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Configure-to-Order (CTO) Production Through Lean Initiatives: Manufacturing Delivery in COVID-19 Pandemic Milieu
Get PDFManufacturing is a critical demand-supply chain of production to meet consumption needs in fulfilment of contractual obligation under planned delivery schedule
or on-demand as needed. This is particularly the case with certain manufacturing concerns that continue to advocate a normative practice of market-response or business-purchase reactions as and when it arises. The maintenance of capital-intensive production and highcost related products are examples of a typical and common business process in operations management that is reactive rather than proactive. However, as a Business Process Improvement (BPI) strategy that works beyond the practice of normative manufacturing is this proposed model of configure-to-order (CTO) production through lean initiatives. It is a proactive change-driven flexible-adaptive manufacturing enabler that produces evershorter delivery times, with economies of scale, operational efficiency, systemic-aligned management and overall productive organizational effectiveness. A case in point is the agility of medical equipment and related products manufacturing business during an unexpected surge of not only critical demand but urgent-fast delivery for its products to combat the death-threatening crisis of Covid-19 pandemic onslaught. In essence, the adoption of ‘lean’ initiatives that incorporates a combined approach of ‘lean’ and ‘agile’ elements - capsulated in the acronym of ‘leagility’ – is a hybrid strategy that facilitates
CTO production to deliver the output on time, the result-expected secured and outcomeanticipated fulfille
Impact of Competitive Strategies on Corporate Performance of Selected Shipping Companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Get PDFIn globalization, manufacturing and related services industries - with their respective logistics transportation and transactional delivery chains - compete in varying competitive conditions to capture market share. The widespread maritime logistics and shipping industry which facilitates the formation of trade alliances such as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is a case in point. This study explores why and what is lacking in its organizations and management in the shipping industry to retain its strategic competitive edge and what the slack areas of competitive advantage are, to capitalize on available opportunities in the Gulf maritime trade, often
dominated by big branded-industry players who changed their financial, administrative and operating strategies to sustain the market changes that poses a highly competitive and dynamic business environment where prediction and stipulation do not work most of the times due to fluctuating rates of chartering ships that intimidate operations and unsettled bottom-line
performances. The research questions seek answers from a random sample of 210 middle andsenior management employees from Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, based on a mix method that secures 6-focus demographic variables and 4-axis 1-set phrases questions whose
responses each were analysed statistically to achieve study objectives. The overall findings suggest, among others, a prevailing business gap where GCC companies should diversify their fleet portfolio towards different sectors business while maintaining moderate growth in their existing sectors to enable diversified income and revenue generation to mitigate risks of declining market sectors
Measurement of Readiness in IT Adoption Among SMEs Manufacturing Industry in Jakarta.
Get PDFThe development of SMEs, especially those based on the manufacturing industry, is highly developed along with the significant market demand. The increasingly important information technology in SMEs will have an impact on increasing productivity, marketing, and efficiency in this research, measurement of readiness level in the adoption of information technology (IT) will be carried out used to explore the level IT application readiness and to examine factors which influences its application. The survey was conducted on stakeholders of Small and Medium Enterprises in Jakarta, which was done using interview and questionnaire techniques with a response (n = 68). Interviews and questionnaires are conducted on policymakers in SMEs companies so that the data obtained will provide accurate results. Data will be processed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) software. The results shown by the majority of respondents (54.4%) answered that the percentage of the level of readiness of SMEs towards IT adoption was more than 50%. Meanwhile, 31.7% of respondents stated that for a percentage of more than 75%. Respondents taken were only about five regions of Jakarta. Also, more comprehensive results will be used as a reference when respondent data will cover all regions of Java. From the results of this study can be used for further research related to the level of readiness for IT adoption in SME
Application of Strategic Management Information System (SMIS) in the Ministry of Interior, UAE: Issues and Challenges
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is to present and describe SMIS implementation challenges or problems as well as identifying the key issues to achieve successful implementation. Moreover, this research seeks to explain the implementation effects and consequences which impact the organization and its processes. We investigate the key challenges faced for implementing SMIS in the Ministry of Interior, UAE. Quantitative methodology used and structured questionnaire was imployed.150 respondents were participated in this study and data was analyzed by using SPSS V.19. The findings show that budgetary, infrastructural and human resource capabilities have significant impact on the performance of SMIS. It is recommended to invest in technology development and taking initiatives to enhance skill of employee. Increase awareness at every level of the management, from the grass root level should be practiced as to make all aware that such a strategic management information system exists in the ministry of interior. Better regulatory observation needed to be adhered to monitor the information system and adhere to compliance issues. Training facilities by both in house and external trainers required on the latest software and application of strategic management information system
Readiness Measurement of IT Implementation in Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia
Get PDFThis article elaborates the result of the Pilot Study which is related to IT implementation factors at the Higher Education Institution (HEI), a pilot study is used to validate quantitative readiness model of IT implementation. The main objective of this study is examining the factors that influence the readiness of IT implementation in HEI. This study attempts to analyze IT Content factors, Institutional Context, People, Process, Technology, Service Quality and IT Implementation Readiness (ITIR). The sample of data was taken from 150 HEIs throughout Indonesia which was then processed in statistical techniques through PLS-SEM method. The research finding shows that 9 of the 14 hypotheses used as ITIR model construct have a very significant influence on IT implementation on HEI, so that this finding can provide a comprehensive contribution to the literature of ITIR model development
Systematic Review of the Builder Method and Product of the Information System Strategic Planning at Higher Education Institution in Indonesian
Get PDFResearch on the utilization of Information System Strategic Planning (ISSP) in Higher Educations in Indonesia is still being conducted. ISSP provides an important role in the successful use of information systems in Higher Education in the form of the realization of benefits. Therefore ISSP needs to be built properly by utilizing the appropriate ISSP builder methods, to produce ISSP products that can provide benefits realization. Current ISSP building methodologies commonly used are frameworks such as Business Systems Planning
(BSP), Ward and Peppard (W&P), Zachman Enterprise Architecture (EA), Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP), EA TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), Tozer, PPDIOO (Prepare, Plan, Design, Implementation, Operate, Optimize) and EUP (Enterprise Unified Process). Commonly produced ISSP products are Blueprint(BLPT), Application Portfolio(APPF), EA Model(EAMD), Strategic Planning (STPN), Master Plan(MTPN), and Road Map (RDMP). The results of research that discuss building methodologies and ISSP products are currently being conducted at Higher Education in Indonesia, but there is still little research that discusses the exploration of the accumulated use of the ISSP method, ISSP products, and mapping of ISSP methodologies to ISSP products. This exploration effort is useful in obtaining reality and phenomena related to ISSP product development methodologies and their mapping. The research aims to explore the method of ISSP builders and products and their mapping at Higher Educations in Indonesia in the period 2009 to 2019 by utilizing the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. The results of this study provide synthesis and mapping related to the ISSP builder method and products in Indonesia
The Relationship of Transformational and Transactional Principal Leadership on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Secondary Student Performance in Subang Jaya, Selangor
No full textThis study investigate the perceptions of teachers as to how the leadership of their principal affects their job satisfaction at public secondary schools in Subang Jaya
and in turn, the effect it has towards students’ academic performance. This quantitative research concentrates on how teacher’s perceptions of their principal’s leadership style enhance teachers’ job satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to examine the unique impact that school principals have on teacher job satisfaction and finding which specific leadership practices were associated with teacher job satisfaction. The sample
consists of 260 teachers from four public secondary schools at Subang Jaya, Selangor.
\The instruments used for this study were the Multi-factor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) developed by Bass & Avolio (2004) and the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire
(JSQ) developed by Spector (1995). Data were analysed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, Chi Square test, Pearson Correlation test and Regression analysis. The
researcher tried to explore transformational and transactional leadership styles to find out, which was more effective leadership style as principal in public secondary schools. The researcher conducted this study to obtained confirmation on the impact
of principal leadership styles, and how it can affect teachers’ job satisfaction, and students’ performance in public secondary schools at Subang Jaya, Selangor. It was
also to confirm that knowledge and perceptions of teachers can help principals to
create a better working environment and helps to understand the needs of their teachers. The result of this study indicated that principal leadership style has a significant (p˂0.05) relationship to teacher job satisfaction in schools. Thus, the findings of this study contributed to the existing literature by providing a better understanding how teacher job satisfaction and student performance can be influence by the principal leadership styles
School Improvement and Academic Performance of Public Secondary Schools of Nyamira County, Kenya
Get PDFKenya conducts the Kenya Secondary Certificate of Education (KCSE) managed by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and standardized for all secondary schools in the country. This study is about school improvement and academic performance of public secondary schools of Nyamira County, Kenya. The study aimed at evaluating the influence of parental involvement in education financing and student discipline as improvement variables towards academic performance in public secondary schools. The study was anchored on the KCSE performance results. Nyamira County among others has recorded low scores over the years as indicated in the KCSE results thus rendering public secondary schools’ performance in Nyamira County questionable. This study was based on the theory of performance as espoused by Elger and acknowledges the significance of descriptive research design. A total of
127 public secondary schools were sampled from the target population of 189 public secondary schools using the Krecjie and Morgan table of sample size determination. Sample respondents were 889 comprising of teachers. The researcher used a questionnaire as a primary data collection instrument. Data analysis was done using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) software. Based on the findings of this study, the study concluded that parental involvement is critical in the students’ academic performance among public secondary schools in Nyamira County. There exist a strong positive correlation between adequate education financing support and student’s performance in KCSE. The study also revealed that student discipline influences the academic performance of public secondary schools in Nyamira County. Disciplined pupils are likely to remain focused on their educational goals and aspirations; manage their time well, work harder in academics and show high levels of determination to succeed academically. Different lifestyle, societal norms and culture were some of the prime challenges facing the process of maintaining high discipline levels in Nyamira County. Although most secondary schools in Nyamira have got a disciplinary policy showing school rules and expected behaviour, the consequences for breaking these guidelines and the level of policy implementation in these public secondary schools in Nyamira County is wanting. From the ANOVA results, the value for F calculated is 501.176 while for F critical is 3.85. Since F calculated (501.176) is greater than F critical (3.85) and the P value is less than 0.05, this leads to the rejection of null hypotheses and adoption of the alternative hypothesis; this shows a positive significance and therefore there is need to formulate strategies that encourage parental engagement in academic improvement strategy. This is based on the revelation that lack of proper engagement procedures impeded participatory levels of parents in academic improvement strategy and therefore negatively affecting student’s academic performance. From the ANOVA test, The F calculated value is 9.956 while for F critical is 3.85. Since F calculated (9.956) is greater than F critical (3.85) and the P value is less than 0.05, this led to the rejection of null hypotheses and adoption of the alternative hypothesis revealing a positive significant relationship between levels of school financing and academic Performance of public secondary schools Nyamira County. The state policymakers should implement education reforms designed to improve resource allocation and boost student’s academic performance. The government should consider increasing the level of funding to secondary school since in some cases where social economic factors were unfavorable since it enables the affected students to academically performance preferably low. On the other hand, the ANOVA test, The F calculated value is 98.160 while for F critical is 3.85. Since F calculated (98.160) is greater than
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F critical (3.85) and the P value is less than 0.05, led to the rejection of null hypotheses and thus adoption of the alternative hypothesis. The implication is that, student discipline is a significant predictor of student academic performance at national standardized examinations among public secondary schools in Nyamira County. Hence there is need to improve on Parent’s involvement in student discipline. This will help to curb some of the challenges in instilling discipline like lack of cooperation from parents, different lifestyle and societal norms the hinder disciplinary measures. The study recommends that other stakeholders like NGOs and Faith Based Organisations should be engaged in policy development as to foster smooth implementation of all programmes towards improved academic performance in the public secondary schools within the study area. In conclusion, parental involvement, school financing and student discipline components are significant towards improvement and academic performance of public secondary schools of Nyamira County, Kenya
Incubation-Transforming Agenda Under COVID-19 Pandemic Canopy: A Framework for Private School Teacher Professional Development (TPD)
Get PDFThe persistence of life-threatening coronavirus pandemic worldwide paints an ominous outlook characterized by a haze of depression-extended uncertainties and pessimistic speculations. But it is not completely hopeless because the COVID-19 canopy provides an insidious respite for self-reflection beyond previous non-COVID 19 normal. Under new normal COVID-19 experiences is a window of life-relearning opportunity to review and plan-execute gestation ideas or development projects in anticipatory good times to come. And life-relearning under any circumstance is directly or indirectly live-education in transition. Defined as the delivery and application of knowledge, education as always requires the teaching community as a catalytic transformer for school-processing knowledge, and a major conduit of transmitting student-acquired knowledge often in the national language of the country, supported by the lingua franca – the English language – of international business and global communication. In this regard therefore the proposed 10-principle pathway TPD (Teacher Professional Development) Framework is share-reflected to engage discourse exchange-feedback on its viability and efficacy to transform private independent secondary school novice teachers into professional teachers in Malaysia, whose professionalism is benchmarked by 3-criteria vocation-relevant set of knowledge update, upskill competency and ethics accountability to further value-add and value-create in the public interest of private schooling contribution to building a formidable Malaysian nation