Unmanned aerial vehicle adaptation to facilitate healthcare supply chains in low-income countries

K Gunaratne, A Thibbotuwawa, AE Vasegaard… - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Low-income countries are persistently suffering from last-mile logistics issues in healthcare
supply chains. Therefore, it is high time to explore technological applications to overcome …

[PDF][PDF] Benefits of supply chain process improvement initiatives: A structured literature review

A Piyatilake, ID Vitharanage, A Thibbotuwawa… - Journal of South Asian …, 2022 - slstl.lk
There is growing interest across industries to apply Business Process Improvement (BPI)
initiatives in supply chains. Academic literature and standard industry practices indicate that …

A scenario-based robust time–cost tradeoff model to handle the effect of COVID-19 on supply chains project management

SHR Hajiagha, HA Mahdiraji, M Behnam… - Operations Management …, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak deeply impressed supply chains in different aspects. In
response to this unexpected situation, supply chain managers have decided to recover and …

Human factor in forecasting and behavioral inventory decisions: a system dynamics perspective

K Balachandra, HN Perera, A Thibbotuwawa - … Conference on Dynamics …, 2020 - Springer
Inventory decisions and demand forecasts are at the heart of supply chain management.
Effective integration of these two activities is key to organizational success. Despite this …

[PDF][PDF] Effective management of manufacturing supply chain risks: a sri lankan perspective

P Sugathadasa, HN Perera… - Eng. J. Inst. Eng. Sri …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Due to the increasing vulnerability of supply chains, the concepts of supply chain risk
management and supply chain resilience have gained attention both in the industry and in …

[PDF][PDF] Artificial neural network based demand forecasting integrated with federal funds rate

A Anupa, R Sugathadasa, O Herath… - Applied Computer …, 2021 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Adverse effects of inaccurate demand forecasts; stockouts, overstocks, customer loss have
led academia and the business world towards accurate demand forecasting methods …

A Study of Supply Chain Risk Factors of the Large-Scale Apparel Manufacturing Companies–Sri Lanka

PTRS Sugathadasa, SW Senadheera… - Engineer: Journal of …, 2021 - engineer.sljol.info
Apparel industry plays a vital role in the Sri Lankan economy. Hence, it is crucial for Sri
Lankan apparel manufacturers to maintain and improve its apparel market share in the …

Young Consumers' Perception Towards Downstream Green Supply Chain Practices

V Perinparajah, HN Perera… - 2020 IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Organizations, suppliers and consumers are highly sensitive towards environmental impacts
arising from their operations today. Under this context, green consumption and the green …

Queue Server Efficacy in the Retail Industry: A Behavioral Study

MHCA Premathilaka, HN Perera… - 2019 IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inspired by behavioral operations and supply chain management this research explores the
queuing behavior in retail operations. Customers frequently experience waiting for service in …

Supply chain risk assessment and mitigation approaches for small-sized road construction projects

PTRS Sugathadasa, R Herath… - Engineer: Journal of the …, 2021 - engineer.sljol.info
Construction industry is impacted by low productivity, high cost and time overruns, quality-
related problems, project failures. But the small-scale construction industry is less complex …