Morshidi: Business Excellence programme can produce organisations of calibre

KUCHING: The implementation of Business Excellence programme in Sarawak will produce organisations that are excellent, and capable of getting Malaysia in the right business path.

State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshid Abdul Ghani said organisations in Sarawak needed changes, and the programme would lift them to a higher level.

He said he always wanted to see more organisations in Sarawak to be known, not only locally, but also in the global arena capable of competing with the global players.

“I believe with continuous effort and much commitment these organisations can make it a reality,” he said before officiating at the ‘ CEO Talk (series 1/2018) the 4th Industrial Revolution -The CEO Dilemma’ held at Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak premises in Batu Kawa here yesterday.

The programme was organised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia Productivity Corporation ( MPC), and Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak.

Morshidi said Malaysian Business Excellence Framework ( MBEF) is a holistic approach to produce excellent organisations through best practice in management, system and process. It is being monitored by Global Excellence Model Council (Gem).

He said Malaysia is represented by MPC and members of Gem which include 11 countries namely USA, several European countries, Japan, Australia and Singapore.

“MBEF has seven dimensions of excellences; leadership, planning, inofrmation,customer, people, process and results. I think safety should be included as well,” he said.

Morshidi also proposed that all organisations in Sarawak foster closer ties with MPC Sarawak region, and to implement various business excellence programmes in their organisations.

“I understand that MPC Sarawak region has 56 development capacity programmes this year, starting with basic, to intermediate and to advance programme.

Tabung Baitumal Sarawak general manager Datu Abang Mohd.Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie, a speaker for the programme who is chairman of the Board of Directors of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia ( USIM) Tan Sri Dato Professor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak and regional director of MPC Sarawak Tengku Azmi Tengku Majid were also present.