Associate Professor

Dr B M Naidu

Department of Mathematics

Interests

  1. Data for Decision Making
  2. Optimization techniques

Faculty Details

Education

1986

Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati,
India
B.Sc.

1988

Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati,
India
M. Sc

1993

Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati,
India
Ph.D.

2003

Harvard University,
USA
Certificate in Research and Advanced Training

2016

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad,
India
Certificate course in Business Analytics using R

Experience

  • Jan – Jun 2020 – Impact Evaluation Specialist – Ecorys India, Chennai
  • Apr – Dec 2019 – Advisor / Freelance Consultant – Centre for Innovations in Public Systems, Hyderabad
  • Sep 2017 – Mar 2019 – Chief Consultant – Copenhagen Consensus Center (international research think-tank), Hyderabad.
  • Feb 2013 – Aug 2017 – Associate Director – Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad
  • Sep 2009 – Oct 2012 – Director, Program Monitoring , Evaluation and Documentation – Cardno Emerging Markets USA
  • May 2008 – Sep 2009, Operations Research Manager, Futures Group International, New Delhi.
  • Sep 2002 – Jun 2003, Takemi Fellow at Harvard University, Boston, USA.
  • Apr 2001 – May 2008, Associate Professor, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.
  • Oct 1995 – Mar 2001, Assistant Professor, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad./span>

Research Interest

  • Data Envelopment Analysis to assess efficiency of production systems
  • Production inventory systems
  • Predictive maintenance models
  • Modelling and analysis of Covid-19 data

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2001 – Visiting Fellow to participate in Summer School Program on Biostatistics and Health Policy Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
  • 2002 – Invitation to deliver lectures at National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN), Jakartha, Indonesia.
  • 2002-03 – Takemi Fellowship in International Health – Harvard University, Boston, USA
  • 2003 – Invitation to take part in International training program on Healthcare financing at United Nations Staff College, Turin, Italy.
  • 2009 – Invited to participate in international training on ‘Communicating with policymakers of population and health’ – East- West Center, Hawaii, USA

Memberships

  • Member, Operations Research Society of India
  • Member, Indian Society for Probability and Statistics

Publications

  • Optimal two stage production - inventory policy with whole lot and split lots, BM Naidu, KVS Sarma, SK Goyal, Production Planning and Control, Vol.6(2), 134-139 (1995).
  • A two-stage production inventory model with buy or make option, BM Naidu and KVS Sarma, Journal of Decision and Mathematica Sciences, Vol. 2 No.1-3, 19-28 (1997).
  • Mapping of TB treatment providers at selected sites in Andhra Pradesh State, India, GNV Ramana, KJR Murthy, BM Naidu, WHO monograph, WHO/TB/97.233. (1997)
  • Batch size determination in a two stage production inventory system with Rework facility, BM Naidu, KVS Sarma, Journal of Decision and Mathematica Sciences, Vol. 4 (1-3) (1999)
  • India: Attractive Medical Tourism destination, BM Naidu, Business Times (Washington, DC), Vol. XXV (4), 50-51 (2005)
  • Health Insurance regulations in the United States: Lessons for India, BM Naidu, ASCI Journal of Management, Vol. 35(1&2), 69-89 (2006). https://www.asci.org.in/journal/Vol.35(2006)/35_1&2_B%20M%20Naidu.pdf
  • Medical Tourism in India growing rapidly, BM Naidu, Business Times (Washington, DC), Vol. XXV (2), 44-45 (2006).
  • Detariffing of general insurance – Opportunities and Challenges for health insurance business, FORTE Insurance Journal, p 24-30 (Sep 2007).
Working papers and Research reports
  • Health Insurance regulations in the United States: Lessons for India, BM Naidu, Takemi Research Paper Series, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (2003)
  • Gender Differentials in Healthcare Seeking, Nutrition and Mortality Among Children Under Five in Uttar Pradesh, BM Naidu, et.al. MCH-STAR Working Paper 1, (2010).
  • Effects of Women’s Autonomy and Male involvement on RCH Service Utilization in Uttar Pradesh, BM Naidu, et.al. MCH-STAR Working Paper 2, 2010.
  • Process evaluation of Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Mother and Child Tracking System in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, BM Naidu, (2015)
  • Using Data for Action: Scorecard to Assess and Improve Healthcare Service Delivery through HMIS in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, BM Naidu (2015).
  • Evaluating the Civil Registration System: Need for Streamlining and Strengthening the Civil Registration System in the Erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh, BM Naidu (2015).
  • Socio-economic and educational conditions of households in Telangana, 2016 report submitted to the Commission of Inquiry, Govt. of Telangana (2016).
  • Case study on Primary Healthcare through Telemedicine Centres in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, BM Naidu, (2018).
Books/Book chapters
  • Andhra Pradesh Priorities: Analysing Costs and Benefits, Bjorn Lomborg, Saleema Razvi, BM Naidu, Copenhagen Consensus Center, ISBN-10: 1940003229 (2020), (Kindle version available for sale at www.amazon.com)
  • Book chapter on “Conditions of Muslims in Telangana: Findings of the Primary Survey”, BM Naidu, in the book titled 'Muslims in Telangana: A Discourse on Equity, Development and Security' to be published by Springer Nature (2020) (accepted for publication).

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