Ms. S.P. Aryarathne

Senior Lecturer (Grade II)

Department of Operations Management,
Faculty of Management,
University of Peradeniya

samurdhiea@pdn.ac.lk

+94813832614

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Academic/Professional Qualifications

Bachelor

Bsc.in Operations and Technology Management(USJP)

Master

  • Msc in Management (USJP)
  • Msc in Organizational Management (UOP)

Thesis

The mediating effects of organizational learning on the impacts of lean and agile manufacturing practices on operational performances

Ph.D

Reading for PhD (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)

Appointments
  • Faculty Specialization selection committee - Member 2021
  • Chairman - Business Forum at iPUMSE 2021
  • Faculty Internship Committee - Member - 2021 upto date
  • Coordinator - Department SORT session - 2016-2021
  • Member of Department AHEAD Team - 2019 upto date
  • Chairperson- Faculty Specialization selection Committee - 2020
  • MBA coordinator- Faculty Higher Degree Committee - 2020/2021
  • Activity 01 coordinator - Faculty AHEAD project - 2020 onwards
  • QAC coordinator to the postgraduate unit - Faculty Higher Degree Committee - 2020
  • Faculty Student admission & requests Committee - Member-2020 upto date
  • Faculty Curriculum revision Committee – Member - 2020 upto date
  • Faculty Corporate plan Committee – Member - 2020 upto date
  • Good acceptance committee-AHEAD project - Member- 2020 upto date
  • Selection committee for consultancy- AHEAD project - 2019-2021
  • Faculty Quality Cell – Member - 2018-2021
  • Volunteer Student Councilor, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2016-to date)
  • Chairman- Faculty Students Affairs Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya., Sri Lanka - 2022-2024
Memberships/ Awards

  • Passed finalist of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA - UK)
  • Member of Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)

Research Interests

Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing, Product Designing, Agile Manufacturing Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Operations.

Publications and Researches

  • Lean manufacturing approach for reducing non value adding activities: a case study- Abstract Publication at I purse 2016- Peradeniya University International Research Session
  • Model for Implementation of Lean manufacturing concepts and techniques- Abstract Publication at Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences PGIHS Annual Research Congress 2017
  • Model for empirical studies on implementation of Lean manufacturing concepts and techniques- Full Paper Publication at 6th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University ICSUSL 2017
  • Aryarathne SP, Katuwandeniya IM & Bandara A.M.A.S.M (2018), “Exploring the Challenges in Implementation of Lean Manufacturing in Apparel Industry, Sri Lanka”, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), Kandy Sri Lanka
  • Lean Manufacturing Approach for Reducing Non-Value Adding Activities: A Case Study- PROCEEDINGS OF THE STAFF OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH TALKS (SORT)-2020
  • S.P Aryarathne, N,W,K Galahityawe; Full paper publications of  "The mediating effect of organizational learning on the relationship between lean manufacturing practices and operational performances" at International Conference on BusinessManagement (ICBM) , 2020
  • I.A.S.P Perera, S.P Aryarathne; Full paper publications of "Reasons for the deviation in the final pre production completion in Apparel Industry: Case Study"   at International conference on BusinessManagement (ICBM) , 2020
  • J Thamilnila , S.P Aryarathne -Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Waiting Time of Patients in Outpatient Department (OPD): A Study in the Sri Lankan Public Healthcare Industry. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM), Volume 12, Issue 05
  • J Thamilnila , S.P Aryarathne -Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Waiting Time of Patients in Outpatient Department (OPD): A Study in the Sri Lankan Public Healthcare Industry. 8th Conference SLACJ- Organized by the Association of Sri Lankan Academics in Japan-2024
  • S.P Aryarathne - of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Operational Performance: A Study in Sri Lankan Apparel Sector, Peradeniya Management Review, Vol 2, Issue 2-2021