dc.contributor.advisor |
Wanigatunga, NL |
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dc.contributor.author |
Amarasinghe, DAS |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-03-28T05:45:23Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-03-28T05:45:23Z |
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dc.date.issued |
3/28/2011 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/theses/handle/123/449 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The patterns of competitive advantage and hence the structure of exports and imports depend on stage of
economic development of a country. The relatively advance countries lose competitive advantages in
product groups intensive in unskilled labor and shift to products and processes, intensive in capital,
skilled labor and innovation. Sri Lanka being a labour abundant country it is logical to demonstrate its
competitive advantage in clothing manufacturing. However country is progressively losing the ultimate
advantage they had on labor. Even by the mid 1990s labour cost in Sri Lanka were higher than in
neighboring countries such as China, India Pakistan and Vietnam. In addition to increasing labour costs
Sri Lankan apparel manufactures are to be' confronted with decreasing prices due to increasing
competition and additional upward pressures are exerted on the manufacturers by high absenteeism and
employee turnovers. Although high mechanization and better utilization of human resource are
considered as counter moves to combat increasing manufacturing costs the former has limited practical
value due to frequent style mix changes.
The selection of personnel who are physically and mentally qualified for maximum quality and quantity
performance is the initial step in establishing better human resource utilization system.
This study investigates the possibility of using selected motor ability tests such as motor coordination,
manual dexterity and finger dexterity as a tool of telescoping quality and quantity performance of one
specific human resource in the apparel plant-the sewing machine operators.
Randomly selected fifty sewing machine operator trainees were tested on performance criteria based on
the four work samples and motor ability tests based on Canadian Force General Aptitude Test Battery.
Among the three motor abilities finger dexterity showed the highest correlation with sewing efficiency
and motor coordination showed the strongest correlation with quality of workmanship. The results of the
study suggest that significant efficiency improvements and quality of workmanship gains can be achieved
by using motor ability tests with right selection-ratios. |
en_US |
dc.format.extent |
vii, 111p. : ill. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.subject |
TEXTILE AND CLOTHING TECHNOLOGY-Thesis |
en_US |
dc.subject |
TEXTILE INDUSTRY-Sri Lanka ; |
en_US |
dc.subject |
TEXTILE INDUSTRY-Work-study |
en_US |
dc.subject |
TEXTILE MACHINERY |
en_US |
dc.title |
Telescoping failures in industrial sewing machines |
en_US |
dc.type |
Thesis-Abstract |
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dc.identifier.faculty |
Engineering |
en_US |
dc.identifier.degree |
MSc |
en_US |
dc.identifier.department |
Department of Textile & Clothing Technology |
en_US |
dc.date.accept |
2004-02 |
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dc.identifier.accno |
79896 |
en_US |