Inside The Research Mind

Engineering Sustainable Futures Through Research.

Dr. Prince Ranjan
— Researcher
SCROLL
01 — The Journey

Education, in motion.

From a production-engineering classroom in Mesra to a PhD thesis on India's Industry 4.0-to-5.0 transition — every milestone connects to the next.

2009
Class X
DAV Public School, Patna.
2009 – 2011
Class XII
Eklavya Educational Complex, Patna.
2012 – 2016
B.E, Production Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra — the foundation for a career spent reading systems end to end, from shop floor to sustainability metric.
Education
2017 – 2019
M.Tech, Industrial Engineering
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur. Supported by a GATE Fellowship (MoE, Government of India). Served as Teaching Assistant for Operations Research and Supply Chain Management.
Education · Teaching
2019 – 2021
Strategy & Research Head
Indian PAC Consulting Pvt. Ltd. — translating large, unstructured datasets into actionable, data-driven strategy.
Industry
2021 – 2026
PhD, Industrial Engineering and Management
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. Thesis: "Accelerating India's Sustainable Manufacturing Transition: From Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 Through Integrated Environmental, Technological, and Social Assessment." Supported by an Institute Assistantship.
Doctoral Research
02 — Research Universe

Six planets, one orbit.

Each research area lives inside the others — sustainable manufacturing sits at the centre of gravity. Click a planet to step inside.

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03 — Publications

Peer-reviewed work.

Journal articles and conference proceedings on life-cycle assessment, digital transformation, and sustainable manufacturing.

2026
Technological transformation in the manufacturing industry for sustainable development
Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
WoS Q1 · IF 5.1 ABDC-C Scopus Q1 ABS-1
doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-05-2025-0363
with Shikha Singh & Sachine Kumar Mangala
2023
Challenges in Digital Transformation of Business Processes Towards Creating a Paperless Environment: Case of an Aircraft Manufacturing Firm
IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS)
ScopusIEEE
doi.org/10.1109/E-TEMS57541.2023
with Shiv Chaudhari & Shikha Singh
2020
Life cycle assessment in sustainable manufacturing: a review and further direction
Operations Management and Systems Engineering — Select Proceedings of CPIE 2019
Scopus Q3
doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6017-0_12
with Rajeev Agrawal & Jinesh Kumar Jain
2019
Life cycle assessment of needle roller bearing
Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Pilsen, Czech Republic
ISSN 2169-8767IEOM Society
with Rajeev Agrawal & Jinesh Kumar Jain

International Conference Presentations

2025
Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Two-Wheel Vehicles: Evaluating Environmental Impacts and Healthcare Sustainability Using Impact 2002+ (Endpoint)
Int'l Conf. on Future Ready Hospitals — IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Feb 7–8, 2025
2023
Challenges in Digital Transformation of Business Processes Towards Creating a Paperless Environment: Case of an Aircraft Manufacturing Firm
IEEE E-TEMS 2023 — Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, Apr 20–22, 2023
2023
Overcoming Implementation Barriers for Sustainable Life Cycle Assessment with Industry 4.0 Technologies
XXVI Annual Conf. of the Society of Operations Management (SOM 2023) — IIM Shillong, Dec 14–16, 2023
2019
Life Cycle Assessment of Needle Roller Bearing
3rd European IEOM Conference — Pilsen, Czech Republic, Jul 23–26, 2019
2019
Life Cycle Assessment in Sustainable Manufacturing: A Review and Future Directions
6th Int'l Conf. on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE-2019) — NIT Jalandhar, Jun 8–10, 2019
2019
Short Review of Lean Six Sigma for Sustainable Development
6th Int'l Conf. on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE-2019) — NIT Jalandhar, Jun 8–10, 2019
04 — Experience

The laboratory corridor.

Academic and industry rooms, each with its own instruments and outcomes.

IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
Teaching Assistant
Aug 2022 – Mar 2026
Project Management, Decision Modeling, and Supply Chain Management courses, with additional involvement running Big Data Lab sessions.
IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
Student Co-ordinator
Feb 2024
Co-ordinated the CBDE–Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme on Innovation & New Product Development.
MNIT, Jaipur
Teaching Assistant
Aug 2018 – Jun 2019
Operations Research and Supply Chain Management courses.
MNIT, Jaipur
Student Co-ordinator
Jun 2024 & Feb 2019
Co-ordinated the Short-Term Course on Life Cycle Analysis for Sustainability, and the Teacher Training Programme on Planning, Execution and Evolution.
Indian PAC Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Strategy & Research Head
Oct 2019 – May 2021
Handled large-scale datasets and solved complex, unstructured problems to deliver actionable, data-driven solutions.
05 — Fellowships & Awards

Recognitions.

2021 – 2025
Institute Assistantship
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.
2017 – 2019
GATE Fellowship
Ministry of Education, Government of India.
06 — Workshops

Collected badges.

FEB 2025
GIAN — Systems Engineering and Applications, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
NOV 2024
Innovation & New Product Development, CBDE–Malaviya Mission, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
APR 2024
NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
MAR 2024
PMI Authorized Project Management Certification Program, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
FEB 2024
Mining the Minds: Uncovering Creativity & Innovation in Eastern India, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
JUN 2019
Life Cycle Analysis for Sustainability, MNIT Jaipur
DEC 2018
Data Analytics for Engineers, MNIT Jaipur & CTAE Udaipur
JUN 2018
LCA and GaBi Workshop, GIAN International Programme, MNIT Jaipur
JUN 2018
GIAN — Advanced Course on Sustainability in Materials & Designs, MNIT Jaipur
JAN 2018
User-Centered Design Methodology, MNIT Jaipur
07 — Technical Skills

A connected toolset.

Statistical, life-cycle, and data-modeling tools, wired together the way they're actually used in research.

08 — Research & Teaching Interests

Where the thinking lives.

Research —

Industry 4.0-enabled Digital Transformation Sustainable Operations & Supply Chain Management Environmental Sustainability via LCA

Teaching —

Operations Research Materials Management Supply Chain Management Operations Management Quantitative Research Methods Business Statistics Project Management
09 — Contact

Open a channel.

Reach out about collaborations, life-cycle assessment projects, or the road from Industry 4.0 to 5.0.