“SRSOL 2023”, the first-ever Students' Research Symposium in Operations and Logistics organised by the Department of Operations and Logistics of the Faculty of Business, at National School of Business Management (NSBM), was held on the 11th of May 2023 under the theme of “Integrating Operations, Logistics and Project Management for Business Success”. The symposium was established to give students an opportunity to exchange ideas, uncover hidden information, and share their findings in the most cutting-edge branches of operations and logistics.

The keynote speech was delivered by Dr. Chathumi Kavirathna, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Industrial Management of University of Kelaniya, who has made a remarkable contribution to research in the fields of Maritime transport and shipping industry: modeling and analysis, Supply chain planning and optimisation logistics, Transport planning and policy analysis, Logistics and transport system optimisation and Competition and cooperation strategy analysis and game theory. Dr. Kavirathna established the tenor of the event with her stimulating speech on ‘Sri Lanka as a Maritime Logistics Hub: Cooperation for a Win-Win Solution’.  

The event was graced by Vice Chancellor, Prof. E.A.Weerasinghe, Head of Academic Development and Quality Assurance, Prof. Bharatha Dodankotuwa, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Ms. Thilini De Silva, Deans and Heads of Other faculties. As the Chief Guest of the event Dr. Namali Sirisoma, President, The Charted Institute of Logistics and Transpiration, addressed the gathering.