Dimension of customer preference in the Malaysian foodservice industry:the relationship with customer satisfaction and loyalty / Abang Zainoren Abang Abdulrahman

Today’s foodservice industry management must place a high priority on understanding the growing markets, as a result of rapid urbanization and rising numbers of tourists. This fast growing industry has a huge influence on the global economy, however it is greatly affected by customers’ ever-changing preferences. It is essential for managers to gain and sustain strategic advantage in the highly competitive industry due to the low entrant barrier. However to be competitive in this industry requires a local customer preference assessment. Most studies in this area are from outside Malaysia, subsequently they might not be appropriate for any strategy development that will improve customer satisfaction and loyalty in the Malaysian setting

Applications of ferrocement as a low cost construction material in Malaysia

The efficient use of alternative building materials and technology, appropriate to the local needs of a country must be studied and developed in order to assist the country in sustaining its building activities. Ferrocement, as a relatively new construction material in Malaysia, is slowly gaining acceptance. Various applications of ferrocement as a low cost construction material in the country is discussed

Dimension of customer preference in the Malaysian foodservice industry:the relationship with customer satisfaction and loyalty / Abang Zainoren Abang Abdulrahman

Today’s foodservice industry management must place a high priority on understanding the growing markets, as a result of rapid urbanization and rising numbers of tourists. This fast growing industry has a huge influence on the global economy, however it is greatly affected by customers’ ever-changing preferences. It is essential for managers to gain and sustain strategic advantage in the highly competitive industry due to the low entrant barrier. However to be competitive in this industry requires a local customer preference assessment. Most studies in this area are from outside Malaysia, subsequently they might not be appropriate for any strategy development that will improve customer satisfaction and loyalty in the Malaysian setting

Development of Basic Mechanical Tests for Malaysian Bamboos

Bamboo has found various applications, especially to the rural people but its potential as 1117· engineering material has not been fully realised because of a lack of knowledge of its strength properties. In the absence of 1% commonly accepted standard for the mechanical testing of bamboo, a procedure for basic strength tests was developed. Results for the strength properties of Bambusa vulgaris, locally known as Buluh Minyak, are presented

Analisis genre dan akal budi dalam simpulan bahasa Melayu Sarawak

Kajian ini membincangkan aspek genre dan akal budi yang terdapat dalam simpulan bahasa Melayu. Simpulan bahasa ialah salah satu daripada genre peribahasa. Genre simpulan bahasa menurut Harun Mat Piah (1989) terdiri daripada unsur-unsur (i) unsur luaran seperti bentuk dan struktur serta ikatan dan konvensinya; (ii) unsur dalaman seperti bahan pembicaraan, pemikiran, isi, fungsi dan pelbagai unsur keindahan yang lain. Akal budi ialah fikiran yang sihat. Fikiran yang sihat bermaksud kebijaksanaan, pekerti, sifat baik, daya cipta, falsafah dan pemikiran masyarakat Melayu Sarawak yang tersurat dan tersirat dalam simpulan bahasa. Makalah ini ingin membuktikan bahawa daripada segi genre, simpulan bahasa Melayu Sarawak dibentuk daripada kata nama, kata kerja, kata adjektif, kata tugas, dan unsur atau nilai kepercayaan. Kajian ini menghujahkan bahawa simpulan bahasa Melayu Sarawak menyurat dan menyirat pelbagai aspek akal budi. Teori Peribahasa Za’ba (1962) yang diperluas oleh Harun Mat Piah (1989) dan Teori Semantik Geoffrey Leech (1981) berserta pendekatan semantik inkuisitif Norhashimah Jamaludin (2004) diaplikasikan dalam kajian ini

Dynamic responses of mini-TLP (seastar)

The focus of this research is on the Mini-Tension Leg Platform (mini-TLP). It is one of the available offshore floating structures that are available in the industry. To make sure that the construction of a mini-TLP is profitable, the optimum design need to be designed and there is a need to study more on the performance of this particular structure. Similar to other offshore structures, mini-TLP is also exposed to the intense action of wind, current and wave in the sea

Eminem’s complex techniques of rap flow and poetic rhyme and how they interact with their musical accompaniment: a case study of lose yourself by Eminem / Abang Mohd Mustaqim Abang Ahmat

In general, this study has been conducted to discuss the important parts of Eminem’s complex techniques of rap flow and poetic rhyme and how they interact with their musical accompaniment. A case study of Lose Yourself by Eminem. Therefore, this research study is limited to the song Lose Yourself and various sources pertaining to it. Collectively, the study has unfolded all the aspects of Eminem’s complex techniques of rap flow and poetic rhyme and how they interact with their musical accompaniment. A case study of Lose Yourself by Eminem which are the styles of his rap flow, his writing technique for his rap lyrics using the multisyllable rhymes and the interlocking of his rap as part of the interaction with their musical accompaniment

Asgard Catering / Aaron Moris Mahidal... [et al]

Our company name is Asgard Catering. The business has been decided on the form of four partnerships. Each partner has contributes certain amount of capital as agreed in our agreement. Our main business activity is to provide the best original taste of local foods to the public in Cafeteria and Catering Services. We will open our Cafateria at Matang Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak and hopefully will open by 7th January 2013. All partners are encourage and entitled to participate in all business management. We have agreed that Abang Mohd Nashriq is the General Manager and the Administration Manager. Eric Abot is the Operational Manager. Aaron Moris is the Marketing Manager and Abang Mohd Azimuddin is the Financial Manager. The management team will be lead by the General Manager and the other manager will help in other process. The general manager is responsible in controlling, leading, organizing as well as plan the entire business. The administrative manger will responsible in doing for all jobs relating to office administration. The marketing manager will responsible in preparing the marketing process which includes the process of identifying the target market, determining the market size, identifying the competitors, determining the market share, developing the sales forecast and marketing strategies. The operation of our business is controlled and monitored by the operation manager. This is where quality control and productivity will take place in order to improve the efficiency of the workers. Finally, the financial manager will handle financial matters such as preparing for the budgets and financial statement for the each department. All the financial statement need to be taken care properly by our Finance manager

A review of prefab home and relevant issues.

Having an easily built house has been always one of human wishes. Prefabricated home makes this wish come true because of its affordability and fast completion. This paper gives an overview of different types of prefab home and its terminology. This review sheds light on the characterisation of prefab home, which takes the aspects of off-site technology, mass customisation, and sustainability into consideration. This paper is confined to general review of prefab home without going through different systems utilised in off-site technology. In spite of the fact that prefab home has many advantages, which are discussed in this review, it suffers from a few drawbacks which should be considered by designers. Various exploitations in this field may merit further research in future, including finding the optimum prefabricated systems among the existing systems such as roof, wall, and floor systems for different applications of prefab homes. Nevertheless, there is still a universal design and practice code for prefab homes that emphasize on green technology and sustainability yet to be discovered