International operation management: It's importance to Malaysian firms

• Main Authors: Mahajar, Abdul Jumaat, Hamdan, Oemar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Program Pascasarjana UPN "Veteran" Jakarta 2004
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/5297/1/Ab_Ju.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/5297/; http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000767873

Like any other country. Malaysia is characterized by a unique set of infrastructures, regulators, legal and economic conditions. Cheap labor coupled with a relatively stable economic and political climate has attracted Multinational Corporations (MNCs) to invest in Malaysia. As multinationals invest billions of dollars into Malaysia operations, it is essential that they design and manage systems that are congruent with the local needs. This paper explores the logistics and international operation management and its importance of Malaysian firms. International operation management and logistics is important to organizations or firms which engaged in export or import. The importance of international operation management in organizations includes the firms would be more flexible in innovative and responsive, the firms would provided quality goods and services and work to improve them, and the firms would be cost-efficient and keeps it resources productive.