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1) Company Information : -
a) Name of Company
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Institute of Bioproduct Development
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b) Address |
Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor Bahru Malaysia
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c) Telephone |
60123005740
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d) Contact Person |
Siti Alyani binti Mat
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e) Position |
Research Officer
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f) Email |
sitialyani@ibd.utm.my
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2. Which of the following categories best describes the food industry sector your organisation operates in? (Please check all that apply) |
Bioproducts and biomass
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3. Please define your organisation's sales turnover for the most recent financial year |
b. RM300,000 to RM499,000
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4. Please specify the number of staff employed (fulltime) by your organisation |
c. 101 to 200
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5. What are the geographical markets you are active in? (Please tick all appropriate boxes) |
Malaysia
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6. What is the principal food processing activity of your organization based on proportion of annual total sales? |
Supplying semi-prepared food products for use in further processing
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7. What is the MAJOR issue that could be delayed your production process? |
Machine breakdown
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8. Is outsourcing used? (If so, it is used due to) |
Lack of capacity
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9. How do you control the quality and consistency of product out-put? |
Established the SOP for processing activity
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10. Based on the current business scenario of your branding existence and business sustainability for future expansion, please indicate your criteria status as follows; |
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10.1. Product branding awareness |
Low
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10.2. Product acceptance in the market |
Low
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10.3. Innovativeness of the product |
High
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10.4. Export market potential |
Low
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10.5. Global Market Competition |
Low
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10.6. Production capacity for volume order |
High
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11. What critical skills are needed to succeed in your business (behavior capabilities and technical skills)? |
Marketing and sales
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12. What major obstacles will the company face in reaching business target? |
Capital investment in technology updates
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13. What are the critical issues that put the success factors at risk? |
Supply over demand
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14. What could be the main problem in financial affairs of your current business? |
Insufficient cash flow necessary for business scale expansion
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15. Potential issue in upgrading plant facility:
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Limited funding of capital expenditure (CAPEX)
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16. What kind of external supports do you require from SIRIM? |
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17. What kind of external supports do you require from other government Ministries/Agencies? |
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18. Where on the supply chain do you plan to expand your business? |
Food processing
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19. Which action do you plan for your business growth? |
New product introduction
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20. Any facility and equipment changes or upgrade that will be needed in the longer term?
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Maintenance and upgrade existing machine
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Survey Completed. Thank you |
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