Dawal, S. and Tahriri, F. and Jen, Y. and Case, K. and Tho, N. and Zuhdi, A. and Mousavi, M. and Amindoust, A. and Sakundarini, N. (2015) Empirical evidence of AMT practices and sustainable environmental initiatives in malaysian automotive SMEs. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, 16 (6). pp. 1195-1203. ISSN 2234-7593, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-015-0154-6.
![[img]](http://eprints.um.edu.my/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
|
PDF (Empirical evidence of AMT practices and sustainable environmental initiatives in malaysian automotive SMEs)
Empirical_evidence_of_AMT_practices_and_sustainable_environmental_initiatives.pdf - Published Version Download (1MB) |
Abstract
This paper presents significant empirical evidence on the relationship between Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) practices and sustainable environmental initiatives with the manufacturing capabilities of automotive SMEs in Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey is adopted in this study, which involves 83 Malaysian automotive SMEs. Two hypotheses are proposed in this study, i.e. Hypothesis 1: There are positive effects of AMT practices on the manufacturing capabilities of SMEs and Hypothesis 2: There are positive effects of sustainable environmental initiatives on the manufacturing capabilities of SMEs. The results obtained from the pairwise correlation analysis indicate that both AMT practices and sustainable environmental initiatives have positive effects on manufacturing capabilities, which support both hypotheses. In addition, it is found that 50 of the SMEs implement AMT for flexibility and cost reduction in the past five years. It is also found that more than 80 sustainable practices are adopted in most of the SMEs with the exception of Life Cycle Assessment. Based on the findings, there is a need to move forward into the hybrid approach, which will consider both AMT practices and environmental initiatives to ensure that SMEs remain competitive and become the world player in the automotive industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Funders: | Ministry of Education of Malaysia UM.C/HIR/MOHE/ENG/35 (D000035-16001) |
| Additional Information: | ISI Document Delivery No.: CK0DG Times Cited: 0 Cited Reference Count: 52 Cited References: Abdel-Kader M. G., 2001, BRIT ACCOUNTING REV, V33, P455, DOI 10.1006/bare.2001.0177 Garcia JL, 2013, INT J ADV MANUF TECH, V64, P123, DOI 10.1007/s00170-012-4011-9 Banerjee SB, 2001, J MANAGE STUD, V38, P489, DOI 10.1111/1467-6486.00246 Bey N, 2013, CIRP ANN-MANUF TECHN, V62, P43, DOI 10.1016/j.cirp.2013.03.001 Borenstein D., 1999, Integrated Manufacturing Systems, V10, DOI 10.1108/09576069910370639 Bulbul H, 2013, J ENG TECHNOL MANAGE, V30, P136, DOI 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2013.01.002 Carroll A. B., 1999, BUS SOC, V38, P268, DOI DOI 10.1177/000765039903800303 Chan F. T. S., 2001, Integrated Manufacturing Systems, V12, DOI 10.1108/09576060110361528 CHEN IJ, 1994, OMEGA-INT J MANAGE S, V22, P91, DOI 10.1016/0305-0483(94)90010-8 Corder G. W., 2009, NONPARAMETRIC STAT N Dangayach G. S., 2005, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, V16, DOI 10.1108/17410380510600473 Dorion E., 2014, IEEE INT C MAN INN T, P54 Dornfeld DA, 2014, INT J PR ENG MAN-GT, V1, P63, DOI 10.1007/s40684-014-0010-7 Duflou JR, 2012, CIRP ANN-MANUF TECHN, V61, P587, DOI 10.1016/j.cirp.2012.05.002 Energy Information Administration, SPEC TOP EN REL CARB Ettlie J. E., 1984, WORKING PAPER Foster ST, 2000, INT J OPER PROD MAN, V20, P187, DOI 10.1108/01443570010304251 Friscia A., 1990, AUTOMATION, P32 Ghobakhloo M, 2014, INT J PROD RES, V52, P5367, DOI 10.1080/00207543.2014.906761 Gonzalez-Benito J, 2005, OMEGA-INT J MANAGE S, V33, P1, DOI 10.1016/j.omega.2004.03.002 Hair J. F., 2007, ED TRAINING, V49, P336 Hofer C, 2012, J OPER MANAG, V30, P69, DOI 10.1016/j.jom.2011.06.002 Hofmann C, 2005, TECHNOVATION, V25, P711, DOI 10.1016/j.technovation.2003.12.002 Ilgin MA, 2010, J ENVIRON MANAGE, V91, P563, DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.037 Joung CB, 2013, ECOL INDIC, V24, P148, DOI 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.05.030 Karsak EE, 2001, INT J PROD ECON, V69, P49 Klassen RD, 1999, ACAD MANAGE J, V42, P599, DOI 10.2307/256982 Koc T, 2009, ROBOT CIM-INT MANUF, V25, P303, DOI 10.1016/j.rcim.2007.12.004 Kotha S, 2000, J OPER MANAG, V18, P257, DOI 10.1016/S0272-6963(99)00025-X Lei D, 1996, ORGAN STUD, V17, P501, DOI 10.1177/017084069601700307 Mkrkdtth J. R., 1986, INT J PROD RES, V24, P1043, DOI 10.1080/00207548608919787 Mohanty RP, 1999, INT J OPER PROD MAN, V19, P308, DOI 10.1108/01443579910249732 Myers J. L., 2010, RES DESIGN STAT ANAL O'Brien C, 1999, INT J PROD ECON, V60-1, P1, DOI 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00126-1 PORTER ME, 1995, J ECON PERSPECT, V9, P97 Raafat F, 2002, INT J PROD ECON, V79, P197, DOI 10.1016/S0925-5273(02)00233-5 Diaz MS, 2005, INT J OPER PROD MAN, V25, P781, DOI 10.1108/01443570510608600 Sambasiva Rao K., 1994, INT J OPER PROD MAN, V14, P50, DOI 10.1108/01443579410056038 Schoenherr T, 2012, INT J PROD ECON, V140, P116, DOI 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.04.009 Schrettle S., 2013, MANAGING MANUFACTURI Sharma S, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P729, DOI 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199808)19:8<729::AID-SMJ967>3.3.CO;2-W Singh B., 2013, INT J INDIAN CULTURE, V7, P24 Small MH, 1997, INT J PROD ECON, V49, P65, DOI 10.1016/S0925-5273(96)00120-X Small MH, 2006, IND MANAGE DATA SYST, V106, P485, DOI 10.1108/02635570610661589 Sohal A. S., 2001, Integrated Manufacturing Systems, V12, DOI 10.1108/09576060110361519 Spanos YE, 2009, RES POLICY, V38, P144, DOI 10.1016/j.respol.2008.09.006 SURESH NC, 1985, J MANUF SYST, V4, P117, DOI 10.1016/0278-6125(85)90019-6 Vachon S, 2008, INT J PROD ECON, V111, P299, DOI 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.11.030 Voss C. A., 1986, INT J OPER PROD MAN, V6, P4, DOI 10.1108/eb054775 Yang MG, 2011, INT J PROD ECON, V129, P251, DOI 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.10.017 Yeap J. A., 2013, INT BUSINESS STRATEG, P276 Yusuff RM, 2001, ROBOT CIM-INT MANUF, V17, P421, DOI 10.1016/S0736-5845(01)00016-3 Dawal, Siti Zawiah Md Tahriri, Farzad Jen, Yap Hwa Case, Keith Nguyen Huu Tho Zuhdi, Aliq Mousavi, Maryam Amindoust, Atefeh Sakundarini, Novita YAP, HWA JEN/C-1065-2010; Engineering, Faculty /I-7935-2015 Engineering, Faculty /0000-0002-4848-7052 Ministry of Education of Malaysia UM.C/HIR/MOHE/ENG/35 (D000035-16001) The authors would like to acknowledge the Ministry of Education of Malaysia for the financial support under High Impact research Grant UM.C/HIR/MOHE/ENG/35 (D000035-16001). 0 KOREAN SOC PRECISION ENG SEOUL INT J PRECIS ENG MAN |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Advanced manufacturing technology (amt), small and medium enterprises (smes), flexible manufacturing systems (fms), sustainable manufacturing, advanced manufacturing technology, business performance, management, systems, impact, firms, implementation, strategy, justification, investments, |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mr Jenal S |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2016 02:45 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2016 02:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/15680 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
