Hairulliza Mohamad Judi

Quality Control Implementation in Manufacturing Companies: Motivating Factors and Challenges

The pressure from globalisation has made manufacturing organisations moving towards three major competitive arenas: quality, cost, and responsiveness. Quality is a universal value and has became a global issue. In order to survive and be able to provide customers with good products, manufacturing organisations are required to ensure that their processes are continuously monitored and product quality are improved. Manufacturing organisation applies various quality control techniques to improve the quality of the process by reducing its variability. A range of techniques are available to control product or process quality. These include seven statistical process control (SPC) tools, acceptance sampling, quality function deployment (QFD), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), six sigma, and design of experiments (DoE). The purpose of this chapter is to present the implementation of quality control in four manufacturing companies and identify the factors that influence the selection of quality control techniques in these companies. The paper discusses the reasons for applying quality control techniques, the techniques used, and problems faced by them during the implementation. The paper begins with an overview of quality control and its implementation in organisations. This is followed by the description of four selected companies in this study including their products and company backgrounds. The application of quality control in each company is then presented. The motivating factors for the companies to apply quality control and challenges faced by companies in implementing quality control are discussed.

Visualising automatic product inspection of PCB units

This paper discusses how the inspection of a printed circuit board (PCB) was conducted automatically by using a machine. PCB comprises of sensitive electronic components and could be easily destructed upon inspection for quality control purposes. Therefore a machine is used instead of depending on human in conducting the inspection to minimise human error and inspection time, maintain quality level and minimise component damage during the handling. The project aims to visually describe automatic inspection process starting from the component handling on a conveyor, image capturing and comparison, and the display of the inspection result and PCB information on a monitor screen. The machine model was developed in three dimensions by using AutoCAD 2005, the animation was programmed by using 3D Studio Max and VRML to enable the real function of the machine to be displayed. The visualisation was executed on a VRML Pad platform and implemented on a web environment.

Campus Virtual Tour Design to Enhance Visitor Experience and Interaction in a Natural Environment

The natural forest and natural laboratory of the UKM campus are a part of nature that could be made into attractions for tourists and visitors, as they are abundant with natural resources, including scenic views, topography, as well as water features, plants, and heritage. The university has undertaken various efforts to share this information through portals and web pages. However, the method of information delivery – display and delivery of static text and graphics is not that effective. As a consequence, users or visitor are unable to interact or appreciate the experience of being in an natural environment. Therefore, this study has developed a campus virtual tour design to enhance interaction experience in natural environment through a low-fidelity interface design method, brainstorming, and virtual tour prototype development. The result of this study is a campus virtual tour design that can enhance the experience of benign, and utilisation of a natural environment.

The Factors of Influence towards Knowledge Sharing Among TVET Educators: A Study on TVET Educators within Hulu Langat District

Similar to other higher education institutions, knowledge sharing among highly skilled instructors and other instructors is important in improving the quality of training and skills development in the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. In this borderless world, information technology enables knowledge sharing activities to be carried out more efficiently, quickly and widely. Understanding the influencing factors of knowledge sharing activities in TVET institutions is important since a number of failures have been reported due to the lack of awareness in contributing new knowledge. Therefore, this study is conducted to identify the factors that influence knowledge sharing activities among instructors in TVET institutions and to propose a framework to the knowledge sharing activities. A quantitative study involving 96 respondents was conducted and the data that was analysed using multiple regression analysis found that there are four (4) factors that contribute to knowledge sharing activities in TVET institutions: organizational, content, cooperation and technological. The proposed framework is expected to assist in the development of a repository of knowledge sharing among instructors in TVET institutions.

Postgraduate students experience in research supervision

The success and quality of postgraduate education depends largely on the effective and efficient supervision of postgraduate students. The role of the supervisor becomes more challenging with supervisory expectations rising high quality graduates. The main objective of this study was to examine the experiences of postgraduate students towards supervisory services for the duration of their studies. It also examines whether supervisory experience varies based on demographic variables such as level of study and nationality. This study uses a quantitative approach in the form of survey. Questionnaires were distributed to 96 postgraduate students of the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS 23.0) to get the frequency, mean and standard deviation. T-test was used to find the difference between demographic variables and supervisory experience. The findings overall showed that postgraduate ...

A case of computer laboratory layout modelling and analysis

Computer laboratory is a facility where students access to the hardware and software necessary to fulfil the requirements in the course. Computer laboratories are also used to train and expose students on computer programming, simulation and other subjects. The design and layout of the laboratory is an important concern to ensure that the facility provides maximum benefits to students. This paper examine the layout design of Industrial Application Computer Laboratory, in Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to propose new layout designs for the facility and identify the best layout that suits the purpose of the laboratory. The results show that some modification is required to improve the current layout and fulfil a better environment for teaching and learning process in the facility.