- Program Coordinator, Industrial Distribution
- Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
- Leonard and Valerie Bruce Leadership Chair
- Director, Thomas & Joan Read Center for Distribution Research & Education
- Industrial Distribution
- Phone: 979-845-6766
- Email: malini@tamu.edu
- Office: FERM 203D
- Linkedin: Profile
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
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- 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
- M. Natarajarathinam, P. Sunkara, “Supply Chain Management Certifications Offered by Professional Organizations and Universities,” Supply Chain Management Review, 20(4), online, 2016
- M. Natarajarathinam, P. Sunkara, “Supply Chain Management Certifications Review,” Supply Chain Management Review, 20(4), S60-S63, 2016
- A.S. Fowler, K. Patwari, M. Natarajarathinam, “Customer Stratification: For an Industrial Distributor with a Service and Repair Business,“ Engineering Management journal, 28(1), 14-24, 2016
- C.S. Harris, M. Natarajarathinam, “Optimizing Packaged Gas Inventory Placement at Welding Supply Distributors,” accepted at International Journal of Business Excellence, 2015
- M.D. Johnson, W.J. Sawaya, M. Natarajarathinam, “A methodology for modelling comprehensive international procurement costs,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 51, No. 18, pp. 5549 – 5564, 2013