study case of UMW HOLDINGS: SUSTAINING A CENTENNIAL CORPORATION

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This is the fourth and the last case study that given by Miss Ummi entitled "UMW HOLDINGS: SUSTAINING A CENTENNIAL CORPORATION? “.

According to the case, UMW holdings have four core businesses which are automotive assembly and distribution operative, automotive components and lubricant OEM and REM and oil and gas drilling services.

Moreover, the company have three types of automotive operations in Malaysia. Firstly, luxury cars segment which is BMW and Mercedes Bent. Secondly, joint-ventures with Honda and Toyota. Lastly, the types of automotive operations in Malaysia is value chain include R&D with Proton and Perodua.

Johor to have Friday, Saturday weekend rest days from Jan 1

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My second articles is about JOHOR. Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has declared the change of the state's rest days to Friday and Saturday instead of Saturday and Sunday from next year. The much-anticipated decision was announced during the investiture ceremony on Saturday in conjunction with his 55th birthday.

In his speech at the event held at Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim in the royal town, the Sultan said that the change of weekend would take effect from Jan 1, 2014. He said the decision to change the weekend holidays was made after receiving feedback from various quarters and to allow Muslims to perform their religious obligations on Friday in a more peaceful manner. 

Speculation has been rife about the change after a state government document was leaked on the Internet. Presently, states such as Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu have Friday and Saturday as their off days. Prior to 1994, Johor had Friday and Saturday as non-working days.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Khaled Nordin said he is confident that the switch of the state's rest days, from Saturday and Sunday to Friday and Saturday, effective next year, will not have huge effect on the state's economy.

This, he said, was because those having Sunday as their rest day could still make dealings with the state government as Sunday would be a normal working day for state government employees. "I don't think in this current rapid technological development, a switch in weekends will bring huge effect on the state's economy.

In my opinion, I think it is good because Friday is the head of the day. Muslim can rest sufficiently to hear khutbah and not sleep during khutbah at mosques. Moreover, it can take many content can be peeled and knowledge can be gained on Friday. Such Allah mention in Alquran, O you who believe, when the call to prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave you’re trading. Which is better for you if ye only knew? (Surah Al-Jumuah: 9)

 

Chapter 8 : Corporate Strategy

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This week I learn about corporate strategy. Corporate strategy is one company diversifies more than one industry while business strategy is one company focus in one industry.  Basically, corporate level strategy means the management level will develop the strategy by top level manager. Synergy means is more than that not to make it strong, but it provide the best for the company.

  

 

All the diversification process will involve transaction cost. It is because Transaction costs are the costs of completing a business agreement or deal of some sort, over and above the price of the deal.

There aye two types to choosing the diversification path which are related business and unrelated businesses. Related business has competitively valuable cross-business value chain and resource matchups such as L’Oreal. L’Oreal has many product which is cosmetic, hair care and skin care. The entire product is about personal care. So, the L’Oreal is a one of the related business.

   

While, unrelated business is Have dissimilar value chains and resource requirements, with no competitively important cross-business relationships at the value chain level such as Tabung Haji. Tabung Haji started with services for pilgrims, then plantation, then marine and nowadays TH will produce food. So, all the industry is unrelated business.

Identifying cross-business strategic fits along the value chain have six types of potential cross business fits which are supply chain activities such as Dell. Dell produce computer. So, all supplier of Dell is component to make a computer but what Dell do is Dell expand product to LCD TV.

Another types are R&D and technology activities such as Unify. Unify have a technology for wifi and internet. Nowadays, Unify combine with cable TV that can access internet through TV. So, use technology to come out with a good product for customer. 

 Spinoff is a gain more profit because it is under own management such as UKM Holdings. It under UKM and the profit very high because more of the product is commercialization. USIM Tijarah have own shareholder and own management but it must improve to be a spinoff. However, if USIM Tijarah really wants to market our innovation in the future, Insha’Allah it can bid on other establishes university.

thank you miss ummi.. 

study case of PIPING HOT DOGS: A CASE OF A MALAYSIAN FRANCHISE

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Actually this is the third case study that given by Miss Ummi entitled " PIPING HOT DOGS: A CASE OF A MALAYSIAN FRANCHISE".

In this case, Rozita started a piping hot dog business without have any knowledge about business and no experience in a food industry but she and her husband try the best to do the business.  The company is known as Nineteen O One Sdn. Bhd (1901).

 The company has halal, super brand, have owned recipe and quality of the hotdog. All this will make company more strength even the owner do not have basic knowledge about business.  Moreover, the weakness of this company is challenge to hiring staff because all the staff does not want to work in international market. However, Nineteen O One Sdn.Bhd (1901) was established during a challenging period and has collaboration with master franchise corporation at Middle East.

sharing about Oshima Restaurant

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In this week there is no lecture but it replaced by a sharing moment with O Shima Restaurant and there is no tutorial session in this week too. The MC is Arep Malik and Zainul Akmal as the doa reciter, it was funny actually when I see that Zainul was very nervous when he recited the doa but I respect him because not all people can recite a doa in front of everyone.

The talk given by Madam Asnidar Hanim Yusuf which is an owner of O Shima Restaurant. She had a degree in engineering in Japan, Master in the same field but now she pursues her studies on PHD in USIM in other field which is business. It is because she not love engineering, she change it.. wow, look great!! How she handle the challenge to maintain as Halal Japanese food without have basic in business.

 The different view between O Shima Restaurant and the others Japanese food is about halal certification and they avoid the haramness in business. Even they hard to get the halal certificate and did not get yet but they not give up in order to get it and keep searching for the halal raw material and always motivate our self to move forward.

 

  

I want promote a bit of menu in this restaurant. O Shima Restaurant have a new menu starts from 11/12/2013 (Tuesday). Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Rice. Sample our delicious chicken rice with chicken grilled with homemade teriyaki sauce `our` very appetizing. This dish they sell at very affordable prices (the price of oil increases proofing and sugar). Only RM5 only. Hurry come and enjoy. 

This sharing session is very interesting and I got a lot of information about the real business. What I learn is do not do something for money, do ikhlas for Allah. Whatever we do it must be ikhlas for Allah and the money will come later. Moreover, everyone have their own fail but the most important thing is how you bounce back after the failure and must being positive all of the time..

 

 

Thanks to Madam Asnidar for the valuable inputs and too miss Ummi for this great moment.