Faculty details

Prof.Esha Saha

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Management Studies and Industrial Engineering

Email: eshasaha[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9051525570

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About Me: Assistant Professor, Operations Management Area, Department of Management Studies and Industrial Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

Research Interest: Healthcare Management Systems, Operations And Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Stochastic Processes, Healthcare Analytics, Industry 4.0 And Digital Transformation, IoT And Blockchain.

Teaching

Courses :

  1. Internet of Things and Blockchain for Business 
  2. Advanced DBMS
  3. Business Analytics/Data Vizualization with PowerBI

Academics

Educational Qualifications

Qualification

University/ Institute/ Board

Percentage/ Grade point

Specialization

Year of completion

 PhD

IIT Kharagpur

8.5/10

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Thesis Title: Modelling and Analysis of Healthcare Inventory Management Systems

2020

 Master of Technology 

(MTech)

NIT Calicut

8.73 or 87.3%

Industrial Engineering and Management

2014

 Bachelor of Technology  (BTech)

West Bengal University of Technology/Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management

8.93 or 81.8%

Instrumentation and Control Engineering

2012

XIIth

Mahadevi Birla Girls’ Higher Secondary School/CBSE Board/ All India Senior School Certificate Examination

86.4% or 432/500

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, English, Hindi

2008

Xth

Mahadevi Birla Girls’ Higher Secondary School/CBSE Board/All India Secondary School Examination

87.2% or 436/500

Science, Social Science, Math, English, Hindi

2006

Position

Awards and Honors

Publications

Books Published


 

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

Published Papers in International and National Journals:

SL. No.

Title of Journal Paper

Name of Journal

Journal Indexing

Author

Vol, Year

Reference

1.

A smart inventory management system with medication demand dependencies in a hospital supply chain: A multi-agent reinforcement learning approach

Computers & Industrial Engineering [I.F. 7.9]

ABDC – A, WoS Q1,

Scopus Q1, SCI

Esha Saha and Pradeep Rathore

Vol. 191, 110165, 2024

doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110165

2.

Understanding students’ switching intentions from cash payment to mobile payment in education sector

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education [I.F. 1.7]

Scopus Q2,

ESCI

Pragha P, Krantiraditya Dhalmahapatra Pradeep Rathore, Esha Saha, Murali Sambasivan

2024

doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-11-2023-0522

3.

The Impact of Healthcare 4.0 Technologies on Healthcare Supply Chain Performance: Extending the Organizational Information Processing Theory

Technological Forecasting & Social Change [I.F. 12]

ABDC – A, WoS Q1, Scopus Q1, SSCI, ABS 3

Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore

Vol.  201, 2024, 123256

doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123256

4.

Impact of branding on customer purchase decision in apparel industry: An application of stimulus-organism-response theory

Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective

[I.F. 2.8]

ABDC - C, Scopus Q2,

ESCI

Pradeep Rathore, Esha Saha, Krantiraditya Dhalmahapatra, Murali Sambasivan

2024

doi.org/10.1177/09722629231225541

5.

Discovering Hidden Patterns among Medicines Prescribed to Patients using Association Rule Mining Technique

International Journal of Healthcare Management [I.F. 2.5]

ABDC - C, Scopus Q1,

ESCI

Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore

16(2), 277-286, 2023

doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2022.2099335

6.

The interplay of emerging technologies in pharmaceutical supply chain performance: An empirical investigation for the rise of Pharma 4.0

Technological Forecasting & Social Change [I.F. 12]

ABDC – A, WoS Q1 Scopus Q1, SSCI, ABS 3

Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore, Ratri Parida, N. Rana

181, 121768, August, 2022

doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121768

7.

Case Mix-based Resource Allocation under Uncertainty in Hospitals:

Physicians being the Scarce Resource

Computers and Industrial Engineering [I.F. 7.9]

ABDC - A, WoS Q1,

Scopus Q1, SCI, ABS 2

Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore

174, 108767, Dec 2022

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2022.108767

8.

Assessing impact of consumer perceived CSR on consumer attitude and purchase behaviour in retail segment: A stakeholder theory perspective

Society and Business Review

[I.F. 1.58]

ABDC - B, ABS 2, Scopus-Q3, ESCI

Pradeep Rathore, Esha Saha, Sayan Chakraborty, Aviral Kumar Tiwari

18(2), 264-295, August 2022

https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-10-2021-0207

9.

Modelling and Analysis of Inventory Management Systems in Healthcare: A Review and Reflections

Computers and Industrial Engineering [I.F. 7.9]

ABDC – A, WoS Q1,

Scopus Q1, SCI, ABS 2

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

137, 106051, Nov 2019

doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.106051

10.

Modelling and Analysis of Healthcare Inventory Management Systems

OPSEARCH [I.F. 2.1]

ABS 1,

ABDC – C, Scopus Q2, ESCI

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

56(4), 1179-1198, Sept  2019

doi.org/10.1007/s12597-019-00415-x

11.

Patient Condition-based Medicine Inventory Management in Healthcare Systems

IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering [I.F. 1.41]

Scopus Q2

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

9(3), 299-312, July, 2019

doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2019.1638850

12.

Status Survey of Occupational Risk Factors of Manual Material Handling Tasks at a Construction Site in India

Procedia Manufacturing

Scopus

Pradip Kumar Ray, Ratri Parida, Esha Saha

3,

6579 –6586,

2015

doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.279

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

Published Chapters in Books:

SL. No.

Title of Book Chapter

Name of Book

Publisher

Author

Page,Year

Reference

1.

E-procurement: An emerging tool for the pharmaceutical supply chain management

Applications of Emerging Technologies and AI/ML Algorithms. ICDAPS 2022. Asset Analytics

Springer

Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore and Bhargav Anne

121-127, 2023

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1019-9_12

2.

Utilizing Blockchain Technology to Manage Functional Areas in Healthcare Systems

Big Data-Driven Digital Economy:
Artificial and Computational Intelligence

Springer

Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore and Ashna Gigi

125-139,  2021

3.

Statistical Analysis of Medical Data for Inventory Management in a Healthcare System

Analytics, Operations, and Strategic Decision Making in the Public Sector

IGI Global

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

166-186, 2019

  • 10.4018/978-1-5225-7591-7.ch008

4.

Inventory Management and Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in a Healthcare System

Healthcare Systems Management: Methodologies and Applications: 21st Century Perspectives of Asia

Springer

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

  • 71-98, 2018

5.

Modeling and Analysis of Distribution of Blood Stocks to Healthcare Units

Healthcare Systems Management: Methodologies and Applications: 21st Century Perspectives of Asia

Springer

Pratiksha Patel, Pradip Kumar Ray, Esha Saha

  • 115- 132, 2018

6.

Ergonomic Performance and Evaluation of Worksystem: A Few Applications

Ergonomic Design of Products and Worksystems-21st Century Perspectives of Asia

Springer

Pradip Kumar Ray, V K Tewari and Esha Saha

  • 1-12, 2018

7.

An Overview of Impact of Healthcare Inventory Management Systems on Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in Technology for ASEAN

Springer

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

  • 83-94, 2017

8.

Ergonomic Performance Measurement and Evaluation for Worksystems in Healthcare

Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare

Springer

Pradip Kumar Ray, Esha Saha

  • 329-342, 2017

9.

Biomechanical Evaluation of patient Handling Jobs in Healthcare: A Case Study in India

Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare

Springer

Dharmendra Sharma, Pradip Kumar, Esha Saha

  • 67-74, 2017

Conference Papers Presented:

 

SL. No.

Title of Conference Paper

Name of Conference

Organizer and Venue

Authors

Date

1.

E-procurement: An emerging tool for the pharmaceutical supply chain management

International Conference on

Data Analytics in Public Procurement

and Supply Chain

AJNIFM and NITIE

Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore and Bhargav Anne

June 10-11, 2022 (Published)

2.

Impact of Physicians’ Prescribing Behaviour on Hospital Inventory Management Systems

Seventeenth AIMS International Conference on Management

IIM Kozhikode

Esha Saha

January 2-4, 2020

(Published)

3.

Modelling and Analysis of Healthcare Inventory Management Systems

International Conference on Advancing Frontiers in Operational Research: Towards a Sustainable World

Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) and Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

December 21-23, 2017

4.

Inventory Management and Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in a Healthcare System

International Conference on Managing Ergonomic Design, Industrial Safety and Healthcare Systems

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

  • December 20-23, 2016

5.

Modelling Patient Medical Condition-based Demand for Managing Hospital Inventory

2nd IIMA International Conference on Advances in Healthcare Management Services

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

  • December 10-11, 2016

6.

Statistical Analysis of Medical Data for Inventory Management in a Healthcare System

34th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society of Medical Statistics

Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

Esha Saha, Pradip Kumar Ray

December, 1-3, 2016

7.

Biomechanical Evaluation of Patient Handling Jobs in Healthcare; A Case Study in India

International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics

AHFE-2016

Dharmendra Sharma, Pradip Kumar, Esha Saha

Orlando, Florida, USA, July 27-31, 2016

8.

Development and Analysis of Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm to solve the transportation problem of cross-docking

International Conference on Advances in Engineering, Technology and Science

ICAET-2014

Esha Saha, R Sridharan

Munnar, Kerela, April 26 – 27, 2014

9.

Hybridization of Particle Swarm Optimization and Ant colony optimization technique to solve the distribution planning problem of cross-docking network

International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Advanced Manufacturing Research

Vels University, Chennai

Esha Saha, R Sridharan

Vels University, Chennai May 2-3, 2014

10.

Ant colony optimization technique to solve distribution planning problem of the cross-docking network

National Conference on Latest Trends In Mechanical Engineering

NSS college of Engineering

Esha Saha, R Sridharan

  • NSS college of Engineering, Palakkad, Kerela, March 25-27, 2014

11.

Smart sensor networks: Technologies and Applications for Green Growth

International Conference on Convergence of Optics and Electronics

JIS College of Engineering and University of Calcutta

Esha Saha, Anindya Ghosh, Dorathy Dey, Rashmeeta Das

  • Science City, Kolkata, March 26-27, 2011

12.

Timing-Sync Protocol For Sensor Networks

National Conference on Mobile Communications

Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Esha Saha, Anindya Ghosh, Dorathy Dey, Rashmeeta Das

Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Kolkata, July 25-26, 2011

Published Article in Magazine/Newsletter:

SL. No.

Title of Article

Name of Magazine/Newsletter

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

SL. No.

Title of the Project

Role

Funding Agency

Budget

Status

1.

Future-Ready Hospitals: Strategic Adoption of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Eastern and North-Eastern India

PI

ICSSR

Rs 96 lakhs

Ongoing

2.

Investigating the barriers, facilitators, and strategies to the adoption of Internet-of-things and blockchain technology in the Indian healthcare systems: An empirical analysis.

PI

FRS, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

Rs 10 lakhs

Ongoing

3.

Implementing PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna in Tribal Areas of Jharkhand: Investigating the Drivers and Barriers of Solar Rooftop Adoption’

Co-PI

ICSSR

Rs 25 lakhs

Ongoing

Guidance

Full time PhD Ongoing

  1. Shreyan Saha: Board Area of Research is Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology Adoption in Healthcare Management Systems. 
  2. Nidhin Nelson Kolenchery: Board Area of Research is Healthcare Supply Chain Network Models. 
  3. Saloni Mallik: Board Area of Research is Digital Innovation and Change Management in Healthcare.
  4. Tilak S A: Broad Area of Research is Blockchain Implementation in Healthcare.