Despite resource constraints and pressures coming from a growing population, can emerging economies improve healthcare access and reduce costs – without sacrificing the quality of healthcare services?
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Prof. Sundara Natarajan PANCHANATHAM
Innovation and Information Management
Assistant Professor
3910 3091
KK 1325
Academic & Professional Qualification
- PhD in Technology and Operations Management (INSEAD), 2023
- MSc in Management Science (INSEAD), 2019
- MS in Operations Management (IIT Madras), 2017
- B. Tech in Production Engineering (NIT Trichy), 2014
Biography
Dr. Sundara Natarajan Panchanatham (Sundar) is an Assistant Professor at HKU Business School. He received his PhD from INSEAD. His research focuses on improving resource efficiency in public health systems by employing different methodologies, including simulation, predictive models, optimization, game theory and queueing theory. His work received the best presentation award at Analytics for X conference in IORA, 2021(NUS)
Teaching
- Decision and Risk Analysis
- Business Simulation
- Data Analytics
- Process and Operations Management
Research Interest
- Healthcare Operations
- Public Health Operations
- Simulation
- Queueing Systems
Selected Publications
- Panchanatham, Sundara Natarajan, Michael Freeman, Harry Groenevelt, and Sameer Hasija. “Be the Match: Optimizing Capacity Allocation for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation.” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24, no. 6 (2022): 3019-3038.
Awards and Honours
- Awarded Best Student Presentation Award at Analytics for X 2021 conference by IORA, NUS.
- Semi-Finalist of Practice Prize at the Centre for Business Analytics, Melbourne B-School
Recent Publications
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