A Study of the Readiness on Deployment 3 Tonners Truck by Malaysian Army during Conflict at Lahad Datu

The Malaysian Army (MA), one of the service branches in the Malaysian Armed Forces, is responsible to deter aggression from the mainland and must be ready at all time. To ensure that these responsibilities are complied, it is very necessary for MA’s readiness to be strengthened and implemented with full- fledged reliable vehicles particularly on the readiness of military 3 toimers truck. This study has identified three (3) construct perspectives namely, (i) Storage Management, (ii) Procurement of the spare parts and (iii) the Effectiveness of pertaining guidance/doctrines. The objective of this study is to identify the critical factors on the storage management during the conflicts that enable to be enhanced and improve for future operations, to identify the critical factors of procurement the spare parts 3 tonners truck that enable to be enhanced and improve for future operations, and to identify the effectiveness of the pertaining doctrines/manual/guidance/SOP on repairing/maintenance technically during the conflicts. This study is a qualitative analysis, based on 7 construct questions which have been obtained from interview protocol of the respondents among the commanders and respective principle staff under the 5th Brigade command whereby directly involved during the conflict of Lahad Datu, approximately 7 years past. The finding of the study has been defined by conducting interview protocol. The construct questions of interview protocol obtained have been analyzed using the software ATLAS.ti version 8th. The findings of the analysis shown that among the trio construct perspectives, the spare part procurement became the most crucial critical factors which representing to the serviceability measurement, based on the major frequency by the respondent answer and explanation. Practically, the three identified measurement which are sustainability, availability and serviceability supposed to be integrated well in order to ensure the readiness of deployment 3 tonners truck on road, and it is clearly to say that the readiness might be jeopardized if one of the three measurements is unable to contribute mutual support to each other.
Hence, in a nutshell, this study contributes to awareness of critical factors in ensuring the sustainability of 3 tonners truck remain relevant particularly in conducting any operations and training towards the organizational decision making processes, by providing recommendations for effective implement of supply chain management approach in the Malaysian Army henceforth to improve the readiness level of vehicles directly. These approaches are crucial to enable the organization to carry out its roles and responsibilities to defend the sovereignty and security of Malaysia at its best.

Tentera Darat Malaysia (TDM), merupakan salah sebuah cabang di dalam Angkatan Tentera Malaysia yang bertanggungjawab menjaga keamanan negara sebilang masa. Demi memastikan tanggungjawab itu dipatuhi, adalah amat penting bagi TDM menentukan kesiagaannya diperkukuhkan terutama sekali kesiagaan kenderaan trak 3 tan. Pengajian ini telah mengenalpasti 3 construct
perspectives iaitu (i) Pengurusan Stor, (ii) Perolehan Alatganti dan (iii) Keberkesanan Garispanduan/Manual/Doktrin yang berkenaan. Objektif pengajian ini adalah untuk mengenalpasti faktor kritikal terhadap pengurusan stor semasa konflik yang diflkirkan boleh dibuat penambahbmkan untuk masa hadapan, untuk mengenalpasti faktor kritikal terhadap perolehan alatganti yang dipertimbangkan boleh dibuat peneimbahbaikan di masa hadapan dan keberkesanan garispanduan sebagai rujukan teihadap pembaikan trak 3 tan semasa konflik. Pengajian ini mengimplementasikan kajian kualitatif berdasarkan kepada 7 soalan construct yang diperolehi semasa Interview Protocol dilaksanakan terhadap responden dari kalangan pemerintah dan staf briged yang pemah terlibat secara langsung semasa konflik tersebut kira-kira 7 tahun yang lain. Penemuan yang diperolehi adalah berdasarkan kepada pelaksanaan Interview Protocol di mana jawapan daripada construct questions itu dianalisa menggunakan software ATLAS.ti versi kelapan. Hasil penemuan menunjukkan bahawa di antara ketiga-tiga construct perspectives tersebut, perolehan alatganti memberi reflex yang nyata sebagai kritikal faktor yang melibatkan ukuran serviceability^ berdasarkan kepada majoriti frekuensi jawapan oleh responden. Secara praktikalnya, 3 ukuran yang dikenalpasti iaitu sustainability, availability and serviceability sewajamya diintegrasikan dalam memastikan kesiagaan trak 3 tan untuk diaturgerakkan, dan ianya jelas untuk dinyatakan bahawa kesiagaan tersebut akan tegejas sekiranya salah satu daripada 3 ukuran ini tidak berupaya untuk menyokong di antara satu sama lain. Maka, secara ringkasnya, pengajian ini memberikan kesedaran terhadap faktor kritikal dalam menentukan sustainability trak 3 tan kekal relevan terutamanya dalam melaksanakan tugas-tugas gerakan dan latihan terhadap organisasi dalam membuat keputusan, dengan mengemukakan cadangan terhadap penggunaan dan pengurusan rangkaian bekalan yang efektif bagi TDM seterusnya meningkatkan kesiagaan terhadap kenderaan secara langsung.