Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS 1 2 3 Name Date of Birth : Dr.BOKKASAM SASIDHAR : 05-06-1955

Address (Present) : PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, P.O.BOX 2459, RIYADH 11451, SAUDI ARABIA. e-mail : bbokkasam@ksu.edu.sa OR bokkasamsasidhar@gmail.com Address (Permanent) : 17/30, BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE - 560004 INDIA

ACADEMICS

Ph.D. (Statistics), Mangalore University 1992. M.Stat. (Specialization: Statistical Quality Control & Operations Research), Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta 1977 (First Division. I Rank : Awarded for my performance during final year of the M.Stat. Course) Post Graduate Diploma in SQC & OR, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta 1977.

B.Sc.(Hons.) Mathematics, (First Class. Fifth Rank)

Bangalore

University

1974

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Successfully completed training course for Assessors of Quality Systems (ISO-9000) - course conducted by Quality Management International during Jan.'96. Successfully completed the Transitional Auditor Course (Quality Management System) (ISO 9000:2000) - course conduted by Quality Management International during Nov. 2001. Successfully completed the EARA Approved Foundation Course in Environmental Auditing (India) (ISO-14000) organised by Confederation of Indian Industry during April, 2000. Trainer for Internal Auditors of Quality Systems. Hindi Praveen Exam conducted by Department of Official Languages, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India, New Delhi.

WORK EXPERIENCE Title, Organization and Nature of Duties TEACHING : 13 Years INDUSTRY : 20 Years

1. Present Assignment: Professor at the Department of Quantitative Analysis, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since June 2010. King Saud University is 164th ranked university globally and No.1 in the Gulf Countries. 2. January 2008 to May 2010: Professor, T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal, India(www.tapmi.edu.in). TAPMI is among the top five institutes in the country in terms of its academic rigour and student-faculty interaction. It offers regular 2 year PGDM Program, 11-month e-Governance Program for Executives at Manipal and Executive PGDM Program for Working Executives at Bangalore. TAPMI is pursuing with AACSB, USA for Certification. - Courses taught at MBA level Business Statistics (including SPSS), Production and Operations Management

and Statistical Tools for eGov Projects for e-Governance Program. - Executive Training Programs a) Basics of Business Management for BHEL, Ranipet. b) Production Planning Techniques for local SMEs / Entrepreneurs. c) Productivity Improvement Techniques for local SMEs / Entrepreneurs. d) SPSS Applications. - Chairman-Post Graduate Program, taking care of all the work related to operationalization of the PGP Program and ensuring academic discipline efficiently. - Chairman-Alumni Affairs Committee, taking care of the interaction with the Alumni of TAPMI. It also included overseeing the activities of various Alumni Chapters throughout the country and organizing Alumni meets. - Member of various faculty committees for Governance like (i) Admissions Committee (ii) Placements Committee (iii)MIP (Management in Practice) (iv)Library Committee (v) Research Committee (vi)Doctoral Program Commettee (vii)Hostel Committee (viii)Student Affairs Committee. I also pursue the Faculty Advisory System System at the Institute. - Internal Guide to students for their Summer Internship Projects and Management-In-Practice courses.

3. March 1981 to December 2007. Senior Manager Total Quality Management. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant, Bhadravati, India. - Responsible for implementation and monitoring of ISO 9001 Quality Management System. - Involved in certification to ISO/TS 16949:2002. - Trainer for internal auditors - Carried out a number of internal and inter-plant quality system audits of SAIL. 4. September 2002 to June 2005. Faculty at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia. UNITAR is an e-learning university where both on-line and face-to-face teaching modes are used. - Course Leader for Business Research Methods, Quantitative Methods, Operations Management and Management of Quality courses of MBA Program. - Supervised FOUR students successfully for Ph.D. Degree. - Member of Board of Examiners for Ph.D. Students. - Supervised 12 MBA Project works.

- Facilitating Workshops 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Facilitator for Research Workshop & Doctoral Colloquium (Aug.5-7, 2003) Three-day SPSS Workshop (Oct. 17-19, 2003) Two-day Workshop on Statistics for Decision Making (Mar.6-7, 2004) Facilitator for Project Paper Workshop (Apr. 17, 2004) Facilitator for Research Workshop & Doctoral Colloquium (May 24-25, 2004)

5. July 1988 to July 1991.Senior Lecturer at ZIMCO Institute of Management, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Courses taught include: Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Institute of Data Processing Management (IDPM) Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Institute of Purchasing and Supply (IPS) Chartered Institute of Transport (CIT) Directed Work-Shops for Top/Middle Management: (a) (b) (c) (d) O.R. for Decision Making Production Management Decision Making Techniques Advanced Statistics, etc.

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6. November 1977 to February 1981. Lecturer & Head of the Department of OR & SQC, Sri Venkateswara University PostGraduate Centre, Kurnool, India. - Organized and co-ordinated the activities of the newly formed Post-Graduate Department.

PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND RESEARCH PAPERS 1 BOOKS - AUTHORED/CO-AUTHORED FOUR BOOKS (i) A Text Book of Statistics Part - I (ii) A Text Book of Statistics Part - II

Publisher : S. Chand & (iii) Statistics-Study Text (iv) Statistics-Study Text Publisher : Cambridge 2 RESEARCH/CONFERENCE PAPERS

Company Ltd., New Delhi. Volume - I Volume - II Publishing Co., Bangalore.

1. Bokkasam Sasidhar and KK Achary (1991), Applications of OR Techniques in Cost Allocation of Major Operational Materials in Alloy and Special Steel Manufacturing Unit, International Journal of Production Economics, 22 (3) 189-193. (URL: http://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeeproeco/v_3a22_3ay_3a1991_3 ai_3a3_3ap_3a189-193.htm ) 2. Bokkasam Sasidhar and KK Achary (1991), A Multiple Arc Network Model of Production Planning in a Steel Mill, International Journal of Production Economics, 22 (3) 195-202. ( URL: http://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeeproeco/v_3a22_3ay_3a199 1_3ai_3a3_3ap_3a195-202.htm ) 3. B.Sasidhar (1997), Delivered Key Note Address on SQC & ISO9000, at the National Seminar on Statistical Quality Management, Nagarjuna University, India. 4. B.Sasidhar (1998), Reduction of Bed Breakouts while producing BP Ingots at Steel Making Shop, Conference on Statisticasl Methods for Quality & Productivity Improvement Current Trends. Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi.

5. B.Sasidhar (2003)Chaired a session at the National Seminar on Electronic Commerce held at Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Malaysia on 7th October 2003. 6. Manjit Singh Sandhu, Bokkasam Sasidhar (2004), Factors Influencing Employee Loyalty : An Empirical Investigation at an Educational Institution, KUTPM Journal of Technology & Management, 2(2) 22-30. (URL: http://www.msu.edu.my/v6/journal/v2n2.php ) Vinesh Thirucelvam, Bokkasam Sasidhar (2004) Technology Transfer for Waste to Energy Plants, 22nd Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations, Myanmar.

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8. Bokkasam Sasidhar (2005), Using a Multiple-Arc Network Model for Planning in a Multi-Stage, Multi-Item Process, KUTPM

Journal of Technology & Management, http://www.msu.edu.my/v6/journal/v3n1.php ) 9.

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Arichentheran Sivagnanam, Bokkasam Sasidhar (2005), A Comparative Study of Returns from Unit Trusts and EPF, KUTPM Journal of Technology & Management, 3 (2).(URL: http://www.msu.edu.my/v6/journal/v3n2.php )

10. Ir.Vinesh Thiruchelvam, Bokkasam Sasidhar (2005), Theoretical Framework of Technology Transfer from Waste to Energy Plants, UNITAR Journal, Vol.1, Issue 1. 11. Abdul Rashid Abdul Sitra, Bokkasam Sasidhar (2005), Teachers Perception on the Effectiveness of Co-Curricular Activities : A Case Study of Malaysian Schools, UNITAR Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1. 12. Tarak M Brigh , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syed Musa Alhabshi and Dr. Bokkasam Sasidhar (2005) Location Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Libya, International Conference in Economics and Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. (URL: http://www.kianpinglim.com/ums/icef2005.pdf ) 13. Bokkasam Sasidhar, B.B.durga Kumar (2005) The effect of Mobile Devices and Wireless Technology on e-learning. Sunway Academic Journal, 2, 45-53. ( URL http://www.scribd.com/doc/25177947/The-Effects-of-MobileDevices-and-Wireless-Technology-on-E-Learning ) 14. Bokkasam Sasidhar, B.B.Durga Kumar (2005) An Overview of Wireless Technology in E-learning, accepted for presentation at the 9th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2005) held in Orlando. USA. 15. Badri, T.N., B.Sasidhar (2008) Automation of a Multiple Arc Network Model for Production Planning. Paper presented at the Sixth AIMS Conference on Management at Delhi, held between 28-31 December 2008. 16. Sasidhar Operational APORS 2009 Societies) B, Badri T.N (2009) O.R. in Cost Allocation Of Materials at a Steel Plant. Paper presented at the (Association of Asia Pacific Operational Research Conference on Operations Research for Emerging

Economies, held at Jaipur during December 06-09, 2009. (URL: http://www.apors2009.com/Schd_%20Contributed_Papers.shtm ) 17. Sasidhar B, Jaba M. Gupta (2009) Managing Organizational Conflicts: A Communicative Approach. Paper presented at the Seventh AIMS International Conference on Management, held at IIM, Bangalore during December 20-23, 2009. (URL: http://www.aimsinternational.org/aims7/Contributed%20Papers.pdf ) 18. Sasidhar B, Jaba M. Gupta (2010) Managing Conflicts in Organizations : A Communicative Approach. AIMS International Journal of Management, Vol.4, No.3, Sept.2010, pp 177-190. RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. (2009)Project proposal on Manmade Disasters: A study of Road Accidents in Coastal Districts of Karnataka has been submitted to AICTE for approval, along with Dr. Manjunath as Co-investigator. 2. (2009)An impact study of IT@SCHOOL, under General Education Department, Government of Kerala has been completed together with Dr. Saji Gopinath, Prof. Mohan Kumar and Prof. Jaba Gupta. CONFERENCE COORDINATION 1. (2009)Conference coordinator for the Conference on eGovernance for Sustainable Growth held on 19th September 2009 at The Capitol, Bangalore; and a member of the TAPMI Center for eGovernance Research and Education (CeGRE).