
  • Member of the General Faculties Council (GFC), Mount Royal University (2017-2019)
  • Mount Royal University member of action panel on "Canadian Transportation Initiative" , a collaborative project with the University of Calgary to follow up on the "Emerson Report" towards a joint PSE "Centre of Excellence on Transportation, Logistics and Innovation" from a Western Canada (and potentially Canada wide) perspective
  • Member, Board of Directors, AFCA. Inc., Calgary - a not for profit supporting educational needs of new Canadians in Calgary

Recognition and Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award (2012): Journal of Modeling in Management, Emerald Publications; UK

Teaching experience
Operations Management
Principles of Quality Management (BBA & Online)
Fundamentals of Purchasing (BBA & Online)
Introduction to Physical Distribution

Other courses taught include
 Global Supply Chains
Supply Chain Logistics
Advanced Supply Chain Management
Total Quality Management, Maths for Management
Demand Forecasting, Business Statistics & Calculus

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY WORK

Sample Publications

  1. Jain, A, Bhatti RS , Harwinder Singh (2015) "OEE enhancement in SMEs through mobile maintenance: a TPM concept." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management (IJQRM: Emerald Publication) 32(5) ; 503-516. (ABDC-B-rated & Impact Factor 1.55)
  2. Jain, A, Bhatti R Harwinder Singh, (2014), Total productive maintenance (TPM) implementation practice: a literature review and directions, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, ISSN: 2040-4166, Emerald Publication, 5(3)
  3. Jain, A., Bhatti, RS., Singh, H (2014), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): A Proposed Model For Indian SMEs, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD) ISSN(P): 2249-6890; ISSN(E): 2249-8001, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Feb, 1-22
  4. Jain, A., Bhatti, R.S., Singh, H., Sharma, S.K.,(2012) "Implementation of TPM for
    Enhancing OEE of Small Scale Industry", International Journal of IT Engineering &
    Applied Sciences Research (IJITEASR), 1(1), ISSN 2319-4413
  5. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar (2012) "Evolution of System Dynamics in Supply Chain Management", International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management (IJICBM),5(1) ,1-14
  6. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar "Analytical Modeling of Third Party Service Provider Selection in Global Lead Logistics Provider Environments", Journal of Modeling in Management, 5(3), 275-286 (Emerald Insight):
  7. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar "Integrated DEAHP Model for Selection of 3PL Service Providers by Global Fourth Party Logistics Integrators": Int. J. of Business Performance and Supply Chain Management (IJBPSCM), 1(2/3), 187-202. (10 Year Impact Factor 0.126)
  8. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar "A Loss Function Based Decision Support Model for 3PL Selection by 4PLs". International Journal of Integrated Supply Management (Inderscience); 5(4), 365-375
  9. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar "Critical Insights into Supply Chain Risks and Mitigation Management Strategies" AIMS International Journal, USA,4(1), 101-111

    BOOK CHAPTERS:
  10. Bhanot, N., Bhatti, R. S, Singh, H., (2014). Benchmarking of Indian Rail Freight by DEA. In J. Wang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization (pp. 273-291). Hershey, PA: USA, Business Science Reference.
    doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch026
  11. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar (2009). A Fuzzy AHP model for 3PL selection in Lead Logistics Provider scenarios. In Sarty. P. (Ed.), "Enterprise Information Systems and Implementing IT Infrastructure: Challenges and Issues", Pennsylvania, USA, IGI Publications.
  12. Bhatti R.S; Bhardwaj A; Sachdeva A; Bhatti S. K, (2006)Hurdles and Barriers in Implementing ISO 9000 certification in Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) in Punjab state (India), In H. Paul (Ed.) "Management of Innovation, Technology, Transfer & Flexibility for Competitiveness in the Globalized World", Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, New Delhi, Indian Journals.

    NATIONAL JOURNALS:
  13. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar. (2009). "Supply Chain Risks- An Overview". Journal of Insurance & Risk Management, 4(3), 8-16.
  14. Bhatti, R.S., Pradeep Kumar & Dinesh Kumar, "The concepts and issues in selection of fourth party logistics", Journal of Insurance & Risk Management, 4(9), 36-42.

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