Dr. Mazrina Mohamed Ibramsah, Deputy Director General of the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), discusses the importance of digital technology for productivity and the role of the MPC in leading the productivity movement in Malaysia toward digitalization, including its related initiatives and activities. Please click here to watch. Subscribe to our APO YouTube channel for more […]
This P-Talk highlights the significance of innovative and transformational changes focusing on reducing the environmental impacts of products and production processes on both efficiency and sustainability. Dr. Esmaeil Fatehifar, President, Sahand University of Technology, I.R. Iran, discusses practices and tools of sustainable production across sectors. The talk also shares examples of tangible economic and environmental […]
This P-Talk highlights behavioral insights to start and move forward in Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 does not replace existing processes but changes and makes the ways we work more productive. Kamaruzaman Bin Jahidin, Founder and Chairman of Powernode Solution Sdn. Bhd., discusses how technology could help improve daily work and productivity and how it fits […]
This P-Talk highlights how BioPrime is offering disruptive innovations in products and services to improve and transform agriculture. Dr. Renuka Karandikar explains how it developed effective, affordable agri-input products with time-proven biomolecules and life-friendly chemistry by utilizing HRF-DH technology, SNIPR, and BioNexus technology platforms. BioPrime develops alternative, bioorganic, sustainable solutions for crop improvement, nutrition, and […]
Welcome to the Gemba video series of the Asian Productivity Organization. In Japanese, “gemba” literally means “actual place” but generally refers to a specific site where work is carried out. These videos show good practices at production sites in Japan. The theme of today’s video is smart farming, a recent set of innovations in agriculture […]
log build Inc. is a Japanese company that develops remotely controlled robots for job site management productivity. The robot's capabilities for high-resolution photography, audio conversation, and visual display enable real-time viewing and sharing of job site information. Site supervisors are likely to be more productive and save time in the future, as they will be […]