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    The impact of viable supply chain management on sustainability in Malaysian manufacturing companies during the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of government support
    This study examines the impact of viable Supply Chain Management (SCM) on the long-term viability of Malaysian manufacturing enterprises during the COVID-19 epidemic. It specifically studies how government support can moderate this relationship. The pandemic's unprecedented disruptions have emphasised the vital need for resilient supply chains to guarantee ongoing operations and achieve sustainability goals. This study employs a quantitative approach to investigate the influence of effective SCM on the long-term viability of companies. Survey questions were distributed to a total of 488 respondents, consisting of upper-level employees of manufacturing companies in Malaysia. The study has employed a stratified random sampling process. The study utilise data from 197 manufacturing enterprises in Malaysia, which is examined using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The findings suggest that organisations with robust and flexible supply networks were more capable of sustaining their operations and attaining their sustainability objectives. Contrary to expectations, the data indicate that government support did not have a moderating effect on the connection between VSCM practices and corporate sustainability. To improve sustainability and ensure operational continuity during times of crisis, the report emphasises the importance of investing in and cultivating resilient supply chain procedures for industry professionals. The findings indicate that governments should reevaluate the processes and effectiveness of government support given to companies during disruptive events. This calls for a more nuanced approach to the development and execution of policies.
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    Performance and accountability for sustainable reporting and trust: An exploratory study
    NPOs in Malaysia rely on public trust to exist. However, trust has always been difficult due to a lack of accountability. This study was implemented through a comparative case of NPOs in Malaysia. Performance accountability reporting practices are crucial because NPOs involve and potentially face implications for public trust. In this study, valorising on institutional work perspective was adopted as its theoretical underpinning and mobilized to trace how NPOs engaged in elective accountability. By using the qualitative case study, in-depth interviews have been done to gain insightful information related to performance accountability reporting. Interestingly, the findings of the study suggested that performance accountability reporting had been shifted to concentrate on the non-financial disclosures include social media platform that is relevant to the public. This study contributes to the new knowledge by understandings how NPOs strategy of accountability enhance public trust and, therefore, support their mission statement.
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    Smart factory governance for manufacturing SME a roadmap and practices in response to industrial 4.0
    Malaysia is heading into a new era of digital transformation and automation. An innovative digital system enables to streamline the production of goods. In general, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has constructed a National Policy for Industrial Revolution 4.0. It encourages innovation to enhance its productivity and sustainability. In line with that, Malaysia's government introduced a smart factory to the manufacturing practices, specifically manufacturing SMEs. The Industrial 4.0 standards including highly agile, efficient and automated production lines integrated into technological procedures. However, the smart factory operates in a highly digitised environment involved in Big Data analysis, emphasising governance, risk management, and compliance. One of the significant issues faced within a smart factory includes the cost and scale to suit the technology used. Also, issues related to technological complexity always creating uncertainty in the business case. It hinders the decision-making process in the case of cost data overflow. Thus, the smart factory needs smart governance to assist in its decision-making. The study primarily investigates emerging critical elements of governance practices, risk management, and compliance that enhance product capacity. Secondly, propose an innovative factory governance model and its impact on Malaysian manufacturing SMEs' cost and production capacity. The study explores governance, risk management, and compliance implemented through the smart factoryin manufacturing SME within the lens of qualitative methodology. Simultaneously, the quantitative methodology uses to triangulate by optimising product capacity using different evaluation methods. Therefore, this studyaddresses the gaps by proposing a new smart factory governance model to fill the gaps in achieving the NationalPolicy on Industrial 4.0.
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