Dr Sudipa SARKER

Lecturer

Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management

Personal statement

I am an educator, researcher, and advisor with over 15 years of experience teaching, conducting research, and consulting across various industries.

She earned her doctoral degree from Politecnico di Milano in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering 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 Industrial Production Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Later, she pursued her Masters's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

Besides Bangladesh, she has pursued studies and professional opportunities in Singapore, Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Finland, and Scotland. At Aarhus University, she received 1.3 million Danish Kronor from Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfond (AUFF) for her research project entitled “Defining and Measuring Supply Chain Competitiveness in Danish Multinational Corporations”. 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 "Health Emergency Response in Pandemics," which is now live on the Future Learn Platform. 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: Episode 1 I Episode 2 I Episode 3 I Episode 4 I Episode 5. She has published in multiple peer-reviewed and high ranked international journals.

Expertise

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Area of Expertise

Research in Supply Chain Management

Leadership

Writing Research Proposals and Articles

Coordinating Large Teams

Qualifications

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Publications

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Publications

Barriers and drivers to mainstreaming gender in the logistics and supply chain sector: Sarker Sudipa, Akgün Emine; Women in Logistics, Transport and Commodity Sector Gender Equality, Recent Trends and Key Challenges (2025) (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2276-4_13
Opportunities and challenges of drones and internet of drones in healthcare supply chains under disruption: Pacheco Diego A de J, Sarker Sudipa, Bilal Muhammad, Chamola Vinay, Garza-Reyes Jose Arturo; Production Planning and Control (2024); https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2024.2437041
Evaluating the effectiveness of the 'eco-cooler' for passive home cooling: Bunker Aditi, Kownacki Karin Lundgren, Sarker Sudipa, Bari Rahmatul, Sarker Malabika, Buonocore Jonathan J, Geldsetzer Pascal, Revstedt Johan, Bärnighausen Till; npj Climate Action Vol 3 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00165-7
Exploring pillars of supply chain competitiveness : insights from leading global supply chains: Sarker Sudipa, Rashidi Kamran, Gölgeci Ismail, Gligor David M, Hsuan Juliana; Production Planning and Control Vol 35, pp. 1025-1042 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2022.2145246
Understanding the level of digitization in emerging economies : implications for sustainable development goals: Nahid Farzana, Sarker Sudipa; Fostering Sustainable Businesses in Emerging Economies The Impact of Technology (2023) (2023); https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-640-520231004
Evaluation of carbon emission factors in the cement industry : an emerging economy context: Khaiyum Mohammad Zahirul, Sarker Sudipa, Kabir Golam; Sustainability Vol 15 (2023); https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115407

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Teaching

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Teaching

I have taught several courses in my 15+ 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.

Research

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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: