-By Muhammad Fikri Abdullah and Rohaya Abdul Jalil Abstract The solid waste problem has long plagued the human life since the waste is not managed well and have been polluting and disrupting human comfort and health. Prior studies have found methods of waste disposal which in practiced such as open burning and landfill is irrelevant nowadays since it increased the uncontrolled population growth and as long as an increase in the industrial sector development. Therefore, many studies found the incinerators is helpful and the best method to overcome the solid waste problem. However, the development of incinerator is still unpopular among the developing countries especially in ASEAN countries. Thus, this study wish to identify the critical success factors for development of solid waste incinerators in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to determine the critical success factors for the development of solid waste incinerators. The objective was achieved through content analysis and the result had been the input to further studies using the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) in order to determine critical success factors. Analysis ISM found that effective operations management, strong financial resources, and good maintenance management is the critical success factors for development of the incinerators. Surprisingly, this study reveal that the financial aspects also a main critical success factor of private involvement in the development of incinerators for solid waste management in Malaysia. Keywords: Critical Success Factor, Incinerators Infrastructure, Interpretive Structural Modeling, Financial Resource 01-CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR |
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-By Atilola, Moses Idowu, Norhaya, Kamarudin, Kamalahasan, Achu and Musibau, Lukuman Abstract Property rating valuation is a statutory practice backed up by law. In Nigeria and many other countries that adhere to the UK property rating practice, the standard methods of valuation adopted are the comparison, the depreciated replacement cost and the profit methods. These methods however, have some inherent challenges which often lead to variation in valuation. Variation in valuation has been identified as one of the major problems hindering the optimal benefits derivable from property tax. Using an in-depth literature review, this paper identifies the potential input variables in the three methods of valuation that may cause variation in rating valuation. It also examines the causes of disparity among valuers in Nigeria from the comparison of the provisions of Kwara State and Oyo State tenement rating laws on these input variables. The study identifies between two and five input variables in the comparison, profit and contractor’s methods that may produce the observed variation in rating valuation in those methods. The study also reveals that Kwara State may be more prone to non-uniformity of valuation than Oyo State due to the subjective nature of the input variables. The study advances that this form of non-uniformity if uncorrected, may lead to low revenue yield, litigation and protests in practice. The study recommends that the two States concerned and their local authorities should seek amendments to the existing rating laws through the various Houses of Assembly, and that the States should adopt other best practices of other counties on uniformity of valuation in order to improve rating valuation practice in their respective domains. Keywords: Rateable value, statutory valuation, Tone of the list, Valuation variation 02_A Review of Uniformity in Property Rating Valuation in Nigeria |
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-By Oduyemi Olufolahan, Okoroh Michael and Fajana Oluwaseun Abstract The paper aims to contribute to the empirical scarce literature on the causes of inaccuracy of property valuation in commercial office buildings by providing meaningful insights on the different causes likely to affect valuation accuracy in a developing country like Nigeria. Using Mean ranking, regression and factor analysis the causes have been ranked from a questionnaire distributed to a sample of 90 practitioners with a total of 61 completing the survey. The key findings of the statistical analysis indicated that professionals ranked the existing valuation methodology as the most established cause while only four of the causes make statistically unique contribution to the valuation methodology namely skill, experience and judgment of the valuer, types of property, the integrity of the individual Surveyor and lack of valuation standard manual. In a forward looking approach, the paper provides some recommendations that should minimise valuation inaccuracies in reports. The key limitation to the study is that it does not cover all classes of buildings as the scope of valuation is very enormous and the resources of this research were limited. Also, the use of closed ended questionnaires may limit the validity of the results. This research will be of interest to industry practitioners and academic researchers with an interest in property finance and valuation. Keywords: Estate valuers, inaccuracy, property, reports, valuation 03 – Property Valuation Inaccuracy in Commercial Office Buildings |
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-By Zafirah Ab Muin, Maimunah Sapri, Ibrahim Sipan and Anthony Adjei-Twum Abstract Within Islamic studies, mosque is the place for worshiping, a centre of excellence for knowledge, economic pursuit, community services, giving religious instruction and political discussions. Mosque plays a crucial role in various aspects of the life of Muslims and has great potential to ensure that the welfare of surrounding society is well-taken care of. Therefore, it is of urgency to the management of mosque to uplift and sustain its multi-functionality in today as modernisation era. In order to comprehend to this inspiration, mosque should have good facilities management (FM) practice to support its primary business for the long run. A good start to a good FM practice in an organisation is to identify the key drivers of FM practice in supporting the achievement of its core objectives. Hence, this paper explores the key drivers for sustainable FM practice of mosques in Malaysia. A focus group discussion was conducted involving experts in FM and the mosque management committee members to identify the key drivers in developing and implementing a sustainable FM practice for mosques. Based on the findings, they agreed that the top management support, teamwork, training, financial performance and development of policies directly contribute to sustainable FM practice of mosques. Keywords: facilities management (FM), FM key drivers, sustainable FM practice, mosque, management of mosque 04-key drivers of sustainable management practice for mosques in malaysia |
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-By Hariati, Abdullah Hashim, Sapri, Maimunah, Sheau-Ting, Low Abstract Facilities management is a discipline that supports an organisation in delivering its core business efficiently. The rapid development of infrastructure has opened up a venue for facilities management to be delivered through public private partnership (PPP) scheme. One of the scopes of service within this scheme is sustainability. This element can actually give a positive impact on the success of PPP projects; however, the implementation of sustainability within PPP arrangement has been overlooked, therefore requires a lot of improvements. Based on extensive literature review, this paper investigates and proposes sustainable initiatives for facilities management within PPP project life cycle perspective. Keywords: Sustainable initiative; facilities management, public private partnership 05-Sustainable Initiatives for FM in Public Private Partnership Projects |
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-By Nurul Wahida Rosli, Abdul Hakim @ Miswan Mohamed, Mat Naim Abdullah @ Mohd Asmoni, Izran Sarrazin Mohammad & Alan Chong Kim Wing Abstract Life cycle cost (LCC) is increasingly important in the management and operation of assets. LCC helps to determine the total cost of owning and operating a facility over a period of time. Currently in Malaysia, LCC is actively applied in construction industry. While LCC has the potential to be implemented to the water industry, it faces challenges such as the lack of reliable and consistent data in the elements for LCC. In order to overcome these barriers, a consistent data structure called Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) is needed before applying LCC. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of LCC cost breakdown structure (CBS) for treated water pump in Malaysia using the Delphi method. The results gathered from expert opinions during Delphi process are developed into a data structure. This proposed data structure could assist water industry practitioners in the preparation of implementing LCC and also acts as a basis for collecting LCC data in a consistent manner. Recommended future research is to develop CBS for other types of pumps and also implement LCC calculation through the proposed CBS. Keywords: cost breakdown structure, life cycle cost, Delphi method, water industry 06 – DEVELOPMENT OF A GENERIC LIFE CYCLE COST BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE |
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