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Rajesh Matai

Associate Professor, Department of Management,
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Department of Management, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

PhD Guidance

  1. Ravinder Singh/"Strategic Sourcing from Risk Management Perspective: A study of Indian Automobile Industry" (Co-supervisor)/ PhD Awarded
  2. Krishna Manasvi /"A Study of the Mango Supply Chain with an Emphasis on Orchard Operations" (Supervisor)/ PhD Awarded
  3. Aman Kumar Joshi/"A Study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Adoption in Indian MSME Manufacturing Sector" (Supervisor)/ PhD Awarded
  4. Hariprasad Ambadapudi/"Assessment of Supply Chain Finance Adoption Among Various Classes of Enterprises in the Indian Automotive Sector" (Supervisor)/ PhD Awarded
  5. Ritesh Ashok Deore/"Circularity Assessment of the Indian Automotive Sector" (Supervisor)/ PhD Awarded
  6. Rakesh Kumar/Tentative Topic: “Economic-Environmental Trade-offs in Multi-modal Transportation of Power Plant Equipment in Eastern India”/Ongoing

Projects Under Review 

  • Submitted a project proposal to ICSSR titled "Creating Entrepreneurial Education Ecosystem in Indian Higher Education Institutions" with a budget of Rs. 30,00,000/-. (Principal Investigator)- Under Review
  • Submitted a project proposal to ICSSR titled " Measuring the impact of ICT investments on MSMEs' competitiveness in Rajasthan" with a budget of Rs. 24,88,000/-. (Co-Investigator)- Under Review
  • Submitted a project proposal to IMPRESS, ICSSR titled "Integrated Solid Waste Management System for a Smart city in India" with a budget of Rs. 14,45,000/-. (Principal Investigator)- Online interaction conducted on February 8, 2021 (Result Awaited)
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International PhD Thesis Examination [Name of Candidate/Title of Thesis/ University/ Date]

  1. V H Mabiletsa / Application of Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies in Urban Waste Management: Case of South African Metropolitan Municipalities/University of South Africa, South Africa/ Thesis Evaluated and Viva Voce Exam conducted on 1 July 2026.
  2. Elelwani Beauty Ndou/Development of a Lean Construction framework for reducing the cost of poor quality in construction projects in South Africa/University of South Africa, South Africa/ Thesis Evaluated and Viva Voce Exam conducted on 30 March 2026.
  3. Mrs T M Ramashitja / Developing a framework to advance industrial engineering through engineering education using virtual reality/University of South Africa, South Africa/ Thesis Evaluated and Viva Voce Exam conducted on 18 June 2025.
  4. Kamukhelo Nyathi / The development and implementation of a lean manufacturing framework at a selected South African steering wheel manufacturer/ Durban University of Technology, South Africa/Thesis Evaluation Report Submitted- 26 June 2025.