Amila Withanaarachchi

• PhD (Newcastle Australia) MPhil (Kelaniya), M.Sc. (La Trobe, Australia), B.Sc. (Kelaniya), CIMA, SLIIT (Diploma)
• Senior Lecturer at University of Kelaniya

The textile and apparel sector are well-represented in the industrial sector of the Sri Lankan economy. It has become Sri Lanka’s largest export industry since 1986. Enhancing quality and decreasing expenses are the main priorities for the Sri Lankan apparel sector, highlighting the necessity for deliberate growth. More significant export revenue a...

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems are comprehensive software platforms that are specifically designed to manage a wide range of a business's essential processes, including finance, accounting, human resources, procurement, inventory management and project management. In the event of a country facing forthcoming economic collapse, organizat...

The textile and apparel sector are well-represented in the industrial sector of the Sri Lankan economy. It has become Sri Lanka’s largest export industry since 1986. Enhancing quality and decreasing expenses are the main priorities for the Sri Lankan apparel sector, highlighting the necessity for deliberate growth. More significant export revenue a...

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems are comprehensive software platforms that are specifically designed to manage a wide range of a business's essential processes, including finance, accounting, human resources, procurement, inventory management and project management. In the event of a country facing forthcoming economic collapse, organizat...

- This study intends to look into the various ways that Industry 4.0 elevates the capabilities of ERP systems. Over recent years, it is evident that the Industry 4.0 concept has been the birthplace of many innovative technologies across various industries, and the practical implementation of Industry 4.0- related technologies is also rapidly ex...

This study looks into the various ways that Industry 4.0 elevates the capabilities of ERP systems. Over recent years, it is evident that the Industry 4.0 concept has been the birthplace of many innovative technologies across various industries, and the practical implementation of Industry 4.0- related technologies is also rapidly expanding acro...

Purpose This study aims to identify factors impacting female underrepresentation among cybersecurity professionals in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on survey data from 75 female professionals working in the cybersecurity sector of Sri Lanka. Partial least squares structural equation modelling was used to analyse the dat...

The world is now in the era of the fourth industrial revolution which can be identifeid as latest mechanism of automation and data exchange in manufacturing. The concept of fourth industrial revolution has originated from countries like Germany as “Industry 4.0” as a government initiative and USA as “Industrial Internet Consortium” which has emerge...

The concept of sustainability is becoming an important topic in today's business world due to rising concern on global warming and GHGs emissions. Among many other factors, the increasing use of information technology in recent decades has been resulted with rising power consumption thus a significant contributor to global warming. However, it has...

Sri Lankan power sector heavily depends on the import of fossil based energy sources and major hydro power plants. Considering the fact that Sri Lanka's hydro power reserves have already been utilized, the country's power sector highly vulnerable to price fluctuations in the imported fossil energy sources. Recent wind-mapping studies claim that the...

The objective of this study is to propose a feasible technology transfer and cooperation mechanism in order to overcome the barriers that the country face in developing the renewable energy sector of Sri Lanka. Two cases pertaining to the development of wind power sector in India and China were studied to propose a plausible renewable energy techno...

Literature states that most successful corporations and nations have used scenarios as a tool to lead the energy sector. Accordingly, the objective of this paper is to develop scenarios of Sri Lankan energy future to picture the Sri Lankan renewable energy sector by year 2030. This study presents a seven step scenario development model to develop s...

In the Sri Lankan context fuel wood and agricultural residues are the most common form of biomass available for electricity generation. However by 31 st October 2012, only a 0.5MW biomass power plant which uses fuel woods was in operation. Convenient biomass which uses agricultural residues are the only biomass solution that operate effectively in...

The rapid growing concern for environment has been the major motivation for businesses to raise the interest in more sustainable business practices. As a consequence business organizations have adopted initiatives to reduce the negative environment impact cause from business operations. In response to that organizations claim for information which...

As per the International Energy Agency (IEA) 2009 report, rapidly growing energy demand in developing countries is projected to double by 2030. After ending the three decades of civil war, the Sri Lankan economy has also shown a robust growth; hence the country has shown a continuous growth in energy demand. In 1995 Sri Lanka met 95% of the total e...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a clear guideline of the application of Delphi technique in a research process. Methodology: The paper sets out a literature review of the Delphi approach which discusses both the theoretical basis and the applications of Delphi technique. Findings: The findings of this study are structured into...

In today’s context the technology behind renewable energy has been evolving so rapidly and the advancements gained by many developed and rapidly developing nations like China and India provide good examples of developing countries like Sri Lanka. The two countries have seen technology transfer as a cornerstone in reaching a global solution to clima...

Though Sri Lanka has the highest potential to self-sufficient with renewable energy as of year 2012 more than 70% of country's electricity requirements were met with imported fossil fuels. Most of the renewable energy technology options have been analysed based on technical grounds. But studies indicate that numbers of social, technological, econom...

As per the International Energy Agency, the unprecedented levels of economic growth emerging in the developing nations will make them responsible for future growth in energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Based on the International Energy Agency 2009 report, rapidly growing energy demand in developing countries is projected to double by 2030....

As per the International Energy Agency, the unprecedented levels of economic growth occurring in the developing nations will make these countries responsible for future growth in energy demand and Green House Gasses (GHG) emissions. Curtailing GHG emissions in developing countries has therefore become one of the cornerstones of a future internation...

This News Paper article was published in the Daily Financial Times (Daily FT), 20th January 2015. http://www.ft.lk/2015/01/20/role-of-technology-transfer-for-development-of-renewable-energy-sector/

Though Sri Lanka has the highest potential to self-sufficient with renewable energy as of year 2012 more than 70% of country’s electricity requirements were met with imported fossil fuels. Most of the renewable energy technology options have been analysed based on technical grounds. But studies indicate that numbers of social, technological, econom...

Successful firms act in advance rather than react, by going ahead rather than by running behind. This is more relevant for technological entrepreneurship where their business leadership based on the process of identifying high-potential, and technology-intensive business opportunities. As an entrepreneur it is important to understand the dynamics o...

In 1995 Sri Lanka produced 95% of the grid electrical energy needs from conventional hydro power plants. But today Sri Lanka’s electricity generation sector is largely dominated by fossil fuel sources. Though the Sri Lanka’s current carbon foot print is much less than the global average, rising energy demand has resulted in escalated greenhouse gas...

Sri Lanka being an island surrounded with sea and year around rainfall and sunshine has made the country to be self-sufficient in energy resources without depending on imported fossil fuels. But as of year 2012 more than 70% of country’s electricity requirements were met with imported fossil fuels. The current short fall in the renewable energy sec...

Though Sri Lanka's current carbon footprint is much less than the global vale, the country's existing and planned economic developments which in turn raised the demand for power has resulted an increase in GHG emission. The GHGs are emitted mostly by burning of fossil fuels for energy generation including transport. Thus one of the most effective w...

In 1995 Sri Lanka produced 95% of the grid electrical energy needs from conventional hydro power plants. But today Sri Lanka's electricity generation sector is largely dominated by fossil fuel sources. Though the Sri Lanka's current carbon foot print is much less than the global average, rising energy demand has resulted in escalated greenhouse gas...