Sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) analysis of furniture manufacturers in malaysia: normalized scaled critical factor index (NSCFI) approach

• Autorzy: Tasmin R. , Takala J. , Abu Bakr A. A. , Shylina D. , Nizialek D. , Che Rusuli M. S.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/mper-2016-0019

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this paper is to investigate Malaysian furniture industry via Sustainable competitive advantages (SCA) approach. In this case study, sense and respond method and Normalized Scaled Critical Factor Index (NSCFI) are used to specify the distribution of companies’ resources for different criteria and detect the attributes which are critical based on expectation and experience of companies’ employs. Moreover, this study evaluates Malaysian furniture business strategy according to manufacturing strategy in terms of analyzer, prospector and defender. Finally, SCA risk levels are presented to show how much company’s resource allocations support their business strategy. This case study involved four furniture manufacturing companies, in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia to provide the overall view of their strategies in the perspective of knowledge & technology management, processes & work flows, organizational, and information systems. Hence, the findings of this study presented the preliminary results from these furniture companies in Malaysia, which are involved in sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) studies in terms of expectation and experience, NSCFI, operational strategy triangle of prospector (P), defender (D), and analyzer (A). The result shows that almost all furniture companies are categorized into the Analyzer type strategy and planning to remain being Analyzer in future to come.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainable competitive advantage; SCA model; SCA risk level; critical factor index; CFIs method; operation strategy index

• Wydawca: Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Polish Association for Production Management
• Czasopismo: Management and Production Engineering Review
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 7, No. 2
• Strony: 73--85
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 18 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Tasmin R.

• Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia

autor

Takala J.

• University of Vaasa, Faculty of Technology, Finland

autor

Abu Bakr A. A.

• Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia

autor

Shylina D.

• University of Vaasa, Faculty of Technology, Finland

autor

Nizialek D.

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Wood Technology, Poland

autor

Che Rusuli M. S.

• Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.