
Ajit Sharma
Title
Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management
Phone
313-577-7835
Office
Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Avenue
Room 433
Detroit, MI 48201
Ajit Sharma
Academic Programs
- Information systems management
Expertise
Business analytics
Technology, innovation and entrepreneurship
AI and robotics for business
Electric and autonomous mobility
Education
PhD in Technology and Operations, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
MBA , Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
M.S. Industrial Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, India
Bachelor of Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, India
Research and teaching interests
Business Analytics
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Publications
Sharma, A., Zhang, Z., & Rai, R. (2021). The interpretive model of manufacturing: a theoretical framework and research agenda for machine learning in manufacturing. International Journal of Production Research, 59(16), 4960-4994.
Sharma, A., Zanotti, P., & Musunur, L. P. (2020). Drive through robotics: Robotic automation for last mile distribution of food and essentials during pandemics. IEEE Access, 8, 127190-127219.
Mithas, S., Hofacker, C. F., Bilgihan, A., Dogru, T., Bogicevic, V., & Sharma, A. (2020). Information technology and Baumol's cost disease in healthcare services: a research agenda. Journal of Service Management.
Sharma, A., Zanotti, P., & Musunur, L. P. (2019). Enabling the electric future of mobility: Robotic automation for electric vehicle battery assembly. IEEE Access, 7, 170961-170991.
Prahalad, C.K. Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. Wharton School Publishing, 2003. (Co-Authored chapter on Affordable Housing)
Learning in a Disruptive Customer Engagement Platform: An Empirical Analysis in the Banking Industry. Sharma, Ajit; Huang, Yan; Krishnan, Mayuram S. (Under 2nd round review at Management Science)
Success Factors of Supply Chain Centers of Excellence: An Empirical Analysis. Sharma, Ajit; Huang, Yan; Vessal, Sara; Kapuscinski, Roman; Krishnan, Mayuram S. (Under 1st round review at Management Science)