Y L P Thorani

Y L P Thorani

Associate Professor

Department of Operations & Supply Chain

GITAM School of Business

Visakhapatnam

Additional Roles

Head of the Department

Education

Ph. D.

Dr. Y L P Thorani, an Associate Professor and Area Chair of Operations & Supply Chain at GITAM School of Business, Visakhapatnam. She has 14 years of experience in teaching, research, and training, completed an executive education program in Data Science for Business Decision Making from IIM Kozhikode. She has published in Scopus and ABDC-ranked journals. Her research focuses on Decision Science, Circular Economy, and Multi-Criteria Decision Making, integrating Fuzzy and Neutrosophic sets.

Research Publications

  • Smitha Girija, Bidisha Banerji, Neetika Batra, Manjushree Paruchuru , Thorani Yeediballi. (2024). Making frugal innovations inclusive: A gendered approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.434. Elsevier.
  • Smitha Girija, Devika Rani Sharma, Thorani Yeediballi, Chudamani Sriramneni. (2023). Factors influencing the intention to use co-working spaces in emerging markets: an analytic hierarchy process approach. Property Management, Vol. 42. Emerald insight.
  • Soumen Rej, Arunava Bandyopadhyay, Narasingha Das, Md. Emran Hossain, Md. Sayemul Islam, Pinki Bera & Thorani Yeediballi . (2022). The asymmetric influence of environmental-related technological innovation on climate change mitigation: What role do FDI and renewable energy play?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 30. Springer Nature Link.
  • Y. L. P. Thorani and N. Ravi Shankar. (2014). Fuzzy Multi-Objective Transportation Model Based on New Ranking Index On Generalized LR Fuzzy Numbers. Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 8. (2014). HIKARI Ltd
  • Anamika Patel, Merlin Saldanha, Anup Kelagaonkar, Thorani Yediballi, Ilaria Testi, Carlos Pavesio, Avinash Pathengay. (2024). Clinical characteristics and optical coherence tomography features of ocular toxoplasmosis in HIV-positive patients: report 1. Vol.1. British Journal of Ophthalmology. BMJ Journals.

Ongoing Research Projects

  • Check Icon Title: Circular Economy in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to combat climate change issues Role: Indian Co-Investigator Funding Agency: Going Global Collaboration Grant – British Council, UK Sanctioned Amount: GBP 40,000 Duration: 1 year (Dec 2022 – Nov 2023).
  • Check Icon Title: Pilot for Masters in Circular Economy Role: Indian Lead Funding Agency: Going Global Collaboration Grant – British Council, UK Sanctioned Amount: GBP 89,000 Duration: 1 year (Dec 2021 – Nov 2022).

Expertise

  • Check Icon Decision Science
  • Check Icon Circular Economy
  • Check Icon Green Supply Chain Management
  • Check Icon Project Management
  • Check Icon Fuzzy and Neutrosophic sets
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