ICBI 2015

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    Impact of Lean System on Merchandizing Performance Excellence
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Pathirathna, L.S.B.H.; Herath, H.M.R.P.
    The study sets to achieve two objectives namely, identify the extent to which Lean system performance impact on Merchandizing Performance and bring recommends to horizontally replicate the research findings for similar organizations. The source of data for this study were both primary and secondary, and also the company data sources were assisted to fulfill this task. Since the company management encouraged for an effective outcome, the performance information was linked and opened throughout the research and the entire team involved taken for this program was consisted 160 merchandisers, where the total directly responding population was represented. The questionnaire was filled with main three categories, namely General Information, Lean System Performance, and Merchandising Performance and Lean System Performance was split into three sub areas, namely Safety and Ergonomics, Quality Management and Continuous Improvement. The data was analyzed through the SPSS software, and according to the findings, the Pearson’s correlation analysis justifies the positive correlations between safety and ergonomics, total quality management and continuous improvement with the Lean System Performance. The (R2) was 11.0%, which is the extent positively influenced to the Merchandizing Performance by the existing Lean System in the organization. The study also found out that the organization believes Lean System practices improve the long term business performance and this study establishes safety and ergonomics, quality management system and continuous improvement activity performance emanating from the implementation of lean system practices, and it impacts to the merchandizing performance as a front-end customer interface function of the organization.
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    An Empirical Investigation into Determinants of Success of Foreign Financed Development Projects in Sri Lanka
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Ubayachandra, E.G.; de Silva, S.K.D.U.
    By this empirical study it was aimed to investigate into the factors that affect the success or performance of foreign financed community based development projects in Sri Lanka. Out of the 548 existing project implementing organizations (Action Plan 2006) for the convenience of the analysis 64 organizations covering 15 districts were taken into consideration. The selected organizations are mixed with UN organizations, government and semi-government ventures, international NGOs, local and national NGOs. For collecting data 250 questionnaires which were received back without rejection were administered among the selected organizations. The key purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence made by identified couple of factors on success of considering projects. Specific objectives were to examine the interrelationship between main two factors and to identify the influence made by infrastructure facilities on success of these projects. For this purpose three research questions were addressed. They are; what is the degree of influence made by two factors on success? What is the interrelationship between two factors? What is the influence made by infrastructure facilities on success? Success of the projects was estimated in terms of allocation of resources, goal attainment and other impacts associated with productivity and quality improvement. Univariate analysis and bivariate analysis were employed in analyzing the data. Furthermore, "t" test and "F" test were applied for testing respective two hypotheses. In computing P value it was considered that for high significant level it should be equal to 0.05 and for it significant level should be equal to 0.10. For more clarification SPSS computing software version was associated. As indicated by the results of discussion it was noted that though both endogenous factors and exogenous factors make influence on success of projects, a dominant and vital role is played by endogenous factors in determining the performance of community based development projects in Sri Lanka. Thus a great attention should be paid on endogenous factors in strategically planning and implementing these projects.