Rathnayake JA; Karunarathne EACP
Volume 2, Issue 7 , July 2015, , Pages 719-726
Abstract
Warehouse plays a major role in logistic operations especially in the telecommunication infrastructure development industry. Inefficient warehouse management makes huge cost to the company. Thus, it is important to manage warehouses especially in this industry as they are using very specific materials, ...
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Warehouse plays a major role in logistic operations especially in the telecommunication infrastructure development industry. Inefficient warehouse management makes huge cost to the company. Thus, it is important to manage warehouses especially in this industry as they are using very specific materials, machineries, equipment and tools. On the other hand, firms need to keep larger as well as costly inventories for the successful completion of the construction projects. This implies the differences with compared to other type of warehouses and also generates some specific requirements in warehousing for this industry. Thus, this research study focuses to identify and examine the factors affecting effectiveness of warehouses in telecommunication infrastructure construction industry. The study was carried out by performing a comprehensive survey and a questionnaire was used to get the feedback from the selected sample which comprises both executive and non-executive employees work in warehouses. For the purpose of analysis, descriptive statistics and other statistical tools were used to examine the factors. Through the study, environmental impacts, emergency unloading and safety & protection were identified as largely affecting factors to the warehouse effectiveness and their behaviours were further examined. Based on findings, the paper has given recommendations for telecommunication infrastructure construction firms to effectively manage their warehouses for the better performance in their construction projects.
Samarasinghe KP; Karunarathne EACP
Volume 2, Issue 7 , July 2015, , Pages 780-788
Abstract
The study was conducted to identify the determinants of the export performance of the value-added rubber products industry in Sri Lanka. This research has identified the impact of several selected factors on the export performance and the strength of those factors’ impact on the industry. The research ...
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The study was conducted to identify the determinants of the export performance of the value-added rubber products industry in Sri Lanka. This research has identified the impact of several selected factors on the export performance and the strength of those factors’ impact on the industry. The research study was carried out by performing a comprehensive survey by focusing exclusively on Sri Lankan value-added rubber products exporters. Online questionnaire and interviews were used as research instruments to get the feedback from a randomly selected sample which comprises more than fifty percent of Sri Lankan value-added rubber products exporters. For the purpose of analysis, descriptive statistics were comprehensively used. Determinants of export performance have been identified by reviewing literature as firm characteristics, marketing strategies, market characteristics, technical capabilities and the investment portfolio. These variables’ relationships were analyzed and positive correlation was identified with export performance. They are firm characteristics and technical capabilities. Thus, Sri Lankan value-added rubber products industry can improve their market performance by focusing the enhancement of those two factors. Further, the technical capability was identified as the most significant factor for the value-added rubber products’ export performance. Therefore it was recommended the manufacturers &exporters to focus on their technical capabilities to gain more industry performance.