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Implementation of dust control system using management and planning tools (MPT): A case study

Rosmaini Ahmad (School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia)
Shahrul Kamaruddin (School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia)
Zahid A. Khan (Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Delhi, India)
Mohzani Mokthar (School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia)
Indra Putra Almanar (School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia)

Management of Environmental Quality

ISSN: 1477-7835

Article publication date: 1 July 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

To introduce a research carried out in a real world for implementing a dust control system (DCS) for controlling the indoor air quality (IAP) on the production floor of one of the major electronics company in Malaysia.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is arranged as follows, a brief description of the significant of DCS in electronic industry and brief introduction to the electronic company as a case study company for introducing the DCS. The discussion on the characteristics management and planning tools (MPTs) that have been adopted as the analysing tools for assisting in the decision‐making process in identifying the problems and improvement strategies. It follows by the detail analysis phase regarding the implementation process that it as backbone for introducing the DCS. Finally a discussion about the result obtained from the MPT analysis on the techniques for identifying the root causes of the dust pollution problem as well as the best improvement strategies that can be adopted by the case study company.

Findings

Three analysis techniques from MPT have been used; there are relation diagram, tree diagram and prioritization matrices analyses. These techniques are very powerful for analysing the specific problem using verbal data. The outputs (results) from these techniques have been used as the solutions to the dust pollution problem. As a result, the implementations of DCS successfully reduce the dust level and stabilise the dust distribution on the production floor.

Practical implications

This paper offer a systematic way in identifying and controlling the IAP in industry.

Originality/value

This paper introduces very useful methods in decision making for identifying the solutions for environmental problem and implementation of DCS in a real world environment.

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Citation

Ahmad, R., Kamaruddin, S., Khan, Z.A., Mokthar, M. and Putra Almanar, I. (2006), "Implementation of dust control system using management and planning tools (MPT): A case study", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 390-408. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777830610670481

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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