Mani Venkatesh

Mani Venkatesh is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba.

With experience spanning over 24 years, Mani has seamlessly integrated his academic expertise with practical insights gained from over a decade of service in Fortune 500 companies, where he held various senior management positions.

Prior to his tenure at Asper, he made significant contributions as an associate professor and head of the MSc program at Montpellier Business School in Montpellier, France. As a visiting professor, Mani has shared his knowledge in institutions such as ISCTE Business School in Lisbon, IIM Bodhgaya, TAPMI India, and the University of Porto.

Dr. Venkatesh holds a PhD from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), underscoring his commitment to academic excellence. His research focuses on exploring the challenges, failures, and insights of digital transformation in global corporations, with a particular emphasis on the digital transformation of global supply chains, sustainability, and addressing modern slavery issues in emerging economies.

A prolific author, Mani has contributed numerous research articles to renowned journals, including the Harvard Business Review, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Transportation Research Part A, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Production Planning and Control, among others.

• Supply Chain Sustainability
• Digital Transformation of Supply Chains
• Lean Management

• Sustainable Supply Chains
• Business Analytics
• Lean Management

Zkik K., Belhadi A., Venkatesh M., Kamble S S., & Sebbar A. (2024). Cyber resilience framework for online retail using explainable deep learning approaches and blockchain-based consensus protocol. Decision Support Systems, 182, 114253

Belhadi A., Kamble S S., Subramanian N., & Venkatesh M. (2024). Digital capabilities to manage agri-food supply chain uncertainties and build supply chain resilience during compounding geopolitical disruptions, International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Zhang C., Venkatesh M., & Ohana M. (2023). The impact of normative institutions on socially sustainable supply chain management: The role of individual cultural values. International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Ghouri A., Venkatesh M., & Jabbour B. (2023). An Artificial-Intelligence-Based Omnichannel Blood Supply Chain: A Pathway for Sustainable Development. Journal of Business Research, 164, 113980

Maheshwari P., Kamble S S., Venkatesh M., Belhadi A., & Pundir A. (2022). Digital Twin Implementation for Performance Improvement in Process Industries- A Case Study of Food Processing Company. International Journal of Production Research

Belhadi A., Venkatesh M., Kamble S S., &Jabbour C J C. (2022). Building supply chain resilience and efficiency through additive manufacturing: an ambidextrous perspective on the dynamic capability view. International Journal of Production Economics, 249,108516

Jain G., Kamble SS., Oly N., Belhadi A. & Venkatesh M. (2022). Antecedents of Blockchain-enabled E-commerce Platforms (BEEP) Adoption by Customers: A Study of Second-hand Small and Medium Apparel Retailers. Journal of Business Research,149,576-588

Gouri A M., Venkatesh M., Haq M A. & Kamble S S. (2022). The Micro foundations of Social Media Use: Artificial Intelligence Integrated Routine Model, Journal of Business Research, 144, 80-92.

Kamble S S., Gunasekaran A., Venkatesh M., Belhadi A. & Sharma R. (2022). Digital twin for sustainable manufacturing supply chains: Current trends, future perspectives, and an implementation framework, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 176, 121448

Belhadi A., Kamble S S., Jabbour C J C., Venkatesh M., Touriki F E. (2022). Self-Assessment Tool for Evaluating the Integration of Circular Economy and Industry 4.0 principles in Closed-Loop Supply Chains. International Journal of Production Economics, 245, 108372

Govindarajan V., Srivastava A., & Venkatesh M. (2021). How Working with Competitors Made Jio a Telecom Giant: What other companies can learn from its success. Harvard Business Review

Venkatesh, V G., Zhang, A., Deakins, E., & Mani, V. (2021). Antecedents of Social Sustainability Noncompliance in the Indian Apparel Sector. International Journal of Production Economics, 234, 108038

Mani, V., & Gunasekaran, A. (2021). Upstream complex power relationship and firms reputation in global value chains. International Journal of Production Economics. 237, 108142

Belhadi A., Kamble S., Mani V., Venkatesh V G., & Peter S. (2021). Behavioral mechanisms influencing Sustainable Supply Chain Governance decision-making from a dyadic buyer-supplier perspective. International Journal of Production Economics, 236,108136