Pradeepa Jayaratne

Pradeepa Jayaratne

Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Dr. Pradeepa Jayaratne has over 15 years of experience teaching, researching, and consulting in the transport and logistics sector. She has teaching and research experience at key educational institutions in Canada, Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. She has been an active professional in the field, involved in research, consultancy, and industry projects. 

Awards and Recognitions

  • Best Research Paper in Supply Chain Management, Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo Sri Lanka, July 2018.
  • Grant for the Regional Alumni Workshop 2018 - Australia Awards South and West Asia Alumni as Champions for the Environment and Climate Action: Project on Cradle to Cradle: Empowering school children to be catalysts for preserving the environment and tackling climate change (2018)
  • Best Research Paper at the 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2017.
  • Best Research Paper in Supply Chain Management Stream at the 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2017. http://slstl.lk/r4tli-2017/
  • Best Research Paper in the Logistics Stream at the 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2017.
  • Best Research Paper in Supply Chain Management, Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo Sri Lanka, June 2016. 
  • Australian Leadership Award offered by the AusAID to outstanding future leaders to follow the PhD program (Jan 2010-March 2014)
  • University of Wollongong International Postgraduate Tuition Award (March-August 2014)
  • ADB Award for a training program on GIS & Remote Sensing for Transport and Logistics at the University of Calgary, Canada (January – April 2001) 


    Memberships

  • Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, UK (since 2007)
  • Life Member, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka (since 2003)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, UK (2003-2007)
  • Associate Member, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (2010 –2014)
  • Life Member, Sri Lanka Association for Australia Awards Alumni (since 2015)
  • Member, Sri Lanka Society for Transport and Logistics (since 2014)
  • Member, IEEE (Transport/Management Sector) (May 2018 – Dec 2019)

Academic positions

  • Associate Professor and Head of Department of Research Degree (MPhil and PhD)
  • Iqra University
  • Business Administration
  • Karachi, Pakistan
  • 20 Oct 2020 – 5 Nov 2021
  • Visiting Lecturer
  • Northampton University, UK/Edulink Sri Lanka
  • Business Administration
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Jun 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
  • Visiting Lecturer
  • Imperial Institute of Higher Education
  • MBA
  • Colobmo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Jun 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
  • Visiting Lecturer
  • University of Colombo
  • Department of Economics
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Oct 2018 – Present
  • Senior Lecturer
  • University of Moratuwa
  • Transport and Logistics Management
  • Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  • 8 Aug 2014 – 12 Jan 2018
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • University of Wollongong
  • Sydney Business School
  • Wollongong, Australia
  • 1 Mar 2010 – 30 Apr 2014
  • Sessional Lecturer
  • University of Wollongong
  • Sydney Business School
  • Wollongong, Australia
  • 1 Mar 2010 – 31 Dec 2013
  • Visiting Lecturer
  • CINEC Maritime Campus
  • Department of Social Science
  • Malambe, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Apr 2008 – 31 Dec 2009
  • Research Assistant
  • University of Wollongong
  • Graduate School of Business
  • Wollongong, Australia
  • 1 Oct 2007 – 31 Dec 2007

Non-academic positions

  • Senior Consultant in Logistics (Principal Consultant)
  • World Bank Group
  • Review logistics system in Sri Lanka
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Oct 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
  • Senior Transport Expert
  • Millennium Challenge Corporation CGM, Washington DC 20005/LirneAsia
  • A Project on Evaluating political economy analysis of administration and decision-making in the transport and land sectors in Sri Lanka
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Oct 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
  • Senior Public Transport Expert
  • Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development
  • The Sahasara Bus Reform Project for the Central Province Passenger Transport Authority, World Bank/SCDP Project (Kandy)
  • Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Oct 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
  • Public Transport Expert
  • inistry of Megapolis/, Department of Transport & Logistics Management, University of Moratuwa
  • Implementing Bus Priority Lanes on Galle Road, Parliament Roads and Roads in Pettah/Colombo
  • Battaramulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Jul 2017 – 20 Oct 2020
  • Consultant – Transport and Logistics
  • UNHABITAT/UNDP, UN
  • The State of Sri Lanka Cities Report and Data System” Data and Capacity Building for 9 Provincial Cities
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Jun 2017 – 30 Mar 2019
  • Principal Consultant
  • Ministry of Megapolis and Western, Development/World Bank
  • Transport and Logistics, Scoping of Transport Planning Study and Preparation of Transport and Traffic Database for Galle Integrated Multi-Modal Transport Study (GIMMTS)
  • Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Nov 2017 – 30 Sep 2021
  • Consultant
  • Urban Development Authority/University of Moratuwa
  • Development of Integrated Bus Terminals in Kadawatha and Mawanella in Sri Lanka
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 Jun 2016 – 31 Jan 2018
  • Consultant on Transport Demand Analysis and Bus Scheduling
  • UNIC, University of Moratuwa/WorldBank
  • Kandy Strategic City Development Project
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 15 Jun 2015 – 31 Jan 2022
  • Consultant
  • World Bank
  • Benchmark data on the transport and logistics sector for Sri Lanka
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1 May 2009 – 31 Dec 2009

Supervisor projects

  • FACTORS AFFECTING THE BLOCKCHAIN ADOPTION IN VIETNAM'S ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN
  • 5 Dec 2025

Teaching interests

Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Operation Research, Quantitative Methods for Transport and Logistics, Research Methodology, Transport Planning and Management, Sustainable Supply Chain, Quality Management

Research interests

Sustainable Supply Chain/Logistics; Outsourcing; Supply chain collaboration; Green supply chain; Circular economic; Supply chain risk; Transport and logistics; Agri supply chain