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Grant For Productivity And Quality Improvement And
Certification (ITAF 3)
INTRODUCTION
Introduced in 1990, the Scheme provides assistance for Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for productivity and quality improvement and to
achieve international quality standards and certifications.
The Objectives of ITAF3 are to assist SMEs in:
 | Productivity and Quality Improvement; |
| Productivity and Quality Improvement based on customers’
requirement; |
| Documentation of Productivity and Quality Improvement;
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| Productivity and Quality System Certification; |
| Total Quality Management (TQM); |
| Quality Development Systems [5S, Production and Planning
Control (PPC), Quality Control Circles (QCC), Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM)];
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| Occupational and Safety Measures; |
| Quality Series: ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ISO 18000;
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| HACCP, Halal and other product quality certifications. |
FORM OF ASSISTANCE
The maximum grant allocated per company is RM 250,000.00.
Assistance is given in the form of a matching grant where 50% of approved
project cost is borne by the Government and the remainder by the applicant.
Eligible Expenses
| Cost of technical expertise; |
| Cost of acquiring skills and technology through training
and acquisition of technical information; |
| Service cost for related schemes; |
| Cost for testing and calibration; |
| Cost of acquiring equipment for product testing, pollution
prevention or safety; |
| Cost of material, used in designing and developing
prototypes. |
Priority
Priority will be given to SMEs which:
| Manufacture products or involved in activities or services
promoted under the Promotion of Investments Act (PIA), 1986; |
| Participate in the Industrial Linkages Programme (ILP) |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
| Companies incorporated under the Companies Act, 1965
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| Manufacturing companies or companies providing
manufacturing related services** with an annual
sales turnover of not exceeding RM 25 million and with full-time employees of
not exceeding 150; and |
| A least 60% equity held by Malaysian. |
**Manufacturing related services
| Engineering support services such as calibration,
electroplating, machining, heat treatment, metal casting, metal forging;
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| Specialised services such as warehousing, bulk breaking,
international procurement centre, haulage; |
| Maintenance and repair of factory machinery and equipment;
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| Software development such as CAD, CAM, CAE, ERP, CIM, SCM,
CRM |
| Automation of production line; |
| Design houses; and |
| Packaging services |
HOW TO APPLY
Further information on this Scheme and application forms can
be obtained from:
ITAF Secretariat
Small and Medium Industries
Development Corporation (SMIDEC)
801C, Level 8, Tower C, Uptown
5,
No. 5, Jalan SS21/39,
Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel: 03-7628 7400/7660 8585
Fax: 03-7665 1920 / 7660 1919
Email : smidec@smidec.gov.my
Web site: http://www.smidec.gov.my
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