Research Publications Authored by SLIIT Staff
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Publication Embargo THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT IN LEAN IMPLEMENTATION ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN ABC COMPANY(SLIIT Business School, 2019-12-10) Gamlath, O.A.The concept of lean manufacturing is rapidly getting to the top of many production companies' improvement strategies in a global manufacturing environment, where businesses must know how to manufacture high-quality goods at the lowest cost. Many companies have recently become keen in transferring to the lean manufacturing model, and countries are becoming more involved in this transition (Nawanir, et al., 2016). Lean manufacturing is being implemented or planned in a variety of industries worldwide. ABC company has tried many times to move to a lean culture and has used lean tools and techniques. These lean implementations failed because of poor leadership and management commitment. Therefore, this paper is aimed to investigate the impact of leadership and management commitment in lean implementation on employee productivity in ABC company in Sri Lanka. The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of leadership and management commitment in lean implementation on employee productivity in ABC company. The findings of this study be a guideline for the managers in manufacturing firms, especially in the apparel field in Sri Lanka. The study uses a quantitative approach. In this study, primary data has been collected from a survey questionnaire with close-ended five-point Likert scale questions. In conclusion, there is a significant impact of leadership and management commitment in lean implementation on employee productivity.Publication Embargo Viability of lean manufacturing tools and techniques in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka(Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2012) Silva, S. K. P. N; Samarasinghe, G. D; Perera, H. S. CLean Manufacturing can be considered as a business strategy which was originated and developed in Japan. It tries to identify waste and eliminate it. Thus it leads to improvement in productivity and quality and companies can achieve a competitive advantage over others. Sri Lankan industries, especially apparel sector have attempted to implement this, but a little research work is carried out in regarding its suitability. This research is an attempt to identify a suitable Lean model for the apparel industry in Sri Lanka. As the initial stage of this study, a literature review is carried out to study about the Lean Manufacturing. It starts by looking at how Lean Manufacturing first began. Then it seeks to identify the core principles, tools and techniques and how those tools and techniques are currently being used worldwide. After studying the global scenario the next step is to look at the Sri Lankan context using real world data. This was undertaken by means of structured surveys, observations, and on site interviews. Also the study will reveal period of Lean implementation, suitable implementation methods, order of implementation, tools which are avoided, sustainability of different tools, challenges faced, ways of overcoming challenges and benefits achieved after applying Lean Manufacturing concepts in the apparel sector of Sri Lanka. The findings state Lean Manufacturing can be applied to mass production apparel industries and has created a positive mindset on employees. As implementation of Lean concepts is still in developmental stage, the full benefit is not yet achieved. But current situation suggests that the industry can go forward with Lean and capitalize on its full potential. In this research the authors have proposed a model which can be used to implement Lean in a systematic manner and each manufacturer must develop their own Lean system through training, experiments, employee empowerment, right leadership and kaizen mindset. Originality of the research— The research builds up a Lean Model which is not yet developed for the apparel sector in Sri Lanka. It can be further modified to suit the global apparel industry and other industries as well.