02317nam a2200289 a 4500 vtls000098277 KUKTEM 20251117113323.0 161205t2016 my a f 001 0 eng|d THE00000100(Local) 201905101642 nazirah 201712141643 saini 201612051618 safura UMP FIM .Y37 2016 r Bc. Yap Jessica Assessment of early supplier involvement in product development in Malaysia food industry / Yap Jessica Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2016 xiv, 99 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.+ 1 CD-ROM Faculty of Industrial Technology Management Project Paper (Bachelor Degree (Hons) of Industrial Technology Management) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang – 2016 Bibliography : p.68-72 Early supplier involvement (ESI) benefits product development in several ways. However, many food industries do not know the advantages of ESI and therefore do not utilize it. Therefore, it is vital for the food industries to understand the contribution and effectiveness of ESI in product development in Malaysia food industry. This study aims to analyze contribution of ESI in early product development and evaluate effectiveness of ESI in product development in Malaysia food industry. Data were collected by using a set of survey questionnaires among the managers in food industries at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area. Results from the study indicated that the most significant contribution of suppliers in early product development in Malaysia food industry is new technologies identification. Besides, product cost ranked the most effective criteria of ESI in product development in Malaysia food industry. The results provided sufficient insight and understanding into the contribution of ESI as well as look deeply into the effectiveness of ESI in product development in Malaysia food industry. Faculty of Industrial Technology Management Dissertations Universities and Colleges Dissertations Theses http://ecollib.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4119 Access in library only 0 0 0 6 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 FIM .Y37 2016 r Bc. 0000115612 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM 0 0 0 -2 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 CD 10371 | FIM .Y37 2016 r Bc. 0000115613 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM VIRTUA40 6687 6693 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5000*5020*5040*5200*6100*6500*6501*8560*9992