Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (Hons) in Operations Management (1st Class), University of Peradeniya (2019).
Master
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2022).
Thesis
Influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Towards Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Sri Lanka.
Appointments
University Level
Member – Development of University Level Policies – Policy on Health and Safety of the University of Peradeniya (2024 to date)
Senior Treasurer – Netball Society, University of Peradeniya (February 2024 – to date)
Visiting Lecturer – Postgraduate Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (July 2023 to date)
Academic Sub Warden, Jayathilake Hall, University of Peradeniya (2022, 2023)
Treasurer – Faculty Sports Club and Recreation Centre (2022 onwards).
Tier 02 SER writing Team Member, Faculty of Management – Criterion 09 - Community Engagement, Consultancy, and,Outreach (2022 to 2023).
Lecturer (Probationary) – Department of Operations Management, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya(November 2020 to date).
Resource person – For the Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) (Induction Programme for Academic Staff) course offered by the Staff Development Centre (2021).
Session moderator – Teaching Practice sessions of the Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) (Induction Programme for Academic Staff) course offered by the Staff Development Centre (2021).
Member, University Safety Committee, University of Peradeniya (May 2021 to date).
Lecturer (Temporary) – Department of Operations Management, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya(August 2019 – November 2020).
Faculty Level
Members – SER Writing Team Member, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Faculty of Management. (2024 – to date)
Member - Rag Prevention Committee
Member - Faculty Students Affairs Committee (2022 to date)
Coordinator- Events Hub, Center for Skills for Life, Faculty of Management (2022 to 2024)
Member - Faculty Strategic Planning and Management Committee (Oct 2023 to date)
Member - Faculty Scholarship and Welfare Committee
Vice President - Teachers' Welfare Association (Aug 2023 to date)
Chairperson – Faculty Media Unit, Faculty of Management (Aug 2023 to date)
Treasurer, Peradeniya Faculty of Management Teachers’ Association (PFOMTA) (August 2023 to date).
Elected faculty board representative of probationary lecturers (July 2023 to January 2024)
Chair, Technical Committee – International Peradeniya University Research Sessions (iPURSE) – Management 2023.
Faculty Social Media Coordinator, Media Unit, Faculty of Management (2022 to August 2023)
Faculty IT Coordinator – ICT 1001, Faculty of Management (2022 to date)
Voluntary Deputy Proctor, Faculty of Management (2022 to date)
Member, BBA - Curriculum Revision Committee, Faculty of Management (2022 to date)
Member, B.Sc. in Business Analytics (Computation and Management Degree) – Curriculum Revision Committee (2022 to date)
Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Management (August 2022 to date)
Volunteer Student Councillor, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2020 to date)
Vice Secretary, Peradeniya Faculty of Management Teachers’ Association (PFOMTA) (August 2021 to August 2023).
Member, Faculty Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Management (August 2021 to August 2022).
Member, Faculty Internship Committee (August 2021 to August 2022).
Member, Technical Program Committee - Peradeniya University Management Research Sessions (iPUMSE), 2021.
Member, Logistics Committee - Peradeniya University Management Research Sessions (iPUMSE), 2019.
Department Level
Department MOU and Scholarship Committee (March 2024 to date)
Advisory member - “The Operations Management Student” Student Newsletter of Operations Management Students’ Society (2022 to date)
Member, Department Strategic Plan Development Committee (September 2023 to date)
Member, Proposal development of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) honours in Business Analytics (2023 to date).
Department Internship Coordinator, Department of Operations Management (August 2021 to August 2022).
Coordinator for Activity 01 & 03 ELTA-ELSA Department AHEAD project of the Department of Operations Management (2022 - 2023).
Member, Proposal development of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) honours in Supply Chain Management (SCM) (2022-2023)
Senior Treasurer, Operations Management Students’ Society (2021 to date)
Member, Student Liaison Committee (2022 to date).
Other
Visiting Lecturer (Postgraduate) – Supply Chain Management, Postgraduate Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka (2023)
Postgraduate Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the BBA Online Degree Programme – IT for Management (2023, 2024).
Secretary – Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (CILT) – Central Chapter, Sri Lanka (2023 onwards).
Assistant Treasurer – Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya (AAUP) – Mother chapter (2023 onwards).
Lecturer for the Diploma in Management Development programme - Basic Business Mathematics and Statistics (2022)
Tutor/Mentor for the BBA Online Degree programme – Operations Management (2021, 2022,2023).
Tutor/Mentor for the BBA Online Degree Programme – Management Information System (2021).
Tutor/Mentor for the BBA Online Degree Programme – IT for Management (2020).
President - Operations Management Students’ Society (2018 - 2019).
Successfully completed the “Skills for Work Programme” designed and delivered by MAS Holdings.
Successfully completed the three-week training programme on “Developing Leadership Qualities & Positive Thinking” delivered by the Ministry of Higher Education (2014).
Active member of the Management Students’ Union
Active team member in organizing “Pahasarani” Community Development project of the Faculty of Management (2017 Project).
Areas of Teaching
Lean Manufacturing
Sustainable Operations
Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
Operations Scheduling
Management Information Systems
IT for Operations Management
Integrated Management Systems
Memberships/ Awards
“Peradeniya University Gold Medal Award” – 2017/2018, for Excellence in Scholastic and Extra-mural Excellence, awarded by the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
“Faculty Award” – 2017/2018, for Outstanding Performance in Academic and Extracurricular Activities, awarded by the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
“University Prize for Academic Excellence” - 2017/2018 – for Final Degree Examination for Bachelor of Business Administration, awarded by the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
“University Prize for Academic Excellence” - 2017/2018 – for Final Degree Examination for Bachelor of Business Administration, awarded by the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
“W. Karunajeewa Memorial Scholarship” - 2014/2015 – for Obtaining Highest Marks for Commerce at the 1st Examination of the First Year, awarded by the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya.
Peradeniya University Colours – Rugger (2016, 2017, 2018)
Peradeniya University Colours – Weightlifting (2015).
Peradeniya University Colours – Powerlifting (2014, 2015, 2016).
School Colours for Weightlifting, Trinity College Kandy.
Abeysundera, P.H. (2022). Influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Towards Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Sri Lanka. Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Full Paper
Abeysundera, P.H., & Galahitiyawe, N.W.K. (2023). Role of External Pressure in Adopting Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives to Enhance Environmental Performance. Logistics Research Network Conference 2023 (LRN 2023). Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Abstracts
Abeysundera, P.H. (2022). Influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Towards Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of PIM Annual Research Conference (PIMARC-2022). pp. 20-21. ISBN 978-624-5769-03-2
Abeysundera, P.H., & Galahitiyawe, N.W.K. (2023). Role of External Pressure in Adopting Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives to Enhance Environmental Performance. Logistics Research Network Conference 2023 (LRN 2023). Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Aththanayaka, A.M.T.N., & Abeysundera, P.H. (2023). The Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Operational Performance in the Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka: The Mediating Effects of Agile Manufacturing. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions 2023 Proceedings (iPURSE 2023). (21st September 2023). University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Perera, M.M.U., & Abeysundera, P.H. (2023). Impact of E-Health Literacy on Quality Improvement in The Health Sector: A Study of Public Hospitals in Sri Lanka. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions 2023 Proceedings (iPURSE 2023). (21st September 2023). University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Conference Presentations
Abeysundera, P.H. (2022). Influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Towards Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Sri Lanka. Postgraduate Institute of Management Annual Research Conference (PIMARC-2022) (26th November 2022). Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Abeysundera, P.H., & Galahitiyawe, N.W.K. (2023). Role of External Pressure in Adopting Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives to Enhance Environmental Performance. Logistics Research Network Conference 2023 (LRN 2023). (6th-8th September 2023), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Aththanayaka, A.M.T.N., & Abeysundera, P.H. (2023). The Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Operational Performance in the Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka: The Mediating Effects of Agile Manufacturing. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions 2023 (iPURSE 2023), Subtheme – Business Resilience in Crisis. (21st September 2023). University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Perera, M.M.U., & Abeysundera, P.H. (2023). Impact of E-Health Literacy on Quality Improvement in The Health Sector: A Study of Public Hospitals in Sri Lanka. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions 2023 (iPURSE 2023), Subtheme – Global Health Challenges and Opportunities for Collaboration. (21st September 2023). University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Other
Abeysundera, P.H. (2022). Thesis Findings: Influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Towards Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Sri Lanka. Department Seminar, Department of Operations Management, University of Peradeniya. (10th January 2023).
Abeysundera, P.H. (2022). Concept Paper: Influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Towards The Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Industry in Sri Lanka. Staff of Operations Research Talk (SORT), Department of Operations Management, University of Peradeniya (21st September 2021).
Reviews
Reviewed an article titled "Is It a Good Idea to Select Green Logistics to Enhance Environmental Sustainability? Insights from Global Sample" for the International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications (12.2023 – 01.2024).
