Price trend of palm oil in Malaysia by Kanbur, Mandu G., Yen, Siew Hwa, Katib, Mohamed Nasser

“…An analysis of price movements of crude palm oil in Malaysia was undertaken based on monthly data from January 1981 to June 1991. …”
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Measuring OEE in Malaysian palm oil mills by Baluch, Nazim Hussain, Abdullah, Che Sobry, Mohtar, Shahimi

“…As the understanding of the strategic importance of maintenance has risen, so too has, the efforts to control, measure, and better manage this function.Performance Management and measurement is important because it identifies current performance gaps between current and desired performance and provide indication of progress towards closing the gaps.Carefully selected KPIs identify precisely where to take action to improve performance.OEE, a vital KPI of TPM, is used to evaluate performance of maintenance management; it is an index frequently used in the manufacturing industries to calculate the overall equipment effectiveness of a production system or part of it.This paper examines the importance of maintenance management performance evaluation, determines the effectiveness of OEE as a primary performance metric and explains its three main factors that make up the calculation process in the context of Malaysian palm oil mills.…”
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Development and performance of palm oil industry in Malaysia and Indonesia by Md Ali, Anizah, Mohd Jani, Mohd Fauzi

“…Palm oil is a major vegetable oils traded in market place, whereas Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producer and exporter of world palm oil. …”
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Environmental sustainability practices among palm oil millers by Begum, Halima, Alam, A. S. A. Ferdous, Er, A. C., Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir

“…Considering the global palm oil production, it can be identified as the second largest vegetable oil. …”
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Nigerian partial response on the global economy of palm oil by Shehu, Sani, Salleh, Mohd Afandi

“…However, this forced the palm oil suppliers as well as producing countries to embark on producing certified palm oil as requested by Europe and the US. …”
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An analysis of the United States demand for Malaysian palm oil by Jusoh, Juzhar

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Impact of crude oil prices on the Malaysian palm oil market by Applanaidu, Shri Dewi, Abdel Hameed, Amna Awad

“…The prices of crude oil and vegetable oil appear to be moving in tandem, a trend which was not observed before.This study seeks to examine the impact of world crude prices on the Malaysian palm oil market.To that end, structural econometric model consisting of eight structural equations and four identities was proposed in this study.The model has been estimated by two-stage least squares method using annual data for the period 1976 – 2011.The counterfactual analysis of a sustained 10 per cent increase in crude oil prices predicted a direct effect of a 0.10 per cent increase in palm oil world price.The indirect effects through the palm oil world price transmission channels were: 5.62 per cent decrease in export of palm oil, 4.03 per cent decrease in palm oil import, 0.07 per cent decrease in Malaysian palm oil price, 0.01 per cent increase in domestic consumption and 0.05 per cent decrease in palm oil supply.The increase in petroleum price does bring positive economic impact on selected sub-sectors of the palm oil industry such as it encourages domestic demand and boost the bio diesel industry.…”
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Europe not Malaysia’s only palm oil market, say experts by Jonathan, Edward

“…KUALA LUMPUR — A potential ban by the European Union (EU) of Malaysian palm oil should be seen as an opportunity to explore other markets for the product, according to experts, who said there are larger markets elsewhere.…”
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Europe not Malaysia’s only palm oil market, say experts by Jonathan, Edward

“…KUALA LUMPUR — A potential ban by the European Union (EU) of Malaysian palm oil should be seen as an opportunity to explore other markets for the product, according to experts, who said there are larger markets elsewhere.…”
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Potentiality of Pressmud Application in Soil for Palm Oil Plantation Productivity by Mohamad, Maheera, Razalli, Mohd Rizal, Kafi, Md Abdul, Noordin, Alminnourliza, Mustapen, Rosini Nawang, Ismail, Haikal, Chong, Khai Lin

“…This study is able to generate positive outcomes for the sustainability of agriculture industry in Malaysia specifically for palm oil plantation. The agricultural sector of Malaysia comprises large oil palm and sugar refinery industry. …”
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EUDR and Potential Collaboration with Malaysian Palm Oil Industry Stakeholders by Muthu, Uthaya Kumar

“…With the recent high level of engagement under the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) and the EU’s openness for further engagement the paper aims to explore the potential collaboration between the bloc and the Malaysian palm oil industry to support smallholders. …”
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The impact of palm oil price on the Malaysian stock market performance by Nordin, Sabariah, Nordin, Norhafiza, Ismail, Rusmawati

“…The performance of a stock market has always become the center of attention for market analysts and investors.Due to its significant role in the economy of a country, the performance of the stock market is always associated with the economic condition of a country.Because of that, this study intends to examine the impact of commodity prices in influencing the behaviour of the stock market index specifically by focusing on the palm oil prices.Since Malaysia is one of the major producers of palm oil, the behaviour of the palm oil price is expected to have an influence on the Malaysian stock market index. …”
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Crude palm oil futures market efficiency: Long memory investigation by Ahmad, Norzalina, Kellard, Neil, Snaith, Stuart

“…This study employs daily data for the Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) futures from 1997 to 2010 to explore the impact of the time series properties of the futures-spot basis and the cost of carry on futures market unbiasedness. …”
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Outsourcing maintenance of power generating equipment in Malaysian palm oil mills by Baluch, Nazim Hussain, Abdullah, Che Sobry, Mohtar, Shahimi

“…This paper discusses the pros and cons of one such solution, outsourcing maintenance in power generating plants in palm oil mills and outlines, maintenance outsourcing process, and selection criteria of Maintenance Service Provider.…”
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Enhance maintenance problem recognition techniques and its application to palm oil mills by Basari, A.S.H., Herman, N.S., Asmai, S.A.

“…The case study used for this enhanced technique was the palm oil mills maintenance problem. The result and possible further enhancement is also discussed.…”
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Impact of biodiesel blend mandate (B10) on the Malaysian palm oil industry by Applanaidu, Shri Dewi, Md Ali, Anizah, Alias, Mohammad

“…The policy mandate of B5 blend of palm oil based biodiesel into diesel in all government vehicles was implemented in February 2009.It is expected that the blend of B5 will be increased to B10 in future.This paper seeks to examine the impact of B10 on the Malaysian palm oil market.A structural econometric model consisting of eight structural equations and four identities was proposed in this study.The model has been estimated by two stage least squares method using annual data for the period 1976- 2011.The specification of the structural model is based on a series of assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies and technological change.The study indicates that counterfactual simulation of an increase from B5 to B10 predicts a positive increase (23.31 per cent) in palm oil domestic consumption, 109.3 per cent decrease in stock, 0.07 per cent increase in domestic price of palm oil and a marginal (0.05 percent) increase in production.An increase in domestic demand would make Malaysia more competitive regionally and globally with benefits accruing to all Malaysians.…”
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Maintenance management performance – An overview towards evaluating Malaysian palm oil mill by Baluch, Nazim Hussain, Abdullah, Che Sobry, Mohtar, Shahimi

“…Deficient maintenance management can severely affect competitiveness of an organization by reducing throughput, increasing inventory, and leading to poor performance.Performance cannot be managed without measurement: it provides the required information to the management for effective decision making; and is used by industries to assess progress against set goals and objectives in a quantifiable way for effectiveness and efficiency.For the palm oil mills to stay competitive, it is imperative that they elevate the maintenance management role; from a cost center to the strategic partner in business.This paper highlights how measuring maintenance performance helps us identify the factors causing poor performance, and provides an opportunity to improve company’s profits.…”
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Palm oil industry: A review of the literature on the modelling approaches and potential solution by Zabid, M. Faeid M., Zainal Abidin, Norhaslinda

“…Palm oil industry plays an important role as a backbone to the economy of a country, especially in many developing countries.Various issues related to the palm oil context have been studied rigorously by previous researchers using appropriate modeling approaches.Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present an overview of existing modeling approaches used by researchers in studying several issues in the palm oil industry.However, there are still limited numbers of researches that focus to determine the impact of strategy policies on palm oil studies. …”
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Land conflict in palm oil land procurement in Indonesia: features, issues and approaches by Md Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal, Md Isa @ Yusuff, Yusramizza, Mohd Khalid, Al-Hanisham

“…Malaysia currently accounts for 39% of world palm oil production and 44% of world exports.Being one of the biggest producers of palm oil, Malaysia has an important role to play in fulfilling the global demand for palm oil.With the growing global demand for palm oil, Malaysian Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) have embarked on the expansion of palm oil plantations by venturing into cross border palm oil plantation ventures including Indonesia. …”
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Palm oil supply and demand characteristics and behavior: a system dynamics approach by Faeid, M Zabid M, Zainal Abidin, Norhaslinda, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi

“…Like other commodities, palm oil is characterized by common commodity cycles in the market. …”
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