𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

The Institute of Supply and Materials Management (ISMM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industries, has successfully concluded the "𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚" project. This remarkable six-month initiative has laid the foundation for a transformative journey in improving Supply Chain practices within the country's manufacturing sector.

The program emerged as a result of the partnership formalized earlier this year through a 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐌𝐎𝐔) 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐌 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. Over the past months, ISMM has worked closely with diverse industries to address unique challenges and promote resilient and sustainable Supply Chain practices.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔:
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 – Focused on empowering industries by enhancing processes and addressing specific challenges to build resilience and sustainability.
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐁: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 – Aimed at delivering practical knowledge and hands-on experience, culminating in a successful session on 27th November 2024.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭
The journey of Project A was marked by several critical milestones:

* Inaugural Session (7th June): Introduced concepts of resilient and sustainable Supply Chain Management.
* Awareness Session (16th July): Facilitated knowledge-sharing and identification of challenges.
* First Round of Field Visits (24th August – 6th September): Focused on analyzing gaps and improving processes.
* Second Round of Field Visits (14th September – 31st October): Delivered deeper insights and customized strategies for participant industries.
* Closing Event: Celebrated achievements, progress, and the impact of the initiative.

The organizations that successfully completed the program and demonstrated significant progress include:
Atire (Pvt) Ltd. | Empire Trading Agency (Pvt) Ltd. | Everbolt Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. | Inventive Polymers Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. | JAT Holdings PLC | LogiPark International (Pvt) Ltd. | Nature Harvest Mushroom Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. | North Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd. | Oleema Industries Private Limited | OTR Wheel Engineering Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. | Sanjeewanie Ayurveda (Pvt) Ltd. | SASA Shoe Company (Pvt) Ltd. | Telesonic Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. | Western Papers Industries (Pvt) Ltd.

The program’s success was driven by visionary leadership and dedicated contributions of 𝐌𝐫. Jayantha Gallehewa, President of ISMM and President-Elect of OPA, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚, Secretary, Ministry of Industries
𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Industries and Consultants of this project Dr. Sanath Divakara, General Secretary, Mr. Priyanga Kirihena, Council Member.ISMM.

𝐌𝐚𝐣. 𝐆𝐞𝐧. 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐔𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞 (𝐑𝐭𝐝), Vice President, ISMM, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐞, Vice President, ISMM, Members of ISMM Council and representatives from the Ministry of Industries graced this occasion.