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Impact of economic decisions on building construction material prices in Sri Lanka Open

K. Thilakshan, Buddhika Priyankara Arsecularatne, YG Sandanayake · 2023

The economic crisis had a substantial impact on the Sri Lankan construction sector. The economic crisis was characterised by several economic problems, including currency devaluation, high inflation, and rising debt levels. Building constr…

Industry 4.0 enabled predictive maintenance of facilities: A study on applicability, benefits and challenges Open

Thirumal Sivanuja, YG Sandanayake · 2022

Maintenance management is an important function under Facilities Management (FM). Industries moved to preventive maintenance models to counteract the inefficiencies of reactive maintenance and further evolved into predictive maintenance (P…

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the demand and supply of apartment projects in Sri Lanka Open

JR Koonkaduwa, YG Sandanayake · 2022

Apartment market can be recognized as one of the marketplaces severely affected due to the unprecedented global pandemic of COVID-19, which is currently driving towards a disequilibrium state. Hence, this paper aimed to investigate the imp…

Quantity surveyors working from home during COVID-19 pandemic: Does place matter? Open

GHAHN De Silva, YG Sandanayake · 2022

COVID-19 pandemic affected people in many ways. To prevent the spread of the virus, governments-imposed travel restrictions. This became the main reason for many sectors to adopt work from home (WFH) concept. Although WFH grew prominently …

A MODEL FOR HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING OF LARGE-SCALE CONTRACTORS TO FOSTER LEAN CONSTRUCTION IN SRI LANKA Open

N.M.G.H. Sandagomika, YG Sandanayake · 2021

People are at the core of lean implementation more than a set of tools and techniques. Several studies reflect that implementing lean to the construction industry heavily relies on the knowledge and skills of the people and how they respon…

PROBLEMS AND RELATED CAUSES OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Open

K.A.P. Gunawardana, YG Sandanayake, Gayani Karunasena, T.S. Jayawickrama · 2021

Public Procurement Process (PP Process) in construction industry has identified as integral part to achieve sustainability in developing countries. Sustainability links with the social, environmental, and economic indicators. The PP Proces…

INITIATING INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS (IS) NETWORKS IN SRI LANKA: INSIGHTS FROM GLOBAL PROJECTS Open

H. Mallawaarachchi, Gayani Karunasena, YG Sandanayake, Chunlu Liu · 2021

Industrial symbiosis (IS) is an ideal initiative for co-located industries to gain a competitive advantage through physical exchange of materials, energy, water, and by-products within a closed loop industrial system. IS has been created a…

THE CHOICE OF PROJECT GOVERNANCE MODES TO MINIMISE CONTRACTORS’ OPPORTUNISTIC BEHAVIOUR Open

Buddhika Priyankara Arsecularatne, YG Sandanayake · 2021

In this era of globalisation and fierce competition among businesses, contractors in the construction industry often tend to engage in opportunistic behaviour to gain more benefits at the expense of owners. The past researchers have define…

AN INVESTIGATION ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATIONS IN DISASTER IN SRI LANKA Open

N.B. NANAYAKKARA, YG Sandanayake, Biyanka Ekanayake · 2020

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept, which is broadly determined as ensuring the efficacy of the organisation in integrating social and environmental considerations into organisational operations. In Sri Lankan context, a gr…

Enabling Lean Among Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Contractors in Sri Lanka Open

K.A.T.O. Ranadewa, YG Sandanayake, Mohan Siriwardena · 2018

Lack of sufficient attention to the possible benefits of adopting lean concept has hindered the performance of small and medium enterprise (SME) contractors in Sri Lanka.Insufficient knowledge on minimising non-value adding activities (NVA…

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