Browsing by Author "Heenkenda, NK"

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item: Thesis-Full-text
Managing labour turnover in large apparel factories
(2015-09-16) Ekanayake, EMCB; Heenkenda, NK
This research was conducted in a leading apparel organisation situated in Sri Lanka. Specific objectives of the research are to identify the major contributory factors for labour turnover and to examine the factors contributing to labour turnover. When labour turnover data of past six months have been analysed, it was apparent that the operators having less than six months experience, have mainly left the organizations. Therefore the research was focused on the labour turnover, specifically the sewing machine operators who are newly recruited to the organisation. This research has examined the models and sources of Labour turnover. Job satisfaction, Job involvement, Affective commitment, Interpersonal trust at work, Perceived organisation support and Relational exchange contract are taken as independent variables for turnover intention. Based on this, a conceptual framework for the research has been developed. Covering all independent variables a questioner was developed and distributed among randomly selected two hundred and two newly recruited sewing machine operators. Range of factors that were consistently linked to employee turnover were analysed and verified through this research. It was found out that 24 out of 42 sub-scales tested for establishing a relationship between variables affecting employees to have „an intention to leave‟, displayed positive relationships, and the overall model could be considered as significant. Factors that lead team members to leave the organization were linked to its processes, practices and methods. Organization needs to consider exact requirements of employees for the benefits to be perceived positively by them. Results of this study would facilitate organization‟s decision makers to understand the general nature of employee turnover and its‟ likely causes, and contexts as well.
item: Thesis-Abstract
Pricing strategy auditing for garment manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka
(4/6/2011) Pathirana, SM; Heenkenda, NK
The Sri Lankan garment manufacturing industry needs to become competitive in terms of pricing with the phasing out of the Multi Fibre Agreement and threat of losing the GSP+ advantage. However, it is difficult for the garment manufacturing companies to identify their weaknesses in pricing due to lack of information on competitor’s prices and thus it is difficult to improve the pricing area.//This study focuses on Sri Lankan apparel manufacturing industry and it reviews the pricing practices in garment manufacturing industry. The current pricing process of the garment manufacturing industry was identified using literature review, interview, questionnaire and observational studies and discussed in the thesis. This also includes the analysed data of the questionnaire survey which was designed to identify the current pricing methods and it was concluded that the Sri Lankan garment manufacturers are using either purely cost plus pricing or a hybrid pricing system with cost plus pricing with slight market based approach.//Further this thesis includes a SWOT analysis which was used to identify the weaknesses and the possible improvement in existing pricing system, when developing the alternative pricing strategies. The study identifies some possible alternative pricing strategies in the forms of pricing models and some detailed cost estimation models to use with them. Further the study builds a pricing audit system which facilitates the garment manufacturing companies to identify their current pricing strategies and to identify the areas of improvement
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Pricing strategy auditing for garment manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka
(2010) Pathirana, SM; Heenkenda, NK
The Sri Lankan garment manufacturing industry needs to become competitive in terms of pricing with the phasing out of the Multi Fibre Agreement and threat of losing the GSP+ advantage. However, it is difficult for the garment manufacturing companies to identify their weaknesses in pricing due to lack of information on competitor’s prices and thus it is difficult to improve the pricing area. This study focuses on Sri Lankan apparel manufacturing industry and it reviews the pricing practices in garment manufacturing industry. The current pricing process of the garment manufacturing industry was identified using literature review, interview, questionnaire and observational studies and discussed in the thesis. This also includes the analysed data of the questionnaire survey which was designed to identify the current pricing methods and it was concluded that the Sri Lankan garment manufacturers are using either purely cost plus pricing or a hybrid pricing system with cost plus pricing with slight market based approach. Further this thesis includes a SWOT analysis which was used to identify the weaknesses and the possible improvement in existing pricing system, when developing the alternative pricing strategies. The study identifies some possible alternative pricing strategies in the forms of pricing models and some detailed cost estimation models to use with them. Further the study builds a pricing audit system which facilitates the garment manufacturing companies to identify their current pricing strategies and to identify the areas of improvement.