V Raja Sreedharan
Senior Lecturer in International Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Cardiff School of Management
Overview
V. Raja Sreedharan is a Senior Lecturer in International Supply Chain and Logistics Management. Previously he worked as the Lecturer with the BACE research centre in the School of Management at the University of Bradford.
He obtained his PhD in Industrial Engineering and master’s in industrial engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, India. He is a certified Six Sigma green belt.
He has published his works in peer-reviewed journals, and his current research interests focus on managing the VUCA in business operations. His works are focused on productivity paradox and process improvement for industries to achieve sustainable business outcomes.
He gained his corporate exposure working with Apollo Hospital as an external auditor for 5S implementation and spearheading the operations for the entire southern region in Tamil Nadu, India. He also worked as a process engineer in VOLVO Buses for lean projects. Later, he worked with the apparel manufacturer in Morocco for French fashion brands on projects related to the process ambiguity in the in-house supply chain.
He was also associated with the Société Nationale des Transports et de Logistique to understand the VUCA in the inbound supply chain for circular business models. Currently, he is working on carbon neutrality for essential commodities from an operational perspective using emerging technologies in the VUCA world. Raja’s teaching experience includes Postgraduate and Undergraduate modules in Global supply chains, Sustainable logistics, Operational Analytics, Data science for leaders and Circular economy.
Research Publications
Analyzing the Effect of Lean Six Sigma Practices and Green Culture on Circular Manufacturing Capabilities in Achieving 3P Performance
Sahoo, S., Venkatesh, V. ., Shi, Y., Sreedharan, V. . & Schleper, M., 9 Sept 2025, In: Business Strategy and the Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A novel robust decomposition algorithm for a profit-oriented production routing problem with backordering, uncertain prices, and service level constraints
Zouadi, T., Chargui, K., Zhani, N., Charles, V. & Raja Sreedharan, V., 13 Aug 2024, In: Annals of Operations Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leveraging Greenhouse Gas Emissions Traceability in the Groundnut Supply Chain: Blockchain-Enabled Off-Chain Machine Learning as a Driver of Sustainability
El Hathat, Z., Venkatesh, V. G., Sreedharan, V. R., Zouadi, T., Manimuthu, A., Shi, Y. & Srinivas, S. S., 30 Jul 2024, In: Information Systems Frontiers. 26, 6, p. 2059-2076 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Machine Learning Algorithms for Pricing End-of-Life Remanufactured Laptops
Turkolmez, G. B., El Hathat, Z., Subramanian, N., Kuppusamy, S. & Sreedharan, V. R., 29 Jul 2024, In: Information Systems Frontiers.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cultivating entrepreneurial spirits: unveiling the impact of education on entrepreneurial intentions among Asian students
Nayak, P. M., Gil, M. T., Joshi, H. & Sreedharan, V. R., 4 Jun 2024, In: Cogent Business and Management. 11, 1, 2354847.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intelligent decision-making framework for agriculture supply chain in emerging economies: Research opportunities and challenges
Kalimuthu, T., Kalpana, P., Kuppusamy, S. & Raja Sreedharan, V., 1 Mar 2024, In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 219, 108766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Prophylactic and therapeutic measures for emerging and re-emerging viruses: artificial intelligence and machine learning - the key to a promising future
Theijeswini, R. C., Basu, S., Swetha, R. G., Tharmalingam, J., Ramaiah, S., Calaivanane, R., Sreedharan, V. R., Livingstone, P. & Anbarasu, A., 24 Jan 2024, In: Health and Technology. 14, 2, p. 251-261 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Resilience of Marine Energy Supply Chains: The Manufacturers Challenge
Sreedharan, R. V., Mason-Jones, R. K., Khandokar, F., Lambert, K., Reis, J., Nguyen, M. M. L. & Thomas, A. J., 24 Nov 2023, Moving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in the Global Economy - Proceedings of the 21st ISPE Inc. International Conference on Concurrent Engineering, CE 2014. Thomas, A., Murphy, L., Morris, W., Dispenza, V. & Jones, D. (eds.). IOS Press BV, p. 3-9 7 p. (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; vol. 44).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Improving shuttle services quality in VUCA world: evidence from the IT industry
Pitchaimani, K., Zouadi, T., Lokesh, K. S. & Sreedharan, V. R., 23 Nov 2023, In: International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management. 41, 4, p. 1165-1184 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Analyzing the greenhouse gas emissions in the palm oil supply chain in the VUCA world: A blockchain initiative
El Hathat, Z., Venkatesh, V. G., Zouadi, T., Sreedharan, V. R., Manimuthu, A. & Shi, Y., 8 May 2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 8, p. 5563-5582 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review