Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university

Employee’s competency plays an important role in the organization sustainability. This is important as the business environment is facing globalization effect and changing customer’s demand. However, there is a mismatched between workforce qualification and the changes in the business world. Therefo...

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Main Author: Mohd Ghazali, Maarof
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Management & Muamalah, KUIS 2020
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description Employee’s competency plays an important role in the organization sustainability. This is important as the business environment is facing globalization effect and changing customer’s demand. However, there is a mismatched between workforce qualification and the changes in the business world. Therefore, universities play a big role in preparing students for the job market. The Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang has setup a learning factory in 2016 and embed it into the curriculum from October 2017 onwards. This research employed qualitative research in its data collection analysis. The experience of 56, second year undergraduate students who have used the learning factory in the Lean Management were reported. The result from this research reveal that learning factory help students to be exposed to real-life industry, improve student's understanding, gain practical experience, ability to relate theory with practical experience, learn new knowledge, make learning experience more interesting, and help to adapt to industrial life (Leave one space here).
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spelling ump-310582021-04-28T06:02:25Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31058/ Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university Mohd Ghazali, Maarof HD28 Management. Industrial Management LB2300 Higher Education Employee’s competency plays an important role in the organization sustainability. This is important as the business environment is facing globalization effect and changing customer’s demand. However, there is a mismatched between workforce qualification and the changes in the business world. Therefore, universities play a big role in preparing students for the job market. The Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang has setup a learning factory in 2016 and embed it into the curriculum from October 2017 onwards. This research employed qualitative research in its data collection analysis. The experience of 56, second year undergraduate students who have used the learning factory in the Lean Management were reported. The result from this research reveal that learning factory help students to be exposed to real-life industry, improve student's understanding, gain practical experience, ability to relate theory with practical experience, learn new knowledge, make learning experience more interesting, and help to adapt to industrial life (Leave one space here). Faculty of Management & Muamalah, KUIS 2020 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31058/1/Applying%20learning%20factory%20in%20lean%20management.pdf Mohd Ghazali, Maarof (2020) Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university. In: 7th International Conference on Management and Muamalah 2020, ICoMM 2020 , 4 Nov 2020 , Virtual, Online, Malaysia. pp. 1-10.. ISSN 2756-8938 (Published) http://conference.kuis.edu.my/icomm/7th/images/eprosiding/19_MOHD_GHAZALI.pdf
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
LB2300 Higher Education
Mohd Ghazali, Maarof
Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university
title Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university
title_full Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university
title_fullStr Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university
title_full_unstemmed Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university
title_short Applying learning factory in lean management: The experience of undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university
title_sort applying learning factory in lean management: the experience of undergraduate students in a malaysian public university
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
LB2300 Higher Education
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