
Professor
Dean (Student Affairs), Pan Area Chair (OM & DC)
CONTACT
Email: lokesh.vijayvargy@jaipuria.ac.in
Location: Jaipuria Jaipur
Green Supply Chain, Industry 4.0, Sustainable Operations
TEACHING AREAS
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Statistics, Project Management
Dr. Lokesh Vijayvargy is a distinguished academician and Professor of Operations & Decision Sciences at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur. He holds a Ph.D. in Green Supply Chain Management from MNIT Jaipur, an M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering from IIT Delhi, and a B.Tech. in Production & Industrial Engineering from Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur.
With over two decades of academic and leadership experience, Dr. Vijayvargy serves as Pan-Area Chair of Operations & Decision Sciences and Dean of Student Affairs at Jaipuria Jaipur. His teaching and research interests span Green Supply Chain Management, Industry 4.0, Operations Management, Supplier Selection, and Decision Sciences.
He has published extensively in reputed international journals such as The International Journal of Logistics Management, Journal of Enterprise Information Management , Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Benchmarking: an international journal, Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, and Management of Environmental Quality. He has also presented papers at numerous international conferences and has been instrumental in organizing global academic events at Jaipuria Jaipur. In addition, he has authored textbooks and co-edited five book including “Netritva 4.0: Leadership in the Era of Connection and Collaboration” and “Envisioning Business for Better Tomorrow: Innovate, Integrate, Impact”.
Dr. Vijayvargy’s academic excellence has been consistently recognized. He has received Best Faculty Award (Pan-Jaipuria) for Teaching in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Teaching Feedback Award (Jaipur Campus) for 2023, 2024, and Best Faculty Award (Pan-Jaipuria) for Peer Feedback in 2018, 2024. His dedication to student engagement and innovative pedagogy has made him a respected mentor and thought leader in the field of management education.
PhD, M.Tech, B.Tech
Total: 22 Years
Academics: 22 Years
He has research publications in various refereed international and national journals like the Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, Management of Environmental Quality, International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, RAIRO-Operations Research, IEEE Xplore, and Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, etc.
He has 15 Conference Presentations in international conferences in Ireland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Various IITs & IIMs in India. He has organized six international conferences as convener in Jaipuria Jaipur (Years 2009, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022 & 2023). He has also co-authored one text book and five edited books.
Papers Published in Peer Reviewed Journals (ABDC, SCOPUS, and WoS)
Ramtiyal, B., Johari, S., Vijayvargy, L., & Prakash, S. (2024). The impact of marketing mix on the adoption of clothes rental and swapping in collaborative consumption. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 17(1), 28-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-04-2023-0027
Narayana, A., Verma, U. K., Vijayvargy, L., Sahoo, A., & Shastri, R. K. (2024). Network building capabilities for a sustainable and circular economy. International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, 9(2), 305-322. https://doi.org/10.33889/IJMEMS.2024.9.2.016
Weng Marc Lim, Sahoo, S., Agrawal, A., & Vijayvargy, L. (2023). Fear of missing out and revenge travelling: The role of contextual trust, experiential risk, and cognitive image of destination. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 40(7), 583-601. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2023.2276431
Sozen, M. E., Sariyer, G., Sozen, M. Y., Badhotiya, G. K., & Vijavargy, L. (2023). Machine learning implementations for multi-class cardiovascular risk prediction in family health units. International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, 8(6), 1171-1187. https://doi.org/10.33889/IJMEMS.2023.8.6.066
Jha, N. K., Jasti, N. V. K., Chaganti, P. K., Kota, S., & Vijayvargy, L. (2023). Validity and reliability of sustainable supply chain management frameworks in Indian smart manufacturing industries. Management of Environmental Quality, 34(4), 865-901. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-04-2022-0098
Kumar, R., Kumar, D., Ramtiyal, B., Vijayvargy, L., & Bisht, S. (2023). Assessing feasibility of design constraints for mills in planning and scheduling of cold rolling: A case of steel industry. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1007/s13198-023-01982-5
Prakash, S., Sharma, V. P., Singh, R., Vijayvargy, L., & Nilaish (2023). Adopting green and sustainable practices in the hotel industry operations: An analysis of critical performance indicators for improved environmental quality. Management of Environmental Quality, 34(4), 1057-1076. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-03-2022-0090
Bhati, N. S., Vijayvargy, L., & Pandey, A. (2022). Role of e-service quality (E-SQ) on customers’ online buying intention: An extended theory of planned behavior. IEEE Access, 10, 77337-77350. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9828022
Gupta, S., Vijaygargy, L., & Sarkar, B. (2022). A bi-objective integrated transportation and inventory management under a supply chain network considering multiple distribution networks. RAIRO-Operations Research, 56(6), 3991-4022. https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2022164
Jha, B., Vijayvargy, L., & Gupta, S. (2022). The impact of socio-economic and psychographic factors on financial inclusion. International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics (IJABE), 11(1). DOI: 10.4018/IJABE.305116
Johri, S., Vijayvargy, L., & Gupta, A. (2022). Identification of antecedents of consumers' intentions for green restaurants in post Covid time. Pacific Business Review International, 14(9), 1-22. http://www.pbr.co.in/2022/2022_month/March/1.pdf
Sahoo, S., & Vijayvargy, L. (2021). Green supply chain management practices and its impact on organizational performance: Evidence from Indian manufacturers. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 32(4), 862-886. DOI: 10.1108/JMTM-04-2020-0173
Gupta, S., Vijayvargy, L., & Gupta, K. (2021). Assessment of stress level in urban areas during COVID-19 outbreak using CRITIC and TOPSIS: A case of Indian cities. Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, 24(2), 411-433. DOI:10.1080/09720510.2021.1879470
Johri, S., & Vijayvargy, L. (2020). Empirical study on consumer characteristics for buying green products. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(7), 12552-12564. http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/27951
Yuvaraj, D., Vijayvargy, L., Sreekanth, S., & Sasikala, R., (2023). Supply Chain Management. San International Scientific Publications India. ISBN: 978-81-966147-4-4.
Pankaj, P., Vijayvargy, L., & Jain, P., (2023). Netritva 4.0: Leadership in the Era of Connection and Collaboration. Bloomsbury Publications, India. ISBN: 978-93-56402-79-9.
Pankaj, P., Vijayvargy, L., Johri, S., & Badhera, U., (2022). Envisioning India’s Future: Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and Happiness & Wellbeing. Bloomsbury Publications, India. ISBN: 978-93-54358-06-7.
Pankaj, P., Vijayvargy, L., & Jain, P., (2021). Envisioning Business for Better Tomorrow: Innovate, Integrate, Impact. Bloomsbury Publications, India. ISBN: 978-93-54351-17-4.
Mathur, S., Vijayvargy, L. (2022). The study of blockchain technology to enhance the organizational performance: Theoretical perception. In: Rawat, S., Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Anguera, J. (eds) Proceedings of First International Conference on Computational Electronics for Wireless Communications. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 329. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6246-1_20
Vijayvargy, L., & Sahoo, S. (2021). Assessment of green supply chain practices for sustainable organizational performance for the automotive sector. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 795(1), 012017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/795/1/012017
Gupta, S. and Vijayvargy, L. (2021). Selection of green supplier in automotive industry: An expert choice methodology. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 795, 012036, doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/795/1/012036
Vijayvargy, L., Gupta, S., (2021). An empirical study on lean performance parameters of manufacturing sector. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol 1099, 012066. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1099/1/012066
Vijayvargy, L., Singh, B., & Sharma, A., (2023). Leadership through industry 4.0. In Pankaj, P., Jain, P., & Vijayvargy, L. (Eds.) Netritva 4.0: Leadership in the Era of Connection and Collaboration. Bloomsbury Publications, India. ISBN: 978-93-56402-79-9. pp. 130-134.
Vijayvargy, L., Gupta, A., & Vijay, M., (2023). Smart Leadership through Technology. In Pankaj, P., Jain, P., & Vijayvargy, L. (Eds.) Netritva 4.0: Leadership in the Era of Connection and Collaboration. Bloomsbury Publications, India. ISBN: 978-93-56402-79-9. pp. 376-382.
Vijayvargy, L., & Tandon, T., (2021). Effect of COVID on hyperlocal market and its customer’s perception. In Pankaj, P., Jain, P., & Vijayvargy, L. (Eds.) Envisioning Business for Better Tomorrow: Innovate, Integrate, Impact. Bloomsbury Publications, India. ISBN: 978-93-54351-17-4. pp. 262-274.
Vijayvargy, L. (2023). Green supply chain practices and organizational performance: examining role of operating sector in emerging economy. 26th Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management [SOM 2023), IIM Shillong, Meghalaya [14-16 December 2023]
Vijayvargy, L. (2023). Analyzing the impact of supply chain quality management on quality and financial performance among Indian manufacturers. 26th Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management [SOM 2023), IIM Shillong, Meghalaya [14-16 December 2023]
Vijayvargy, L. (2023). Impact of industry 4.0 on supply chain performance in the manufacturing sector. 2nd International Conference on Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, Rajasthan [21-22 May 2023]
Vijayvargy, L. (2021). Assessment of green supply chain practices for sustainable organizational performance for the automotive sector. International Conference on Sustainable Energy, Environment and Green Technologies, Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan [5-6 March 2021]
Vijayvargy, L. (2021). Selection of green supplier in automotive industry: An expert choice methodology. International Conference on Sustainable Energy, Environment and Green Technologies, Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan [5-6 March 2021]
Vijayvargy, L. (2020). An empirical study on lean performance parameters of manufacturing sector. International Conference on Applied Scientific Computational Intelligence using Data Science (ASCI 2020), Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan [22-23 December 2020]
Vijayvargy, L. (2019). A goal programming approach for solving multi-objective linear fractional inventory management: A case of FMCG industry. International Conference on Engineering Optimization & Data Science, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology (SKIT) Jaipur, Rajasthan [11-12 October 2019]
Vijayvargy, L. (2019). An empirical study on lean performance parameters of manufacturing sector in India. 30th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2019), Dublin, Ireland [23-26 June 2019]
Vijayvargy, L. (2019). Assessment and evaluation of organizational performance by integrated model of AHP & TOPSIS: A case of Top 30 Indian companies. 14th International Conference on Business Sustainability. Jagannath International Management School, New Delhi, [23 February 2019]