Malaysia's Manufacturing Competence Recognised
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 2 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Frost & Sullivan, today recognised seven Malaysian Manufacturing companies
through an exclusive assessment-based awards program - the Frost & Sullivan
Malaysia Manufacturing Excellence Awards. Companies from process, automobile,
healthcare and engineering industries made it to the A-list as prestigious award
recipients this year. The awards banquet was co-held, at the Shangri-la, Kuala
Lumpur, with the 2009 Frost & Sullivan South East Asia Industrial Technologies
Awards.
The annual Malaysia Manufacturing Excellence Awards program heralds a fresh
avenue for Malaysia's manufacturing sector as companies get their capabilities
benchmarked and assessed to know their domestic and global competitiveness.
The Malaysia Manufacturing Excellence Awards (MMEA) is a part of the larger
Asia Manufacturing Excellence Awards (AMEA) program. With a mission to create an
annual opportunity for manufacturing establishments to put their manufacturing
capabilities on a health check, this awards program helps companies keep their
manufacturing capabilities lean, innovative and world class.
Frost & Sullivan has developed manufacturing competitiveness assessment model
based on extensive business tools evolved over the years. It judges manufacturing
establishment's maturity level on 12 important factors with over 240 check points
covered during the course of 2 to 3 days of on-site assessment.
The focus is on areas like internal competence, visual management, layout and
material handling systems, orderliness, safety and environment, operational
flexibility, process complexity amongst others with a maximum score of 1200
points. After assessment, a facility's score is analyzed and benchmarked against
peers in the same industry and local industry standards.
Among the 12 factors measured in the assessment, few factors emerge as a
common trait in all the seven recipients of MMEA 2008. The first is the
Orderliness factor, which not only demonstrates the cleanliness and neatness of
the factory, but also reveals the basic discipline and sense of ownership
displayed by the employees. Secondly, Safety and Environment aspect ensures that
these organizations take special care in ensuring safe working environment for
their people to enjoy. Industrial discharges are dealt with proper care and in
line with the standards set by environmental authorities. Third, Visual
management (KANBAN) has been effectively used by these organizations to yield
better results and internal competence has been given a lot of importance, to
deal with present and future challenges. Remarkable progress in lean
implementation was observed in these organizations.
Jay Chandran, Principal Consultant from Frost & Sullivan, who is leading this
program in the Asia Pacific region says, "Most of the companies we assessed did
not expect the thorough drill-down approach that Frost & Sullivan took. It was
very hard to please our assessment team, as we were looking beyond documental
proof and presentations. In fact, they were surprised at the in-depth coverage
and focus our team practised, instead of merely ticking points off on a check-
list.
"Common factors seen across companies such as honesty, acceptance of a
shortcoming, and willingness to change based on our clinical feedback are
commendable. With adequate support and investments Malaysian manufacturing
companies will fly high, consequently heightening Malaysia's full potential in
manufacturing and leveraging it against global standards," Jay added.
Frost & Sullivan congratulates the outstanding recipients of the
Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Manufacturing Awards
Enterprise Industry Company Name Location Award Type
Large Process Southern Lion Sdn. Bhd Johor Platinum
Large Healthcare Pharmaniaga Manufacturing Bangi Gold
Bhd
Large Engineering Universal Cable (M) Berhad Plentong Gold
Large Automobile Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Tanjung Gold
Sdn.Bhd (Proton) Malim
Large Automobile Motosikal Dan Enjin Nasional Gurun- Gold
Sdn.Bhd. (Modenas) Kedah
Emerging Healthcare Y.S.P. Industries (M) Sdn. Bangi Silver
Bhd
Large Automobile Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Shah Alam Silver
Sdn.Bhd (Proton)
The 2009 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Manufacturing Awards program application
is open until October 15, 2009.
For downloading the application form, brochure and other documents contact us
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SOURCE: Frost & Sullivan
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Corporate Communications,
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Corporate Communications,
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both of Frost & Sullivan
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