Gld Wickramasinghe

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Behavioral management aspects of organizational effectiveness : a comparison between lean implemented textile firms and apparel firms in Sri Lanka

Gld Wickramasinghe

Sri lanka

Textile

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Analysis of strategic factors for the Sri Lankan textile and apparel industry

Gld Wickramasinghe Nor Liza Abdullah

The present study e x p l o r e s t h e p e r c e p t i o n of m a n a g e r s o n S t r e n g t h , Weaknesses, O p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d T h r e a t s (SWOT) of t h e S r i L a n k a n T e x t i l e a n d a p p a r e l I n d u s t r y . I t is b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e success o r f a i l u r e of t h e s t r a t e g i c d e c i s i o n s m a i n l y depend o n t h e a c c u r a t e a n a l y s i s of s t r a t e g i c f a c t o r s . The o b j e c t i v e of t h e study was t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e p e r c e p t i o n of mangers o n s t r a t e g i c f a c t o r s of t h e a p p a r e l f i r m s w h i c h affect t h e i r s h o r t t e r m , m e d i u m t e r m as w e l l as l o n g t e r m businesses d e c i s i o n s a n d t h e i r day t o day d e c i s i o n m a k i n g processes. The p o p u l a t i o n of t h e study c o n s i s t e d of t e x t i l e a n d a p p a r e l f i r m s o p e r a t i n g i n S r i L a n k a . The t w e n t y seven questions c o m p r i s e d a l l 4 c a t e g o r i e s of t h e SWOT w e r e used f o r t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e . Respondents w e r e asked w h e t h e r they agreed, d i s a g r e e d o r n e u t r a l t o t h e statements d e v e l o p e d based o n SWOT. The q u e s t i o n n a i r e was sent t o 1 0 0 t e x t i l e a n d a p p a r e l f i r m s . A r a n d o m s a m p l e of 82 t o p l e v e l m a n a g e r s w h o w e r e i n v o l v e d i n d e c i s i o n m a k i n g process of t h e above m e n t i o n e d f i r m s r e s p o n d e d t o t h e survey q u e s t i o n n a i r e . S t a t i s t i c a l a n a l y s i s was c o n d u c t e d t o a n a l y z e t h e d a t a . A series of i n t e r v i e w s w e r e a l s o c o n d u c t e d across business e n t r e p r e n e u r s , t o p m a n a g e r s a n d executives i n t h e i n d u s t r y . Results s h o w e d t h a t t h e SWOT f a c t o r s a n d t h e i r r a n k i n g s v a r y w i t h t h e t i m e a n d t h e f a c t o r s t h a t w e r e c o n s i d e r e d few years b a c k as s t r e n g t h has now been c o n v e r t e d t o weaknesses a n d some o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h e i n d u s t r y e n j o y e d such as G S P + has no l o n g e r a n o p p o r t u n i t y , b u t c o n s i d e r e d as a t h r e a t by some of t h e respondents.

Textile industry

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Clothing industry

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Perceived organisational support, job involvement and turnover intention in lean production in Sri Lanka

Gld Wickramasinghe Wickramasinghe

Turnover Intention

Sri lanka

Turnover

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Steam as an alternative fluid for air in air-jet intermingling

Gld Wickramasinghe P. A. Foster

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Effect of total productive maintenance practices on manufacturing performance

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management (2016)

Gld Wickramasinghe Asanka G. Perera

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of total productive maintenance (TPM) practices on manufacturing performance of textile and apparel manufacturing firms. Design/methodology/approach – A self-administered survey questionnaire was used for data collection. A total of 236 usable responses resulted in a 78 percent response rate from 30 textile and apparel firms. Correlation and regression analysis was performed using SPSS software to identify the effect of TPM on manufacturing performance. Findings – The results show that all the TPM practices have positive and significant relationship with manufacturing performance and significantly improve cost effectiveness, product quality, on-time delivery and volume flexibility. Practical implications – The study presented in this paper offers academics and practitioners a better understanding of the relationship and impact of the TPM practices on the manufacturing performances. Thus practitioners will be able to make better and more effective decisions about the implementation of TPM practices. Originality/value – The understanding of the effect of TPM practices on manufacturing performance is timely for labor intensive manufacturing industries such as textile and apparel since it has not been researched adequately. Therefore, findings will impact the global textile and apparel industry positively.

Total productive maintenance

Manufacturing

Overall equipment effectiveness

Textile

Questionnaire

10.1108/jmtm-09-2015-0074

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Analysis of total productive maintenance practices in textile and apparel export manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka

Gld Wickramasinghe M.E.R. Perera

Sri lanka

Textile

Textile industry

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Inclusive innovation : lean implementation with shop-floor employees at the base-of-the-pyramid

Wickramasinghe Gld Wickramasinghe

Pyramid (geometry)

Base (topology)

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Investigation of physical properties of banana fiber extracted from Ambun (AAA) cultivar

Acsi Mumthas Gld Wickramasinghe Usw Gunasekera

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Effect of intermingling process parameters on polyester/nylon melange fabric appearance

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics (2020)

Gld Wickramasinghe Sameera Umesh Dolawatte Isuru Udayanga Thebuwana WWS Sampath Botheju

The objective of this research work was to investigate the effect of intermingling process parameters on melange fabric appearance. Results show that the polyester overfeed, nylon overfeed, air pressure, and production speed have significant correlation with melange fabric appearance. Polyester yarn tension and nylon yarn tensions do not show significant effect on melange fabric appearance. Melange appearance varies from stripe to uniform distribution when polyester and nylon overfeeds are increased independently as well as collectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that polyester and nylon overfeed can be used to achieve specific melange appearance as per the customer samples. Optimum air pressure and production speed to be determined during sample development stage since those two parameters are directly link to the production cost; and should be maintained as a constant and controlled during production, since any variation of those two parameters will change appearance of the melange fabrics.

Nylon 6

Tension (geology)

Nylon 66

10.1177/1558925020973317

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False-twist texturing - a new approach

P. Field Foster Gld Wickramasinghe Usw Gunasekera CR Cork

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