Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia

This paper investigates the measuring competitiveness on the levels of competition for various productions of food products in Malaysia. The study is undertaken using the concept of comparative advantage. In the context of competitiveness of the Malaysian food processing industry the evaluation of c...

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Main Authors: Ramzani, Sara Ravan, Ismail, Mohd Mansor, Abdurofi, Ilmas
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51602/
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author Ramzani, Sara Ravan
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Abdurofi, Ilmas
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Abdurofi, Ilmas
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description This paper investigates the measuring competitiveness on the levels of competition for various productions of food products in Malaysia. The study is undertaken using the concept of comparative advantage. In the context of competitiveness of the Malaysian food processing industry the evaluation of comparative advantage has been undertaken. In order to penetrate a wider range of foreign markets, Malaysian food processors have to identify food sectors that are internationally competitive and could withstand internal and external shocks. The Malaysian competitiveness level was determined using the Domestic Resource Cost (DRC) and Social Cost Benefit (SCB) indicators. Twenty food sectors were assessed using the Malaysian food production and trade data from 2000 to 2008. The results indicate that in the post crisis period, Malaysia enjoys an above average level of comparative advantage in the production of twenty foods product in 2008. As expected, Malaysia has a comparative advantage in the food production.
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spelling upm-516022017-03-30T10:27:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51602/ Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia Ramzani, Sara Ravan Ismail, Mohd Mansor Abdurofi, Ilmas This paper investigates the measuring competitiveness on the levels of competition for various productions of food products in Malaysia. The study is undertaken using the concept of comparative advantage. In the context of competitiveness of the Malaysian food processing industry the evaluation of comparative advantage has been undertaken. In order to penetrate a wider range of foreign markets, Malaysian food processors have to identify food sectors that are internationally competitive and could withstand internal and external shocks. The Malaysian competitiveness level was determined using the Domestic Resource Cost (DRC) and Social Cost Benefit (SCB) indicators. Twenty food sectors were assessed using the Malaysian food production and trade data from 2000 to 2008. The results indicate that in the post crisis period, Malaysia enjoys an above average level of comparative advantage in the production of twenty foods product in 2008. As expected, Malaysia has a comparative advantage in the food production. Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51602/1/Measuring%20competitiveness%20of%20food%20processing%20industry%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Ramzani, Sara Ravan and Ismail, Mohd Mansor and Abdurofi, Ilmas (2014) Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia. In: Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences Conference 2014, 25-26 Aug. 2014, Grand Season Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (pp. 1-8). https://www.aabss.org.au/research-papers/measuring-competitiveness-food-processing-industry-malaysia
spellingShingle Ramzani, Sara Ravan
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Abdurofi, Ilmas
Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia
title Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia
title_full Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia
title_fullStr Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia
title_short Measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in Malaysia
title_sort measuring competitiveness of food processing industry in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51602/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51602/1/Measuring%20competitiveness%20of%20food%20processing%20industry%20in%20Malaysia.pdf