Pranab Majumder
Regular biography
Pranab Majumder is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Business (BUS) at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. His research focuses on Operations Management, Service Management, and Industrial Organization. He serves as Faculty Co-Director of the Fuqua Client Consulting Program, where he coordinates client project sourcing, student team development, classroom content delivery, and project management for approximately 30 projects involving around 150 students globally. He teaches electives in Operations, including Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Service Operations, and Health Care Provider Strategy. Pranab Majumder joined Fuqua in 2001 after completing his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He holds a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur, India) and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta, India), followed by several years in Logistics and Information Technology.
Scholar-generated biography
Pranab Majumder is an Associate Professor of the Practice at Duke University, specializing in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, and Experiential Learning. His research explores competitive dynamics within supply chains, particularly in remanufacturing and network structures. He investigates leadership, cooperation, and coordination mechanisms in serial supply chains, as well as the impact of electronic commerce on logistics operations. Majumder also examines procurement competition, inventory policies, and the implementation of hearing screening in primary care clinics through pragmatic clinical trials. His work emphasizes the interplay between operational strategies and real-world applications.