2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Company name: AK ARCHITECT
When was it established: 1990
Type of practices : SOLE PROPRIETY
Number of staff: 13/14
Firm : ARCHITECTURAL FIRM
Location : JOHOR BAHRU, JOHOR.
3. STRENGTH OF PRACTISE : Create a product/ design that is
unique in the market that has a strong selling point so
that it is easy for the client to sell the property.
WHERE WAS IT FIRST ESTABLISHED : Johor Bahru, Merlin
Tower.
WHERE DID AR. ANDREW KAN DID HIS ARCHITECTURE :
Huddersfiled Polytechnic, West Yorkshire.
WHAT ARE THE KIND OF PROJECTS : Mainly Residential
WHERE ARE THE PROJECTS LOCATED : Currently in
Johor, mainly in Johor Bahru as well as projects in
Selangor.
4. NATURE OF BUSINESS
• Architectural Practice
• Building Design
• Submission of Building Design for Approval Authorities
• Preparing Tender Drawing and document
• Tender and Award & Building Contracts.
• Administration of Building Contract
• To Obtain Clearance from all relative authorities for Fitness of
Buildings for Occupation.
5. • Analyze the site as well as the client’s requirement.
• Thorough site analysis – ask the owner to get a surveyor to do a survey.
• Importance of infrastructure, roads and geographical features and
direction of the site.
• Have to go to authority to check the restriction at the site – if any roads to
be rendered.
• Have discussion with the client to get better understanding of what kind of
business/what they intend to build (design brief/client’s requirement)
• To know the client’s specific requirement, (i.e what kind of hotel, how
many stars, how many rooms) (housing : is it luxury or ordinary market?)
6. • Give suggestions on design alternative.
• Explore and explain to the client different alternative
design.
• Once client is happy and approves it, the concept will
be developed.
• Then, submission to the authority.
• Inviting contractor to tender.
• Analyze the tender and then make recommendation on
the award of the contract.
7. STRATEGIES
• To provide good design & services to maintain
existing clientele and attracting new clientele.
• To maintain a good reputation in possessing high
level of expertise and know how.
• To upgrade knowledge, and equipment for the
organization.
• To motivate staff for productivity and quality.
8. OBSTACLES
• Well trained staff leave for work in Singapore due to more attractive
currency exchange and higher pay.
• Staff absentism.
• Staff’s lack of discipline and motivation.
• Staff politics.
• Lack of offer unity.
• Miscommunication.
• Lack of communication.
9. CHALLENGES
• To motivate and inspire staff for more creative and
innovative design.
• To provide good quality control of works and clientele
centred services.
• To upgrade staff design, technical and software knowledge.
• To encourage staff unity for better operation within the
organization to improve work quality and working
environment.
18. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Company name: MasIndah Hardware
When was it established: 1994
Type of practices : Hardware Trading
Number of staff: 2
Location : Shah Alam, Selangor
19. • STRENGTH OF PRACTISE : Act as a middle person to sell off
hardware goods from the suppliers to the community
WHERE WAS IT FIRST ESTABLISHED : SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR
TYPES OF BUSINESS: Small types of business where involve small
dealing with residents that stay near to the shop.
20. NATURE OF BUSINESS
• Walk in business
• Supplying hardware supplies to the nearby
factories
• Understands the needs and demands of the
customers
21. • Buy necessary goods only from suppliers
• Receiving goods from suppliers
• Returned broken goods to suppliers after
receiving it from the customers.
22. STRATEGIES
• repacked cement, nails, common stuff in to a
smaller packet as there’s many walk in customer
looking for just a small amount.
• Gives off some discount to regular customers
• be nice to worker and gives them rewards from
time to time
• Motivates workers from time to time
23. OBSTACLES
• Staff absenteeism.
• Receiving bad quality of products from the
suppliers
• Gangsters
• Authorities and legal documents
• Miscommunication with customers
24. CHALLENGES
• To remain consistency in term of quality in
products and to be sell off to customers.
• To provide a good service to customers
• Competitors with cheaper price
• Regional competitors
