The Malaysian wood products industry has been transformed from a primary product
exporter to a value-added products exporter within a period of three decades. In fact, wood …

Global competition has been a major issue in furniture manufacturing industry. The wooden
furniture is forced to improve their productivity in terms of price and design as it is becoming …

Purpose: Using appropriate indicators to evaluate the efficiency of the economic
performance and its ability to achieve its basic and planned goals, and the ability to make …

World experience in the creating of clusters in different industries has shown their
effectiveness. This paper investigated the resource potential for creating a cluster designed …

The furniture industry is the fastest growing sub-sector in the Malaysian wood-based
industry. Although it has grown tremendously over the years, it is characterized by …

Despite contributing almost RM 20 billion (USD 4.9 billion) in exports earnings annually, the
public perception of the wood products industry in Malaysia remains unknown. Therefore …

Labour productivity is one of the key factors determining the wood-based industry
development and competitiveness. This study assessed the importance of human resources …

Status of Lean Manufacturing Practices and Its Influence on the Adoption of Industry 4.0 in
the Malaysian Furniture Industry. Lean Manufacturing practices is being promoted …

The article examined the factor productivity and the marketed surplus of non‐timber forest
products (NTFPs) in the Smilipal forest of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India by using the …

The number of fire cases in Malaysia has recently been increasing year after year,
necessitating fire prevention measures. One prevention method is introducing fire retardant …