- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Transport Management & Logistics Engineering
- Professor
Contact information
Department of Transport Management & Logistics Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Convenor - Engineering Research Unit - (2020 To 2023)
Principal Investigator at University of Moratuwa -Principal Investigator in Sri Lanka for NORAD NORHEDII Grant ID 68085: Enhancing Lean Practices in Supply Chains: Digitalization (2022 To 2025)
Director, Career Guidance Unit - (2023 To 2025)
Head of the Department - (2024 To 2025)
Research Activities
Supply Chain Management
Behavioral Operations
Forecasting
Inventory Decisions
Supply Chain
Strategic Supply Chains
Logistics
System Dynamics
Behavioral operations
Forecasting and inventory decisions
Strategic supply chain management
System dynamics
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Supply Chain
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, The University of Sydney ,2019
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2013
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers(2020 To 2023)
Sri Lanka Society of Transport & Logistics(2018 To 2023)
Production and Operations Management Society(2020 To 2023)
International Institute of Forecasters(2021 To 2023)
Career
Associate Consultant - Materials Management, attune Consulting, 2013 to 2015
Honours and Awards
Vidya Jyoti Professor Dayantha S. Wijeyesekera Award for the Most Outstanding Graduand of the Year (Received 2013)
Senate Research Committee Award for Outstanding Research with Distinction (Received 2019)
Senate Research Committee Award for Outstanding Research with Distinction (Received 2020)
Award for Teaching Excellence (Received 2019)
Best Portfolio Award – Induction Programme for Probationary Lecturers (Received 2021)
Publications*
H.N. Perera, B. Fahimnia,".Behavioral Supply Chain Management.",Palgrave,2024
Kavitha Wickramaarachchi, W Madushan Fernando, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H Niles Perera, Peter Nielsen,".Optimizing the Process of Obtaining and Maintaining Rainforest Alliance Certification in the Sri Lankan Supply Chain.",Springer,2024
Praveena Somaweera, Dilina Kosgoda, H Niles Perera,".Assessing External Supply Risk: Perspectives from a Low Middle-Income Country.",Springer,2024
B. Aruchunarasa, H. N. Perera,".Mitigating the Proclivity Toward Multiple Adjustments Through Innovative Forecasting Support Systems.",World Scientific,2023
M. A. Premachandra, P. T. Ranil S. Sugathadasa, Amila Thibbotuwa, and H. Niles Perera,".A Sentiment-Based Approach for Innovative Product Sales Forecasting.",World Scientific,2023
H. Niles Perera, H.Y. Ranjit Perera,".Applications of Pixel Oriented Mobility Modelling in Transport & Logistics.",Springer,2022
Phillip Kiessner, H. Niles Perera,".Managing Complexity in Variant-Oriented Manufacturing: A System Dynamics Approach.",Springer,2022
Harsha Chamara Hewage, H. Niles Perera,".Retail Sales Forecasting in the Presence of Promotional Periods.",Springer,2021
Kavith Balachandra H. Niles Perera Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Human Factor in Forecasting and Behavioral Inventory Decisions: A System Dynamics Perspective.",Springer,2020
Kavith Balachandra, H. Niles Perera,".Bibliometric Analysis of Sustainable Digital Technologies for Reducing Waste in the Food Supply Chain.",5th International Conference on Advanced Research in Computing (ICARC),Belihul Oya,2025,
Thamindu Gambheera Arachchi, Mahekha Dahanayaka, H Niles Perera,".Analyzing Sustainability Initiatives of the Airline Industry Through Random Forest Classification and K-Means Clustering Techniques.",2024 New Trends in Civil Aviation (NTCA),Prague, Czechia,2024,179-184
Madushan Madhava Jayalath, Ah Niles Perera, RM Chandima Ratnayake, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Towards Digital Transformation of Vegetable Supply Chains in Developing Economies.",2024 Joint International Conference on Digital Arts, Media and Technology with ECTI Northern Section Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (ECTI DAMT & NCON),Chiang Mai, Thailand,2024,359-364
W. Madushan Fernando, Amila Thibbotuwawa, RM Chandima Ratnayake, H Niles Perera,".Unveiling Waste Patterns in Tea Smallholder Producer Supply Chains: A Case Study from a Developing Economy.",2024 Joint International Conference on Digital Arts, Media and Technology with ECTI Northern Section Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (ECTI DAMT & NCON),Chiang Mai, Thailand,2024,365-370
W. Madushan Fernando, H Niles Perera, RM Chandima Ratnayake, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Assessing the Digital Transformation Maturity of SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review.",2024 Joint International Conference on Digital Arts, Media and Technology with ECTI Northern Section Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (ECTI DAMT & NCON),Chiang Mai, Thailand,2024,365-370
Ashani Piyatilake, Kasuni Weerasinghe, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H Niles Perera,".Women in Supply Chain & Logistics Management: Undergraduates’ Perspectives.",2024 Joint International Conference on Digital Arts, Media and Technology with ECTI Northern Section Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (ECTI DAMT & NCON),Chiang Mai, Thailand,2024,382-386
W Madushan Fernando, Amila Thibbotuwawa, RM Chandima Ratnayake, H Niles Perera,".Digitalizing Smallholder Farmer Agri-Food Supply Chains: A Case Study from a Developing Economy.",IFIP International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems,Chemnitz, Germany,2024,164-176
Madushan Madhava Jayalath, RM Chandima Ratnayake, H Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Adopting Circular Economy Paradigm to Waste Prevention: Investigating Waste Drivers in Vegetable Supply Chains.",IFIP International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems,Trondheim, Norway,2023,288-302
Madushan Madhava Jayalath, Amila Thibbotuwawa, RM Chandima Ratnayake, H Niles Perera,".Application of Swimlane Modelling for the Digital Transformation of Vegetable Supply Chains: A Case Study from a Developing Economy.",International Conference on Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance,Wroclaw, Poland,2023,195–208
Madushan Madhava Jayalath, RM Chandima Ratnayake, H Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Waste Minimization and Performance Improvement in Vegetable Supply Chains: A Case Study from a Developing Economy.",2023 8th International Conference on Business and Industrial Research (ICBIR),Bangkok, Thailand,2023,948-953
Manuka Lakdinu, M Mavin De Silva, Kavith Balachandra, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H Niles Perera, Tadachika Nakayama, Peter Nielsen,".Modeling the Impact of Leadership on Change Management Decisions Using System Dynamics Simulation.",International Conference on Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance,Wroclaw, Poland,2023,228-242
Madushan Fernando, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H. Niles Perera, R.M. Chandima Ratnayake,".Close-Open Mixed Vehicle Routing Optimization Model with Multiple Collecting Centers to Collect Farmers' Perishable Produce.",2022 International Conference for Advancement in Technology (ICONAT),Goa,2022,
Dilina Kosgoda, H. Niles Perera, John Aloysius,".Effective Goal Framing for Managers Using Inventory Management Systems.",Academy of Management Annual Meeting,Seattle, USA,2022,
Buwaneka Irantha Dissanayake, H. Niles Perera, M. Mavin De Silva,".Fuel Stacking and Stove Choice Decisions: A Discrete Choice Model of Sri Lankan Household Preferences for Clean Cooking Solution.",2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2022,
Madushan Madhava Jayalath, H. Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa, Biman Darshana Hettiarachchi,". A Profit Maximization Approach for Organic Short Food Supply Chains.",2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2022,
Nimni Pannila, Madushan Madhava Jayalath, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H. Niles Perera,".Challenging Factors to Adopt Circular Economy in Sustainable Food Supply Chain.",2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2022,
B.D.E. Kodikara, Amila Thibotuwa, H. Niles Perera, Peshala Gamage,".Comparing the Behaviour of Ensemble Algorithms for Route Optimization in Last-Mile Deilivery Considering the Weather Condition and Holiday Effect.",2022 6th SLAAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SLAAI-ICAI),Kelaniya,2022,
Banusha Aruchunarasa, W. Madushan Fernando, H. Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa, R.M. Chandima Ratnayake,".Barriers to Additive Manufacturing Implementation in Plastic Waste Management–A Case Study from a Developing Economy.",2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM),Kuala Lumpur,2022,1438-1442
W. Madushan Fernando, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H. Niles Perera, R.M. Chandima Ratnayake,".Applying a Capacitated Heterogeneous Fleet Vehicle Routing Problem with Multiple Depots Model to Optimize a Retail Chain Distribution Network.",2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM),Kuala Lumpur,2022,0588-0592
Randula Jayasinghe, H. Niles Perera,".Recalibrating Retail Store Inventory Service Levels During Credit Card Promotions.",MERCon 2021,Virtual Conference,2021,362 - 367
Oshadhi K. Herath, Banusha Aruchunarasa, H. Niles Perera, R.M. Chandima Ratnayake,".Supply Chain Learning Through the Online Wood Supply Game: A Sri Lankan Case Study.",IEEE Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Conference 2021,Virtual Conference,2021,27-31
Harsha Chamara Hewage, H. Niles Perera,".Comparing Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Sales Forecasting During the Post-promotional Period.",IEEE Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Conference 2021,Virtual Conference,2021,462 - 466
Thiranjaya Kandanaarachchi, H. Niles Perera,".Gamified Learning of Supply Chain Optimization Through the Beer Distribution Game.",IEEE Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Conference 2021,Virtual Conference,2021,503-507
Vaishnavy Perinparajah H. Niles Perera Jayani Ishara Sudusinghe Uthpalee Hewage,".Young Consumers’ Perception Towards Downstream Green Supply Chain Practices.",IEEE Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Conference 2020,Virtual,2020,494-498
Sandun Tharaka Matharage Uthpalee Hewage H. Niles Perera,".Impact of Sharing Point of Sales Data and Inventory Information on Bullwhip Effect.",IEEE Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Conference 2020,Virtual,2020,857-861
Vaishnavy Perinparajah H. Niles Perera Jayani Ishara Sudusinghe Uthpalee Hewage,".Young Consumers’ Perception Towards Downstream Green Supply Chain Practices.",IEEE Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Conference 2020,Virtual,2020,494-498
Jayalath, M.M., Perera, H.N., ,".Harvesting sustainability: Transforming traditional agri-food supply chains with circular economy in developing economies.",Cleaner Waste Systems,11,2025
W. Madushan Fernando, H. Niles Perera, R.M. Chandima Ratnayake, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Storm in a teacup: implications of mobile phone literacy on sustainable smallholder agri-food supply chains in developing economies.",The International Journal of Logistics Management,36/2,2025
Dilina Kosgoda, H. Niles Perera, John Aloysius,".Effective goal framing for managers using inventory management systems.",European Journal of Operational Research,316/1,2024
Peter Nielsen, Mahekha Dahanayaka, H. Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa, Deniz Kenan Kilic,".A Systematic Review of Vehicle Routing Problems and Models in Multi-Echelon Distribution Networks.",Supply Chain Analytics,100072,2024
B. A. Weerasinghe, H. N. Perera, X. Bai,".Optimizing container terminal operations: a systematic review of operations research applications.",Maritime Economics and Logistics,26/2,2024
W.A. Roshan S. Jayasekara, P. T. Ranil S. Sugathadasa, Oshadhi K. Herath and H. Niles Perera,".Multivariate Sales Forecasting Using Gated Recurrent Unit Network Model .",International Journal of Supply and Operations Management,11/4,2024
Rumesh Edirimanne, W Fernando, Peter Nielsen, H Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Optimizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for food delivery through vehicle routing problem: a comparative analysis of three delivery systems.",Applied Computer Science,20/1,2024
H. Niles Perera, Behnam Fahimnia,".Multi-period ordering decisions in the presence of retail promotions.",European Journal of Operational Research,319/3,2024
Vinu Siriwardena, Dilina Kosgoda, H Niles Perera, Izabela Nielsen,".Inventory Decisions Under Stochastic Demand Scenario with High Inflation Rate–Machine Learning Approach.",IFAC-PapersOnLine,58/19,2024
Amila Bandara, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H Niles Perera, Peter Nielsen,".Industry 5.0 and Supply Chain Management: Coevolution and Future Research Directions.",IFAC-PapersOnLine,58/19,2024
Praveena Somaweera, Dilina Kosgoda, H Niles Perera,".Assessing External Wheat Supply Risk: Perspectives from a Low Middle-Income Country on Wheat Imports.",IFAC-PapersOnLine,58/19,2024
Madushan Madhava Jayalath, H Niles Perera, Stefan Seuring, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Social drivers affecting job design in apparel supply chains: Inferences from a discrete choice experiment.",Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management,31/4,2024
W Madushan Fernando, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H Niles Perera, Peter Nielsen, Deniz Kenan Kilic,".An integrated vehicle routing model to optimize agricultural products distribution in retail chains.",Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain,10,2024
Heshan Abeysooriya, Buddhi A. Weerasinghe, H. Niles Perera,".Optimizing Gate Queuing at Container Terminals to Facilitate Green Operations.",IFAC-PapersOnLine,58/19,2024
Kasuni RR Gomes, H. Niles Perera, AmilaThibbotuwawa, NP Sunil-Chandra,".Comparative analysis of lean and agile supply chain strategies for effective vaccine distribution in pandemics: A case study of COVID-19 in a densely populated developing region.",Supply Chain Analytics,100022,2023
B. A. Weerasinghe, H. N. Perera, P. Kiessner,".Planning decision alterations and container terminal efficiency.",Maritime Business Review,8/1,2023
M. M. De Silva, A. S. Kumarage, H. N. Perera,".Immediate impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on personal mobility and consumer behaviour of households in Sri Lanka.",Asian Transport Studies,9,2023
BA Weerasinghe, HN Perera,".Maritime logistics research by authors based in South Asian institutions: a systematic review.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,3/1,2023
S Madumali, BA Weerasinghe, A Thibbotuwawa, HN Perera,".The transparency in apparel supply chains: a systematic review.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,3/2,2023
Amila Thibbotuwawa, Pamal R Nanayakkara, W Madushan Fernando, Madushan Madhava Jayalath, H Niles Perera, Peter Nielsen,".A Reverse Logistics Network Model for Handling E-commerce Returns.",IFAC-PapersOnLine,56/2,2023
G.C.I. Gunarathne, Kasuni Vimasha Weerasinghe, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H. Niles Perera,,".The role of supplier switching costs and supply chain responsiveness.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,2/2,2022
Pamal R. Nanayakkara, Madushan Madhava Jayalath, Amila Thibbotuwawa, H. Niles Perera,".A circular reverse logistics framework for handling e-commerce returns.",Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain,5,2022
Ganisha N.P. Athaudage, H. Niles Perera, P.T. Ranil S. Sugathadasa, M. Mavin De Silva, Oshadhi K. Herath,".Modelling the impact of disease outbreaks on the international crude oil supply chain using Random Forest regression.",International Journal of Energy Sector Management,,2022
Harsha Chamara Hewage, H. Niles Perera, Shari De Baets,".Forecast adjustments during post-promotional periods.",European Journal of Operational Research,300,2022
Kalani Gunaratne, Amila Thibbotuwawa, Alex Elkjaer Vasegaard, Peter Nielsen, H. Niles Perera,".Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Adaptation to Facilitate Healthcare Supply Chains in Low-Income Countries.",Drones,6,2022
P.T. Ranil S. Sugathadasa, Deshan Wakkumbura, H. Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Analysis of Risk Factors for Temperature-Controlled Warehouses.",OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT,14(3),2021
Madushan Madhava Jayalath, H. Niles Perera,".Mapping Post-Harvest Waste in Perishable Supply Chains through System Dynamics: A Sri Lankan Case Study.",The Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Sri Lanka,16(3),2021
P.T.R.S. Sugathadasa, H.N. Perera, H.C. Hewage, S.P.A.V.S. Samarakoon,".Identifying the Supply Chain Risk Factors in Cinnamon Export Industry in Sri Lanka.",Sri Lankan Journal of Agriculture and Ecosystems,3(1),2021
Janith A. Gunawardhana, H. Niles Perera, Amila Thibbotuwawa,".Rule-based dynamic container stacking to optimize yard operations at port terminals.",Maritime Transport Research,2,2021
H. Niles Perera Behnam Fahimnia Travis Tokar,".Inventory and ordering decisions: a systematic review on research driven through behavioral experiments.",International Journal of Operations and Production Management,40,2020
P.T.R.S. Sugathadasa H.N. Perera A.K. Liyanage,".Effective Management of Manufacturing Supply Chain Risks: A Sri Lankan Perspective.",ENGINEER-JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS SRI LANKA,LIII,2020
H. Niles Perera Behnam Fahimnia Travis Tokar,".Inventory and ordering decisions: a systematic review on research driven through behavioral experiments.",International Journal of Operations and Production Management,40,2020
P.T.R.S. Sugathadasa H.N. Perera A.K. Liyanage,".Effective Management of Manufacturing Supply Chain Risks: A Sri Lankan Perspective.",ENGINEER-JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS SRI LANKA,LIII,2020
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