Kaushik Ghatak

Integrating Practice with Pedagogy in Supply Chain, Digitalisation, Analytics, Risk, and Sustainability.

Professional Teaching Journey

Since 2014, my teaching career has been a direct extension of my professional practice, rather than a departure from it. Every concept, framework, and tool I introduce in the classroom is rooted in real-world applications, ensuring that students gain practical insights and actionable knowledge. This approach bridges the gap between theory and practice, making learning immediately relevant and impactful. Additionally, I emphasise the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all subjects, helping students understand both the opportunities and challenges AI brings to modern business and operations.

Global Teaching Experience

I have taught across leading institutions in Singapore, India, and Malaysia, engaging with diverse cohorts that range from full degree programmes — including MBA and MSc students — to experienced executives and senior leaders participating in advanced certificate programmes. This international exposure has enriched my understanding of varied learning cultures and business environments, allowing me to tailor my teaching methods to the needs and aspirations of each audience.

10+
Years teaching
8
Institutions
3
Countries
Singapore Management University Nanyang Technological University Singapore University of Technology and Design IIM Calcutta IIM Udaipur IIM Lucknow MIT SCALE Network

How I teach

Four convictions shape every programme I design or deliver.

01

Practitioner-led, not theory-first

I teach from what I have seen work and fail inside real organisations — at SAP, Oracle, PwC, IBM, and across client programmes. Theory earns its place by explaining the evidence, not the other way round.

02

Learning by doing

Business simulations, live cases, and end-to-end exercises put participants inside the trade-offs. You understand a supply chain differently once you have broken one and had to explain why.

03

Systems Thinking

Most supply chain and transformation failures are structural, not tactical. I teach participants to read the whole system — feedback loops, interdependencies, and the mental models underneath — using the Iceberg Model and related frameworks.

04

Building the skills AI cannot replace

As analytical work gets automated, the differentiators become critical thinking, framing the right question, and connecting the dots across domains. These are teachable, and I build them deliberately into every course.

Academic appointments

Current and past faculty roles across Singapore, India, and Malaysia.

Singapore

Singapore Management University

Adjunct Faculty Affiliate Faculty, SMU Academy Curriculum Committee

School of Business — Adjunct Faculty

  • Supply Chain & Business Value of Digitalization for the C-LevelMBA Programme
  • Supply Chain Risk ManagementMiM Programme
  • Sales & Operations PlanningBBM Programme

SMU Academy — Affiliate Faculty, Programme Director & Instructor

Nanyang Technological University

Part-time Lecturer

School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

  • Supply Chain ManagementMSc in Supply Chain Management

Nanyang Business School

Consulting Faculty Project Mentor
  • Supply Chain FundamentalsMBA Programme
  • Capstone Project MentoringPMBA and Nanyang Fellows

Singapore University of Technology & Design

Adjunct Faculty
  • Supply Chain DigitalizationGraduate Programme

India

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Visiting Faculty
  • Sustainable Supply ChainExecutive MBA Programme
  • End-to-End Supply Chain SimulationAdvanced Programme in SCM for Senior Leaders

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

Visiting Faculty
  • Digital Supply Chain for the C-LevelMBA Programme
  • Supply Chain ConsultingMBA Programme

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Visiting Faculty
  • Supply Chain Risk ManagementMBA Programme

Malaysia

MIT SCALE Network — MISI, Kuala Lumpur

Visiting Faculty

Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation

  • Analytics and Supply ChainGraduate Programme

Subject Expertise

My teaching portfolio covers key subjects essential for modern business and operations.

Supply Chain Management

Addressing the complexities and innovations that drive global supply networks.

Digitalisation

Exploring digital transformation and its impact on processes, value creation, and competitiveness, with a particular focus on AI transformation and the evolving challenges it presents.

Analytics

Equipping learners with data-driven approaches for decision-making and performance improvement, and incorporating discussions on how AI-driven prediction is reshaping traditional business models.

Risk and Resilience

Risk identification, geopolitical exposure, and trade compliance — and designing supply networks with the redundancy and adaptability to absorb disruption and recover quickly.

Sustainability

Moving sustainability from reporting obligation to strategic advantage across sourcing, operations, and product design.

Sales & Operations Planning

S&OP as the cross-functional decision process — breaking silos between sales, operations, and finance.

Supply Chain Consulting

Problem structuring, diagnosis, client engagement, and the craft of turning analysis into recommendations that get implemented.

Simulation-based Learning

End-to-end supply chain simulations that compress years of trade-off experience into a few intense days.

Teaching & programme collaboration

I take on a limited number of new academic and corporate teaching engagements each year — guest faculty roles, custom executive programmes, curriculum design, and simulation-based learning. If you are building something along these lines, I would welcome the conversation.

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