MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE STRUCTURE PLAN IN DELIVERING OUTPUT USING DYNAMIC MODEL

Plan outputs are the material objects that are tangible and provided as a result of the implementation of a development plan. They often act as precursor to achieving plan outcomes. Therefore, it is important to monitor the performance of plan in delivering its outputs so that the prospect of achieving its outcomes remains high. However, present state structure plan monitoring programmes focus mostly on monitoring land use change and not plan output delivery. The absence of output monitoring reduces the usefulness of the programmes and contributes to under-provision of outputs, especially public facilities and open spaces. This study proposes that state structure plan monitoring programmes must include mechanism to monitor the performance of the plan in delivering plan outputs. To this end, a dynamic model for monitoring performance of state structure plan in delivering open spaces was developed using STELLA software and applied on the Selangor State Structure Plan. The model simulation showed that the Selangor State Structure Plan has performed poorly in delivering the open spaces where their provision has not conform to the plan’s targets. The model simulations also show that this nonconformances will remain by the end of the plan’s planning period.

MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE STRUCTURE PLAN IN DELIVERING OUTPUT USING DYNAMIC MODEL

Plan outputs are the material objects that are tangible and provided as a result of the implementation of a development plan. They often act as precursor to achieving plan outcomes. Therefore, it is important to monitor the performance of plan in delivering its outputs so that the prospect of achieving its outcomes remains high. However, present state structure plan monitoring programmes focus mostly on monitoring land use change and not plan output delivery. The absence of output monitoring reduces the usefulness of the programmes and contributes to under-provision of outputs, especially public facilities and open spaces. This study proposes that state structure plan monitoring programmes must include mechanism to monitor the performance of the plan in delivering plan outputs. To this end, a dynamic model for monitoring performance of state structure plan in delivering open spaces was developed using STELLA software and applied on the Selangor State Structure Plan. The model simulation showed that the Selangor State Structure Plan has performed poorly in delivering the open spaces where their provision has not conform to the plan’s targets. The model simulations also show that this nonconformances will remain by the end of the plan’s planning period.

The Design and Application of Group Supporting Information Management System of the Designated Assemble Line

Group supporting information management system of the designated assemble line can real-time track the assembly processes of production line, count and analyze the parts plan output, plan working time, actual output, actual working time, spare parts inventory and other relevant data of production line in the production of the various stages, to improve and define the parts in the technological process of the production line, ensure the problems in the assembly process of the production line can be processed in time, to ensure the assembly parts can be matched not only on the production but also on the time of nodes of planned versus actual in the process of production assembly line,. This system has been put into commercial production; showed the effectiveness of the system.

Effects of Organizational Structure of Marketing Planning on Credibility and Utilization of Plan Output

The authors investigate the effects of the organizational structure used for marketing planning on the credibility and utilization of marketing plans. Data on 53 organizations were obtained from multiple respondents in the marketing areas of those organizations. The results indicate that a bureaucratized planning structure with formal rules and procedures and departmental specialization can enhance both plan credibility and utilization. However, high centralization of authority affected these variables negatively. The explanatory mechanisms suggested by these results are discussed and managerial implications presented.