Sunday, March 5, 2017

Research

Expertise:
Statistics, Quantitative Analysis, Data Analytics, Data Narration

Field of Specialisation
Indices Development, Spatial Statistics (Social/Demographic and Economic), Multi Criteria Decision Making, Development of Small Area Indices.

Field of Research: 
Multidisciplinary & Transdisciplinary

Current research (2017): 
Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Cities/Villages and Communities, 
 ASEAN Economic Community, Green Technology, Quality Management, Technology Management, Entrepreneurship, Education-Human Talent, Communities Online Learning, Cyber Security Threats, Food Security, Green Tourism, Optimization in Operation Research, Self Service Technology, Service Quality, Agro-economy, Social Entrepreneurship, Innovative Entrepreneurship (Agropreneurs, Tourism, Wholesales and Retail, Education, Health, Sports Activities and Recreation).  


Previous Research (Fields have been explored):
     A. Social/Demographic
  •         Malaysia Population and Housing Census
  •          Agricultural Census
  •          Public Health (Infant Mortality/Stillbirth/Prenatal)
  •          Education, Psychology,
  •          Socioeconomic Indices Development
  •          Small Area Indices Development
  •          Prices, Income & Expenditure
  •          Agriculture & Environment, Green Technology
  •          Manpower and Social Statistics
  •          Migration Survey, Labour Force Survey, Salaries and Wages Survey,                                                Informal Work Force Survey
  •          Producer Price Index

     B. Economics
  •          Services Statistics (Accommodations, Transportation and Storage, Health, Education,                 Insurance, Real Estate, Information and Communication)
  •          Tourism, Retailing, Distributive Trade, Wholesales and Retail Trade, External Trade
  •          National Accounts Statistics, Balance of Payments Statistics, Industrial Production and               Construction Statistics, Economic Indicators
  •          Economic survey/ Business Indicators (Manufacturing, Services, Construction, Mining and        Quarrying, Electricy and Water, etc.)
  •          Technopreneurship

     C. Management and Support Services
  •          Key Performance Indicators (Productivity), Quality Management, Service Quality
  •          Research and Methodology
  •          Human Resource Development

     D.  Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)



Postgraduate under supervision:
              
                             Country      Field                                                            
As Main SV (on going students)
1. PhD       Malaysia   Human Reource Development: PLN in Malaysia Education (on going)
2. PhD       Dubai        Total Quality Management: UAE Enterprise Resource Planning (on going)
3. PhD       Syria         Total Quality Management: Syria Banking Managerial Performance (on going)
4. Masters  Malaysia   Technopreneurship:  Leverage Agriculture Waste (on going)
5. Masters  Malaysia   Service Quality: Technology Management (passed viva)
   
As co-sv (on going)
6. Masters  Syria         Planned Behavior: Green Agriculture (on going)

Graduated
7. Masters MalaysiaTotal Productive Maintenance: OEE in Malaysia Electronic Industry(graduated)
8. Masters  Malaysia   Plan Behaviour: Agriculture Food Security (graduated)


Publication:


Section G: Big Data; Machine Learning; Data Visualization; R
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62. Chuan Zun Liang, Ismail Noriszura, Soo-Fen Fam,and  Wan Nur Syahidah Wan Yusoff, Identifying homogeneous rainfall catchments for non-stationary time series using TOPSIS algorithm and bootstrap K-sample Anderson-Darling test. International Journal of Engineering and Technology 7(4):3228-3237, DOI: 10.14419/ijet.v7i4, 2018

61. Chuan, Z.L.,  Ismail, N., Shinyie, W.L.,  Ken, T.L., Fam, S.F.,  Senawi, A., and Yusoff, W.N.S.W. (2018). The efficiency of average linkage hierarchical clustering algorithm associated multi-scale bootstrap resampling in identifying homogeneous precipitation catchments. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 342, Issue 1, 6 April 2018, Article number 012070, 2018

60. Dedy Dwi Prastyo, Halwa Annisa Khoiri, Santi Wulan Purnami, Suhartono,and Soo-Fen Fam, Simulation Study of Feature Selection on Survival Least Square Support Vector Machines with Application to Health Data: 4th International Conference, SCDS 2018, Bangkok, Thailand, August 15-16, 2018, Proceedings. Chapter in book: Soft Computing in Data Science.   DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3441-2_3, 2018

59.  Dedy Dwi Prastyo, Feby Sandi Nabila, Suhatono Suhartono, Muhammad Hisyam Lee, Novri Suhermi, and Soo-Fen Fam. VAR and GSTAR-Based Feature Selection in Support Vector Regression for Multivariate Spatio-Temporal Forecasting: 4th International Conference, SCDS 2018, Bangkok, Thailand, August 15-16, 2018, Chapter in book: Soft Computing in Data Science.   DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3441-2_4, 2018


58. Dedy Dwi Prastyo, Dwi Handayani, Soo-Fen Fam, Santi Puteri Rahayu,
Suhartono, and Ni Luh Putu Satyaning Pradnya Paramita (2018), Risk Evaluation on Leading Companies in Property and Real Estate Subsector at IDX: A Value-at-Risk with ARMAX-GARCHX Approach and Duration Test. IOP Conf. Series: Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 979 (2018) 012094 doi :10.1088/1742-6596/979/1/012094. 2018
http://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1742-6596/979/1 ;  
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/979/1/012094/meta .

57. Prastyo D D, Fam S F, Sudjati I L, Setiawan, Suhartono and Paramita N L P S P (2017), Value-at Risk Modeling on Stock Return with Exogenous Variables Using ARMAX-GARCHX
Approach, The 2nd Int. Conf. on Statistics, Mathematics, Teaching, and Research. 9-10 October, 2017, Makassar, Indonesia. 2018
https://icsmtr.mipa-unm.ac.id/2nd/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Brosur_ICSMTR2017.pdf 

56. S.FFam, D.D. Prastyo, N. Ismail, W.L. Shinyie, Z.L.Chuan, L.Leowanie, The Magnitude of Big Data 5Vs in Business Macroclimate, (in the review of Journal of Advance Manufacturing Technology (JAMT)), 2018, Melaka.

55. Soo-Fen Fam, Leow Leowanie, Norfaridatul Akmaliah Othman, Haslinda Musa. R in Merging Diverse Big Data Files in Manufacture of Electronic Components Industry. International Conference on Economics, Education, Business, and Accounting, Vol 1, No1 (2016): October 2016. 505-512.


Section F: Green Management; Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Crowdfunding; Green Technology; Education; SME 
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54. Soo-Fen Fam, Heri Yanto, Sri Utami, Lesta Carolina Br. Sebayang, Mohammed Hariri Bakri, Serinnah Van Buerle, Ahmad Fitri Ibrahim, Sustainable Economy for Asean Economic Community (AEC): A Case Study on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Melaka, Proceedings of 2017 China Marketing International Conference (CIMC 2017), Marketing Strategy in the Sharing Economy: Localization and Globalization, Beijing, China, 14-17 July 2017, page 577-608.

53. A. Marina, S.I. Wahjono, S. Fam, (2017), Re-engineering of Accounting Information System as a Tool for Performance Improvement. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 267-268. [ISI WoS].
52. F.R. Azmi, H. Musa, F. Shahbodin, H. Hazmilah, S. Fam, (2017), Implementation of Green Human Resource Management in Malaysia. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 257-258. [ISI WoS].
51. F.R. Azmi, H. Musa, N.A. Othman, S. Fam, (2017), Analyzing of the awareness of green technology in Malaysia practices. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 252-254. [ISI WoS].

50.  H. Musa, F.R. Azmi, N. Mohamad, F. Shahbodin, S. Fam, (2017) Creative industry learning and development towards craft product: critical success factors of Technopreneurship. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 245-247. [ISI WoS].


49. J. Matthew, N.A. Othman, H Musa, S. Fam, (2017), Reengineering of supply chain management in manufacturing industries. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 239-240. [ISI WoS].
http://www3.utem.edu.my/care/proceedings/merd17/pdf/p252_300.pdf

48. Mohd Fauzi bin Kamarudin, Fam Soo Fen, Faizah Abdul Majid, Ainul Azmin Md Zarnin, Mohd Asri Mohd Noor & Mohd Shamsuri Mohd Saad, Toolkits For Future Skills 4.0, UTeMEX 2017, 14-16 November 2017, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.




47. Sentot Imam Wahjono, Anna Marina, Muhammad Nur Rizki Oceano Puritanical, Fam Soo Fen, 2016. Readiness of Crowdfunding to Finance Small and Medium sized Enterprises in ASEAN. International Conference on Humanities and Technology, (ICOHAT 2016). Avillion Hotel Melaka, Malaysia, 17-18 August 2016.


Section E: Total Quality Management; Lean Manufacturing; ISO
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46. Soo-Fen Fam, Dedy Dwi Prastyo, Sri Utami, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in Malaysian  Electronic Components & Boards Industry. University Press, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). 2018. ISBN 978-967-2145-35-6.


45.  S.F. Fam, D.D. Prastyo, S.L. Loh, S. Utami and D.H.Y. Yong, (2018) Total Productive Maintenance Practices in Manufacture of Electronic Components & Boards Industry in Malaysia, Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), Vol. 10 No. 2-8, pp.97-101,2018.

44. Saleh Ali Husseini, Samer Ali Al-Shami, Soo-Fen Fam, Saif Al Derei (2018) Impact of ISO 9001:2008 Certification on Consumer Satisfaction. Journal of Advance Research in Dynamical & Control System, Vol. 10 06-Special Issue, 2018.

43. Soo-Fen Fam, Ser Lee Loh, Haslinda Musa, Heri Yanto, Linda Mei Sui Khoo and Diana Hwa Yieng Yong, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Enhancement in Manufacture of Electronic Components & Boards Industry through Total Productive Maintenance Practices,  Malaysia Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2017), Penang, Malaysia. 2018.

42. S.F. Fam, N. Ismail, H. Yanto, D.D. Prastyo, B.P. Lau, Lean Manufacturing And Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) In Paper Manufacturing And Paper Products Industry, (in the review of Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (JAMT)). 2018

41. Soo-Fen Fam, Lau Ban Pin, Noriszura Ismail, 2016. Lean Manufacturing and Overall Equipment Efficiency in Paper Manufacturing and Paper Products Industry. (Accepted, in the process to be published in Jurnal Teknologi



Section D: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Green Technology; Reduce Inequalities; Public Policies; Agriculture; Tourism; Employment
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40. Soo-Fen Fam, Mohd Taib Dora, Norfaridatul Akmaliah Othman, Fadhlur Rahim Azmi, Haslinda Musa, Abdul Mutalib Mohamed Azim, Hamidah Norman and Mohamad Fadzil Izad Abdul Shuib, Why Tourists Visit Melaka?, Proceedings of 2017 China Marketing International Conference (CIMC 2017), Marketing Strategy in the Sharing Economy: Localization and Globalization, Beijing, China, 14-17 July 2017, page 785-807.

39.  Soo-Fen Fam, Amiruddin Ahamad, Jamaliah Laham, Zaiton Sapak, Zun Liang Chuan, Wan Zawiah Wan Zin, Syaza Liyana Sidi, MyGAP Opportunity for Sustainable Agriculture Economy Development: Are Malaysian Pineapples Smallholders Ready?, Pertanikal Journal 2018, ICOMFIN 2017, Jogjakarta.

38. Soo-Fen Fam, Amiruddin Ahamad, Jamaliah Laham, Zaiton Sapak, Zun Liang Chuan, Wan Zawiah Wan Zin, Syaza Liyana Sidi,MyGAP Opportunity for Sustainable Agriculture Economy Development: Are Malaysian Pineapples Smallholders Ready?  International Conference on Religion, Mocrofrinance and Community Empoverment (ICOMFIN 2017). Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), 20-21 July 2017,  pg 22.


37. Sharifah Sakinah Syed Ahmad, Hidayah Rahmalan, Sabrina Ahmad, Noorrezam Bin Yusop, Soo-Fen Fam, Massila Kamalruddin, Improving Agriculture Management Service Smart Agriculture Mobile Application. UTeMEX 2017, 14-16 November 2017, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.



36. Soo-Fen Fam, Abdul Jabbar Abdullah, Mohd Fauzi Kamarudin, Zuo Liang Chuan, Ibrahim Jantan, Anna Marina, Determining Spillover Effect of Tourism Hot Spots through OSS: A Case Study in Masjid Tanah Melaka, 29 November 2017, MyStats 2017, Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia. 




35. Dr. Soo-Fen Fam(FPTT, UTeM), Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin(Chief Statistician Malaysia, DoSM), Dr, Mohd Fauzi Kamarudin(PBPI, UTeM), Mdm. Norena Jaafar(General Manager Tourism Melaka), Dr. Chuan Zun Liang(UMP), Mr. Yong Guo Rong(FPTT, UTeM), Tourism Potential Index 4.0 (TPI 4.0), UTeMEX 2017, 14-16 November 2017, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.


34.      Fam, S.F., Shuib, M.F.I.A. (2017). Exploring the motivation factors of tourists visit Melaka: A case study in 2016. FPTT Fiesta Day PSM Poster Exhibition on the 9th of May 2017, Faculty of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Universtiti Teknologi Malaysia Melaka. (Won fifth place).

33. Soo-Fen Fam, Jia Hui Soo, Sentot Imam Wahjono, 2016. Online Job Search Among Millennials Among Malaysia Technical University Network (MTUN) Students. International Conference on Economics, Education, Business, and Accounting, 2016.



Section C:  Sustainable Cities and Communities : Waste Management; Green House Gas; Energy Efficiency; Green Office Building; Green Residential; Green Corridor
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29. Heri Yanto, Ismail Hasan, Soo-Fen Fam, Raeni Raeni  (2017). Strengthening PROPER Implementation to Improve Transparency in Managing Carbon Emission among Indonesian Manufacturing Companies. International Journal of Business and Management Science, 7(2): 219-236, 2017. 

28. S.F. Fam, D.D. Prastyo, H. Yanto, M.H. Mustaffa, and  A.A. Jaafar,  H. Musa, Guidelines For Accounting Melaka Mobile Units Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emmisions, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (in the review of JAMT), 2018

27. S. Fam, A.A. Jaafar, A.J. Johanna, A. Mohd Din, H.Musa, M.H. Mustaffa, (2017) Developing Melaka mobile units greenhouse gas (GHG) emission profile. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 282-284. [ISI WoS].


26. S.F. Fam, A.A.. Jaafar, H. Musa, M.H. Mustaffa (2017). Profiling Melaka mobile units greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. UTeM-Infineon FYP Poster Competition on the 9th of May 2017, Infineon Week 2017. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.



25. S.F. Fam, M.A.A.M. Khairuddin, M.HMustaffa (2017). Does incineration technology management implementable to solve municipal solid waste disposal problem in Melaka? UTeM-Infineon FYP Poster Competition on the 9th of May 2017, Infineon Week 2017. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.


24.  S. Fam, A.F. Ismail, S.I. Wahjono, M.A.A.M. Khairuddin, M.H. Mustaffa, (2017) New technology management to overcome municipal solid waste disposal problems in Melaka. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 265-266. [ISI WoS].
23.  Soo-Fen Fam, Mohd Amirul Asyraf Bin Mohd Khairuddin, Mohd Hafizam Bin Mustaffa, Budiono Harjono, 2016. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment and Disposal: Applications of Incineration Technology in Melaka. 4th Malaysia Statistics Conference – MyStats 2016 "Strengthening Statistical Usage for Decisions and Innovation". 2016.


Section C:  Reduced Inequalities; Area Deprivations; Socioeconomic
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20. S.F. Fam, N. Ismail, A.L. Maukar, H. Yanto, D.D. Prastyo, A.A. Jemain and Z.L. Chuan (2018), Weighting Method in The Construction of Area Deprivation Indices. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Science. 10(6S), 2655-2668. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jfas.v10i6s.201. (ISI WoS)

19. Soo-Fen Fam, Noriszura Ismail, Abdul Aziz Jemain (2017). Geographical and Socio-Economic Analysis in Peninsular Malaysia. The Social Sciences, Volume 12: Issue 9, pp. 1695-1704. Doi:10.3923/sscience.2017.1695.1704 . 
https://www.medwelljournals.com/current.php?jid=1818-5800  
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318672397_Geopgraphical_and_socio-economic_analysis_in_Peninsular_Malaysia 

18. Soo-Fen Fam, Noriszura Ismail, Abdul Aziz Jemain, (2014). Where are Peninsular Malaysia’s Most Deprived Areas? Internation Statistical Institute, South East Asia Regional Statistics Conference, (ISI-RSC 2014). Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur, Bank Negara Malaysia. 16-19 November 2014.

17. Soo-Fen Fam, Abdul Aziz Jemain, Kamarulzaman Ibrahim, (2011). The Association Between Material Deprivation and Relative Risk Of Infant Mortality In Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Arts & Sciences, CD-ROM. ISSN: 1944-6934 :: 4(17):257–269 (2011)

16. Soo-Fen Fam, Abdul Aziz Jemain , Wan Zawiah Wan Zin , (2011). Spatial Analysis of Socioeconomic Deprivation in Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Arts & Sciences, CD-ROM. ISSN: 1944-6934 : 4(17):241–255 (2011)


Section B: Service Quality; Self-Checkout Technology; Retail Industry; Reduced Inequalities
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15.  Jia Wen Siah, Soo-Fen FamService Quality of Self-Checkout Technology in Sustainable Retail Economy in Malalysia, International Conference on Religion, Mocrofrinance and Community Empoverment (ICOMFIN 2017). Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), 20-21 July 2017, pg 21.

14. J.W., Siah, S.F., Fam, H.,Yanto, D.D.,Prastyo, K.S. Fam, Service Quality of Self-Checkout Technology in Malaysian Retail Industry. Journalof Advanced Manufacturing Technology (JAMT), 2018, ISORIS'17 Melaka.

13. J.W. Siah and S.F. Fam, Spatial Comparison Of Service Quality Of Self-Checkout Technology in Malaysia,  2018

12.  Jia Wen Siah, Soo-Fen Fam, (2018) Does Service Quality of Self-Checkout Technology Improve Purchasing Intention in Malaysia Retail Industry? International Journal of Engineering & Technology. Vol. 7., (2.29), pp. 260-264, 2018.

11.  J.W.Siah, S.F.Fam, D.D.Prastyo, H.Yanto, K.S. Fam,(2018) Service Quality of Self-Checkout Technology in Malaysian Hypermarket: A Case Study in Johor. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC). ol. 10 No. 2-8, pp. 109-112, 2018.

10. J.W. Siah and S.F. Fam (2018) Self-Checkout Service Quality and Purchasing Intention in Malaysia. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Science. 10(6S), 2655-2668. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jfas.v10i6s.202.

9. Jia Wen Siah, Soo-Fen Fam, Reuse Intention of Self-Checkout Service Quality in Malaysia Hypermarket, Proceedings of 2017 China Marketing International Conference (CIMC 2017), Marketing Strategy in the Sharing Economy: Localization and Globalization, Beijing, China, 14-17 July 2017, page 485-495.

8. J.W. Siah & S.Fam (2017). Does service quality of selft-checkout technology improve Purchasing Intention in Malaysia Retail Industry. Aia International Multidisciplinary Conference (AIMC 2017). 1-2 May 2017. University Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, 
Malaysia.


7. S. Fam, N.A. Othman, J.W. Siah, H. Musa, (2017), Service quality on self-service technology in Malaysian retail industry. Proceeding of Mechanical Engineering Research Day 2017, (May 2017), pp. 259-261. [ISI WoS].
http://www3.utem.edu.my/care/proceedings/merd17/pdf/p252_300.pdf



6. Soo-Fen Fam, Jia Wen Siah, Norfaridatul Akmaliah Othman, Haslinda Musa, 2016. Self-Service Interaction Kiosk System in Shopping Mall: Small in Size, Big Contribution to Customer Loyalty. 

Section A: Book; Module; Monograph; Book Chapter
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4. Fadhlur Rahim AzmiEmail, Haslinda Musa, Haeryip Sihombing, Fam Soo Fen (2018), Adoption Factors of Halal Standards: The Malaysian Perspectives, Proceedings of the 3rd International Halal Conference (INHAC 2016), Springer, Singapore, pp 315-329
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-7257-4_29 

3. Soo-Fen Fam, Dedy Dwi Prastyo, Sri Utami, (2018) Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in Malaysian Electronic Components and Boards Industry. Univeristi Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) Press. ISBN 975-976-2145-35-6

2. Soo-Fen Fam, (2018) Technopreneurship Statistics. Teaching and Learning Modules. Penerbit Univeristi Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)  

1. Soo-Fen Fam, Nurul Zarirah Hizam, Nusaibah Mansor, Amir Aris, Asas Pembudayaan Keushawanana. Modul Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Penerbit UTeM. 2018.