PENN STATE HBG
MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057
Biography
Dr. Pai completed his Ph.D. in supply chain management at Rutgers University prior to joining Penn State Lehigh. He joined Penn State Harrisburg in the fall of 2011. He served as the president of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) from 2022 to 2023. Dr. Pai also brings to the classroom corporate experience, having worked in various project management and operations-type positions. His research has appeared in well-regarded journals, such as the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Business Process Management Journal, Health Care Management Science, Health Systems, International Journal of Production Economics, Information Technology and Management, Internal and Emergency Medicine, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal of Rural Health, and Marketing Intelligence and Planning, among others. Additionally, he has presented his research at prominent regional and international conferences.
Professional Affliations
- Center for Supply Chain Research at Penn State
- Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
- INFORMS
- Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)
External Academic Profiles
Research Interests
- Supply chain management
- Business analytics
- Operations management in the service and healthcare industry
- Research methodologies mainly include multivariate statistical methods
- Mathematical programming
Publications
Pai, D. R., Pakdil, F. & Fard, N.A. (2024). Applications of data envelopment analysis in acute care hospitals: A systematic literature review, 1984-2022. Health Care Management Science. Accepted February 2024.
Moatari-Kazerouni, A., Pai, D. R., Chicas, A. E., & Keramati, A. (2023). How Blockchain Technology Supports the Business Processes of Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review. Business Process Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-04-2023-0301
Bhatt, S. & Pai, D. R. (2023). Are ‘Buy X Get X Free’ Price Promotions Effective? An Acquisition-Transaction Value Perspective. Marketing Intelligence & Planning. Accepted for publication, July 3, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-03-2023-0118
Pai, D. R., Dissanayake, C. K. & Anna, A. (2023). A comparison of critical access hospitals and other rural acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania. Journal of Rural Health. Accepted for publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12755/p>
Bhatt, S., Pai, D. R. & DelVecchio, D. (2023). The Dark Side of Multiunit Discounts: Multiunit Discounts Reduce Rest of Basket Revenue. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103275
Pai, D. R. (2022). Complexities of Simultaneously Improving Quality and Lowering Costs in Hospitals. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. https://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.7442
Pai, D. R., Rajan, B., Jairath, P. & Rosito, S. R. (2022). Predicting hospital admission from emergency department triage data for patients presenting with fall-related fractures. Internal and Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-022-03100-y
Pai, D. R. & Pakdil, F. Emergency Departments: The Gateway for Admissions in Rural Pennsylvania Hospitals. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 57(2022): 138-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2022.05.002
Pai, D. R., Rajan, B. & Chakraborty, S. (2022). Does HIT deliver on its Promise? A Case of Pennsylvania Hospitals. International Journal of Production Economics, 245(2022): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108398
Pai, D. R., Hosseini, H. & Rosito, S. M. (2021). Determining the Relative Risk of Hospitalization and Surgery of Fall Injury Patients. Health Systems - A Journal of the Operational Research Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20476965.2021.1966323
Pai, D. R., Hosseini, H. M., & Brown, R.S. (2019). Does Efficiency and Quality of Care Affect Hospital Closures? Health Systems - A Journal of the Operational Research Society, 8(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/20476965.2017.1405874
Education
Ph.D., (Rutgers)