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Study of Vulnerabilities and Capacities for Natural Coastal Hazards in Negombo, Sri Lanka
(2018)Vulnerabilities and capacities for natural coastal hazards (Tsunami, Cyclone, Flooding, Sea level rise and Salt water intrusion) of selected GN divisions of Negombo, Sri Lanka were studied, estimated and gradient maps were ... -
A Study on the Effect of online System of Sri Lanka Customs on Shipping Lines` Satisfaction
(2018)Sri Lanka Customs performs a vital role in the country. The functions performed by them include collection of government revenue as customs duty and other levy on behalf of a number of other government authorities and ... -
Analysis of Knowledge Sharing Barriers in Sri Lankan Software Companies
(2018)Knowledge sharing is a cornerstone for software companies as they are knowledge intensive organizations and expertized knowledge generates the key to success of organization. This study is a survey-based empirical investigation ... -
Social and Psychological Dimensions of Queer Representations in IndianCinema: anInterpretative Analysis
(2018)There are many subject matters that are concealed under the veils of invisibility and ignominy by the society and the issues revolving around sexuality and gender rightly qualifies under this category. Such is the overwhelming ... -
Applying Six Sigma Methodology to Reduce the Lead Time of Service Process; a Case Study Based on Visa Process At Catch My tour (Pvt) Ltd
(2018)Business organizations make an attempt to apply many strategies to enhance the productivity by improving the process to face the changes in modern competitive market. Sig sigma methodology is one of the strategies that can ... -
Analysis of Factors Affecting Passenger Satisfaction on Service Quality in Public Transportation in Sri Lanka
(2018)Public Transportation Service is outlined as a shared transportation service utilized by the overall public. Bus and Rail services play the most prominent roles as Public Transportation modes in Sri Lanka. Discrepancies in ... -
Analysis of Health and Safety Practices Affecting the Productivity of HumanResources in the Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka
(2018)The apparel industry contributes a significant amount to Sri Lanka`s economy and GDP. It is one of the fastest growing industries in Sri Lanka and it is a major employment generator. As it is relying highly on human capital, ... -
Potential Applicability of Just-in-Time to Improve Procurement Efficiency Reference to Sri Lanka Navy
(2018)Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) required to be equipped with resources by new acquisitions whilst upgrading inventory in hand. Meantime acquisitions are challenging as many constraints in spending government funds in peace time ... -
An intelligent Cost Optimized Central Warehouse and Redistribution Root Plan With Truck Allocation System in Colombo Region for Lion Brewery Ceylon Plc
(2018)This thesis is a case study based on Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC, Biyagama, which is a famous beer company and the market leader in Sri Lank. Company outbound logistics has been considered in this research and it is mainly ... -
A Mechanistic Probabilistic Model to Estimate Truck Operation Cost
(2018)Truck operations cost is the major cost element in the total supply chain for a better service. In relation to such situations, estimation of the truck operation cost has become a main factor in making important decisions. ... -
Investment Decisions in Mega Projects: Bureaucracy and Accounting Control: Preliminary Data Analysis
(2018)Research in Accounting and development is now an established field. Research in Cultural political economy of accounting and development has made an important theoretical development in this field of research. Identifying ... -
The Symptom of Situational Consciousness in Third-World Literature: Exploring Salman Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children
(2018)-This study claims that Fredric Jameson`s (1986) situational consciousness is prevalent in Salman Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children (2006) to the extent that it is identified as a 'symptomatic deadlock` (Žižek, 1994) from which ... -
Dynamics in Productivity with theIntervention of Human Resource Management (Hrm): An Exploratory Review on Manufacturing Industry
(2018)Dynamics in productivity with the intervention of Human Resource Management (HRM) was identified as a significant area in the manufacturing sector. Through-out the research history many of studies have been launched related ... -
Buddhist Practices in Rehabilitating War-Affected Children: a Sociological Study of How Buddhist Practices Contribute to the Rehabilitation of War-Affected Children in Sri Lanka
(2018)The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that Buddhist practices for war-affected children in Sri Lanka can play in the overall scheme of rehabilitation and reconciliation. After 1970, more research paved way for ... -
Disaster Management, Measures and Facts in India: Needs to Improve
(2018)'Disaster` is defined as a crisis situation causing wide spread damage which far exceeds our ability to recover. Thus, by definition, there cannot be a perfect ideal system thatprevents damage, because then it would not ... -
Effect of Language Proficiency on Academic Performance: Special Reference to the Undergraduates of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2018)English language plays an important role in education, obtaining employment and even gaining power and special privileges in Sri Lanka. With the introduction of Official Languages Act of 1956, prominence given to English ... -
The Need for Insider Perspective in Language Codification; a Study in Relation to Sri Lankan English Codification
(2018)Defined as the "language used by Sri Lankans who choose to use English for whatever purpose in Sri Lanka (Gunesekera, 2005, p. 11), Sri Lankan English (SLE) is gradually accepted as a newly institutionalized variety of ... -
Consumer Purchase Intention Towards Organic Food; with Special Reference to Undergraduates in Sri Lanka
(2018)Sri Lanka is a country rich with full of natural resources which can cater a considerable portion of ever-growing market demand for organic products in the World. Identifying this fact is important for the Sri Lankan food ...