21 research outputs found
The Effect of Thermal Perturbation on a Polymer Materialโs Tensile Test via Simulation and Experimental Analysis
Polymers are made from pieces of monomer that can be connected into a long chain. Natural rubber is studied in this research. In this research, tensile testing was conducted to the rubber specimen in order to check the heat release from the specimen. A thermocouple device was used to measure the specimen's temperature during tensile testing. The data from the tensile test were used to generate the stress vs strain curve. Computer simulation study was also performed. The results show that the temperature reading from the thermocouple device has increased to prove that there was a heat release from the tensile test. The heat was detected after the specimenโs fracture. The simulation test proved the same phenomena as the experimental test
Environmental management competitive pressure effect on SME environmental innovation activities: A green supply chain perspective
The idea of assimilating green supply chain is to integrate and establish
environmental management into the supply chain practices. The study aims to explore
how environmental management competitive pressure influences a SME company in
Malaysia to incorporate green supply chain integration, which is an efficient platform
to develop environmental innovation. This study further advances green supply chain
management research in Malaysia by using the method of quantitative analysis to
analyze the model developed which data will be collected based on a sample of SMEs
in Malaysia in manufacturing sector. The model developed in this study illustrates how
environmental management competitive pressure from main competitors affects three
fundamental dimensions of green supply chain integration. The research findings
suggest that environmental management competitive pressure is a vital driving force
for a SME company to incorporate internal and external collaboration in developing
green product innovation. From the analysis conducted, the study strongly
demonstrated that the best way for a company to counteract competitorโs
environmental management success is to first implement strong internal green product
development process then move to incorporate external environmental management
innovation between their suppliers and customers. The findings also show that internal
integration of green product innovation fully mediates the relationship of
environmental management competitive pressure and the external integration of green
product innovation
Determining system boundaries on commercial broiler chicken production system using ISO 14040/14044 guideline: a case study
The demand of poultry product in Malaysia market shows an escalation throughout the year and expected to increase in the future. The expansion of poultry production has led to environmental concern in relation to their operational impact to environmentAt present, assessment of waste management of poultry production in Malaysia is lacking. A case study research was conducted in a commercial broiler farm to identify and assess the system boundaries in the lifecycle supply chain of broiler chicken production using ISO 14040/44 guidelines. ISO 14040/44 standard includes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework guidelines to evaluate environmental influence associated with a product/process throughout its life span. All attributes associated with broiler operation is defined and the system boundaries is determined to identify possible inputs and outputs in the case study. This paper discuss the initial stage in the LCA process, which set the context of the research and prepare for the stage of Life Cycle Inventory
Inventory data on commercial broiler chicken production system using life cycle assessment approach: A case study
An inventory analysis of the life cycle of broiler chicken production from cradle-to-gate perspective was carried out with the aim to identify possible input and output parameters involved in the system. To do so, broiler chicken production in Myra Chicken Farm and Services was investigated in detail. Result shows the inventory data on feed consumption, transportation, physical performance parameter and other utilities that affect the product which is broilers. Broilers production in fact shows escalation year by year because of high demand from consumer. A cradle-to-gate assessment was conducted based on ISO 14040/14044 guidelines. Inventory data was gathered from farmers and available literature. Improving all the input and output system will increase the level of productivity and the cost of the production. Thus, at the end of the research, it will able to make industry player to understand and take into consideration the solutions in order to promote a green broiler chicken productio
An examination on the influence of small and medium enterprise (SME) stakeholder on green supply chain management practices
In this paper, climate change and global warming are the biggest current issues in the
industrial sectors. The green supply chain managements (GSCM) is one of the crucial input to
these issues. Effective GSCM can potentially secure the organization's competitive advantage
and improve the environmental performance of the network activities. In this study, the aim is
to investigate and examine how a small and medium enterprises (SMEs) stakeholder pressure
and top management influence green supply chain management practices. The study is further
advance green supply chain management research in Malaysia focusing on SMEs
manufacturing sector using structural equation modelling. Structural equation modelling is a
multivariate statistical analysis technique used to examine structural relationship. It is the
combination of factor analysis and multi regression analysis and used to analyse structural
relationship between measure variable and latent factor. This research found that top
management support and stakeholder pressure is the major influence for SMEs to adopt green
supply chain management. The research also found that top management is fully mediate with
the relationship between stakeholder pressure and monitoring supplier environmental
performanc