Chapter 1:

Introduction to Industrial Management

LIM Soon Chong, Johnson (Ph.D.)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
BBT 41002 (PPG), v1.0
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Outline I
1
The Industry
Introduction
National Manufacturing Industries
2
Importance of Industrial Studies
3
Industrial Management
Three basic elements
Framework
4
References
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The Industry Whats Industry?
What is Industry?
Denition
Industry is the production of a good or service within an economy [2]. Industry
is a place where values are added to raw materials, goods or products with
prot as the main objective.
In the context of this course, industry refers specically to production and
manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing is the use of machinery, tools and labor to produce goods
for use or sale.
According to Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries[1], The share of
manufacturing industries to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009 is
25.5%, and the number of persons engaged in manufacturing industries
in 2009 is about 1.6 million persons.
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The Industry National Manufacturing Industries
Overview
Figure 1 : Major Contributors of Manufacturing Groups to Gross Output, Year 2009[1]
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The Industry National Manufacturing Industries
Overview
Figure 2 : Contribution to Total Employment by Group, Year 2009[1]
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Importance of Industrial Studies
The importance of manufacturing industry
Economic purposes: to generate income that contributes to the GDP of
a country
National status: to showcase the capabilities of a country in terms of
technology and manufacturing capabilities
National interest: to maintain the paoples standard of living and
safeguard national policies
Imagine what would have happened if we dont have certain
manufacturing industries? Think about how it may impact our life in terms
of product prices, job opportunities, economy, etc.
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Industrial Management Three basic elements
Figure 3 : The Industrial Management Operation and Framework
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Industrial Management Framework
Figure 4 : The Industrial Management Operation and Framework
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References
References I
[1] STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, M. Annual survey of manufacturing industries 2009.
Tech. rep., Jabatan Statistik Malaysia, http://www.statistics.gov.my, 2010.
[2] WIKIPEDIA. Industry.
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References
The End
Thank You.
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