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Challenges in rescue project towards procurement method
No full textThe existence of abandoned housing projects is a serious problem and will continue to be cancerous in Malaysia's construction industry. This trend is becoming increasingly worrying. In order to finish the abandoned construction project, the government has engaged a rescue contractor. However, some rescue contractors have trouble finishing abandoned building projects since it presents distinct difficulties to finishing conventional construction projects. Therefore, this study aims to identify challenges amongst rescue contractors in rescuing abandoned projects and to determine strategies to overcome the challenges in rescuing abandoned projects. This study uses quantitative methods through survey methods using a questionnaire. Thus, the questionnaire will be distributed to the contractor data based on Public Works Department (PWD). Around 345 respondents from the list are chosen to answer the questionnaires. The data analysis was done using the content analysis method and mean and ANOVA analysis. The results of the study found that the most significant challenges among the rescue contractor are lack of policy continuity and materials price increase in rescuing abandoned projects, with a mean of 4.84 for both. Meanwhile, addressing the fundamental root causes is one of the strategies in rescuing abandoned projects, with a mean of 4.63. The result of the One-Way ANOVA analysis has shown a significant difference between the challenges of rescuing abandoned projects by the Contract Method, where the value of f =6.558; p< 0.05. Therefore, the hypothesis is accepted, and significant differences exist in challenges in rescuing abandoned projects based on different procurement (p=0.002). This study can be a guide for any rescue contractors who are interested in restoring abandoned projects in order to help the government in reducing the number of abandoned housing projects in the country. The efforts of rescue contractors not only help to reduce the statistics of abandoned housing projects, but they can also realize the dreams of home buyers who want to occupy their new homes after a long period
The implication of Movement Control Order (MCO) toward the small-scale food and beverage activities in Johor, Malaysia
No full textThe implementation of a movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia due to the COVID-19 pandemic has widely affected the majority of small-scale economic activities, including the food and beverage (F&B) sector. This paper aims to analyse the impact of MCO implementation on small-scale F&B activities in Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri (MBIP), Johor, Malaysia. Descriptive and inferential analyses were employed to analyse the impact of MCO implementation via a questionnaire sampling of 60 small-scale F&B operators across the case study. The research found that the movement restrictions had a massive influence on the economy of most of the businesses, particularly on their income generations. The MCO also obstructed a smooth economic recovery of any business, including the small-scale F&B activities, despite the various initiatives being addressed to minimise the economic impact of pandemic and sustain the business activities and income generations. Hence, a planning approach should be taken to manage the chain impact of a health crisis, such as movement restrictions, in reducing the economic impacts of small-scale F&B activities
Application of biopolymer schizophyllan derived from local sources in Malaysia for polymer flooding operation
No full textAfter the application of primary and secondary recovery methods, a significant amount of oil gets left behind in the reservoir. Thus, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods are the only viable options. Polymer flooding has been widely used for many years. The ability of a polymer to sustain high temperature and salinity reservoir conditions, while taking into account the cost of the polymer, is a challenging aspect of its application in polymer flooding. Due to the forthcoming environmental regulation, the eco-friendly biopolymers have been gaining importance. This study aims to investigate the biopolymer schizophyllan produced utilizing locally and cheaply available sources in Malaysia for its rheological property at various range of biopolymer concentration. Also, the effect of aging at high temperature on the biopolymer viscosity was studied. A core flooding experiment was also performed utilizing a Berea sandstone core at an 80?°C reservoir temperature and a salinity of 90,000?ppm. The rheological studies showed a shear thinning behavior at all biopolymer concentrations. The effect of aging up to a period of 6 months exhibited insignificant decrease in biopolymer viscosity. Core flooding experiments using the biopolymer derived from local sources showed an incremental oil recovery of 17.25% after waterflooding
The effectiveness of maintenance management at government school in Johor
No full textSchool buildings are categorized as one of the major facilities provided by the Government in the national education sector. In order to ensure that the public facilities provided are in good and safe condition, the maintenance aspect must be taken into account by the department involved which are, State Department of Education (JPN) and District Education Office (PPD) as an agency coordinating maintenance work for Government schools. This study aims to identify challenges in maintenance management practice, and to determine the implementation level of goverment school building maintenance carried out at Johor state level. An online questionnaire was conducted to 64 respondents in JPN and PPD who were directly involved in the maintenance of government school buildings in Johor. Review on related literatures had identified 24 challenges of maintenance management practice in government school buildings and 16 criteria for implementation of maintenance management practice based on the PDCA-ISO 41001 framework. The challenges and levels of implementation of school building maintenance practice were analyzed by using the mean value score 14 main challenges have been identified in maintenance management practice of government school building. Among the top three main challenges that have the highest mean score are, the current state of some school buildings is obsolete and poor, limited annual allocation for school building maintenance and application for additional allocation of building maintenance is very limited. The results also show that implementation level of maintenance management practice at government school based on the mean score value was at a average level and meets minimum requirements of PDCA-ISO 41001 framework. Therefore, this study provides recommendations and basic reference guidelines to achieve effectiveness in maintenance management practice at government school building through various strategies of improvements
The impact of covid-19 pandemic on Malaysian workplaces a facilities management perspective
No full textFacilities management (FM) and workplaces have always been two inseparable components for a business organizational entity. The FM and workplaces relation may be described as the conviction of a discipline’s ability to enhance systems for managing workplaces in order to motivate people to offer their best, to support their effectiveness, and, ultimately, to contribute to economic development and organizational success. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered the FM discipline’s critical leadership in becoming the frontliner in the worst of times to create agile workplaces given the still-valid relevance of sustaining physical workplaces and the uncertainties the pandemic carries. This research’s ultimate aim is to gather relevant information on what have been experienced by FM practitioners managing the workplaces in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic by determining the impacts brought by Covid-19 pandemic on facilities management of workplaces in Malaysia and the strategic and/or operational actions taken by facilities management practitioners in Malaysia in response to the impacts. Qualitative in-depth interview approach was conducted with six FM practitioners to gather the required data before inductive analysis of the gathered data was further conducted. The findings showed that all four main elements of FM, people, place, process and technology, are impacted by the covid where in response to those impacts, strategic approaches seem to be more favorable under unprecedented situations. This research presents the recent experience faced by FM of Malaysian workplaces attributable to the pandemic. The act of strategically addressing the impacts by Malaysian FM practitioners has supported the theory of strategic alignment that has become the basis of this research. In the future, Malaysian workplaces will likely continue to evolve given the devastating experience it has encountered during the pandemic. This research has become a practical lens to look at the anticipated changes of FM of workplaces in Malaysia where creating a resilient workplace under unprecedented conditions is very desirable
A review of agricultural product characterization using microwave sensor
No full textThis paper presents a review on characterization of agricultural product using various type of microwave sensor. Interaction between EM waves with materials are described. Interaction between microwave and agricultural product are considering a wide range of frequencies and applications such as detection of dielectric properties, moisture content, heating mechanisms, and product control. Each of the Agricultural product has their unique dielectric properties, it can be characterized by frequency dependent parameters such as dielectric properties and moisture content. By analyzing the unique dielectric properties of the agricultural products, the moisture content and the heating mechanisms can be distinguished by measuring the changes in dielectric properties and concentration of agricultural products. Additionally, this paper also emphasis on a clear demarcation of open-ended coaxial probe, planar antenna, rectangular waveguide, and horn antennas as microwave sensor and their applications
Developing critical success factors and key performance indicators in managing event program at Malaysian communications and multimedia commission (MCMC)
Full text linkAn increasing number of events in Malaysia government agency has demanded a creation well verse management of event within the agency. This research was designed to identify and evaluate the success criteria and success factor in managing event at MCMC event department. The application of mixed method for methodology to identify and evaluate the current situation current situation. There are 30 respondent has participated in for this research survey and three officer as respondent for interview. With application of SPSS and Nvivo software, the research has identify the success factor and success criteria in managing event at MCMC. The criteria and success factor play a vital role to determine and the success with the department and the further discussion stated in the next chapter of this research
Examining the factors that influence customers’ intention to use smartwatches in Malaysia Using UTAUT2 Model
No full textThe rapid advancement in information and communication technologies has resulted in the emergence of smartwatches. The health tracking functions in the smartwatch enable users to monitor their health status and encourage a healthy lifestyle, which may help to reduce the possibility to get noncommunicable diseases (NCD). Thus, there is a need to understand what attracts customers to use the device. Hence, the main objective of this study is to examine the factors that influence customers to use smartwatches. Accordingly, the Unified Technology Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) was extended with three variables namely personal innovativeness, privacy risk, and healthology. A sample of 299 potential smartwatch users in Malaysia was used to test the research model. The results demonstrated that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, personal innovativeness, and healthology are associated with customers’ intention to use smartwatches. Moreover, the study revealed the moderating effect of gender on healthology and intention to use smartwatches relationship. The findings provide theoretical and practical implications for practitioners in the smartwatches market
Kompetensi pengurus projek kontraktor bagi pembinaan jalan raya di Sumatera Barat Indonesia
No full textProject performance is highly influence by the competence of a project manager in carrying out his role. Critical performance issues that often occur in construction industry are related to time delays, cost overruns and poor quality. Mainly this was due to the lack of competency of a project manager in managing a project. This study was conducted to develop the frame work of project manager’s competency in leading toward the success of road project implementation in West Sumatra. Many development projects in West Sumatera was observed and it shows that several road projects were not successful due to the project manager’s incompetence. The basic concept and theory of project manager’s competency highlighted from several references including International Project Management Frameworks. At the initial stage, 55 project manager’s competency factors were identified from the literatures review. Surveys was conducted on project managers in West Sumatera and additional 11 competency factors were identified by the expert. Questionnaire survey were distributed to 81 respondents who are involved in road project in West Sumatra to provide the most important feedback. The qualitative analysis method was used has highlighted 65 competency factors agreed by the experts in Indonesia. The next stage uses Structure Equation Model (SEM) and Partial Least Square (PLS) Smart 3.0 application, to obtain the critical factors and validate the research hypotheses. The results of the factor analysis highlighted 13 critical factors and 8 competency frameworks required for road project managers. The framework was validated by 5 experts project manager in Indonesia and later the framework was tested on 3 road project managers in West Sumatera. In conclusion, the framework was successfully develop and recommended as one of the tools to improve the competencies of road project managers in West Sumatera
To identify the impacts of intelligent operations via digitalization to PAMB's insurance agents and their customers, taking the example of PGA life group
No full textThe purpose of this BRP is to identify the impacts of Intelligent Operations via Digitalization to Paragon Group Agency Life Group’s (PGA Life Group) Insurance Agents and Customers, which is also the affiliated insurance agency of Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (PAMB). And the areas of the investigations include the identifications of both the attitudes of PGA Life Group insurance agents and PAMB customers towards the effectiveness of PAMB’s digital transformation, the ranking of working areas impacted by the digital transformation of PAMB, the ranking of digital tools considered the most helpful by the insurance agents, the ranking of frequently used of digital tools by PAMB customers and the ranking digital tools based on PAMB customers’ experience. So when the results generated from the investigations above, recommendations will also be given and it is also hoping that both the PAMB and PGA Life Group will refer to the recommendations for the improvement and upgradation of their current digital tools and approaches in order to create a more efficient working environment which can also provide exceptional customer experience