Prakash Singh

Professor Prakash Singh is a Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing within the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. He earned his PhD from the University of Melbourne, where he studied as a doctoral student in the Engineering faculty, and holds combined Bachelor degrees in Engineering and Business Administration from Queensland University of Technology. A long-time member of the Department of Management and Marketing, he has previously served as Head of Department. His academic career focuses on operations management, with expertise in supply chain management, quality management, operations strategy, and innovation management. Professor Singh's research explores supply chain integration, operations strategy, outsourcing relationships, manufacturing strategy alignment, mass customization, collaborative relationships in supply chains, and performance implications across industries such as airlines, manufacturing, and construction.

Professor Singh's scholarly contributions are highly regarded, with over 6,872 citations on Google Scholar, an h-index of 35, and recognition among the top researchers in operations and supply chain management. Key publications include 'Re-evaluating supply chain integration and firm performance: linking operations strategy to supply chain strategy' (2019), 'Withstanding the economic recession: Examining the efficacy of manufacturing strategy alignment and process integration' (2020), 'Impact of relational norms on performance: interaction between solidarity, power and flexibility in buyer-supplier relationships' (2024), 'Antecedents of buyer opportunistic behavior in outsourcing relationships' (2015), 'Impact of mass customization on cost and flexibility performances: the role of social capital' (2017), and 'Beyond the trade-off and cumulative capabilities models: Alternative models of operations strategy' (2014). His work has advanced understanding of relational exchange theory in supply chain management and investigated technologies like blockchain and metaverse for enhancing supply chain resilience. Professor Singh's research appears in leading international journals and informs projects on manufacturing process improvements and supply chain collaboration.

Professional Email: pjsingh@unimelb.edu.au