International Research Conference of UWU-2021

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    Development of an Automated Defect Identification System based on the Apparel count in Apparel Cartons
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2021) De Silva, E.A.R.S.; Subasinghe, H.L.
    In apparel industry garment cartons are considered to be having defect if there is a mismatch between the actual and the default garment count. Therefore, this kind of defect identification is an essential part for the quality assurance system in apparel industry for maintaining high product quality to ensure customer satisfaction. In many local apparel industries this defect identification process is carried out manually and due to this manual process subsequent human errors may happen degrading the product quality. In order to minimize the human intervention and to improve the accuracy in defect identification novel automated low-cost defect identification system is introduced using RFID technology. First, the system will identify the apparel carton when it is placed at the docking of the system. Then the carton will be gripped using a specially designed robotic gripper and will be transferred to the inspection area. In the inspection area, RFID tags attached to the garments will be scanned to get count of the garment in the cartons and the count will be compared with the default count. If there is a mismatch between the actual and default count, the carton will be rejected by the system. The developed defect identification system improves Accuracy, Efficiency, and repeatability. Therefore, defect identification manual process can be replaced by the developed low-cost method successfully. Keywords: Automated Defect identifications, RFID, Apparel Industry, Quality Assurance
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    Impact of Internal Recruitment on Job Performance (Special Reference to Operational Employees in Apparel Industry in Western Province - Sri Lanka)
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2021) Sumithraarachchi, D.S.H.; Siyambalapitiya, J.; Perera, K.J.T.
    Internal Recruitment is a method that an organization encourage potential employees to apply for existing or future job openings within the current workforce, hence, it has the ability to motivate employees and enhance their outcomes. Apparel industry is one of the major industries in Sri Lanka in terms of revenue for the country and the operational level employees are the key workforce within the apparel industry and their performance is very important for organizational performance. With the empirical gap which identified by reviewing literatures, it is necessary to identify whether the internal recruitment impacts on operational employees‟ job performance. The primary objective of the research is identified whether Internal Recruitment impacts on the Job Performance of operational level employees. The secondary objectives are to identify the current internal recruitment methods mostly used by the apparel industry, identifying the relationship between internal recruitment methods and job performance and identifying the issues and barriers faced by the apparel industry when recruiting internally. This study used mixed approach and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data over a conveinent sample of 108 respondents who were operational employees in the apparel industry. Further, structured interview was conducted in order to gather qualitative data with human resources professionals to achieve third research objective. Descriptive statistics, correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to analyze the quantitative data and thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. According to the findings, internal recruitment significantly and positively impacts on operational employees‟ job performance and job promotion and supervisor/employee referral has positive and significant relationship with operational employees‟ job performance and job transfer has negative and insignificant relationship. Further, job promotion is the currently most used internal recruitment method in apparel industry and the influence of interviewers‟ perspectives, lack of performance management and legal issues are the main barriers which are the industry face when using internal recruitment policies. Therefore, the practitioners are encouraged to follow effective internal recruitment methods like job promotion and supervisor/employee referral to increase operational employees‟ job performance. Keywords: Apparel Industry; Internal Recruitment; Job Performance; Operational Level Employees
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    Uniaxial Tensile Properties of Polyester Textile Waste Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Waste Composite
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2021) Sulochani, R.M.N.; Jayasinghe, R.A.; Nilmini, A.H.L.R.; Priyadarshana, G.
    The textile industry plays a significant role in the Sri Lankan economy. However, the management of textile waste has become a critical challenge faced by the industry. Most of the generated textile waste typically goes to open dumpsites, disposed of through open burning or incinerated. However, due to the large volumes of waste generation, the textile sector has paid clear attention to seeking better solutions to manage their waste. As such, there has been an increased interest to develop novel materials from industrial waste. Hence, the aim of this work is to develop and characterize composite materials using post-industrial polyester textile waste as fiber reinforcement and waste packaging materials as the polymer matrix as a new solution to the generated waste. The materials have been selected as polyester textile waste as the fiber reinforcement and thermoplastic waste packaging material as the matrix. Both materials were collected from the Sri Lankan textile industries. The composites containing 0%wt, 2.5%wt, 5%wt, 7.5%wt, 10%wt, 15%wt, and 20%wt reinforcement were manufactured using the compression moulding technique. No additional binders were added. The uniaxial tensile test was conducted according to the ASTM D 638 standard, and the Ultimate Tensile Strength and Young’s Modulus were focused for the study. According to the obtained results, the Ultimate Tensile Strength and the Young’s Modulus have increased up to a certain percentage of fiber reinforcement weight in the composite. Moreover, both uniaxial tensile strength and young’s modulus have reduced with increasing reinforcement fiber loading when passing that particular percentage. Accordingly, among the seven types of composite materials developed with different fiber reinforcement weight percentages, 7.5% wt. waste polyester textile fiber-reinforced composite shows the best performance for the uniaxial tensile properties. Experimental findings show that the uniaxial tensile properties of the developed composite show a positive trend to use as a substitute for non-structural applications such as particleboards. Keywords: Polyester textile fiber; Textile waste; Thermoplastic; Tensile properties