• Program Coordinator, Industrial Distribution
  • Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
  • Leonard and Valerie Bruce Leadership Chair
  • Director, Thomas & Joan Read Center for Distribution Research & Education
  • Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering
Malini Natarajarathinam

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Operations Management, The University of Alabama – 2007
  • M.S., Statistics, The University of Alabama – 2006
  • M.A., Management Science, The University of Alabama – 2005
  • M.S., Industrial Engineering, Auburn University – 2002
  • B.E., Industrial Engineering, Anna University – 2000

Research Interests

    • Community engagement
    • Service learning
    • Industrial distribution process optimization
    • Supply chain management
    • Engineering education
    • Workforce and skills development
    • Emergency food distribution supply chains

Awards & Honors

  • Best paper award in the logistics and supply chain management track, Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference – 2012
  • Undergraduate Student Research Award, National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) – 2011
  • Outstanding Service Award, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University – 2010
  • Outstanding Faculty, Professional Association of Industrial Distribution in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University – 2010

Selected Publications

  • Natarajarathinam, M. and Sunkara, P*. “Supply Chain Management Certifications Offered by Professional Organizations and Universities”, Supply Chain Management Review, 20(4), online, 2016.
  • Natarajarathinam, M. and Sunkara, P*. “Supply Chain Management Certifications Review.” Supply Chain Management Review, 20(4), S60-S63, 2016.
  • Fowler, A.S, Patwari, K. and Natarajarathinam, M. “Customer Stratification: For an Industrial Distributor with a Service and Repair Business “, Engineering Management journal, 28(1), 14-24, 2016.
  • Harris, C.S. and Natarajarathinam, M. “Optimizing Packaged Gas Inventory Placement at Welding Supply Distributors” accepted at International Journal of Business Excellence, In press. (11/1/2015).
  • Johnson, M.D., Sawaya, W.J. and Natarajarathinam, M., “A methodology for modelling comprehensive international procurement costs”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 51, No. 18, pp. 5549 – 5564, 2013.