R4TLI - 2018http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/174862024-03-28T09:01:20Z2024-03-28T09:01:20ZProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry [Pre-Text]http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/183232022-06-21T09:21:58Z2018-07-01T00:00:00ZProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry [Pre-Text]
Gunaruwan, TL
Transport and logistics affect the lives of all of us and are a critical to the proper functioning of the economy. As a lower-middle-income country where disposable incomes are increasing but infrastructure development, especially with regard to provision of efficient public transport, is lagging, we are reminded of their importance every day. LIRNEasia's engagement with transport has been primarily in the area of extracting policy-relevant insights from big data in the areas of urban design and transport. We know that data alone is not a solution. But we believe that data can be a critical input to holistic solutions.We are pleased by the openness to these conversations on the part of urban and transport planners in Sri Lanka and the region. We believe conferences such as R4TLI can advance the needed understandings.
2018-07-01T00:00:00ZEvaluation of warehouse performance: case of unaccompanied personal baggage (UPG) warehouses in Sri LankaJayawardena, DDSSRatnajeewa, DRhttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/176492022-06-21T09:23:26Z2018-06-01T00:00:00ZEvaluation of warehouse performance: case of unaccompanied personal baggage (UPG) warehouses in Sri Lanka
Jayawardena, DDSS; Ratnajeewa, DR
Gunaruwan, TL
In a competitive environment where warehouses seek to outperform their competitors, it is critical to measure warehouse efficiency which provides warehouse managers with a clear vision of current issues and opportunities for improvement. Under bonded warehouses there are a separate kind of warehouses known as UPB warehouses (unaccompanied personal baggage warehouses). Customs bonded baggage warehouses are situated in Colombo, Peliyagoda, Wattala, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Addalachchena, et cetera to clear unaccompanied baggage sent before departure from a foreign country. The core objective of this study is to measure and critically evaluate the level of efficiency of such UPB warehouses with reference to the three warehouses of ABC (PVT) LTD. Although there exist UPB sector warehouses throughout the island, no previous study has measured the efficiency levels of such warehouses.
2018-06-01T00:00:00ZFeasibility of implementing RFID technology in the warehousing sector of Sri Lanka: a literature reviewRuchiranga, NSamarasekara, NAhttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/176482022-10-12T03:15:15Z2018-06-01T00:00:00ZFeasibility of implementing RFID technology in the warehousing sector of Sri Lanka: a literature review
Ruchiranga, N; Samarasekara, NA
Gunaruwan, TL
All warehouses typically have the same workflows and processes. Shipments are received. Goods are counted and put away. Orders come in. Items are picked and then shipped to stores or factories. It is possible to qualify the benefits that RFID could deliver by improving these processes.
RFID means Radio Frequency Identification using typical transceivers (transmitter/receivers), or RFID readers, which consist of a radio frequency module, a control unit, and a coupling element to interrogate electronic tags via radio frequency communication (Sarma, Weis, and Engels 2003) [1].
The RFID technology can be used to improve supply chain efficiency and effectiveness (Chen et al. n.d.) [2].
Warehouses globally are utilising this technology while warehouses in Sri Lanka are yet to use RFID. Very little research has been conducted in Sri Lanka regarding RFID adaption in the warehousing sector. This research is conducted to gather comprehensive details from existing literature to find out the feasibility of implementing RFID in the warehousing sector of Sri Lanka.
2018-06-01T00:00:00ZEvaluating Sri Lanka’s perishable cold chain to increase rural supply to urban marketsGunaratne, KWJayaratne, Phttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/176472022-06-21T09:23:11Z2018-06-01T00:00:00ZEvaluating Sri Lanka’s perishable cold chain to increase rural supply to urban markets
Gunaratne, KW; Jayaratne, P
Gunaruwan, TL
Cold Chain has become an increasingly prevalent segment of the global supply chain, particularly when perishable products are moved within appropriate environments at specified temperatures in global export markets. A cold supply chain can be defined as a combination of food logistics and refrigerated systems that helps to preserve the quality of products in their original state. This includes adapting various cold chain practices in different supply chain functions such as transportation, warehousing, procurement and inventory management. Even though cold chains are becoming important segments of supply chains in many developed countries, they are still lagging behind in developing countries like Sri Lanka and huge losses are incurred annually due to poor practices in the sector.
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