Mahinda Saranapala receives award
CEO, Kelani Cables PLC, Mahinda Saranapala won an award for
introducing Japanese productivity concepts, 5S and Kaisen and services
rendered to develop the concepts for the past 23 years in Sri Lanka at
the ‘JASTEKA Productivity Awards 2013’ organised by the Japan-Sri Lanka
Technical and Cultural Association (JASTEKA) recently at the Galadari.
The chief guest was Director, MAS Holdings, Ajay Amaleen. The award
was presented to Saranapala by the Second Officer of the Japanese
Embassy, Hideki Ashishuka. In 1989, Saranapala received a scholarship
for a Production Management course in Japan while working as the Plant
Manager at Nawaloka Group.
He was the only Sri Lankan of a team of 22 who followed this course.
During his stay in Japan he studied 5S and Kaisen and introduced the
concepts to Sri Lanka by organising seminars and workshops.
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