Rate My Professor Ananya Bhattacharya

Dr. Ananya Bhattacharya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management within Monash Business School at Monash University. She completed her PhD in supply chain and operations from the University of Melbourne. Her research expertise encompasses buyer-supplier relationships, supply chain collaboration, sustainability, innovation, food supply chains, food waste, and circular economy. As an education-focused academic, she is affiliated with the Monash Sustainable Development Institute's affiliates program and contributes to Impact Labs. Since joining Monash University in 2013, she has held the position of Senior Lecturer, engaging in projects aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals such as Zero Hunger, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, and Responsible Consumption and Production.

Bhattacharya's research contributions include serving as Chief Investigator in the project 'Manufacturing Sector Circular Economy Capabilities: Identifying Enablers, Barriers, and Enhancements,' funded by Sustainability Victoria, in collaboration with local councils, small and medium-sized businesses, and colleagues including Professor Amrik Sohal and Dr. Alka Nand. She has also secured internal grants to investigate food waste in food service businesses and the hospitality industry. Her publications feature in leading journals including Production Planning & Control, Journal of Knowledge Management, Business Strategy and the Environment, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Production Economics, and International Journal of Operations & Production Management. Notable works include 'Impact of relational norms on performance: interaction between solidarity, power and flexibility in buyer-supplier relationships' (2025, Production Planning & Control, with P. J. Singh and A. A. Nand), 'Lost in transfer: the role of epistemic cultures to mobilize improvement knowledge in health-care collaborations' (2025, Journal of Knowledge Management, with A. Ivcovici et al.), 'Making food supply chains circular in an emerging economy: a non-parametric analysis of barriers and strategies in the Indian context' (2025, Business Strategy and the Environment, with L. Raheja et al.), 'Mandated media innovation impacts on knowledge dissemination in workplace training' (2025, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, with A. Zutshi et al.), and 'Supplier justice practice in building buyers’ resilience: a mediated-moderation model' (2025, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, with M. Chowdhury and M. Koushan). She teaches units such as MGF5691 Global Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management and has contributed to media discussions on sustainable manufacturing practices.