Nordin Norani- PhD in Lean Management
- Professor (Associate) at Northern University of Malaysia
Nordin Norani
- PhD in Lean Management
- Professor (Associate) at Northern University of Malaysia
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Introduction
Nordin Norani currently works at the School of Technology Management & Logistics (STML), Universiti Utara Malaysia. Currently she is one of the AACSB Managers in UUM. Her role is to ensure UUM especially STML comply with the accreditation. She also chosen as a Leader for Knowledge Science Research Lab (KSRL) since 2020. Previously she was appointed as Head of Department in STML (2015-2018). In year 2018-2019 she was selected as Research Fellow at Japan
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June 2004 - present
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Currently, the industry focuses on technology and innovation to increase the capabilities and relevance to markets. However, there is an important strategy that needs attention, especially in the manufacturing sector, to improve the company’s performance. “Servitization” is a strategy to add value proposition to a product through service offerings....
Transformation from conventional manufacturing system to lean manufacturing system has enabled many manufacturing companies to reduce waste and ultimately achieve operational excellence. Unfortunately, there were also many reported cases where manufacturers failed to sustain the transformation until they achieve the ultimate result. Converting orga...
Sparke Autoparts Sdn. Bhd. (Sparke) is a start-up E-commerce company co-owned by PKT Logistics Group Sdn. Bhd. (PKT) and Baturu Information Technology Co. Ltd. (Baturu). Sparke is an industrial internet company specialising in automotive parts (autoparts) aftermarket sourcing, supply, transactions and services for the passenger and commercial vehic...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the value co-creation process using Facebook as compulsory by a company. A new value co-creation model was developed showing how Facebook could be successfully executed as a platform for the value co-creation process with the aim of providing the best possible service to the recipients. This researc...
Industri kelapa sawit merupakan sebuah industri yang maju dan memberi manfaat kepada kestabilan ekonomi negara Malaysia. Namun begitu, kerja-kerja di ladang kepala sawit adalah sangat mencabar dan para pekerja ladang terdedah kepada banyak risiko semasa menjalankan kerja-kerja harian di ladang. Kebanyakan kerja-kerja di ladang masih lagi menggunaka...
We introduce PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd. (PKT) and its CEO: Dato’ Michael B. Y. Tio (DMT) as a successful Malaysian knowledge creating service company. We examine how PKT designed and adapted the knowledge-creating system into their company’s philosophy towards business operation, thereby innovating service and acquiring more of the global market....
This study explores how SME develops knowledge transfer in Lean management, particularly lean tacit knowledge. Lean tacit knowledge is very significant in ensuring the success of lean management implementation, yet the SMEs often found difficulties due to limited capital and resources. A single case study of Malaysian SME in the automotive industry...
This study proposed knowledge leadership could be seen as the solution to actively and dynamically create new knowledge in an organization. This paper presented an investigation of the knowledge leadership phenomenon and the key elements. The main focus of the paper is to evaluate on how knowledge leadership could lead change in a company towards 4...
Knowledge is the source of competitive advantage in business. Knowledge creation and managing it successfully to the end are the main concerns of companies especially for those who want to innovate service with the aim of achieving business sustainability and growth. In this, adding new services to business activities by knowledge creation process...
The increase in competition worldwide had driven organizations, including the manufacturing industry in Malaysia to face new challenges. The situation had prompted the companies to perform a variety of effective strategies such as the implementation of lean management system. Although there were many studies done on the implementation of lean manag...
This study proposed knowledge leadership could be seen as the solution to actively and dynamically create new knowledge in an organization. This paper presented an investigation of the knowledge leadership phenomenon and the key elements. The main focus of the paper is to evaluate on how knowledge leadership could lead change in a company towards 4...
The increase in competition worldwide had driven organizations, including the manufacturing industry in Malaysia to face with new challenges. The situation had prompted the companies to perform a variety of effective strategies such as the implementation of lean management system. Although there were many studies done on the implementation of lean...
This paper examined the impact of customers' integration on the three dimensions of sustainability performance (environmental, economic and social) among manufacturing firms. The rationale for undertaking this study is based on the fact that many manufacturing firms, most especially within Malaysia have yet to adopt green supply chain management (G...
Globalisasi pasaran, tahap persaingan antara syarikat-syarikat pengeluar produk dan perkhidmatan, serta pelbagai krisis ekonomi adalah beberapa faktor yang paling kritikal pada masa kini. Keadaan tersebut telah mendorong pengurus-pengurus syarikat untuk melaksanakan pelbagai strategi yang berkesan seperti pelaksanaan sistem pengurusan lean dalam or...
Globalisasi pasaran, tahap persaingan antara syarikat-syarikat pengeluar produk dan perkhidmatan, serta pelbagai krisis ekonomi adalah beberapa faktor yang paling kritikal pada masa kini. Keadaan tersebut telah mendorong pengurus-pengurus syarikat untuk melaksanakan pelbagai strategi yang berkesan seperti pelaksanaan sistem pengurusan lean dalam or...
The prevalent and negative impact of knowledge hiding behaviour among employees has called the attention of both practitioners and researchers to begin investigations on its causes, and other factors that influence it on both the targets and perpetrators. Some of the possible suggested antecedents of knowledge hiding studied include trust, job char...
This paper aims to propose a model of change agent system in lean manufacturing implementation to achieve organizational sustainability in terms of knowledge co-creation process with employees by changing their behavioural and mind-set thereby increase organizational performance. This study conducted multi-case design which contains more than a sin...
Previous studies in the field of knowledge management and organizational psychology have reported that knowledge hiding is related to innovation, creativity and organizational performance. Despite these studies, few have attempted to investigate the influence of transformational leadership on employee knowledge hiding behavior. Furthermore, the mec...
Manufacturing social well-being depicts the extent and degree to which society members within and around manufacturing firms is functioning well within the industrial space. It reflects the roles of manufacturing firms' activities on community members' social lives. This study investigated Malaysia manufacturing firms' social well-being by selectin...
Manufacturing companies have been forced to give considerations to sustainable manufacturing practices due to the alarming social and economic factors. However, very few studies have investigated the extent of sustainable manufacturing practices within the context of developing countries, particularly in Malaysia. This study seeks to explore the ex...
Oil palm industry has been the backbone for the growth of Malaysia economy. The exports of this commodity increasing almost every year. Therefore, there are many studies focusing on how to help this industry increased its productivity. In order to increase the productivity, the management of oil palm plantation need to be improved and strengthen. O...
Since the fourth industrial revolution is embryonic also known as the automation and machine era, the issue of industrial waste and pollution have become more pressing. This is because manufacturing firms are known to have the highest pollution. It has made the issues of environmental stewardship vital for both developing and developed countries. H...
Agricultural activities have always been associated with hazards and injuries. Most common injuries experienced by workers are health, safety and ergonomic injuries. It stems from many causes, such as the use of manual tools, incorrect working position, inadequate rest and overloading. This paper aims to reveal the daily hazardous work task of oil...
Oil palm workers are exposed to ergonomics problems in their routine works. Although many technological advances have been developed, a large number of workers are still using manual handling tools in their daily work. A study was done to identify and solve the problems or issues of material handling effect on oil palm collectors and loaders during...
An ergonomics problem is one of the main issues faced by palm oil plantation workers especially during harvesting and collecting of fresh fruit bunches (FFB). Intensive manual handling and labor activities involved have been associated with high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among palm oil plantation workers. New and safe technolog...
Graphical abstract Abstract The main commodity export of Malaysia is still oil palm which is known as the backbone of Malaysian agriculture. Various problems and techniques on managing oil palm plantation has been introduces by many researchers and found that monitoring the status of oil palm plantation through online facility is very important. Th...
Palm oil is a strong contributor and one of the pillars to Malaysia's sustainable development. The existence of various technologies and innovation (technovation) tools can help further enhance the productivity of this industry. Currently, there is a wide range of technovation or mechanized tools produced in order to replace manual tools usage. How...
Government agencies adopt lean management to improve efficiencies and deliver quality services to their customers. However, many public service organizations were unable to fully implement and sustain lean. Resistance to change is one of the challenges during lean implementation in service. Thus, change management is needed by addressing the resist...
Implementation of sustainable manufacturing practices brings lot of gains and benefits not alone to the manufacturing industries but also to their immediate environment. Such benefits includes increase the manufacturing capacity, good industry image, environmental friendly product, enhance business profile, consumer perceptions and corporate reputa...
The need to maintain a balance between the developmental and environmental issues in manufacturing firms is required to ensure that the cost of environmental changes does not negate the economic benefits perceived by the firms. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of sustainable environmental manufacturing practices on firm performance via...
Machines and technologies are the key for the paradigm shift in achieving sustainable agriculture development. The ergonomics design of the machines and technologies is very important to resolve WMSD problems faced by workers. The study aims to investigate on the pain problems experienced by palm oil workers on their body parts, due to the impact o...
Purpose: ERP implementation comes with huge business competitive advantages nevertheless it also has its difficulties and challenges. This paper presents the findings of field work and interview conducted on issues and challenges of ERP implementation on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It proposes implementation strategies at each of the imple...
Sustainable manufacturing practices seek to optimize production efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. Nowadays, the implementation of sustainable manufacturing practices in companies has increased. By implementing sustainable manufacturing practices, firms can gain better access to international markets; enhance business profile, consum...
Environmental problem has been linked to the operational activities of manufacturing firms as they yield production with economic values under the guidance of environmental regulation. Hence, sustainable environmental practice is one of the critical factors in the competition and performance among manufacturers. This study investigates the influenc...
Theoretical evidence shows that a considerable amount of attention has been given to environmental issues in academic researches in the past years and the link between sustainable environmental practices and firm performance remains inconclusive. One of the reasons for this inconsistent relationship is due to the increasing regulatory requirements...
This research paper explored the screening procedures and preliminary analysis of the data collected regarding the influence of top management commitment, stakeholder pressure and public concern on sustainable environmental manufacturing practices in the Malaysian manufacturing industry.One hundred and three companies from different Malaysian manuf...
The demanding of globalization and the concern to remain competitive in the global economy has driven countries to actively pursue high-technology and knowledge-intensive service in industrialization strategies. To encourage the development of industrial technology, several factors must be considered such as knowledge, skills, technical development...
The photovoltaic (PV) system output performance is not independent as it varies over extended periods as well as it depends on the varying atmospheric conditions. In this work, the effect of ambient temperature and relative humidity on the efficiency performance of the polycrystalline PV system was investigated and analyzed in a tropical region. Th...
To improve crash worthiness and fuel economy, the automotive industry is, increasingly, using Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS). However, in recent years, stampers, particularly those serving the automotive industry, have begun to face new challenges related to the increased use of AHSS. Stamping AHSS can push the capability limits of some lubric...
The successful development of Information System (IS) is not high even with enormous interest and fund committed by organizations on this new technology. It has been revealed that a combination of insufficient and unsuitable project management issues are responsible for this low rate of IS development. This paper presents the findings of the fieldw...
An increased demand has been placed on the manufacturing industries to be more responsible to their environment with respect to their product and processes. This demand is due to various antecedent factors driving sustainable environmental practices in manufacturing firms. However, environmental value is not only the concern of firms. The impacts o...
Nowadays, technology has been recognized as one of the strategic tools in enhancing
the economic competitiveness of a country. In oil palm industry, many types of
machinery were invented to assist workers to perform their work process. However,
manual methods still remain as the most effective way of harvesting fresh fruit bunches
(FFB) in oil palm...
The emerging environmental issues have driven manufacturers to start applying green supply chain management (GSCM) concept and practices. GSCM has been considered as a management tool to enhance the environmental sustainability and performance of manufacturing firms. However, there are still limited studies to investigate GSCM practices and its imp...
An increased demand has been placed on the manufacturing industries to be more responsible to their environment with respect to their operational activities. This demand is due to various antecedent factors driving sustainable environmental practices in manufacturing firms. This study therefore, investigated the factors that drive the sustainable e...
Lean manufacturing have been widely used by manufacturing companies worldwide. However, low rate of success towards lean manufacturing transformation in many countries had created a cause of concern. Change agent system is a crucial element in lean transition as most of the employees are not familiar with lean work environment, and requires a behav...
Ergonomics has plays an important role to improve occupational health and work productivity in most industries in Malaysia including agriculture. However, most of the workers in Malaysia especially in oil palm plantation do not highlight ergonomics awareness as priority for their safety and health. They still using manual tools and consequently exp...
Nowadays, technology has been recognized as one of the strategic tools in enhancing the economic competitiveness of a country. In oil palm industry, many types of machinery were invented to assist workers to perform their work process. However, manual methods still remain as the most effective way of harvesting fresh fruit bunches (FFB) in oil palm...
The oil palm industry has been well known as the backbone in Malaysian agriculture and still maintain as the main commodity exports. The research on oil palm industry has been growing gradually by utilizing various methods and technology to solve the problem in managing oil palm plantation. The aim of this paper is to review the technique in managi...
Abstract
The increasing awareness of environmental impacts of manufacturing industry has made sustainable environmental manufacturing practices an important issue among practitioners and researchers. However, the link between environmental manufacturing practices and firm performance remain inconsistent and inconclusive. This study aims at proposin...
Presenting products with a shorter life cycle, intense competition among enterprises and the highest level of customer satisfaction, have forced organisations to invest more on their supply chain. Managers always tried to design effective business to meet customer demands better than competitors. So, understanding the main issues related to supply...
This paper presents an exploratory study of pre-development practices in Malaysian food and beverage manufacturing SMEs. A questionnaire survey is used to explore the difference in pre-development implementation practices between radical and incremental new product development (NPD) projects. The survey was performed at 164 food and beverage manufa...
Lean manufacturing is a proven approach for success in manufacturing industry. However, several organisations failed in their attempt to implement lean manufacturing system. The transition to lean manufacturing requires radical change which involves a total reshaping of purpose, system and culture of the organisation. Therefore, a lean manufacturin...
Lean manufacturing system has been widely applied in manufacturing companies worldwide. However, the low success rate of lean transformations in many countries has given a cause for concern. Much of the literature had pointed out that the main reason is due to the failure in managing the change process during a lean manufacturing transformation. Th...
Lean manufacturing is a proven approach for success in manufacturing industry. However, several organisations failed in their attempt to implement lean manufacturing system. The transition to lean manufacturing requires radical change which involves a total reshaping of purpose, system and culture of the organisation. This paper presents an investi...
This paper presents an exploratory study of pre-development practices in Malaysian food and beverage manufacturing SMEs. A questionnaire survey is used to explore the difference in pre-development implementation practices between radical and incremental new product development (NPD) projects. The survey was performed at 164 food and beverage manufa...
Lean manufacturing is a proven approach for success in manufacturing industry. However, several organisations failed in their attempt to implement lean manufacturing system. The transition to lean manufacturing requires radical change which involves a total reshaping of purpose, system and culture of the organisation. Therefore, a lean manufacturin...
This paper presents an exploratory study of lean manufacturing implementation in Malaysian automotive industries. A questionnaire survey is used to explore the extent of lean manufacturing implementation. This paper also examines the drivers and barriers that influence the implementation of lean manufacturing. The survey was performed on sixty Mala...
374 Abstract—This paper presents an exploratory study of lean manufacturing implementation in Malaysian automotive industries. A questionnaire survey is used to explore the extent of lean manufacturing implementation. This paper also examines the drivers and barriers that influence the implementation of lean ma nufacturing. The survey was performed...
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Most of the applications in real world today are more toward non-photorealistic rather than photorealistic. Slihouette Rendering Algorithms is one of the technique that important in creating non-photorealistic image. It has been successful used in various applications such as game engine, communicating shape, cartoon rendering and 3D terrain visual...
Technology is an essential component in all types of organisations and most organisations have reasons to implement new technology. The most fundamental justification for new technology implementation is that the technology must be able to contribute to strong competitive advantages and also increase or create long-term profit. In most small and me...
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Lean manufacturing is a proven approach for success in manufacturing industry. However, several organisations failed in their attempt to implement lean manufacturing. The transformation to lean manufacturing system requires radical change which involves total reshaping of purpose, system and culture of the organisation. This paper presents an inves...
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Lean manufacturing has been widely used by manufacturing companies worldwide. However, the low rate of success towards lean manufacturing transformation in many countries has created a cause of concern. Many publications have pointed out that one of the reasons for the under performance is primarily due to a misunderstanding of the real concept and purpose of lean manufacturing. I am wondering whether this misunderstanding is due to less commitment by top management of the organizations or to the role of lean change agents. What about the contribution of lean consultants? Could they help to sustain the lean implementation?
