A study showed that 1.4 billion tons of perishable food is wasted worldwide due to inefficiencies within food supply chains. Cold chains are a solution to retain the quality and safety of perishable food from farm to fork, but further innovation is needed for longer shelf-life and better quality to meet growing demand, with broader […]
SMEs are the economic backbone in most countries. The global pandemic has hit SMEs hard and forced many to go out of business. Consultant Tushar Sharma, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, provides insights on regrowth strategies and approaches for SMEs in the postpandemic business landscape. Practical applications of a refined business model relying on digital platforms […]
Due to cancer, stroke, etc., approximately 300,000 people worldwide lose their ability to speak every year. One way to restore the voice is with an electrolarynx device, which generates robotic sound. The University of Tokyo doctoral course student Masaki Takeuchi and his team developed Syrinx, a hands-free electrolarynx. The neck brace allows hands-free operation and […]
This P-Talk discusses how intelligent automation (a combination of robotic process automation and artificial intelligence) in the service sector can offer unprecedented economies of scale and scope, maximizing service-sector productivity, as most costs are incurred in their development. Physical robots cost a fraction of adding to the headcount, and virtual robots can be deployed at […]
This P-Talk shares the findings of the APO Productivity Outlook 2021, a joint APO and Korea Development Institute (KDI) publication. Productivity gains in the manufacturing sector are essential in driving long-term sustainable economic growth regardless of a country’s stage of development. In this session, KDI Senior Research Associate Daehong Kim highlights manufacturing labor productivity patterns […]
