The development of productivity specialists is one of the flagship programs of the APO to enhance the capability of National Productivity Organizations (NPOs) by inculcating knowledge and building skills among their professional staff. Productivity specialists are expected to undertake productivity improvement programs at the firm and organizational level and provide inputs to developing national productivity […]
Agrifood supply chains involve multiple stakeholders, materials, and steps. Stakeholders include farmers, processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers from different geographic locations. The materials vary from raw materials such as a vegetable from a single source to processed ones such as precooked meals with multiple sources. The steps include farm production, harvesting, sorting, storing, processing, distributing, […]
Decentralization is a process where a central authority transfers responsibility for planning, management, and raising and allocating resources to field units of public agencies of subordinate levels of government. In recent years, many countries have begun to undertake decentralization to make government more efficient, responsive, and accountable. The core idea of decentralization is that local […]
The future of work encompasses changes in work, the workforce, and the workplace with significant changes to be anticipated. One is the rise of smart factories and workplaces, undergirded by technologies like intelligent co-robots, management by algorithm, and the Internet of Things. Another is the emergence of the platform economy, where increasing connectivity has created […]
According to an article published in The Straits Times on 28 October 2020, about 70% of the 575 SMEs surveyed in Singapore had not yet adopted data analytic solutions and services, with many of them being familiar only with spreadsheets and databases, suggesting a lack of awareness and understanding of advanced data analytics. In business […]
