Doctor Dilupa Nakandala

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PhD University of Western Sydney

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Biography

Dilupa Nakandala is a research fellow at the School of Business, University of Western Sydney, Australia. She obtained BSc in electrical and electronic engineering (First Class) at the University of Peradeniya in 1998, MBA at the University of Moratuwa in 2004 and PhD in innovation studies at the University of Western Sydney in 2010. Dilupa is a certified project management professional of the PMI, USA. She has over eight years of industry experience in project and business management in the information technology industry. Her research interests are in innovation and technology management, decision support systems,logistics management and renewable energy technologies.

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Awards

Asian Development Bank Scholarship for the MBA in Management of Technology 2002-01-01
UWSIPRS for PhD studies 2007-03-02
IBM Bravo Award for the success in the BCRS business unit 2005-12-01
IBM Bravo Award for Project Management 2005-12-01
IBM Bravo Award for Business Controls 2003-12-01
J. B. Dissanayake Prize for the Best Performance in Industrial Training in the General Convocation in University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 1999-02-01

Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

51119 International Management, 2010
200585 Organisational Behaviour, 2011
200571 Management Dynamics, 2012
200159 Organisation Analysis and Design, 2008
200300 Managing People at Work, 2008
200528 Management of Projects, 2011

Publications

Chapters in Books

Nakandala, D., Turpin, T. and Sloan, T. (2012), 'How firms develop technological capabilities through foreign technology acquisitions : case studies from Sri Lanka', Innovation Systems and Capabilities in Developing Regions: Concepts, Issues and Cases, Gower 9781409423072.

Journal Articles

Nakandala, D., Samaranayake, P. and Lau, H. (2013), 'A fuzzy-based decision support model for monitoring on-time delivery performance: A textile industry case study', European Journal of Operational Research, 11.
Nakandala, D. and Turpin, T. (2013), 'Responses of successful local firms to changing foreign partnership characteristics : a model of dynamic technology management strategies', International Journal of Technology Management, 21.
Nakandala, D., Samaranayake, P. and Lau, H. (2013), 'A fuzzy-based decision support model for monitoring on-time delivery performance : a textile industry case study', European Journal of Operational Research, 11.
Nakandala, D., Lau, H. and Lau, H. (2012), 'A novel approach to determining change of caloric intake requirement based on fuzzy logic methodology', Knowledge Based Systems, 8.
Lau, H. and Nakandala, D. (2012), 'A pragmatic stochastic decision model for supporting goods trans-shipments in a supply chain environment', Decision Support Systems, 9.
Nakandala, D., Turpin, T. and Sloan, T. (2012), 'The dynamics of technology management practices in local firms in foreign partnerships in the context of a less developed economy', International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 20.
Nakandala, D. and Turpin, T. (2011), 'Downstream developments of a traditional industry through foreign investment and local knowledge and capabilities - Evidence from the Sri Lankan rubber industry', International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 18.

Conference Papers

Lau, H. and Nakandala, D. (2013), 'Factors and methods of environmentally responsible operations : a review in the logistics trans-shipment and supply chain environment', IEEE International Conference on Business Innovation and Technology Management, Beijing, China.
Nakandala, D. and Turpin, T. (2012), 'An Extended Perspective for Analysing the National System of Innovation in Developing Economies: The Case of Sri Lanka', The 10th GLOBELICS International Conference, Hangzhou, China.
Nakandala, D., Turpin, T., Sloan, T. and Sloan, T. (2011), 'Towards a Model of Technological Development Strategies of Firms in Joint Venture Partnerships', 10th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation & Knowledge Management, Kuala Lumpur.
Lau, H., Samaranayake, P. and Nakandala, D. (2011), 'A fuzzy-based integrated framework for monitoring stochastic demand in a supply chain environment', The IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2011), Singapore.
Nakandala, D., Turpin, T. and Turpin, T. (2011), 'Local Firms' Response to Changing Foreign Partnership Characteristics-Dynamic Technology Management Strategies of Firms in Sri Lanka', The 9th GLOBELICS International Conference - Creativity, Innovation and Economic Development, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Nakandala, D., Turpin, T. and Sloan, T. (2010), 'Strategic Learning and Leveraging of Foreign Technology by Entrepreneurial Firms in the Technological Development Process - Case Studies from the Sri Lankan Garment Accessories Industry', Globelics 2010 8th International Conference, Kuala Lumpur.
Nakandala, D. (2008), 'Technology Transfer through Foreign Direct Investment in Sri Lanka', Globelics 6th Annual Conference, New insights for understanding innovation and competence building for sustainable development and social justice, Mexico.
Nakandala, D., Attalage, R. and Dasanayaka, S. (2005), 'A Study of the Leather Industry in Sri Lanka with Special Emphasis on Technology', International Conference of Business Management, Colombo.

Research

Decision support systems

Logistics management

Innovation and technology managment; technology transfer, foreign direct investment and technological development and innovation systems

Renewable energy technology innovations