Dr Sudipa SARKER
Lecturer
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Personal statement
I am an educator, researcher, and advisor with over 16 years of experience teaching, conducting research, and consulting across various industries.
She earned her doctoral degree from in in 2016 under the European Doctorate in Industrial Management (EDIM) programme. In 2006, she was awarded the Prime Minister Gold Medal for her Bachelor of Science in from the . Later, she pursued her Masters's degree in from the .听
Besides Bangladesh, she has pursued studies and professional opportunities in Singapore, Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Finland, and Scotland. At , she received 1.3 million Danish Kronor from for her research project entitled 鈥淒efining and Measuring Supply Chain Competitiveness in Danish Multinational Corporations鈥�. She has also been awarded 70,000 DKK for developing digital materials for a massive open online course (MOOC) on supply chain management.
She has worked on multiple European Horizon 2020 projects and led the development of the MOOC titled "," which is now live on the . In 2023, she received 7500 GBP for her research on Gender Mainstreaming in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, United Kingdom. You can listen to the podcast series on gender mainstreaming here: 听滨听听滨听听滨听听滨听. She has published in .
Qualifications
I am a Senior Fellow of the .
Publications
- , Kabir Golam
- Cambridge Prisms: Energy Transitions Vol 1 (2025)
- , Akg眉n Emine
- Women in Logistics, Transport and Commodity Sector Gender Equality, Recent Trends and Key Challenges (2025) (2025)
- Pacheco Diego A de J, , Bilal Muhammad, Chamola Vinay, Garza-Reyes Jose Arturo
- Production Planning and Control (2024)
- Bunker Aditi, Kownacki Karin Lundgren, , Bari Rahmatul, Sarker Malabika, Buonocore Jonathan J, Geldsetzer Pascal, Revstedt Johan, B盲rnighausen Till
- npj Climate Action Vol 3 (2024)
- , Rashidi Kamran, G枚lgeci Ismail, Gligor David M, Hsuan Juliana
- Production Planning and Control Vol 35, pp. 1025-1042 (2024)
- Nahid Farzana,
- Fostering Sustainable Businesses in Emerging Economies The Impact of Technology (2023) (2023)
Teaching
I have taught several courses in my 16+ years of academic career.
These are:
- Supply Chain Management and Strategy
- Current and Emerging Topics in Supply Chain Management
- Purchasing and Product Development
- Industrial Management
- Engineering Management
- Ergonomics and Safety Management
- Operations Research
- Operations Management
- Organisation Behaviour
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Quality Management
- Inventory Management
- Global Logistics System
- Developing Business Operations Excellence
Currently, at DMEM, I am teaching Strategic Procurement Management.
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Research Interests
Over the years, my research focus and I have evolved a lot. I am trained as an Industrial, production, and system engineer from top technical universities in Bangladesh (2005) and Singapore (2008). As a result, I have a quantitative and analytical background with a strong foothold in multicriteria decision-making models, mathematical modelling, and simulation. However, during my PhD studies (2012-2016), I became familiar with qualitative studies and research methods such as case studies, action research, and collaborative management research. Because I am well-trained in both qualitative and quantitative methods (2021- present), I am comfortable designing mixed-method research.
Following are a few topics I am currently doing research on:
- Supply Chain Competitiveness
- Sustainability, Decarbonisation of Supply Chains, and Circular Economy
- Purchasing in Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
- Risk Management
- Humanitarian Logistics听
- Frugal Innovation
- Industry 4.0
Professional Activities
- Participant
- 11/2/2025
- Participant
- 7/2/2025
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
Projects
- SARKER, Sudipa (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 16-Jan-2026
Contact
Dr
Sudipa
SARKER
Lecturer
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Email: sudipa.sarker@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4354