The APO Productivity Outlook 2022 reported that the spread of COVID-19 had affected the productivity of the manufacturing sector in most APO members. For example, manufacturing productivity in Japan fell by 14.2% in the second quarter of 2020 from the previous year, while the ROK experienced a 4.2% drop in the second quarter of the […]
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 […]
According to the World Meteorological Organization, the average global temperature in 2021 was about 1.11°C above the preindustrial (1850–1900) levels and it was the 7th consecutive year when the global temperature was higher than 1°C above preindustrial levels. Climate change is now obvious and calls for urgent action. The transition to cleaner energy sources and […]
Digital technologies such as mobile technologies and remote-sensing services are spreading in the agriculture and food sector (FAO, 2022). Compared with large-scale farmers, small-scale ones have more difficulty in introducing such technologies due to their costs. In order to avoid unnecessary investment, small-scale farmers need to have clear objectives when adopting digital technologies and consider […]
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 […]
