Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded b... more Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Author. Development of a Guidance Model for the Selection of Organisational Improvement Initiatives A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
This paper discusses the strategies and factors that are critical for IMS implementation. The IMS... more This paper discusses the strategies and factors that are critical for IMS implementation. The IMS strategies cover the possible ways and approaches for management systems integration. There are two ways of integrating the management systems which are consecutive implementation of management systems followed by integration and integrate the management systems simultaneously from the beginning. Several approaches that can be applied
International Journal of Integrated Engineering, Dec 3, 2020
KPKU (Kriteria Penilaian Kinerja Unggul) is a system of management and control of the performance... more KPKU (Kriteria Penilaian Kinerja Unggul) is a system of management and control of the performance of SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) based on the Superior Performance Criteria adopted from the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence which has been implemented in Indonesian SOEs since 2012. KPKU (Kriteria Penilaian Kinerja Unggul) SOEs contains questions-questions consisting of seven important categories that must be considered to achieve the success of the company related to the management of superior processes and results, namely: "leadership"; "strategic planning"; "customer focus; "knowledge measurement, analysis and management"; "focus of workforce"; "operating focus"; and "result" [1]. The Baldrige Excellence Framework is a framework that designed to make companies more sustainable by achieving company goals, increasing company results, and making companies able to compete with other companies. Baldrige categories represent seven critical aspects of managing and performing as an organization, there are
Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (JAMT), 2019
This paper attempts to evaluate 16 factors that should be considered when selecting lean tools an... more This paper attempts to evaluate 16 factors that should be considered when selecting lean tools and techniques. Lean tools and techniques are typically used to eliminate waste that are produced by defects, waiting time, overproduction, extra motion, extra processing, excess inventory, and unnecessary transportation. The study was conducted in the form of a survey, with data being gathered via purposive sampling. The respondents were chosen based on their involvement in the selection and/or implementation of lean tools and techniques in Malaysia organisations. The respondents were made of practitioners, managers, engineers, executives, consultants, and academics. The surveys indicated that there are ten factors with high agreement levels (>=4.00). These include: (1) Top management’s approval and support, (2) Possible benefits gained after implementation, (3) Aligned with the organisation’s vision, mission and purpose, (4) Aligned with the organisation’s strategic plan and goals, (5) Prove of benefits from other similar organisations, (6) Allocation of resources, (7) Workforce capability, (8) Suitable with the organisation’s culture, (9) Suitable with the organisation’s maturity level, and (10) Suitable with the customers’ and stakeholders’ expectations or requirements. It is hoped that this research will assist organisations in selecting the most appropriate lean tools and techniques to be used in waste reduction.
There has been a great focus for manufacturing companies in Iraq and developing countries to obta... more There has been a great focus for manufacturing companies in Iraq and developing countries to obtain ISO 9001 Quality Management System, as a standard for Quality Management and Quality Assurance to document processes and procedures. ISO 9000 is a process that typically changes the culture of an organization to enable TQM to be successful. Most companies believe that, implementing ISO9000 would be a suitable approach to gain advantages in product quality, delivery, productivity and customer loyalty, despite common misunderstandings which exist between the concepts of ISO9000 and the TQM approach, and the nature of the relationships between them. The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which the advantages of ISO9001 can be utilized as a mediating factor in implementing TQM practices in Iraqi manufacturing companies, based on a comprehensive review of the most recently published papers about this issue. Researchers have concluded that ISO9001 certification is only the beginning, not the end of a process of continuous improvements. It can be a useful cornerstone of TQM. ISO 9001 has a significant influence, that If it is explicated in a method that allows the organization to initiate a continuous improvement process through the teamwork of employee in the organization, which may facilitate an excellent start for the TQM journey.
International journal of engineering & technology, Jul 4, 2018
At present there is limited number of studies into capital structure among small and medium sized... more At present there is limited number of studies into capital structure among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Most theoretical and empirical studies of this topic are focused on large corporations. However, increasing importance of economic contributions of SMEs around the world, particularly in developing countries necessitates better understanding of capital structure decisions among SMEs. This research investigates the determinants of capital structure among SMEs in Malaysia, among SMEs within the list of Enterprise 50 award winners from 1998 to 2010. Electronic surveys were conducted with a response rate of 29.5%. Result shows that the average debt-to-equity ratio among these SMEs is 57 to 43. Factors determining firm's capital structure are investigated through selected firm's characteristic which focuses on the possible association between these characteristics with firm's capital structure. Overall, three out of seven selected firm's characteristics were found to have statistically significant relationship with firm's capital structure, and all these three variables were also found to have an ability in explaining variations in the firm's capital structure. Bivariate and multiple regression analysis revealed that non-debt tax shields, tangibility of assets and firm's level of liquidity to have a statistically significant relationship with (and an ability to explains) firm's capital structure. This research enhances the existing body of knowledge of financial practices of SMEs, particularly within the context Malaysian SMEs by providing the information on determinants of firm's capital structure.
This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and po... more This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and potential future use of ten lean tools and techniques based on Malaysian organisational context. The ten lean tools and techniques being studied include 5S, Cellular Manufacturing (CM), Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, Standardised Work (SW), Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Jidoka, Kanban, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). This study was conducted due to the lack of existing studies on the current status of awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques in Malaysia. An online survey was conducted for this study. The survey was distributed via email to 320 practitioners, managers, executives, consultants, and academicians who have been involved in the selection and/or implementation of lean tools and techniques. A total of 102 responses were returned from 320 industries resulting in 31.9% of valid response rate including responses after follow-up email. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS software package. The findings indicated 5S as the most popular lean tool, followed by Standardised Work (SW), and Kaizen for Malaysian organisations based on the awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques.
International Conference on Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (ICME2015), Jun 1, 2016
In order for organizations to improve their performance, they shall identify their operations opp... more In order for organizations to improve their performance, they shall identify their operations opportunities for improvement. The process to identify the opportunities for improvement is referred herein as "diagnosis" process. The most common systematic operations diagnosis and improvement approaches are Quality Audit, Organizational Assessment based on Business Excellence Framework and Project Selection for Lean and Six Sigma. All these three approaches should be integrated in order to grasp the fruitful benefits for the organizations. The benefits include; minimize redundancies, improve the operations performance and eventually assist in achieving certification and award. This paper proposes the enablers for operations diagnosis and improvement based on integration of ISO19011 Quality Audit framework, Business Excellence Framework and Lean Six Sigma approaches.
One type of the decision support tools that can be used to select appropriate organisational impr... more One type of the decision support tools that can be used to select appropriate organisational improvement initiatives is by using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Organisational improvement initiatives involve approaches, technologies, management systems, techniques and/or tools, such as Lean, Cloud Computing, Quality Management System and Benchmarking. The objectives of this project are: (1) to identify the main organisational improvement initiatives based on Malaysia Business Excellence Framework (MBEF) and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0; (2) to investigate the existing Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets for the selection of organisational improvement initiatives; and (3) to develop a new version of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for selecting improvement initiatives. Data was collected using online questionnaire survey based on purposive sampling. The respondents of the survey involved consultants, managers and lecturers who are experts in the area related to operations and quality. The new version of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet consists of main interface, areas for improvement based on six enabler criteria of 2020-2025 MBEF (Leadership, Strategy, Information, Customer, Workforce and Process), examples of problems in the organisations, examples of improvement initiatives according to the MBEF, brief description of 73 organisational improvement initiatives (including IR 4.0 technologies), decision criteria, and summary report of the selection results. Based on the feedback from the survey, most of respondents agreed that the listed improvement initiatives are relevant, the spreadsheet is easy to use, the steps to complete the decision matrix are easy to follow, the selection criteria are suitable, the decision result are easy to understand and the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet can assist organisations in selecting appropriate improvement initiative.
The paper models strategic monetary-…scal interactions in the aftermath of the global …nancial cr... more The paper models strategic monetary-…scal interactions in the aftermath of the global …nancial crisis-in a single country as well as a monetary union. It depicts both the shortterm (stabilization) perspective and the long-term (sustainability) perspective, and the link between them. This is done in a game theoretic framework that allows for revisions of actions, deterministic or stochastic. In addition, we consider incomplete information about economic conditions, and di¤erent types of government. We …nd that, under ambitious …scal policies, a legislated long-term monetary commitment may: (i) reduce the risk of a double-dip recession and de ‡ation in the short-term, and at the same time (ii) facilitate the 'exit strategy'of monetary policy, ie prevent sub-optimally high future in ‡ation caused by …scal spillovers. Our analysis thus implies that an explicit numerical target for average in ‡ation may play the role of a monetary 'credibility insurance'over all phases of the business cycle, and is bene…cial especially in countries facing …scal stress.
The present study to map the relationship between TQM and Organisational Performance and also to ... more The present study to map the relationship between TQM and Organisational Performance and also to implementation a new model of TQM and Organisational Performance by ISO 9001 Effectiveness and organisational culture in manufacturing companies in Libya Lack of enthusiasm and awareness of need in Libyan society tends to avoid ISO 9001 Effectiveness. However the number of certified companies in Libya versus the Arab world relatively very low and from the review of literature carried out it is apparent that more research is needed, in order to provide a suitable basis for more in-depth study there is no comprehensive study to implementation model of TQM and Organisational Performance by ISO 9001 Effectiveness and organisational culture in Libyan manufacturing companies gain very high attention and this is main motivation of this study.This study uses Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture to examine whether the theoretical constructs underlying the Baldrige criteria are relevant acr...
Libya is among the few developing African economies. After the war in 2011, Libyan manufacturing ... more Libya is among the few developing African economies. After the war in 2011, Libyan manufacturing industries was nurtured to offer better products and services as part of the Libyan government plan to rebuild their economy and improve their industry. Lean manufacturing is one of the improvement initiatives that can be used to boost industrial performance by eliminating of waste and enhancing value-added activities. The main purpose of this paper is to propose a relationship model between Lean Manufacturing practice and business performance with mediators of People Development and Process Improvement based on the Libyan manufacturing industries. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques are used to examine the relationships of the practices. The contribution of this paper would be a conceptual model that will help the academicians and industry practitioners to have a better understanding of the relationship between the Lean Manufacturing practices and business performance, esp...
This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and po... more This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and potential future use of ten lean tools and techniques based on Malaysian organisational context. The ten lean tools and techniques being studied include 5S, Cellular Manufacturing (CM), Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, Standardised Work (SW), Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Jidoka, Kanban, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). This study was conducted due to the lack of existing studies on the current status of awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques in Malaysia. An online survey was conducted for this study. The survey was distributed via email to 320 practitioners, managers, executives, consultants, and academicians who have been involved in the selection and/or implementation of lean tools and techniques. A total of 102 responses were returned from 320 industries resulting in 31.9% of valid response rate including responses after follow-up email. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS software package. The findings indicated 5S as the most popular lean tool, followed by Standardised Work (SW), and Kaizen for Malaysian organisations based on the awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques.
Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded b... more Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Author. Development of a Guidance Model for the Selection of Organisational Improvement Initiatives A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
This paper discusses the strategies and factors that are critical for IMS implementation. The IMS... more This paper discusses the strategies and factors that are critical for IMS implementation. The IMS strategies cover the possible ways and approaches for management systems integration. There are two ways of integrating the management systems which are consecutive implementation of management systems followed by integration and integrate the management systems simultaneously from the beginning. Several approaches that can be applied
International Journal of Integrated Engineering, Dec 3, 2020
KPKU (Kriteria Penilaian Kinerja Unggul) is a system of management and control of the performance... more KPKU (Kriteria Penilaian Kinerja Unggul) is a system of management and control of the performance of SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) based on the Superior Performance Criteria adopted from the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence which has been implemented in Indonesian SOEs since 2012. KPKU (Kriteria Penilaian Kinerja Unggul) SOEs contains questions-questions consisting of seven important categories that must be considered to achieve the success of the company related to the management of superior processes and results, namely: "leadership"; "strategic planning"; "customer focus; "knowledge measurement, analysis and management"; "focus of workforce"; "operating focus"; and "result" [1]. The Baldrige Excellence Framework is a framework that designed to make companies more sustainable by achieving company goals, increasing company results, and making companies able to compete with other companies. Baldrige categories represent seven critical aspects of managing and performing as an organization, there are
Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (JAMT), 2019
This paper attempts to evaluate 16 factors that should be considered when selecting lean tools an... more This paper attempts to evaluate 16 factors that should be considered when selecting lean tools and techniques. Lean tools and techniques are typically used to eliminate waste that are produced by defects, waiting time, overproduction, extra motion, extra processing, excess inventory, and unnecessary transportation. The study was conducted in the form of a survey, with data being gathered via purposive sampling. The respondents were chosen based on their involvement in the selection and/or implementation of lean tools and techniques in Malaysia organisations. The respondents were made of practitioners, managers, engineers, executives, consultants, and academics. The surveys indicated that there are ten factors with high agreement levels (>=4.00). These include: (1) Top management’s approval and support, (2) Possible benefits gained after implementation, (3) Aligned with the organisation’s vision, mission and purpose, (4) Aligned with the organisation’s strategic plan and goals, (5) Prove of benefits from other similar organisations, (6) Allocation of resources, (7) Workforce capability, (8) Suitable with the organisation’s culture, (9) Suitable with the organisation’s maturity level, and (10) Suitable with the customers’ and stakeholders’ expectations or requirements. It is hoped that this research will assist organisations in selecting the most appropriate lean tools and techniques to be used in waste reduction.
There has been a great focus for manufacturing companies in Iraq and developing countries to obta... more There has been a great focus for manufacturing companies in Iraq and developing countries to obtain ISO 9001 Quality Management System, as a standard for Quality Management and Quality Assurance to document processes and procedures. ISO 9000 is a process that typically changes the culture of an organization to enable TQM to be successful. Most companies believe that, implementing ISO9000 would be a suitable approach to gain advantages in product quality, delivery, productivity and customer loyalty, despite common misunderstandings which exist between the concepts of ISO9000 and the TQM approach, and the nature of the relationships between them. The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which the advantages of ISO9001 can be utilized as a mediating factor in implementing TQM practices in Iraqi manufacturing companies, based on a comprehensive review of the most recently published papers about this issue. Researchers have concluded that ISO9001 certification is only the beginning, not the end of a process of continuous improvements. It can be a useful cornerstone of TQM. ISO 9001 has a significant influence, that If it is explicated in a method that allows the organization to initiate a continuous improvement process through the teamwork of employee in the organization, which may facilitate an excellent start for the TQM journey.
International journal of engineering & technology, Jul 4, 2018
At present there is limited number of studies into capital structure among small and medium sized... more At present there is limited number of studies into capital structure among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Most theoretical and empirical studies of this topic are focused on large corporations. However, increasing importance of economic contributions of SMEs around the world, particularly in developing countries necessitates better understanding of capital structure decisions among SMEs. This research investigates the determinants of capital structure among SMEs in Malaysia, among SMEs within the list of Enterprise 50 award winners from 1998 to 2010. Electronic surveys were conducted with a response rate of 29.5%. Result shows that the average debt-to-equity ratio among these SMEs is 57 to 43. Factors determining firm's capital structure are investigated through selected firm's characteristic which focuses on the possible association between these characteristics with firm's capital structure. Overall, three out of seven selected firm's characteristics were found to have statistically significant relationship with firm's capital structure, and all these three variables were also found to have an ability in explaining variations in the firm's capital structure. Bivariate and multiple regression analysis revealed that non-debt tax shields, tangibility of assets and firm's level of liquidity to have a statistically significant relationship with (and an ability to explains) firm's capital structure. This research enhances the existing body of knowledge of financial practices of SMEs, particularly within the context Malaysian SMEs by providing the information on determinants of firm's capital structure.
This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and po... more This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and potential future use of ten lean tools and techniques based on Malaysian organisational context. The ten lean tools and techniques being studied include 5S, Cellular Manufacturing (CM), Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, Standardised Work (SW), Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Jidoka, Kanban, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). This study was conducted due to the lack of existing studies on the current status of awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques in Malaysia. An online survey was conducted for this study. The survey was distributed via email to 320 practitioners, managers, executives, consultants, and academicians who have been involved in the selection and/or implementation of lean tools and techniques. A total of 102 responses were returned from 320 industries resulting in 31.9% of valid response rate including responses after follow-up email. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS software package. The findings indicated 5S as the most popular lean tool, followed by Standardised Work (SW), and Kaizen for Malaysian organisations based on the awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques.
International Conference on Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (ICME2015), Jun 1, 2016
In order for organizations to improve their performance, they shall identify their operations opp... more In order for organizations to improve their performance, they shall identify their operations opportunities for improvement. The process to identify the opportunities for improvement is referred herein as "diagnosis" process. The most common systematic operations diagnosis and improvement approaches are Quality Audit, Organizational Assessment based on Business Excellence Framework and Project Selection for Lean and Six Sigma. All these three approaches should be integrated in order to grasp the fruitful benefits for the organizations. The benefits include; minimize redundancies, improve the operations performance and eventually assist in achieving certification and award. This paper proposes the enablers for operations diagnosis and improvement based on integration of ISO19011 Quality Audit framework, Business Excellence Framework and Lean Six Sigma approaches.
One type of the decision support tools that can be used to select appropriate organisational impr... more One type of the decision support tools that can be used to select appropriate organisational improvement initiatives is by using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Organisational improvement initiatives involve approaches, technologies, management systems, techniques and/or tools, such as Lean, Cloud Computing, Quality Management System and Benchmarking. The objectives of this project are: (1) to identify the main organisational improvement initiatives based on Malaysia Business Excellence Framework (MBEF) and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0; (2) to investigate the existing Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets for the selection of organisational improvement initiatives; and (3) to develop a new version of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for selecting improvement initiatives. Data was collected using online questionnaire survey based on purposive sampling. The respondents of the survey involved consultants, managers and lecturers who are experts in the area related to operations and quality. The new version of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet consists of main interface, areas for improvement based on six enabler criteria of 2020-2025 MBEF (Leadership, Strategy, Information, Customer, Workforce and Process), examples of problems in the organisations, examples of improvement initiatives according to the MBEF, brief description of 73 organisational improvement initiatives (including IR 4.0 technologies), decision criteria, and summary report of the selection results. Based on the feedback from the survey, most of respondents agreed that the listed improvement initiatives are relevant, the spreadsheet is easy to use, the steps to complete the decision matrix are easy to follow, the selection criteria are suitable, the decision result are easy to understand and the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet can assist organisations in selecting appropriate improvement initiative.
The paper models strategic monetary-…scal interactions in the aftermath of the global …nancial cr... more The paper models strategic monetary-…scal interactions in the aftermath of the global …nancial crisis-in a single country as well as a monetary union. It depicts both the shortterm (stabilization) perspective and the long-term (sustainability) perspective, and the link between them. This is done in a game theoretic framework that allows for revisions of actions, deterministic or stochastic. In addition, we consider incomplete information about economic conditions, and di¤erent types of government. We …nd that, under ambitious …scal policies, a legislated long-term monetary commitment may: (i) reduce the risk of a double-dip recession and de ‡ation in the short-term, and at the same time (ii) facilitate the 'exit strategy'of monetary policy, ie prevent sub-optimally high future in ‡ation caused by …scal spillovers. Our analysis thus implies that an explicit numerical target for average in ‡ation may play the role of a monetary 'credibility insurance'over all phases of the business cycle, and is bene…cial especially in countries facing …scal stress.
The present study to map the relationship between TQM and Organisational Performance and also to ... more The present study to map the relationship between TQM and Organisational Performance and also to implementation a new model of TQM and Organisational Performance by ISO 9001 Effectiveness and organisational culture in manufacturing companies in Libya Lack of enthusiasm and awareness of need in Libyan society tends to avoid ISO 9001 Effectiveness. However the number of certified companies in Libya versus the Arab world relatively very low and from the review of literature carried out it is apparent that more research is needed, in order to provide a suitable basis for more in-depth study there is no comprehensive study to implementation model of TQM and Organisational Performance by ISO 9001 Effectiveness and organisational culture in Libyan manufacturing companies gain very high attention and this is main motivation of this study.This study uses Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture to examine whether the theoretical constructs underlying the Baldrige criteria are relevant acr...
Libya is among the few developing African economies. After the war in 2011, Libyan manufacturing ... more Libya is among the few developing African economies. After the war in 2011, Libyan manufacturing industries was nurtured to offer better products and services as part of the Libyan government plan to rebuild their economy and improve their industry. Lean manufacturing is one of the improvement initiatives that can be used to boost industrial performance by eliminating of waste and enhancing value-added activities. The main purpose of this paper is to propose a relationship model between Lean Manufacturing practice and business performance with mediators of People Development and Process Improvement based on the Libyan manufacturing industries. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques are used to examine the relationships of the practices. The contribution of this paper would be a conceptual model that will help the academicians and industry practitioners to have a better understanding of the relationship between the Lean Manufacturing practices and business performance, esp...
This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and po... more This paper presented the results of awareness, implementation, the level of effectiveness, and potential future use of ten lean tools and techniques based on Malaysian organisational context. The ten lean tools and techniques being studied include 5S, Cellular Manufacturing (CM), Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, Standardised Work (SW), Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Jidoka, Kanban, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). This study was conducted due to the lack of existing studies on the current status of awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques in Malaysia. An online survey was conducted for this study. The survey was distributed via email to 320 practitioners, managers, executives, consultants, and academicians who have been involved in the selection and/or implementation of lean tools and techniques. A total of 102 responses were returned from 320 industries resulting in 31.9% of valid response rate including responses after follow-up email. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS software package. The findings indicated 5S as the most popular lean tool, followed by Standardised Work (SW), and Kaizen for Malaysian organisations based on the awareness, implementation, effectiveness, and future use of lean tools and techniques.
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