Published February 25, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Reducing employee travelling time through smart commuting

  • 1. Centre of Surveying Science and Geomatics, FSPU, UiTM (Malaysia)
  • 2. Centre for Environmental Design and Management, FSPU, UiTM (Malaysia)

Description

Extremely congested roads will definitely delay the arrival time of each trip.This certainly impacted the journey of employees. Tardiness at the workplace has become a perturbing issue for companies where traffic jams are the most common worker excuses. A depressing consequence on daily life and productivity of the employee occurs. The issues of commuting distance between workplace and resident area become the core point of this research. This research will emphasize the use of Geographical Information System (GIS) technique to explore the distance parameter to the employment area and will focus on the accessibility pattern of low-cost housing. The research methodology consists of interview sessions and a questionnaire to residents of low-cost housing areas in Melaka Tengah District in Malaysia. The combination of these processes will show the criteria from the selected parameter for each respondent from their resident area to the employment area. This will further help in the recommendation of several options for a better commute or improvement to the existing routes and public transportations system. Thus enhancing quality of life for employees and helping to reduce stress, decrease lateness, absenteeism and improving productivity in workplace

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/18/1/012074

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1755-1315

Conference

Title
8. international symposium of the digital Earth
Acronym
ISDE8
Dates
26-29 Aug 2013
Place
Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47055023
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DISTANCE; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALAYSIA; MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC ENTERPRISES; RECOMMENDATIONS; ROADS; STANDARD OF LIVING; STRESSES
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS