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GUIDE TO THE PREPARATION OF THESIS
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Report Submitted to Fulfill the Partial Requirements
For the Bachelor of Engineering Technology In Industrial Design
Universiti Kuala Lumpur












JANUARY 2014




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DECLARATION






I declare that this report is my original work and all references have been
citedadequately as required by the Universitiy












Date: 28/04/2014 Signature
(Hardcover submission date) Full Name: Afiq Bin Za`aba
ID Number 58265211109




















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APPROVAL PAGE






We have supervised and examined this report and verify that it meets the
programand Universitys requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering
Technology In Industrial Design










Date: 28/04/2014 Signature:.................
(Hardcover submission date) Supervisor: Dr. Nik Farid B. Nik Ismail
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Date: 12/09/2013 Signature:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT






Praise to God for His help and guidance that I am able to complete the task
of the Final Year Project. I am thankful and grateful to my supervisor, Dr.
Niuk Farid Bin Nik Ismail, for his advice and knowledge that he shared in the
completion of the project. I appreciate his help for me while I am doing the
Final Year Project from week 1 to the day I finished my Final Year Project.

Special thanks to Mr. Kenny, Engineer of SRI Sdn. Bhd. for providing me lots
of useful \information on the project technical data collection. I also would like
to thank all my friends who have been really helpful during the course of the
conducting the Final Year Project. I also would like to thank laboratory
assistants who have help me in sharing knowledge in conjunction with the
project that I am conducting.

I sincerely grateful to my parents for they love and sacrifice that they had for
me throughout my life and their support for me in all my activities that I have
done. I also wanted to that other people who have directly or indirectly help in
the completion of my Final Year Project. I sincerely appreciate all your help.

Thank you very much.
Afiq Bin Za`aba
28 April 2014
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LIST OF TABLES


Table 2-1 Advantages and disadvantages of basic quotation method ............... xx
Table 3-1 Tool and die company list .................................................................. xx
Table 3-2 Industry experts background .............................................................. xx
Table 4-1 List of SOP activities .......................................................................... xx
Table 4-2 Expert opinion on die cost parameters .............................................. xx
Table 4-3 Expert cost calculation methods ........................................................ xx
Table 4-4 Die quotation assistant implementation result of and example
testing in industrial method ................................................................................ xx


LIST OF FIGURES


Figure 1-1 Manufacturing industry under IMP3 and 9MP ..................................... x
Figure 1-2 Tool and die making stages (Maarof, 2006) ....................................... x
Figure 2-1 Tool and design products ................................................................... x
Figure 2-2 Complete die design ........................................................................... x
Figure 3-1 Research methodology ....................................................................... x
Figure 3-2 eCAD methodology .......................................................................... xx
Figure 4-1 Steps in producing SOP ................................................................... xx
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

2D Two Dimensional
3D Three-Dimensional
9MP 9
th
Malaysian Plan
ABC Activity-Based Costing
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
















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ABSTRACT

Fire cases in Malaysia have been increasing rapidly over the years. Majority of
the cases involved residential buildings which seriously had caused property
losses, severe injuries to the victims and even death. This circumstance is
significantly worrying with regard to the national development, as the prime
purpose of owning a house is to provide shelter and security to the occupants.

Issues reported and surveys conducted over the recent years as shown in the
media revealed that the major contribution towards the increase of fire cases in
Malaysia especially cases which involved residential buildings is due to the low
level of fire safety awareness among the public. In other words, it can be
assumed that home fire safety is being mooted, since there have been a lack of
fire safety measures in most houses in Malaysia for instance installing smoke
detectors and portable fire extinguishers as compared to houses in Britain,
Australia and New Zealand where it had significantly reduced the fire fatalities
and losses. Besides that, the Fire and Rescue Department found that most
fatalities and losses caused by fire could have been prevented if occupants had
an extinguisher at hand.

Over the recent years, there have been campaigns, seminars and trainings
on fire safety conducted by the National Fire and Rescue Department.
However, since the level of fire safety awareness among the public based on
this research finding is at an unacceptable level, perhaps these fire
preventive measures had somehow failed to up lift the level of fire safety
awareness among the public since the number of fire cases throughout the
years is still at a worrying stage.
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