Purnendu Mandal

Purnendu Mandal is professor and chair of the information systems and analysis department, Lamar University. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of database management systems, e-commerce, strategic management information systems, management information systems, and system dynamics. His research papers have appeared in European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Management Decision, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Logistics Information Management, Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing: An International Journal, International Journal of Technology Management, ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, Decision, Applied Mathematical Modeling.

Publications

Linking the Impact of IT Investments to Productivity and Profitability
Mohan P. Rao, Purnendu Mandal. © 2013. 16 pages.
Implementing IT (information technology) systems such as ERP (enterprise resource planning) requires huge investments. Measuring the impact of these investments on productivity...
Linking the Impact of IT Investments to Productivity and Profitability
Mohan P. Rao, Purnendu Mandal. © 2011. 16 pages.
Implementing IT (information technology) systems such as ERP (enterprise resource planning) requires huge investments. Measuring the impact of these investments on productivity...
Behavioral Factors and Information Technology Infrastructure Considerations in Strategic Alliance Development
Purnendu Mandal. © 2010. 12 pages.
Since behavioral and cultural factors play a major role in strategic alliances between partners, IT managers must understand the intricacies involved in the development of...
Information Technology Usage in Maquila Enterprises
Purnendu Mandal, Mohan P. Rao. © 2009. 17 pages.
The build-up of export-oriented companies since 1990s on the Mexico-USA boarder, and their recent decline, is no surprise to many policy analysts. The focus on the use of...
Behavioral Factors and Information Technology Infrastructure Considerations in Strategic Alliance Development
Purnendu Mandal. © 2009. 14 pages.
Since behavioral and cultural factors play a major role in strategic alliances between partners, IT managers must understand the intricacies involved in the development of...
Handbook of Computational Intelligence in Manufacturing and Production Management
Dipak Laha, Purnendu Mandal. © 2008. 516 pages.
During the last two decades, computer and information technologies have forced great changes in the ways businesses manage operations in meeting the desired quality of products...
Modeling and Analysis for Production Performance: Analysis of U.S. Manufacturing Companies
Purnendu Mandal, Enrique ("Henry") Venta. © 2008. 21 pages.
Modeling is a great approach to analyze long-term consequences of policy options in manufacturing. In this chapter two modeling approaches are discussed for understanding the...
Behavioral Aspects in Strategic Transformation of Organizations
Purnendu Mandal. © 2008. 27 pages.
Since behavioral and cultural factors play a major role in organizational transformation, IT managers must understand both the business requirements and human behavioral aspects...
Information Technology in Maquiladoras: An Exploratory Study of Usage and Perceptions
Mohan P. Rao, Purnendu Mandal. © 2007. 18 pages.
Mexico’s assembly operations, accelerated by the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), have been much of a debate in recent years. Manufacturing outputs and employment in...
Behavioral Factors and Information Technology Infrastructure Considerations in Strategic Alliance Development
Purnendu Mandal. © 2006. 12 pages.
Since behavioral and cultural factors play a major role in strategic alliances between partners, IT managers must understand the intricacies involved in the development of...
Implementation of Information Technology in a Job Shop Manufacturing Company: A Focus on ManuSoft
Purnendu Mandal. © 2006. 19 pages.
ABC Engineering is a Melbourne-based job shop manufacturing company. The company attempted a major improvement in the information technology area by implementing and enhancing...
Behavioral Factors in Strategic Alliances
Purnendu Mandal, Dale H. Shao, Chong W. Kim. © 2005. 5 pages.
Recently, there has been a growing trend among information technology (IT) organizations to form strategic alliances to increase competitive advantages in the marketplace. For an...
Global Reach for Community: Experiences of a University-Community Collaboration
Purnendu Mandal, Dale H. Shao, Roger J. Kennedy. © 2004. 16 pages.
Community-initiated information dissemination types of activities over the Internet are showing a growing trend in recent years. Local communities realized the potential of...
IT Architecture in Strategic Alliance Negotiations: A Case
Purnendu Mandal. © 2003. 12 pages.
In forming strategic alliances managers should consider information technological fit along with other business considerations among partners. The development of IT architecture...
Role of Behavioral Factors in Strategic Alliances
Chong Kim, Purnendu Mandal, Dale H. Shao. © 2003. 19 pages.
The number of strategic alliances formed between organizations has increased dramatically and are projected to continue increasing over the next few years. Behavioral and...
Implementation of Information Technology in a Job Shop Manufacturing Company
Purnendu Mandal. © 2002. 16 pages.
A.B.C. Engineering is a Melbourne-based job shop manufacturing company. The company attempted a major improvement in the information technology area by implementing and enhancing...
Implementation of Information Technology in a Job Shop Manufacturing Company
Purnendu Mandal. © 2002. 16 pages.
A.B.C. Engineering is a Melbourne-based job shop manufacturing company. The company attempted a major improvement in the information technology area by implementing and enhancing...