Faculty
Dean (Academics)
Ph.D., IIT Dhanbad
Areas of work
Contact
- shankar@dmi.ac.in
- +91 612 2236 111
- Room 104, Administrative Block
About
Prof. Shankar Purbey works on operations and supply chains for smallholder agriculture and public distribution. With about 20 years in teaching, research and practice, Purbey brings field experience from Bihar and eastern India into the classroom and supervises students' field work and summer projects.
At DMI, Purbey teaches Operations Management and Agricultural Value Chains in the PGDM in Development Management, and leads management development programmes for government departments, banks and NGOs. Current research looks at operations management and supply chains for agriculture, often with state agencies and civil-society partners.
Education
- Ph.D., IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (2009)
- M.B.A., Patna University (2002)
Experience
- 2021–presentDean (Academics), DMI Patna
- 2016–2021Professor, DMI Patna
- 2010–2016Associate Professor, Birla Institute of Management Technology
Teaching
- Operations Management
- Agricultural Value Chains
- Decision Models
Publications
- Purbey, S. (2025). “Rethinking operations management in Bihar”. Economic and Political Weekly.
- Purbey, S. and co-authors (2023). “Evidence on supply chains for agriculture in Bihar”. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics.
- Purbey, S. and co-authors (2021). “Institutions for quantitative methods in Bihar”. IIMB Management Review.
