Rapid Cost Reduction Approaches for SMEs

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APO Secretariat

Limited capital is one of the most significant constraints faced by SMEs which can prevent them from reaching their development goals. To overcome this challenge, it is important for SMEs to optimize costs in addition to seeking financial resources. This can help them maximize returns, remain competitive, and achieve long-term success. This P-Talk explores innovative […]

Knowledge Management: A Basic Ingredient for Productivity

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APO Secretariat

The management of ideas and knowledge is crucial for innovation as well as productivity. Knowledge is perceived as a key factor of production. Knowledge management (KM) is a discipline focused on ways that organizations create and use knowledge. Implementation of KM initiatives is to enhance individual, team, and organizational capability in delivering the services and […]

Untold Essence of the Toyota Production System (TPS)

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APO Secretariat

No management approach can be a panacea for all business problems. In other words, for every management approach, there exists a set of conditions under which the approach would work effectively. On the other hand, if a management approach is effective under certain conditions, there is potential for its effectiveness to be generalized beyond the […]

Startup-centric Innovation

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APO Secretariat

Innovation plays a central role in boosting productivity. In this P-Talk, Associate Dean of Global Engagement Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King’s College London, UK shares research results from a global study that seeks to operationalize startup-centric innovation policy into key attributes to provide policymakers with actionable insights into the language and parameters to use when designing […]

Community Enterprise Approach for Productive Gainsharing in a Farm Community

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APO Secretariat

This P-Talk introduces a successful gainsharing practice in an informal small farmers’ community through the community enterprise approach (CEA). Sakiul Millat Morshed, Executive Director of Shikkha Shastha Unnayan Karzakram (SHISUK), Bangladesh, explains his CEA concept and presents a case in Bangladesh showing how the CEA emphasizes the involvement of all informal community members and facilitates […]

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