Blue Ocean Strategy Luncheon Talk ‘The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition’
FMM is organizing a luncheon talk on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm at Impiana Casuarina Hotel, Ipoh, 18, Jalan Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah, 30250 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, based on the international bestseller Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne which provides you with hands-on “How” to break out of the red ocean of bloody competition by creating a blue ocean. You will learn how to formulate and execute Blue Ocean Strategy in your real world situations by applying the relevant tools and techniques.

Seminar on Economic Integration: Business Without Borders
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Perak is organizing a Seminar on “Economic Integration: Business without Borders” on August 7, 2008 at 8:45 am – 1:00 pm at FMM Perak.

Diesel Subsidy Scheme
FMM Perak would like to advise members on the purchase of subsidized diesel via the fleet card system established by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.

Manufacturing Issues for Discussion at PEMUDAH Perak Meeting
PEMUDAH Perak, the Special Task Force to Facilitate Business which the Branch had strongly advocated was officially established in December 2007 by the Perak State Government. The structure of PEMUDAH Perak is very much in line with the PEMUDAH at the national level albeit on a smaller scale.

National Dual Training System (NDTS)
We are pleased to inform members that the Department of Skills Development (DSD) explained that the term ‘dual training’ means that training takes place in two learning environments i.e. actual place of work and the training institution and thus it is jointly conducted by both parties although it is mainly industry driven.

FMM PERAK 39th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
We are pleased to inform that the 39th Annual General Meeting of FMM Perak was successfully held on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 11:00 am at the FMM Perak, No. 1, Lorong Raja DiHilir, 30350 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan.