Harshad Sonar is an Assistant Professor in the Operations Management area at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur. He holds a Ph.D in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Mumbai. He completed his M.Tech in Mechanical CAD/CAM and B.E in Mechanical Engineering. He also worked at Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nashik for 4 years before joining IIM Sambalpur. For the past few years, he has taught a variety of subjects including Operations Management, Operations Research, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Strategy, Digital Transformation, Warehouse Management, and Production Management. He has published many research papers in peer-reviewed journals including ABDC and SCOPUS-listed international journals including ANOR, BSE, RPJ, IEEE-TEM, IJLM, IJLRA, CLSC, etc. His research interests include Supply Chain Management, Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, Sustainability, Circular Economy, Carbon Neutrality, and Business Competitiveness.