Mohd Zaidi Abd Rozan

Recommended factors for triage categories using Simulation Modelling

Malaysia is in advancement towards the establishment of effective and efficient energy mix plan within its Nuclear Power Programme (NPP) resulting from current governance acceptance and support. Prior precautions have been inculcated in order to comprehend nuclear energy accountability in striving high income economic growth and energy security. This paper is attempting to prescribe nuclear safety recommendations encompassing radiation and nuclear (RN) event recovery phase within integrated disaster operations management (DOM) activities from Soft System Methodology (SSM) perspective by using Simulation Modelling. Possibly, this method is introduced in order to recommend triage categories for vulnerable population groups which are commonly at-risks during RN emergencies, incidents and disasters. Therefore, this paper will proposed some factors of triage categories which may affect these groups whereby representing an initial system map. It is concluded that prioritized suggestions given could possibly ascertain the characteristics of other interventions involved in order to achieve a sustainable and secure nuclear safety in the future.

Requirements Engineering of Malaysia’s Radiation and Nuclear Emergency Plan Simulator

Responses to disastrous radiation and nuclear meltdown incidents require a large and complex emergency health and social care capacity planning framework. Incompleteness, inconsistency, and infeasibility of the provided requirements of the proposed planning framework might create unnecessary conflicts during the system development. In this paper, we propose the requirements engineering of an emergency preparedness and response simulation model for the Malaysian radiation and nuclear emergency plan simulator. This simulator development refers to an empirical interpretive approach following the pragmatism view. This approach involves the construction of the dedicated simulator by interpreting insights and document analysis relevant to the stakeholders in the respective emergency plan in order to plan and manage responses to emergencies and disasters. Dedicated process models (overall process map and workflow diagram) explain that, those organisations unable to define and identify the disaster coordinator roles and responsibilities, resources and equipment may contribute 65.63 % of emergency plan disorder and severe calamities. Those models are able to materialise the structure of a simulation workflow in order to demonstrate in training the emergency response prerequisites rather than intervention principles alone. It is likely that, this approach is significantly useful and justifies a mixture of tacit and explicit knowledge among the emergency plan experts. Therefore, a strategic, simplified and prevailing radiation and nuclear emergency plan simulator can be attained, though it is certainly as complex.

Understanding and designing business process modelling for emergency plan

Thereafter the Fukushima setback, different resolutions are on-going to improved arrangements among agencies responsible for the safety of such facilities and jointly developed reasonable precautions that will mitigate future calamities. This paper accomplished to recognize and represent suggested business processes for the Malaysian Nuclear Power Generating Program (NPP) based on Alters Work System Theory (WST). The work system method often considered as effective in describing the organizational system such as NPP. This method applied to frame and understands the user requirements within the business case of NPP. As a result, the business process was determined in respect of the emergency plan accordingly. This case study analytically processed by adopting qualitative grounding processes. These processes involved coding interpretation which providing structural analysis of the suggested system requirements in a form of business process modelling. This analysis comprising process fabrication using member checking technique and workflow driven approach, which then transformed into business process simulation in the future.

Analyzing and sense making of human factors in the Malaysian radiation and nuclear emergency planning framework

The evolution of current Radiation and Nuclear Emergency Planning Framework (RANEPF) simulator emphasizes on the human factors to be analyzed and interpreted according to the stakeholder’s tacit and explicit knowledge. These human factor criteria are analyzed and interpreted according to the “sense making theory” and Disaster Emergency Response Management Information System (DERMIS) design premises. These criteria are corroborated by the statistical criteria. In recent findings, there were no differences of distributions among the stakeholders according to gender and organizational expertise. These criteria are incrementally accepted and agreed the research elements indicated in the respective emergency planning frameworks and simulator (i.e. 78.18 to 84.32, p-value <0.05). This paper suggested these human factors criteria in the associated analyses and theoretical perspectives to be further acomodated in the future simulator development. This development is in conjunction with the proposed hypothesis building of the process factors and responses diagram. We proposed that future work which implies the additional functionality of the simulator, as strategized, condensed and concise, comprehensive public disaster preparedness and intervention guidelines, to be a useful and efficient computer simulation.

A theoretical framework for mentor–protégé matchmaking: the role of mentoring in entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial mentoring may not only help entrepreneurs to survive, but can also help them to avoid having to compromise their own responsibilities in a better and more sustainable environment, rather than simply pursuing a quest for profit. New start-ups will be more focused on using green technologies while developing their products at the same time. Research shows that such people are more inclined towards using greener products, provided the functionality and the price of the products are equivalent. This study proposes a theoretical framework for this purpose based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and Social Exchange Theory (SET). Integration of these theories will help explain why entrepreneurs want to be mentored, who influenced their intentions towards mentoring, what their preference is, in selecting a mentor, and what factors affect their relationship with a mentor. This conceptual model will help in the matchmaking of the right mentor with the right protege.

Green postal service framework to reduce CO2 emissions in postal service industry

Reducing the impact of greenhouse gases on climate change is an attempt to tackle global warming issues. It is a challenge many companies and businesses are trying to undertake. The research proposed in this paper discusses online delivery of mails through online postal services to deliver mails electronically later be printed by service providers to deliver at destinations. This technique reduces cost, time and carbon emission caused by conventional postal delivery system. A green postal services framework was proposed to deliver and exchange mails destined to appropriate locations. It increases efficiency and reduces the emission of greenhouse gases hazardous for global warming. An algorithm is designed to help postal service provider to shift to a new paradigm of electronic postal services to improve the quality of service. Results clearly show that by implementing proposed framework there is an enormous amount of decrease in over all carbon footprints and costs.

Requirements engineering of Malaysian radiological medical emergency response simulator

ABSTRACT The development of the Malaysian radiological medical emergency response simulator emphasized human factors according to the stakeholders tacit and explicit knowledge. These human factors criteria were usability tested and analysed according to the socio-technical components. These analyses and interpretations were corroborated by the statistical criteria which emphasized on business process-based requirements modelling and simulation system development tools. Recent findings suggested that there were no differences of risk perceptions among these multi-agency stakeholders in the respective emergency planning framework and simulator. However, the stakeholders had differences in knowledge and experiences in the radiological and nuclear emergency planning framework (RANEPF). This paper analyses the proposed conceptual framework for further enhancement of the current RANEPF simulator. This development was in concurrence with the proposed hypothesis of the process factors and response diagram. The majority (75%) of the stakeholders and experts, who had been interviewed, witnessed and accepted that the simulator would be effective to resolve various types of disaster and resource management issues. We suggest further investigation to establish the additional functionality of the simulator as a strategist, condensed, concise, comprehensive public disaster preparedness and intervention guidelines to be a useful and efficient computer simulation.

The Role of Knowledge Sharing in Business Incubators Performance

As knowledge-intensive firms, start-ups typically lack the knowledge, ability and strategies for communication to acquire it. Business incubators have emerged to enhance their access to such resources via external networking, and minimize their failure rate and affect their competitive advantages. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the knowledge sharing practices among incubatees on the performance of business incubator. This research also investigates the informal communication networks of start-ups as antecedents of knowledge sharing. Data was collected from start-ups (n = 104) in Malaysian business incubators. The results indicate the strength of the informal communication networks influences the amount of knowledge shared among start-ups, but not the density of the communication networks. It also provided the evidence that knowledge sharing is significantly effective on business incubators performance in supporting the start-ups. The findings of this study allow business incubators to obtain a different perspective on the process and better formulate the incubation process.

Resources planning for radiological incidents management

Disastrous radiation and nuclear meltdown require an intricate scale of emergency health and social care capacity planning framework. In Malaysia, multiple agencies are responsible for implementing radiological and nuclear safety and security. This research project focused on the Radiological Trauma Triage (RTT) System. This system applies patient’s classification based on their injury and level of radiation sickness. This classification prioritizes on the diagnostic and treatment of the casualties which include resources estimation of the medical delivery system supply and demand. Also, this system consists of the leading rescue agency organization and disaster coordinator, as well as the technical support and radiological medical response teams. This research implemented and developed the resources planning simulator for radiological incidents management. The objective of the simulator is to assist the authorities in planning their resources while managing the radiological incidents within the Internal ...