Strategic communication: outlining the way forward to encourage tax compliance in Malaysia

Communication should be regarded as constitutive on the basis of proper preparation, proper execution and ongoing assessment. In this study, the scope of the strategic communication can be viewed in the context of approaches, models and concepts. This research will perform the data analysis in a qualitative manner. In this regard, Barret’s strategic employee communication model was found to be relevant to the context, in which this study will be conducted. This research is intended to discover the way out for contact issues between top management and subordinate workers, followed by targeting clear communications, disseminating the efficacy of media and platforms to taxpayers in Malaysia. Strategic communication is often approached from the viewpoint of efficiency of communication and its effects on the organization. Hence, the purpose of this review is to identify the strategic communication practice by Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) in order to strengthen tax compliance in Malaysia. This review has suggested that strategic supportive management, targeted message and media/ forum platform are capable of strengthening tax compliance in Malaysia

Desalination supply chain decision analysis and optimization

The desalination industry has been growing progressively in the last few decades. A large number of new plants are contracted every year. Strategic decisions related to plant locations and capacity, the selection of the desalination technology, and many other technical decisions related to the plant design and operation are very critical to these strategic investments. Viewing the desalination industry network as a supply chain provides a holistic view allowing decision makers to perform optimization of water desalination operations end to end. The methodology we propose provides the decision makers with (1) a set of investment alternatives comprising combinations of the different desalination locations, capacities, technologies, and energy sources, and (2) a decision graph showing the performance of each decision alternative in terms of quantitative and qualitative performance metrics chosen by the decision maker. The case study of Saudi Arabia, the world leader in desalination, shows how the methodology can present strategic planners with an optimal configuration of the desalination supply chain

A two-level decision making approach for optimal integrated urban water and energy management

A spatial-temporal model is proposed for optimal integrated water and energy resource management in urban areas, considering daily surplus output from residential grid-connected rooftop photovoltaics as an energy source for sustainable supply. The model addresses optimal investment and operational decisions of a desalination-based water supply system driven by surplus photovoltaic output and grid electricity. The two-level mixed integer linear programming model considers demands, systems configuration, resources capacity and electricity tariffs and gives the solution such that the highest compatibility with available renewable energy is achieved. The model is then applied to Perth, Australia and solved for three operational scenarios. The results show, for a given year, hourly (flexible) basis scenario leads to $9 521 425 and$18 673 545 economic benefits over seasonal (semi-flexible) and yearly (fixed) basis scenarios, respectively. They also indicate 19.9% better economic performance in terms of annualised unit cost of water production over existing Southern seawater desalination plant in Perth. Additionally, it is shown that the seasonal change on the optimal solutions mainly corresponds to the share of each energy resource to meet water-related energy demand. Finally, the results indicate higher sensitivity to the variation of the photovoltaic installation density compared to financial rate