- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Work Study -Undergraduate -2014
Principles of CClothing Technology -Undergraduate -2013
Production Planning -Undergraduate -2012
Principles of Textile Machineries & Instrumentation -Undergraduate -2014
Apparel Production Management -Undergraduate -2016
Operational Research in Textile & Clothing -Undergraduate -2016
Lean Mnaufacturing -Undergraduate -2016
Clothing Production Planning -Postgraduate -2015
Lean Mnufacturing -Postgraduate -2016
General Clothing -Postgraduate -2016
President -President, Moratuwa University Textile Association (2015 To 2017)
Research Activities
Process Improvement
Work Study
Production Planning & Control
Operational Research
Lean Manufacturing
Education and Professional Affiliations
MPhil, UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA ,2009
MPhil, University of Moratuwa ,2009 Implementation of Lean Manufacturing in the Apparel Industry
PhD, University Of Peradeniya ,1999
Bachelors, University Of Moratuwa ,2005
Charted member - IESL(2007 To date)
Textile Institute(2016 To date)
Career
Worked as a Trainee Assistant Production Manager at Interfashion company Ltd.,Nuwaraeliya from 1986 to 1987 and promoted to the production Engineering
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Udeni Kumarapeli, Vijitha ratnayake, Sanath Jayawardena,".Technical Innovation Management Through Root cause Prioritation.",Emerald Publishing Limited,2022
Vijitha Ratnayake, Subodha Ydawatta,".Influencing factors of Absenteeism of a small scale Garment factory (case study).", 2021 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa University,2021,
TTD Fernando, VS Ratnayake,".Barriers for Lean Implementation in Apparel Industry.",2021 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa University,2021,
Udeni Kumarapeli, Vijitha Ratnayake, Sanath Shiroshana Jayawardena,".Development of a risk model for different innovator types in textile and apparel industries.",Research Journal of Textile & Apparel ,,2022
Udeni Kumarapeli, Vijitha Ratnayake, Sanath Jayawardena,".Technological innovation management through root cause prioritization.",Research Journal of Textile & Apparel ,,2022
RMVS Ratnayake, WDG Lanarolle, RMDT Ratnayake ,". Kanban in Apparel Manufacturing: A Case Study.",International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering (IJESE),Volume 7/ Issue 2,2021
Vijitha Ratnayake, Subodha Udawatta,".Influencing factors of Absenteeism of a small scale Garment factory (case study).",IEEE,,2021
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