Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies

Manufacturing is a complex industry where various methods, tools and labour come together to produce large-scale products. Each product and industry have its unique systems, layouts and procedures. Understanding these intricacies is vital for efficiency, product quality and competitiveness among the...

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Main Authors: Nor Anija, Jalaludin, Amirul Syafiq, Sadun, Chulakit, Saranjuu, Hairulazwan, Hashim, Suziana, Ahmad, Nur Aminah, Sabarudin, Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Wang, Zhiwen
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author Nor Anija, Jalaludin
Amirul Syafiq, Sadun
Chulakit, Saranjuu
Hairulazwan, Hashim
Suziana, Ahmad
Nur Aminah, Sabarudin
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Wang, Zhiwen
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Amirul Syafiq, Sadun
Chulakit, Saranjuu
Hairulazwan, Hashim
Suziana, Ahmad
Nur Aminah, Sabarudin
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Wang, Zhiwen
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description Manufacturing is a complex industry where various methods, tools and labour come together to produce large-scale products. Each product and industry have its unique systems, layouts and procedures. Understanding these intricacies is vital for efficiency, product quality and competitiveness among the industries. This paper aims to explore the basics of the local manufacturing sector, the different production processes used and common problems on the manufacturing floor. In a November 2022 survey with about 56 participants in Malaysia, data were collected on how each of the participants' industries operated, along with some common problems. Human, machine and system issues were identified as common concerns among the industries. Surprisingly, despite the rise of automation and Industry 4.0, 10% of production lines still rely entirely on manual labour and 80.4% are semi-automated, highlighting a continued dependence on human labour for various tasks, even in today's technological landscape.
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spelling ump-439112025-02-25T08:21:49Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43911/ Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies Nor Anija, Jalaludin Amirul Syafiq, Sadun Chulakit, Saranjuu Hairulazwan, Hashim Suziana, Ahmad Nur Aminah, Sabarudin Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi Wang, Zhiwen T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Manufacturing is a complex industry where various methods, tools and labour come together to produce large-scale products. Each product and industry have its unique systems, layouts and procedures. Understanding these intricacies is vital for efficiency, product quality and competitiveness among the industries. This paper aims to explore the basics of the local manufacturing sector, the different production processes used and common problems on the manufacturing floor. In a November 2022 survey with about 56 participants in Malaysia, data were collected on how each of the participants' industries operated, along with some common problems. Human, machine and system issues were identified as common concerns among the industries. Surprisingly, despite the rise of automation and Industry 4.0, 10% of production lines still rely entirely on manual labour and 80.4% are semi-automated, highlighting a continued dependence on human labour for various tasks, even in today's technological landscape. Penerbit Akademia Baru 2024-12 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43911/1/Malaysia%27s%20manufacturing%20landscape_Current%20challenges%20and%20production%20strategies.pdf Nor Anija, Jalaludin and Amirul Syafiq, Sadun and Chulakit, Saranjuu and Hairulazwan, Hashim and Suziana, Ahmad and Nur Aminah, Sabarudin and Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi and Wang, Zhiwen (2024) Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies. Journal of Advanced Research Design, 123 (1). pp. 213-225. ISSN 2289-7984. (Published) https://doi.org/10.37934/ard.123.1.213225 https://doi.org/10.37934/ard.123.1.213225
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Nor Anija, Jalaludin
Amirul Syafiq, Sadun
Chulakit, Saranjuu
Hairulazwan, Hashim
Suziana, Ahmad
Nur Aminah, Sabarudin
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Wang, Zhiwen
Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies
title Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies
title_full Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies
title_fullStr Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies
title_full_unstemmed Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies
title_short Malaysia's manufacturing landscape: Current challenges and production strategies
title_sort malaysia's manufacturing landscape: current challenges and production strategies
topic T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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