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Exploring product Innovations of Pottery Industries in Sri Lanka

Priyantha H.R.D.A
Temporary Lecturer, Department of Operations Management, Faculty of Management, University of Peadeniya, Peradeniya,
Maheswaran S.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Operations Management, Faculty of Management, University of Peadeniya, Peradeniya

Submission to VIJ 2024-11-28

Keywords

  • Pottery Industry ,
  • Innovation capacity ,
  • Product innovations,
  • Sri Lanka

Abstract

The pottery sector 

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