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Managing labour turnover in large apparel factories
(2015-09-16) Ekanayake, EMCB; Heenkenda, NK
This research was conducted in a leading apparel organisation situated in Sri Lanka. Specific objectives of the research are to identify the major contributory factors for labour turnover and to examine the factors contributing to labour turnover. When labour turnover data of past six months have been analysed, it was apparent that the operators having less than six months experience, have mainly left the organizations. Therefore the research was focused on the labour turnover, specifically the sewing machine operators who are newly recruited to the organisation. This research has examined the models and sources of Labour turnover. Job satisfaction, Job involvement, Affective commitment, Interpersonal trust at work, Perceived organisation support and Relational exchange contract are taken as independent variables for turnover intention. Based on this, a conceptual framework for the research has been developed. Covering all independent variables a questioner was developed and distributed among randomly selected two hundred and two newly recruited sewing machine operators. Range of factors that were consistently linked to employee turnover were analysed and verified through this research. It was found out that 24 out of 42 sub-scales tested for establishing a relationship between variables affecting employees to have „an intention to leave‟, displayed positive relationships, and the overall model could be considered as significant. Factors that lead team members to leave the organization were linked to its processes, practices and methods. Organization needs to consider exact requirements of employees for the benefits to be perceived positively by them. Results of this study would facilitate organization‟s decision makers to understand the general nature of employee turnover and its‟ likely causes, and contexts as well.
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Review of roundabout design parameters and development of a roundabout design guideline for Sri Lanka
(Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa., 2014-08) Ekanayake, EMCB; Mampearachchi, WK; Pasindu, HR
Sri Lanka has been thriving through rapid development process with the ending of the civil conflict. Currently people of Sri Lanka are experiencing a local industrial revolution especially in highway and transportation sector. Increase of accessibility and mobility has led to more trip generation and attraction. Adequate traffic control measures are a timely need in Sri Lanka to develop effective transportation system. Roundabouts are frequently used in urban areas in Sri Lanka where considerable amount of traffic move across a junction to function the traffic controlling effectively. However there is no proper guideline to design roundabouts in Sri Lanka. Increasing traffic and use of long vehicles resulted in malfunctioning some of the roundabouts. Geometry of roundabout has great influence on operation of the roundabouts. Main objectives of the study are to review the roundabout design guidelines and identify the issues in existing roundabouts. The other objective of this study is to formulate a roundabout design guideline for Sri Lanka. Five major design guidelines were considered to compare the design parameters of roundabout geometry. Twenty three number of roundabouts spread over major cities were considered for study. Main geometric parameters of each roundabouts were collected using Satellite images calibrated and validated using field measurements. Parameters of local roundabouts have been analysed with the standards of international Roundabout guidelines. Swept path analysis was carried out on selected roundabout layout for single unit truck to determine the adequacy of entry width, circulation width, exit width and operational speed. Design parameters that need to be improved on existing roundabout will be identified and suitable values for selected design parameters will be proposed.
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Review of roundabout design parameters and development of a roundabout design guideline for Sri Lanka
Ekanayake, EMCB; Mampearachchi, WK
Review of Roundabout Design Parameters and Development of a Roundabout Design Guideline for Sri Lanka Roundabouts are frequently used in urban areas in Sri Lanka. There is no proper guideline to design roundabouts in Sri Lanka. Increasing traffic and use of long vehicles resulted in malfunctioning some of the roundabouts. Geometry of roundabout has great influence on operation of the roundabouts. Objectives of the study are to review the roundabout design guidelines, identify the issues in existing roundabouts and formulate a roundabout design guideline for Sri Lanka. Five major design guidelines were considered to compare the design parameters of roundabout geometry. Twenty four roundabouts spread over major cities were selected for study. Main geometric parameters of each roundabout were collected using field measurements and calibrated satellite images. Standards of local roundabouts were compared with the international roundabout guidelines. Swept path analysis was carried out on selected roundabout layout for single unit truck to determine the adequacy of entry width, circulation width, exit width and operational speed. Design parameters that need to be improved on existing roundabout were identified and suitable values for selected design parameters were proposed.