Tharanga K. Rajapakshe

Tharanga K. Rajapakshe is an associate professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida. She holds a PhD in Management Science, a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, and a Master of Business Administration, from Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in production engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 

Tharanga’s research interests are twofold: Socially Responsible Operations Management and Production/Service Operations Management. Her work in Socially Responsible Operations Management investigates the impact of government policies and the influence of other social organizations on firms’ operational decisions.  Her work in Production/Service Operations Management analyzes challenging real-world operation management problems and provides optimal or near-optimal solution methodologies. Her work has appeared in journals including Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Production & Operations Management. She has taught both bachelor’s and master-level courses, including Operations Management, Managerial Quantitative Analysis, Project Management, Statistics, and Principles of Logistics/Transportation Systems. 

Tharanga currently serves as a Department Editor for the Sustainable Operations and Circular Economy for the Decision Sciences Journal, and as a Senior Editor for the Manufacturing Operations and Disaster Management departments for the Production & Operations Management Journal.