Dr. Sher Singh Bhakar joined PIMG as Director on 3rd November, 2003. Before joining the Institute he was associated with Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore, where he worked at various positions. He was the co-ordinator of Production Management and Quantitative Techniques group at Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore for the entire tenure of nine years.
Dr. Bhakar has also worked as head electronics and electrical departments in various ships and establishments for fifteen years of service in Indian Navy, looking after all facets of Human Resource Management like identifying training needs, organizing in house training, aligning training needs to career progression and looking after day to day administrative affairs of engineers and technicians.
Dr. Bhakar obtained Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Indian Naval ship, Valsura, Jamnagar, BE in Electronics & Telecommunications (AMIETE), M.B.A. (Operations Management) from IGNOU, New Delhi, Masters in Computer Science from Indo-German Cultural society, Bombay and Ph.D. in Management on the topic "A Comparative Study of Material Handling Systems in Automobile Industry" from Devi Ahilya University, Indore. He has also undergone a number of short term courses and training programs in the area of engineering and management including a six months course on missile technology from British Aerospace, U.K.
Dr. Bhakar has been extensively involved in various research activities including guiding Ph.D. scholars and dissertations of MBA final semester students (have guided 82 post graduate dissertations till date). He is presently working on research papers in the area of Supply Chain Management, Forecasting, Quality Control, MRP, Productivity and Value addition in Retailing. He has published 65 research papers, book reviews and case studies in refereed journals and books. He has published two edited books titled "Organizational Challenges: Insights and solutions" as a member of editorial team and " Mastering Change for Organizational Excellence" as editor published by Excel Books, New Delhi.
Dr. Bhakar has attended and presented papers in about fifty conferences and seminars across the country. He has conducted in house training programs for some of the most reputed organizations in the country such as Essar Steel, Eicher Motors, Syncom formulations etc. and has organized and conducted Executive Development Programs on ISTD platform. He has conducted sessions in the area of Supply Chain Management in Faculty Development Programs organized by DAVV, Indore, and Vikram University, Ujjain. He has also conducted National level Research Methodology Workshops organized by Petroleum University, Gurgaon., National Institute of Agricultural Management, IILM, Jaipur etc.
Dr. Bhakar is a life member of Gwalior Management Association (GMA), Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) New Delhi, Indore Management Association, associate member of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, New Delhi. He has held senior positions of various bodies such as Chairman, Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) Indore chapter (2003-2004), Secretary ISTD, Indore chapter (2000-2001), Co-ordinator University Examinations (2002-04), member proctorial board DAVV, Indore, Member Group Discussion and Interview panel of All India Management Association, New Delhi for MBA admissions in Management Institutions of Madhya Pradesh (1996-1998) etc. Currently he is Executive President Gwalior Management Association (GMA).
Director
Sher Singh Bhakar
Ph.D, M.B.A., MCS, AMIETE |
