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Malini Natarajarathinam I. EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Aug 2007

Dissertation Title: Base Stock Policies for the Stochastic Inbound Inventory Routing Problem Master of Science in Statistics The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Aug 2006

Master of Arts in Management Science The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

May 2005

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama Thesis Title: A Review of OR Models in Intermodal Freight Transportation

Dec 2002

Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering Anna University, Chennai, India

May 2000

II. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Associate Professor Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Sep 2013 - Present

Assistant Professor Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Sep 2007 – Aug 2013

Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Aug 2003 – Jun 2007

Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Aug 2000 – Dec 2002

* -Graduate student § - MID student †- Undergraduate student

III. PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

[1] Natarajarathinam, M. and Sunkara, P*. “Supply Chain Management Certifications Offered by Professional Organizations and Universities”, Supply Chain Management Review, 20(4), online, 2016

[2] Natarajarathinam, M. and Sunkara, P*. “Supply Chain Management Certifications Review.” Supply Chain Management Review, 20(4), S60-S63, 2016

[3] Fowler, A. §, Patwari, K. and Natarajarathinam, M. “Customer Stratification: For an Industrial Distributor with a Service and Repair Business “, Engineering Management journal, 28(1), 14-24, 2016

[4] Harris, C. § and Natarajarathinam, M. “Optimizing Packaged Gas Inventory Placement at Welding Supply Distributors” accepted at International Journal of Business Excellence, In press. (11/1/2015)

[5] Johnson, M.D., Sawaya, W.J. and Natarajarathinam, M., “A methodology for modelling comprehensive international procurement costs”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 51, No. 18, pp. 5549 – 5564, 2013.

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[6] Johnson, M.D., Sawaya, W.J. and Natarajarathinam, M., “A methodology for modelling comprehensive international procurement costs”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 51, No. 18, pp. 5549 – 5564, 2013.

[7] Natarajarathinam, M., and Nepal, B., “A holistic approach to market assessment for a manufacturing company in an emerging economy”, Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 41, No. 7, pp. 1142 – 1151, 2012.

[8] Natarajarathinam, M., Stacey, J., and Sox, C., “Near-Optimal Heuristics and Managerial Insights for the Storage Constrained, Inbound Inventory Routing Problem”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol.42, No.2, pp. 152 – 173, 2012.

[9] Nepal. B., Natarajarathinam, M., and Murillo, R.*, “Making Location Decision Based on Regional Industrial Capabilities: A Case of a Distributor”, The International Trade Journal, Vol.26, No.2, pp. 154 – 180, 2012.

[10] Sadhasiva Mohan, M.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “Creating an Optimal Supplier Base during New Product Development Using Six-Sigma Principles”, Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 77 – 90, 2011.

[11] Natarajarathinam, M., Somy, M.* and Johnson, M.D., “Measuring performance of material handling systems: A conveyor system analysis”, International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modeling, Vol.3, No.2, pp. 167 – 180, 2011.

[12] Ellinger, A.E., Natarajarathinam, M., Gray, B, Adams, F.G., Hofman, D. and O’Marah, K., “Supply Chain Management Competency and Firm Financial Success”, Journal of Business Logistics, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 214 – 226, 2011.

[13] Nepal, B., Natarajarathinam, M. and Balla, K., “Improving Manufacturing Process for Biomedical Products: a case study”, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 527-540, 2011.

[14] Narayanan, A., Natarajarathinam, M. and Winn, B., “BP’s procurement and Supply Chain Management,” Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Academic Cases, 2009. (one of the two academic cases accepted in year 2009; Awarded $3000 for getting the case accepted)

[15] Narayanan, A., Natarajarathinam, M. and Winn, B., “BP’s procurement and Supply Chain Management - Teaching Note,” CSCMP Academic Cases, 2009.

[16] Lakshmanaswamy, P.*, Natarajarathinam, M. and Rao, B., “Spreadsheet Analysis to Show Effect of Customer Service Level on Inventory”, International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modeling, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 307-318, 2009.

[17] Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I. and Narayanan, A., “Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis: A Review of Literature and Insights”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management – special issue on Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 535 – 573, 2009. (One of the top 20 most downloaded articles in 2010)

[18] Stacey, J., Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “The Storage constrained, inbound inventory routing problem”, The International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp.484 – 500, 2007.

IV. TRADE JOURNAL/MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS

[1] McCrea, B., Copeland, A. §, and Natarajarathinam, M. “‘Industrial Distribution’s Glass Ceiling – Part I and Part II”, The Electrical Distributor Magazine, Online, July 2016

[2] Stelton-Holtmeier, J., Copeland, A. §, and Natarajarathinam, M. “‘Time to Act’ on Distribution Diversity”, Modern Distribution Management, Vol. 46, No.9, Pg 6-7, May 2016


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[3] Natarajarathinam, M., Murillo, R.* and Nepal, B., “Sectores de Industrias Emergentes en México (Emerging industrial sectors in Mexico),” Inbound Logistics, February 2010.

[4] Murillo, R.*, Natarajarathinam, M. and Nepal, B., “Doing Business in Mexico,” Industrial Distribution, Nov/Dec 2009.

V. BOOKS OR AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCES

[1] Natarajarathinam, M. and Rangan, S., “Structuring Effective Internship Programs”, A chapter in How to Recruit the Best Employees for the Material Handling Industry – A Guide to Finding, Hiring and Retaining Quality Employees, 2nd edition, Published by Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association, IL.

VI. REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

[1] Natarajarathinam, M., Beyerlein, M., Han, S.J., Zarestky, J., Han, S. J., Dirani, K. M., Boehm, R. and Xie. L. “WIP: Micro-skills and Mini-habits in Engineering Student Teams: Facilitating a Confluence of Perspectives and Talent” Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 25-28.

[2] Natarajarathinam, M., Campbell, M., Hebert, B., Holder, L. N. and McDougal, M. K., "Engagement in Practice: Building service focused learning communities to develop adaptable solutions", Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 25-28.

[3] Beyerlein, M., Han, S.J., Zarestky, J., Natarajarathinam, M. and Dirani, K. M. “Models of Team Learning in STEM: An Opportunity for HRD”, Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2017 Academy of Human Resource Development, San Antonio, OH, March 2-4.

[4] Gorman, B. § and Natarajarathinam, M. “Successful Launch Strategies for a Meal Replacement Product” Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2017 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Little Rock, AR, March 8-11.

[5] Pickett, C. § and Natarajarathinam, M. “Risk-reward analysis of manufacturer-controlled quality assurance on B2B supply chain costs” Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2017 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Little Rock, AR, March 8-11.

[6] Massey, D. § and Natarajarathinam, M. “Development and Deployment of a Sales Training Program for Small to Medium Enterprises” Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2017 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Little Rock, AR, March 8-11.

[7] Roberts, M. § and Natarajarathinam, M. “Assessing the feasibility and profitability for a license holder” Submitted to the Proceedings of the 2017 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Little Rock, AR, March 8-11.

[8] Lehmann, A. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Women in Industrial Distribution: Emerging opportunities and Challenges for Female College Graduates”, Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans. LA, June 26-29.

[9] Natarajarathinam, M., Nepal, B., Vanajakumari, M., and Capar, I., “Transforming the CREDLE (Capstone Research Experience for Distance Learning Executives)”, Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans. LA, June 26-29.

[10] Duncan, M. § and Natarajarathinam, M. “A Study on Best Practices of Sales Force Compensation within Small, to Medium Sized Enterprises: The Metrics Associated with


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Performance Appraisal” Proceedings of the 2016 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, March 9-12.

[11] Henry, A. § and Natarajarathinam, M. “Small Sales - Large Impact - Low Risk: Make or Buy with Confidence” Proceedings of the 2016 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, March 9-12.

[12] Natarajarathinam, M., “Service Learning as a Philanthropy Effort of a Student Organization”, Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17.

[13] Natarajarathinam, M., “Creating a Student Organization to Engage Female Students Better”, Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17.

[14] Harris, C. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Effect Industry Support for Higher Education of Employees”, Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17.

[15] Natarajarathinam, M., “Redesigning an Online Executive Master’s Class for a Large Number of Students”, Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18

[16] Somer, D. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Developing Tiered Pricing Structure through Spend Analysis with Strategic Suppliers”, Proceedings of the 2015 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Houston, TX, March 12-15.

[17] Harris, C. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Optimizing Inventory Placement in a Closed Loop Supply Chain through Application of Inventory Stratification for Packaged Gases”, Proceedings of the 2015 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Houston, TX, March 12-15.

[18] Natarajarathinam, M., “Redesigning an Online Executive Master’s Class for a Large Number of Students”, Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18.

[19] Rangan, S. and Natarajarathinam, M., “How to Structure an Internship that is Great for the Intern and the Manager?”, Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18.

[20] Clark, N. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Effect of Active Teaching in a Project Based Class”, Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26.

[21] Johnson, M.D., Sawaya, W.J. and Natarajarathinam, M., “A Methodology for the Comprehensive Assessment of International Procurement Costs,” Submitted to the ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conferences, Chicago, IL, August 12-15.

[22] Natarajarathinam, M., Clark, N. and Lawrence, F. B., “Project Based Learning for a Class on Manufacturer-Distributor Relationships”, Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13.

[23] Narayanan, A., Jennings, D. F., Capar, I. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Crisis management among Industrial Distributors: Scale development, analysis and insights”, Proceedings of the 2012 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 24-28. (Recipient of the best paper in the logistics and supply chain management track)

[24] Natarajarathinam, M., “Redesigning a Course on Electronics Distribution Networks to Meet the Contemporary Industry Needs”, Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, June 26-29.


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(Short Listed to be Considered for The Best Paper for the ASEE ETD Session For The 2011 Annual Conference)

[25] Johnson, M. D. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Tool Use and Activities of Practicing Engineers over Time: Survey Results”, Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, June 26-29.

[26] Natarajarathinam, M., Nepal, B. and Salazar, E.*, “A Structured Approach to Market Assessment for a Fastener Manufacturing Company in Mexico,” Proceedings of the 2011 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Houston, TX, March 9-12.

[27] Wu, K.*, Natarajarathinam, M., Johnson, M.D. and Kulandaivelu, T.*, “Business Communication Experiences in the US, Mexico, and China”, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Macau, December 8-11.

[28] Johnson, M.D., and Natarajarathinam, M., “Using Quotation Data and Process Models to Derive Costs Factors,” A. Johnson and J.Miller, (eds.) Proceedings of the 2010 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9.

[29] Nepal, B., Murillo, R.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “A framework for comparative study of industry & workforce constructs along the Texas-Mexico Trade Corridor,” Proceedings of the 2010 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Dallas, TX, March 2-6.

[30] Somy, M.*, Kumar, V. V.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “Activity based costing for distributors,” Proceedings of the 2010 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Dallas, TX, March 2-6.

[31] Alanis, F.† and Natarajarathinam, M., “Free Trade Zones in Central America: A Comparison,” Proceedings of the 2009 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, February 24-28.

[32] Kondati, N.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “Challenges Facing Supply Chains through Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach,” Proceedings of the 2009 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, February 24-28.

[33] Ellinger, A.E., Natarajarathinam, M. and Gray, B., “An Examination of the Influence of Supply Chain Management Best Practices on Firm Performance,” Proceedings of the 2008 CSCMP Educators Conference, Denver, CO, October 5.

[34] Stacey, J., Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Two Heuristics for the Inbound Inventory Routing Problem with a Storage Constraint,” Proceedings of the 2006 Society of Marketing Advances, Nashville, TN, November 1-4, pp. 297-298. – (Won the 2006 best student paper award at Society of Marketing Advances – Supply Chain Management track)

[35] Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Simulating and Designing the Stochastic Inbound Inventory Routing Problem,” M. E. Kuhl, N. M. Steiger, F. B. Armstrong, and J. A. Joines (eds.) Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, December 4-7, pp. 1712 – 1717.

VII. TECHNICAL REPORTS

[1] Nepal, B., Murillo, R.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “Mexico-Texas Corridor: Opportunities for Industry Development,” Progress report submitted to Economic Development Administration – U.S Department of Commerce, February 2010.

[2] Natarajarathinam, M., Murillo, R.* and Nepal, B., “Business Opportunities in Mexico,” Research report submitted to a fluid power distributor.

[3] Nepal, B., Murillo, R.* and Natarajarathinam, M., Business Opportunities in Mexico,” Research report submitted to a pumping solutions distributor.


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VIII. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

[1] Gorman, B. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Successful Launch Strategies for a Meal Replacement Product”, Proceedings of the 2017 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Little Rock, AR, March 7-10.

[2] Roberts, M. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Assessing the feasibility and profitability for a license holder”, Proceedings of the 2017 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Little Rock, AR, March 7-10.

[3] Pickett, C. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Risk-reward analysis of manufacturer-controlled quality assurance on B2B supply chain costs”, Proceedings of the 2017 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Little Rock, AR, March 7-10.

[4] Lehmann, A. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “Women in Industrial Distribution: Emerging opportunities and Challenges for Female College Graduates”, Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans. LA, June 26-29.

[5] Natarajarathinam, M., Nepal, B., Vanajakumari, M., and Capar, I., “Transforming the CREDLE (Capstone Research Experience for Distance Learning Executives)”, Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans. LA, June 26-29.

[6] Natarajarathinam, M., “Service Learning as a Philanthropy Effort of a Student Organization”, Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17.

[7] Natarajarathinam, M., “Creating a Student Organization to Engage Female Students Better”, Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17.

[8] Harris, C. § and Natarajarathinam, M., “ Effect Industry Support for Higher Education of Employees”, Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17.

[9] Somer, D. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Developing Tiered Pricing Structure through Spend Analysis with Strategic Suppliers”, Proceedings of the 2015 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Houston, TX, March 12-15.

[10] Harris, C. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Optimizing Inventory Placement in a Closed Loop Supply Chain through Application of Inventory Stratification for Packaged Gases”, Proceedings of the 2015 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Houston, TX, March 12-15.

[11] Natarajarathinam, M., “Redesigning an Online Executive Master’s Class for a Large Number of Students”, Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18.

[12] Rangan, S. and Natarajarathinam, M., “How to Structure an Internship that is Great for the Intern and the Manager?”, Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18.

[13] Natarajarathinam, M., Clark, N. and Lawrence, F. B., “Project Based Learning for a Class on Manufacturer-Distributor Relationships”, Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13

[14] Natarajarathinam, M., “Redesigning a Course on Electronics Distribution Networks to Meet the Contemporary Industry Needs”, 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, June 26-29.


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[15] Johnson, M. D. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Tool Use and Activities of Practicing Engineers over Time: Survey Results”, 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, June 26-29.

[16] Natarajarathinam, M., Nepal, B. and Salazar, E.*, “A Structured Approach to Market Assessment for a Fastener Manufacturing Company in Mexico,” 2011 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Houston, TX, March 9-12.

[17] Narayanan, A., Jennings, D.F., Capar, I. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Supply Chain Crisis management among Industrial Distributors,” 2010 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 7-10.

[18] Wu, K.*, Natarajarathinam, M., Johnson, M.D. and Kulandaivelu, T.*, “Business Communication Experiences in the US, Mexico, and China”, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Macau, December 8-11.

[19] Johnson, M.D., Natarajarathinam, M. and Sawaya W. J., “Using Quotation Data and Process Models to Derive Costs Factors,” 2010 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9.

[20] Natarajarathinam, M. and Clark, N., “Distribution Best Practices,” 2010 Food Ingredient Distributors Association Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, April 25-28.

[21] Nepal, B., Murillo, R.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “A framework for comparative study of industry & workforce constructs along the Texas-Mexico Trade Corridor,” 2010 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Dallas, TX, March 2-6.

[22] Somy, M.*, Kumar, V. V.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “Activity based costing for distributors,” 2010 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Dallas, TX, March 2-6.

[23] Narayanan, A., Jennings, D.F., Capar, I. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Supply Chain Crisis management among Industrial Distributors,” 2009 DSI Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 14-17.

[24] Natarajarathinam, M., Murrillo, R.* and Nepal, B., “Streamlining the global manufacturing throughput in T-MEX trade corridor- a case for distribution,” 2009 INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 11-14.

[25] Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I. and Narayanan, A., “Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis: A Review of Literature and Insights,” 2009 INFORMS Annual Meeting – Invited Session, San Diego, CA, October 11-14.

[26] Rangan, S., Capar, I. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Distributor’s Integrated Inventory and Outbound Shipment Decisions,” 2009 INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 11-14.

[27] Alanis, F.† and Natarajarathinam, M., “Free Trade Zones In Central America: A Comparison,” 2009 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, February 24-28.

[28] Kondati, N.* and Natarajarathinam, M., “Challenges Facing Supply Chains through Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach,” 2009 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, February 24-28.

[29] Ellinger, A.E., Natarajarathinam, M. and Gray, B., “An Examination of the Influence of Supply Chain Management Best Practices on Firm Performance,” 2008 CSCMP Educators Conference, Denver, CO, October 5.

[30] Natarajarathinam, M. and Lawrence, F.B., “Global Supply Chain Throughput in the Northeast Mexico – South Texas Region,” 2008 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 12-15.


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[31] Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I., and Narayanan, A., “Intermodal Transportation System for Asian Goods to the U.S. via Mexico: An Analysis,” 2008 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 12-15.

[32] Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I. and Rao, B., “Minimizing transportation and customer-inventory costs for a spare parts distributor – A case study,” 2008 Southwest Regional Conference, College Station, TX, April 18-19.

[33] Shaltayev, D. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Supply Chain Cost Savings Resulting from a Centralized Information Sharing: Simulation Study,” 2007 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, November 4-7.

[34] Stacey, J., Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Heuristics and Bounds for the Storage Constrained, Inbound Inventory Routing Problem,” 2007 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, November 4-7.

[35] Stacey, J., Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Heuristics and Bounds for the Storage Constrained, Inbound Inventory Routing Problem,” 2007 INFORMS International Meeting, Rio Grande, PR, July 8-11.

[36] Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Base stock policies for the stochastic inbound inventory routing problem,” 2006 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. PA, November 5-8.

[37] Stacey, J., Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Two Heuristics for the Inbound IRP with a Storage Constraint,” 2006 Society of Marketing Advances, Nashville, TN, November 1-4.

[38] Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Inventory control and pickup route design for assembly parts,” 2006 Graduate Student Research Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, April.

[39] Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Simulating and designing the stochastic inbound inventory routing problem,” 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, December 4-7.

[40] Natarajarathinam, M. and Sox, C., “Inventory control and pickup route design for assembly parts,” 2005 INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 13-16.

IX. FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS


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X. AWARDS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

Research [1] Nominated by the department for the 2013 – 2014 College Of Engineering Faculty Fellow

Award [2] Featured on TAMU Engineering News

[http://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2012/11/19/industrial-distribution-professor-helps-food-banks-school-lunch-programs], Nov 19 2012

[3] Best paper award in the logistics and supply chain management track at the 2012 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, New Orleans, LA (Narayanan, A., Jennings, D. F., Capar, I. and Natarajarathinam, M., “Crisis management among Industrial Distributors: Scale development, analysis and insights”)

[4] Emerald Reading ListAssist for Design for Manufacturing (Nepal, B., Natarajarathinam, M. and Balla, K., “Improving Manufacturing Process for Biomedical Products: a case study”, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 527-540, 2011.)

[5] Reviewed as one of the best reviews of papers on supply chain risk by famous Supply Chain Risk blogger, Jan Husdal (Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I. and Narayanan, A., “Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis: A Review of Literature and Insights”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management – special issue on Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 535 – 573, 2009.)

[6] Top 20 most downloaded articles of 2010 from International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I. and Narayanan, A., “Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis: A Review of Literature and Insights”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management – special issue on Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 535 – 573, 2009.)

[7] Emerald Reading ListAssist for Energy Sector Management Issues (Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I. and Narayanan, A., “Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis: A Review of Literature and Insights”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management – special issue on Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 535 – 573, 2009.)

[8] Emerald Reading ListAssist for Humanitarian Logistics (Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I. and Narayanan, A., “Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis: A Review of Literature and Insights”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management – special issue on Managing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 535 – 573, 2009.)

[9] Nominated by the department for the 2009 – 2010 TEES Select Young Faculty Award [10] $3000 Academic Case Award, CSCMP, 2008. [11] Best student paper award, Society of Marketing Advances – Supply Chain Management

track, 2006 [12] Outstanding Doctoral Student in Operations Management Award, The University of

Alabama, 2006

Teaching [1] Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, The University of Alabama, 2005 [2] Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, The University of Alabama, 2004

Academic [1] High Impact Practices Faculty Fellow, 2015


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[2] Service Learning Faculty Fellow, 2014 - 2015 [3] Featured on TAMUTimes [http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/tag/malini-natarajarathinam/], Nov 8

2012 [4] A month of summer support to streamline scholarship evaluation and award process,

Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University, June - August 2011

[5] Who's Who in America, 2011 [6] Outstanding Service Award, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial

Distribution, Texas A&M University, December 2010 [7] Outstanding Faculty, Professional Association of Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M

University, November 2010 [8] Comer Foundation Scholarship, The University of Alabama, 2005-2007 [9] Outstanding Achievement in Statistics by a non-major Award, The University of Alabama,

2006 [10] Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Auburn University, 2001

XI. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professional Education Courses at Texas A&M University [1] Principles of Inventory, Session for the Distribution Manager Certificate Program conducted

by Thomas and Joan Read Center Inventory Replenishment Policies, Session for the Distribution Manager Certificate Program conducted by Thomas and Joan Read Center Inventory Management, Session for BSC conducted by Thomas and Joan Read Center Replenishment Strategies, part of the session on Inventory Management conducted by Thomas and Joan Read Center Customer and Supplier Relations, part of the session on Improving Profitability conducted by Thomas and Joan Read Center Purchasing Workshop for Brenntag Latin America, session organized for purchasing managers for Brenntag Latin America

Graduate Courses [Online] at Texas A&M University Instructor (IDIS 634: Quality Concepts in Industrial Distribution) Jan 2013 – May 2013 • Class on concepts, issues and techniques used to plan, analyze, control and improve the quality of

industrial distribution products and processes. • This is an executive Masters online class. • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 4.6/5

Instructor (IDIS 611: Current Issues in Industrial Distribution) Aug 2013 Aug 2012 • Class on contemporary issues and trends affecting participants in the industrial distribution

industry. • This is an executive Masters online class. • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 4.7/5

Instructor (IDIS 644: Strategic Relationships for Industrial Distributors) Jan 2013 – May 2013 Jan 2012 – May 2012


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• Class on teaching the issues related to an industrial distributor’s use of IT systems to manage operations.

• This is an executive Masters online class. • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 4.7/5

Instructor (IDIS 624: Strategic Relationships for Industrial Distributors) Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 Aug 2011 – Dec 2011 Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 • Class on issues related to establishing and maintaining a beneficial relationship between

manufacturers and distributors • This is an executive Masters online class. • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 4.73/5, 4.8/5, 4.5/5, 4.8/5

Graduate Research Advising at Texas A&M University

IDIS 622 Industrial Distributor Processes II [1] Adam David Freeman – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2015 [2] Mathew Craig Harris – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2015 [3] Stephen Glenn Luchak – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2015 [4] Daniel Somer – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2015 [5] Jeremy Bates Tucker – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2015 [6] Jeffrey Harrison Kirkpatrick – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2014 [7] Kevin R. Morgan – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2014 [8] Stanley Steven Dietz – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2014 [9] Andrew Fowler – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2014 [10] Theodore Clay Swetman – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2013 [11] Kenneth Harris – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2013 [12] Christopher Paul Stark – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2013 [13] Jack Ramsey Ward– MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2013 [14] Michael Rickey – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2013 [15] Dick Porterfield – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2012 [16] Eric Van Dusen – MID (Industrial Distribution) – Spring 2011

ISEN 692 Professional Studies [1] Venkat Ramana Gayam – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Summer 2008

IDIS 485/685 Directed Studies [17] Maniram Sadhasiva Mohan – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Spring 2011 [18] Midhun Somy – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Spring 2010 [19] Pradheep Lakshmanaswamy – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Spring 2009 [20] Ramnath Srivatsan – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Spring 2009 [21] Viswanath V Kumar – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Fall 2008 [22] Satyanarayana Agarwal – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Summer 2008 [23] Sunder Natchiappan – M.E. (Industrial Engineering) – Summer 2008


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Undergraduate Courses at Texas A&M University Instructor (IDIS 340: Manufacturer Distributor Relations) Jan 2012 – May 2012 Aug 2011 – Dec 2011 Jan 2011 – May 2011 • Teaching responsibilities include teaching the issues related to establishing and maintaining a

beneficial relationship between manufacturers and distributors • Responsible each semester for two sections of about 120 ID undergraduate students with

sophomore or junior standing • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 3.92/5, 3.81/5

Instructor (IDIS 420: Electronic Distribution Networks) Jan 2011 – May 2011 Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 Jan 2010 – May 2010 Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 Jan 2009 – May 2009 • Teaching responsibilities included exposing the students to the basics of the Electronics

Distribution Industry. • Responsible for two sections in the Spring semesters and one section in the Fall semesters with

about 50 undergraduate ID students of junior or senior standing in each section. • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 4.04/5, 4.32/5, 4.26/5, 4.67/5, 4.35/5

Instructor (IDIS 424: Purchasing Applications in Distribution) Aug 2008 – Dec 2008 Jan 2008 – May 2008 Aug 2007 – Dec 2007 • Teaching responsibilities included tying the purchasing related business concepts and tools to real

world situations preparing students for dynamic decision making in their careers • Responsible for two sections each semester with about 100 undergraduate ID students of junior

and senior standing. • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 3.85/5, 4.12/5, 4.03/5, 4.24/5, 4.25/5, 4.51/5

Undergraduate Research Advising at Texas A&M University [1] Jonathan Sterling – B.S. (Industrial Distribution): Responsible for developing a customer

stratification analysis for Brenntag Latin America. Advised 9 teams in Fall 2009 that competed for the National Undergraduate Research Competition conducted by the National Association of Electronics Distributors. Participants included undergraduate student teams from other peer institutions that have industrial distribution related disciplines. One of the 9 teams from Texas A&M came FIRST in the competition. The winning team received a letter of appreciation and Texas A&M received a rolling trophy as the winners for the year 2009 - 2010 Worked with Felipe Alanis [B.S. (Industrial Distribution)] on a project comparing various free trade zones in Latin America. A refereed conference proceedings paper based on the project has been published.

Teaching Experience Prior to Joining Texas A&M University Instructional Coordinator (OM 300: Intro. to Operations Management) May 2006-Aug 2006 Department of Information Systems, Statistics & Management Science, Tuscaloosa, AL


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• Coordinated five sections taught by four instructors and ensured all the sections were taught consistently. Coordinated exam content and development.

Instructor (OM 420 Computer Simulation) Aug 2006-Dec 2006 Department of Information Systems, Statistics & Management Science, Tuscaloosa, AL • Teaching responsibilities include introducing OM seniors to concepts in simulation and the use of

ProModel as a simulation tool to model operational problems. • Responsible for one section with 31 senior OM students.

Instructor (OM 300 Introduction to Operations Management) May 2005-Aug 2005 May 2004-Aug 2004 Department of Information Systems, Statistics & Management Science, Tuscaloosa, AL • Teaching responsibilities included introducing undergraduate students to the basics of operations

management and teaching how to use EXCEL as a problem solving tool. • Responsible for four sections with 120 undergraduate business students of junior and senior

standing. • Average teacher effectiveness rating – 2.67/5, 3.32/5, 4.11/5, 4.57/5

Teaching Assistant (OM 517 Supply Chain Management – Online section) May 2006-Aug 2006 Department of Information Systems, Statistics & Management Science, Tuscaloosa, AL

Teaching Assistant (OM 300 Introduction to Operations Management) Aug 2003-May 2003 Department of Information Systems, Statistics & Management Science, Tuscaloosa, AL • Led and coordinated a group of six teaching assistants. • Managed data base of four sections of 350 students and class website on WebCT each semester.

Teaching Assistant (INSY 3400 Probability and Statistics) Jan 2001-May 2001 Teaching Assistant (STAT 3600 Stochastic Operations Research) Aug 2000-Dec2000 Department of Industrial Engineering, Auburn, AL • Assisted in developing and grading homework and exams, held office hours and taught extra help

sessions.

XII. INTERNATIONAL INVITED SIGNIFICANT LECTURES OR SEMINARS

[2] Nepal, B. and Natarajarathinam, M.,“ Opportunities for Industry Development: Market Assessment”, 2010 Texas-México Trade Competitiveness Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, January 13-14

[3] Natarajarathinam, M., and Nepal. B.,“ Opportunity for Industry Development”, 2009 Texas-México Trade Competitiveness Conference, Monterrey, MX, October 20-21

[4] Nepal, B. and Natarajarathinam, M.,“ Opportunities for Industry Development: Market Assessment”, 2009 Texas-México Trade Competitiveness Conference, Austin, TX, July 16

[5] Natarajarathinam, M.,“ Opportunities for Industrial Development: Reynosa & McAllen”, 2009 Texas-México Trade Competitiveness Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 18

[6] Natarajarathinam, M., Acosta. C. and Jennings, D.,“ Regional Manufacturing: Market & Workforce Development”, 2008 Texas-México Trade Competitiveness Conference, Laredo, TX, November 13


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[7] Natarajarathinam, M., “Strategic Sourcing”, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, Guadalajara, Mexico, October 2008

[8] Natarajarathinam, M., “Strategic sourcing” Audience: Students from Universidad del Valle de México, College Station, TX, November 1, 2007

XIII. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

[1] 2013 CSCMP Educators’ Conference, Supply Chain Track Chair [2] ETID USRG Applicants Ranking Committee, Member, February 2013 [3] ETID DH Search Committee, Member, Oct 2012 - Present [4] Texas A&M Center for Food Safety, Member, Oct 2012 - Present [5] Engineering Faculty Advisory Council (EFAC), Elected – Department Representative, May

2010 – May 2013 [6] Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Junior Faculty

Interest Group (JFIG) – Treasurer, August 2010 – July 2012 [7] Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME), Elected – Proceedings Chair, May

2010 – April 2012 [8] Industrial Distribution Educators Association (IDEA), Logistics and Supply Chain

Management – Track Chair, May 2010 – April 2011

Session Chair [1] Organized a panel on “Distance Education, Not Distant Education” for the 2011 Institute for

Operations Research and the Management Sciences Conference, Charlotte, NC, November 13-16

[2] 2009 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, February 24-28

[3] 2008 CSCMP Educators Conference, Denver, CO, October 5 [4] 2008 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 12-15 [5] 2005 INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 13-16

Professional Membership [1] Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Member, 2005 – Present [2] Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Member, 2003 – Present [3] The American Society of Engineering Education, Member, 2007 – Present [4] Women’s Faculty Network at Texas A&M University, 2007 – Present [5] Women Engineering Faculty Interest Group, 2007 – Present

XIV. REVIEW OF JOURNAL PAPERS AND/OR RESEARCH PROPOSALS

[1] Editorial Advisory Board Member, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, October 2013 - Present

[2] Submissions reviewer for the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.

[3] Submissions reviewer for CSCMP Annual Educators Conference – September 2010 [4] Submissions reviewer for “European Journal of Operations Management” – March 2009,

November 2009 and January 2010


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[5] Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modeling

[6] Editor, International Journal of Logistics and Supply Chain Management - special issue in August 2008

[7] Ad-hoc reviewer for “International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management” ‘

[8] Ad-hoc reviewer for “Omega - The International Journal of Management Science” [9] Submissions reviewer for CSCMP Annual Meeting 2008 – April 2008

XV. UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

[1] Founding Faculty, Society of Women in Industrial Distribution (SWID), February 2013 [2] Instructional Technology Services Faculty Institute on “Flip your course”, Selected,

November 2012 [Was awarded $2,000 to redesign course] [3] Freshman Dorm Event, Co-organizer, Invited, Mosher Hall, October 16, 2011 [4] Engineering Living Learning Community, Faculty Associate, Invited, Department of

Residence Life and the Dwight Look College of Engineering, September 2011 - Present [5] International Teaching Assistant Orientation, Panel Member, Invited, Center for Teaching

Excellent at Texas A&M University, August 23, 2011 [6] New Faculty Orientation, Panel Member, Invited, Dean of Faculties at Texas A&M

University, August 23, 2011 [7] Department Scholarship Process Streamline Committee, Appointed, Department of

Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, June 2011 – August 2011 [Was provided a month of summer support to streamline the processes]

[8] Engineering Faculty Advisory Committee, Department Representative, Elected, Dwight Look College of Engineering, September 2010 – August 2013

[9] Department Research Seminar Series, Attendee, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, April 2008 – Present

[10] Walk Across Texas, Captain, Appointed, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, February 2008 – Present

[11] Scholarship Committee, Faculty Member, Appointed, Industrial Distribution Program, December 2007 – Present

[12] Texas A&M University Commencement, Marshall for ETID, Volunteered, May 2009 [13] Faculty/Staff social committee, Program Representative, Appointed, Department of

Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, September 2007 – August 2008 [14] Faculty Search Committee, Member, Appointed, Industrial Distribution Program, September

2007 – August 2008 [15] Aggieland Saturday, Program Representative, Volunteered, Industrial Distribution Program,

February 16, 2008 [16] Faculty Fish Camp, Attendee, Texas A&M University, October 29, 2007 [17] South Western Cengage Operations Management Interest Group, Participant, Invited,

November 5, 2007

XVI. WORK EXPERIENCE

Summer Intern May 2001-Aug 2001 CAPS Logistics Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Benchmarked RoutePro® (version 7.1) for processing time with real time data sets. Tested


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RoutePro® (version 7.2) for new features with macros in ModL. Team Consultant Jun 2006-Aug 2006 Alabama Productivity Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Client Name: Olin Chlor Alkali Products Division Guided a team of industrial engineering and operations management graduate students in building a simulation tool to model the logistics involved with cleaning of the chlorine and caustic rail cars.

Team Leader Jun 2005-Aug 2006 Alabama Productivity Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Client Name: ZF Lemforder Corporation Built a tool using ProModel that will help ZF find efficient line-side inventories to meet customer demand.

Team Member Jan 2005-May 2005 Center for Advanced Simulation and Technology, Auburn, Alabama Assisted in developing a simulation model of the intermodal operations at the Huntsville International Intermodal Center (HIIC).

Project Assistant Feb 2001-Oct 2002 Institute of Business Intelligence, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Conducted research on how to apply mathematical programming techniques to credit scoring and applied results on pattern reorganization and clustering of data. Underwent a two day intensive SAS training on text mining and credit scoring.

Project Associate Aug 1999-May 2000 AU-TVS Center for Quality Management, Chennai, India Implemented various Quality techniques especially 5S in a service sector to improve its planning and performance. Implemented the first three Ss in the working area to make the center accessible to staff and students of Anna University.

Project Associate Aug 1999-May 2000 Anna University, Chennai, India Conducted a survey on changes in productivity levels of Indian industries after ISO certification. Proved that improved working quality results in increasing total productivity of industries.

Summer Intern May 1998-Aug 1998 T.V.S & Sons, Madurai, India Assisted in improving the productivity of the whole firm by implementing many quality techniques in particular, the formation of Strategic Business Units (SBU). Created an automated billing system for a single SBU using Oracle 7.3

XVII. CERTIFICATIONS

Certificate of Merit in Data Mining from The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama


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XVIII. SPECIAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: DOS, UNIX, Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Windows NT Programming Languages : C, C++, BASIC, FORTRAN, OPL Development Tools: Microsoft Office 2000, OPL Studio, WebCT, ProModel, AutoCAD,

Oracle7.3, Power Builder, HTML, SQL, Forms 4.5, Reports3.0 Other Software: SAS, Enterprise Miner, Enterprise Guide Minitab, DataDesk, LINDO,

LINGO, MathCAD, RoutePro, ForecastX, LEKIN

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