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    The digital bridge: how digital transformation mediates the innovative culture-resilience nexus in IT firms
    (Emerald Publishing, 2025) Kodithuwakku, T; Samaraweera, I; Mathew, M; Samarakkody, T; Thelijjagoda, S; Gamage, S
    Purpose – This study aims to identify the impact of innovative culture on organizational resilience in the Sri Lankan information technology (IT) sector, with a specific focus on the mediation role of digital transformation. Design/methodology/approach – Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from over 274 participants who were managerial or above-level employees in the IT industry via surveys. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data and test the hypothesized relationships between variables. Findings – The findings of this study revealed that innovative culture has a significant positive impact on the adoption of digital transformation, as the innovative mindset that is ingrained encourages continuous growth, creativity and risk-taking, thereby strengthening digital transformation initiatives. Both innovative culture and digital transformation have a significant positive impact on organizational resilience. Digital transformation significantly mediates the effect of innovative culture on organizational resilience. Practical implications – The findings offer valuable guidance to industry leaders and policymakers for the strategic utilization of technology and the design of appropriate business models. Originality/value – This study emphasizes the importance of developing innovative culture and digital transformation in the IT industry to ensure sustainable business processes.
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    Identification of Some Major Research Gaps in Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Integration
    (SLIIT Business School, 2023-12-14) Rajapaksha, S; Jayarathne, P.G.S.A; Galdolage, S
    In the contemporary business world, digitalization has become a significant factor in economic development. Lean is a prominent topic in both academia and business. Due to the evolution of digital technologies that promote Industry 4.0 because of the industrial revolution, the integration of Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 has attracted the attention of academics and managers. This conceptual paper discusses the integration of Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0, as well as the research gaps and prospective research opportunities related to integration. Systematic Literature Review (SLR) in the PRISMA framework has been used to identify research gaps, and future studies could be planned to close these gaps to benefit academia and industry stakeholders. Keyword co-occurrence analysis has been performed using VOSviewer software to identify areas that need the attention of researchers. Articles were extracted from the Scopus database using the keywords "Lean Manufacturing" and "Industry 4.0". This study concentrates on identifying research gaps that industry leaders and managers would be interested in, rather than the gaps in conceptual nature.
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    Digital Distilleries: Navigating Industry 4.0 Trends in Sri Lanka’s Beverage Industry
    (ICSDB 2024 and SLIIT Business School, 2024-12-10) Thakshila, P.; Kushani, M.; Darshana, S.; Herath, B.; Pathirana, G.; Jayasinghe, P.; Ehalapitiya, S.
    Industry 4.0 is a rapidly evolving paradigm allowing industries to explore digital transformation opportunities to provide services and products to both existing and new markets at competitive prices. Developed nations have largely capitalized on Industry 4.0, creating fresh market opportunities by embedding advanced technologies in industrial processes. This research assesses the readiness for implementing Industry 4.0 in Sri Lanka’s beverage sector through primary data. Using focus group interviews with managerial-level employees in large-scale beverage firms, this study identifies technical, operational, and market/environmental factors as key influences in adopting Industry 4.0 in this sector. The findings contribute actionable insights into strategic pathways for digital transformation.
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    Enriching Resilience in Smart Manufacturing: Critical Analysis of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Sustainable Production Process
    (SLIIT, Faculty of Engineering, 2024-10) Karunarathne, P L D N; Gamage, H C T; Kawya, M V T
    Integration of Industry 4.0 technologies in smart manufacturing in the context of sustainable production processes has opened new paths to enrich resilience. This research aims at how Industry 4.0 technologies can be applied to smart manufacturing which is empowered by sustainable production processes in order to achieve maximum resilience. Through a broad literature review, key theories, concepts, and practical and theoretical studies related to smart manufacturing, resilience, and sustainability of production processes are examined. And the theme itself drives to establish a couple of research questions in order to find solutions and derive research inventions as to how Industry 4.0 technologies can enrich resilience in manufacturing and what sustainability implications arise from their adoption. And data gathering is been done using a simple questionnaire and analyzed using an extensive as well as a comparative method after considering how production processes have been changed before and after applying Industry 4.0 technologies. Overall, Industry 4.0 not only creates a more efficient and higher quality production process, but it also enables the things like predictive and preventive maintenance and upgrades, which results in lower downtime and less capital expenditure over time.
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    Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Sustainable Manufacturing
    (SLIIT Faculty of Engineering, 2024-03) Ramalingam, A; Perera, C
    Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and its associated technologies are increasingly becoming a key aspect of the manufacturing industry in an age where sustainable manufacturing has become a fundamental consideration. Despite Industry 4.0 technologies such as robotics, autonomous systems and Internet of Things (IoT) considered dominant enablers of sustainable manufacturing, the precise impact of these technologies on sustainability remains relatively unexplored as the research in this context remains limited. Therefore, the need for meticulous study and the development of a framework for the assessment of I4.0 technologies’ impact towards enhancement of sustainable manufacturing is evident. The report contains an extensive literature review on several I4.0 technologies, the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) aspects of sustainability and how the respective I4.0 technologies impact the factors contributing to the TBL aspects of sustainability. Through a combination of theoretically available information and practical case studies in the Sri Lankan manufacturing industry, a conclusive framework is developed on how the implementation of the identified Industry 4.0 technologies contribute to achieving holistic sustainability across the Triple Bottom Line aspects. Additionally, through further study and multiplecriteria decision analysis methods, the most sustainably impactful technologies are determined with regards to the manufacturing industry.
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    Industry 4.0 Implementation in Sri Lankan Manufacturing Firms: A Lean Perspective
    (IEEE, 2023-08-17) Bandara, L; Withanaarachchi, A; Peter, S
    Manufacturing industries require the highest quality and efficiency throughout their value chain, to compete with countries having a labor cost advantage. Today, manufacturing firms are in a fast-phased run to automate their processes and increase value chain integration through advanced technologies. Industry 4.0 has gained traction within this community, where its components like IoT, Big data, and Cloud computing are being used by manufacturing firms to optimize and increase the efficiency of their workplaces. Obtaining the proper outcomes from these advanced technologies has been an issue for most of its users. Very few studies were found in the literature, that propose ways to mitigate the issues faced by these companies in their Industry 4.0 journey. Lean concepts are a popular and proven methodology used by firms worldwide to decrease the complexity and increase the productivity of their processes. Based on a systematic literature review, the study identifies the current knowledge on mitigating the barriers faced by manufacturing firms in Industry 4.0 implementations. To address the knowledge gap identified in the literature review, the study proposes and statistically tests a framework, on how the manufacturing environment can be improved to obtain the expected outcomes of Industry 4.0 implementations, through a lean theoretical lens. Thus, the stakeholders of the company can contribute towards successful implementations of Industry 4.0 while organizational processes are being standardized and optimized to integrate these advanced technological shifts.
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    Operation Flexibility Focused Capability Impact on Supply Chain Risks in Sri Lankan Courier Companies
    (Emerald Publishing, 2022-12-01) Kendangamuwa, J.K; Senanayake, T.V; Jayasundara, I.H; Botheju, I.U; Madhavika, W.D.N; Weerarathna, R.S
    This study primarily looks at how operation flexibility focused capability impacts supply chain risks in the Sri Lankan courier sector in the industry 4.0. This is meant to measure both the good and bad effects that operation flexibility focused capability has had on Sri Lankan courier companies. This research gives the reader, some important information and ideas that they can use to reduce any negative effects or improve their ability to innovate in logistics. Also, this study will look into a number of ways to reduce supply chain risks caused by operation flexibility focused capability. This research paper discusses about how operation flexibility focused capability impacts on the company side, risks on the customer side, and the environment side risks. Also, based on the research model and hypothesis, researchers estimated that operation flexibility focused capability has a statistically significant effect on company side risks, customer side risks, and environmental side risks. A thorough review of the literature and a questionnaire survey with managers and executives in the Sri Lankan courier industry were used to collect data for the research paper. A sample population of 60 courier companies were selected from the Registrar of companies and based on the morgan’s table, 52 courier companies were selected as the sample size. Simple random sampling was used as the sampling technique to derive the sample size. Smart PLS (Partial Least Square Method) version 4 was used to validate the sample data collected for the research paper through an empirical analysis of the questionnaire survey data.