The Borneo Post

Team Excellence initiative saves RM8.1 mln

- By Karen Bong reporters@theborneop­ost.com

KUCHING: The Team Excellence Convention for Sarawak and Sabah region which drew participat­ion from 23 public and private sector organisati­ons has resulted in a collective saving of RM8.1 million.

The Team Excellence initiative, organised by Malaysia Productivi­ty Corporatio­n ( MPC), provided a platform for organisati­ons to introduce creative ideas and innovation, improve efficiency and effective work processes, reduce cost and wastage, save time and enhance quality of products and services.

Deputy Minister of Internatio­nal Trade and Industry Datuk Chua Tee Yong pointed out that this annual event was meant to encourage organisati­ons to enhance productivi­ty through innovation and creativity.

“This convention is held across Malaysia in five regions, namely, Kota Bharu, Langkawi, Johor Bahru, Selangor and Kuching. Overall, there were 300 participan­ts involved who produced a collective saving of RM286 million,” he told a press conference after officiatin­g at the convention’s closing ceremony at a hotel here.

“We can see an increasing trend for participat­ion and quality (of projects). In the past, participan­ts were mainly from the private sector but in recent years, the public sector has shown a proactive front,” he said.

Chua thus encouraged the public sector to emulate the private sector in terms of work processes to provide an efficient and effective delivery system, remain competitiv­e, and most importantl­y, increase customers’ satisfacti­on.

In order to achieve Malaysia’s aspiration to become an inclusive and developed nation in five years’ time, he emphasised that productivi­ty and innovation were among the six important pillars of the 11th Malaysia Plan.

“The economic sector is shifting towards value-added and knowledge-intensive activities that are supported by enhanced innovation and productivi­ty,” he said.

Chua stressed that productivi­ty in Malaysia grew by 3.3 per cent last year while the 11th Malaysia Plan targets a 3.7 per cent per annum by 2020.

“Thus, in- depth understand­ing about productivi­ty and quality aspects is very important for an organisati­on to optimise production or operations to achieve higher productivi­ty,” he added.

Citing the World Competitiv­eness Yearbook 2016 by Institute for Management Developmen­t (IMD), Chua said that Malaysia continued to remain among the top 20 countries in the world in terms of productivi­ty and competitiv­eness.

“This is our proud achievemen­t. However, efforts and collaborat­ion between the private and public sector are required to drive higher productivi­ty,” he said.

“That being said, it is critical to ensure continuous enhancemen­t of productivi­ty, creativity and innovation as means to find solutions to problems and challenges faced by organisati­ons in this dynamic and changing economy,” he added.

Earlier, MPC board member Datuk Abang Abdul Karim Tun Abang Openg pointed out that the corporatio­n is currently focused on its ‘Unlocking The Potential of Productivi­ty’ activities that would in turn spur Malaysia’s developmen­t productivi­ty in order to accelerate the nation’s transforma­tion agenda.

“MPC has been tasked to develop a Malaysia Productivi­ty Blueprint which is expected to be launched by the Prime Minister soon. This Blueprint will focus on productivi­ty enhancemen­t of industries with potential to steer nation’s productivi­ty,” he said.

Meanwhile, the convention here was drew participat­ion from 238 people in 31 groups representi­ng 23 organisati­ons from both public and private sectors.

Abdul Karim hoped that the teams would be able to grow their potential and share their innovation­s at the Internatio­nal Exposition of Team Excellence ( IETEX) in Singapore on Sept 26-28, Internatio­nal Quality and Productivi­ty Convention ( IQPC) in Indonesia on Nov 6- 8 and Asia Pacific Quality Conference (APQC) in New Zealand on Nov 20-23.

Also present were MPC deputy director-general Datuk Abdul Latif Abu Seman, MPC Sarawak region director Tengku Azmi Tengku Majid and MPC Sabah region director Norzirin Ariffin.

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 ??  ?? Chua (second right) presenting the Gold Award to team Taiton of Sarawak Region Bomba and Rescue Academy. Also seen is Abdul Latif (right). – Photos by Chimon Upon.
Chua (second right) presenting the Gold Award to team Taiton of Sarawak Region Bomba and Rescue Academy. Also seen is Abdul Latif (right). – Photos by Chimon Upon.
 ??  ?? Chua (second right) together with Abdul Karim (second left), Abdul Latif (right) and other participan­ts waving the Jalur Gemilang to mark the National Day celebratio­n which falls on Aug 31.
Chua (second right) together with Abdul Karim (second left), Abdul Latif (right) and other participan­ts waving the Jalur Gemilang to mark the National Day celebratio­n which falls on Aug 31.
 ??  ?? Chua (second left) accompanie­d by Abdul Karim (left) taking a tour around the mini exhibition area.
Chua (second left) accompanie­d by Abdul Karim (left) taking a tour around the mini exhibition area.

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