A Study on Benchmarking Technique Understanding and Knowledge in Malaysia Palm Oil Milling Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norashikin Rahman ◽  
Baba Md. Deros ◽  
Mohd. Nizam Ab Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Postal Mail ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Benchmarking is a tool that can lead to broad improvements to an organization. It has been implemented in various industries such as manufacturing and services. The objective of this study is to identify the level of understanding and knowledge on benchmarking in palm oil milling industry. A survey instrument, tested for reliability and validity by experts and practitioner was developed to collect data from respondents involved the palm oil milling industry. Later, the survey questionnaire which comprise of two sections was distributed through postal mail and email to 230 respondents in different palm oil milling industry. Seventy four survey questionnaires were completed and returned, giving a response rate of 32.2%. Analysis of survey results shows that 18.9% of respondents are in good category, 71.6% are still in moderate category and 9.5% in low category. Thus, it can be concluded that 81.1% of survey respondents in palm oil milling industry is still lacking of knowledge and understanding in benchmarking concept. Further guidance, support and awareness are really needed to encourage more organisations in palm oil industry to use benchmarking in order to survive and remain competitive.

A STUDY ON BENCHMARKING UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE AND IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS IN MALAYSIAN OIL PALM INDUSTRY

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norashikin Rahman ◽  
Baba Md Deros ◽  
Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman ◽  
Jaharah A. Ghani ◽  
Chairul Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Management Culture ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Industry Survey ◽  
Oil Palm Industry ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Knowledge Survey ◽  
Postal Mail

This paper is based on a survey conducted on top management’s benchmarking understanding, awareness and barriers in the Malaysian oil palm industry. The two main objectives of this paper are: firstly, to investigate the level of understanding and knowledge; secondly, to identify the barriers that could hinder and disrupt the benchmarking implementation in the Malaysian oil palm industry. A survey questionnaire tested for reliability and validated by experts and practitioners was developed and distributed through postal mail and email to 700 respondents involved in the oil palm industry.  Survey results revealed that 77.9% of them are still in the moderate category, 8.1% in the low category and only 14% have good benchmarking understanding and knowledge. Survey results also showed that the three main barriers faced during the benchmarking implementation are due to: lack of understanding on the benchmarking knowledge, lack of clarity with regard to specific areas to be benchmarked and top management culture

scholarly journals Awareness, Importance and Satisfaction with the Library Resources: Survey Results from Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Intizar Hussain Butt
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Level Of Importance

This paper aims at exploring the Master of Philosophy in Education students’ awareness about various library resources, their importance and students’ level of satisfaction. This paper concerns the librarians, research students and academicians involved in guiding student research. The paper achieves three objectives 1) to understand Master of Philosophy in Education students’ awareness of documented library resources 2) explore level of importance given to the documented library resources and 3) to find out students’ level of satisfaction about the availability of documented library resources. A conveniently selected sample comprised 100 Master of Philosophy in Education students from a public sector university of Punjab, Pakistan. The data were collected in 2012 through a survey questionnaire which was developed by the researchers and validated by the expert opinions and existing literature. Forty-four library resources were documented in the questionnaire. The response rate was 98%. The data were analyzed by using quantitative approach. It was found that, prior to this survey, the participants were not aware of 14 documented library resources out of which 6 resources have been mentioned as very important by the them. As far as the level of satisfaction about the availability of mentioned resources is concerned, it was very low. This study has highlighted the need for redefining the role of librarians, functioning of libraries and developing librarian-student partnership in order to facilitate research students.

PEMETAAN TEKNOLOGI INDUSTRI KELAPA SAWIT NASIONAL DAN KEBIJAKAN PENGEMBANGANNYA

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Subiyanto Subiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Missing Value ◽  
Technology Capability ◽  
The Government

Palm oil industry in Indonesia has been growing rapidly. But, unfortunately the growth is only effective on upstream industry with low value products, such that potential downstream value added are not explored proportionally. The government is therefore in the process of developing an appropriate policy to strengthen the national palm oil downstream industry. This paper proposes that an approriate policy for developing palm oil downstream industry could be derived from the maps of value chain and existing technology capability of the industry. The result recommends that government policy should emphasize on the supply of raw materials, infrastructure and utilities, as well as developing the missing value chain industry, especially ethoxylation and sulfonation.

Designing and Evaluating Survey Instruments for Research in Human Issues in Horticulture

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 554c-554
Author(s):  
Sonja M. Skelly ◽  
Jennifer Campbell Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
The Social ◽  
Survey Instruments

Survey research has a long precedence of use in the social sciences. With a growing interest in the area of social science research in horticulture, survey methodology needs to be explored. In order to conduct proper and accurate survey research, a valid and reliable instrument must be used. In many cases, however, an existing measurement tool that is designed for specific research variables is unavailable thus, an understanding of how to design and evaluate a survey instrument is necessary. Currently, there are no guidelines in horticulture research for developing survey instruments for use with human subjects. This presents a problem when attempting to compare and reference similar research. This workshop will explore the methodology involved in preparing a survey instrument; topics covered will include defining objectives for the survey, constructing questions, pilot testing the survey, and obtaining reliability and validity information. In addition to these topics some examples will be provided which will illustrate how to complete these steps. At the conclusion of this session a discussion will be initiated for others to share information and experiences dealing with creating survey instruments.

scholarly journals Evaluating Conscious Consumption: A Discussion of a Survey Development Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3339
Author(s):  
Madhavi Venkatesan ◽  
Fenner Dreyfuss-Wells ◽  
Anjali Nair ◽  
Astrid Pedersen ◽  
Vishnu Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Coffee Consumption ◽  
Consumer Good ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Survey Development ◽  
Behavioral Bias ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Questions And Responses

This paper is the outcome of a course project for Economics of Sustainability (Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts). Facilitated and under the direction of the instructor, course participants designed a survey instrument where questions and responses were developed to be indicators of behavioral bias related to the environment. The consumer good targeted in the survey was convenience-based coffee consumption, and convenience was defined by the use of single-use disposable coffee cups. The discussion highlights the survey development process including literature review-based expectations specific to each question. The paper concludes with next steps, which involve the administration of the instrument and evaluation of the survey results.

2020 Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Membership Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 193672442110537
Author(s):  
Joel L. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Applied Sociology ◽  
Sociological Practice ◽  
Current Survey ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Professional Home

The Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS) was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Society for Applied Sociology and the Sociological Practice Association giving name recognition to both applied and clinical sociology, and a professional home for all sociological practitioners. In an effort to provide greater benefit and value to members, and to better meet the needs of its members, the AACS conducted a membership survey. On October 9, 2020, a membership survey was sent to AACS members to gather data. While the current survey results could have benefited from a greater response rate, the data gathered provides some degree of insight to members’ characteristics and attitudes toward the AACS. It is recommended that the AACS consider conducting future membership studies periodically to determine how to better meet member needs, and to estimate the value of AACS to its members.

The drivers of industry 4.0 in a circular economy: The palm oil industry in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 324 ◽  
pp. 129216
Author(s):  
Asma-Qamaliah Abdul-Hamid ◽  
Mohd Helmi Ali ◽  
Lokhman Hakim Osman ◽  
Ming-Lang Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Oil Industry
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