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Redefining supply chain excellence
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 30/01/2013
» When we talk of supply chain excellence, the traditional focus has always been on how to reduce operating costs for companies. This involved using supply chain levers to lower processing costs, increase asset utilisation and reduce inventory to realise higher margins.
Packaging: A silent hero in the supply chain
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 26/09/2012
» In the run-up to the formation of the Asean Economic Community in 2015, the National Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Office has declared its goal to increase spending on research and development from less than 0.25% of gross domestic product, or US$1.1 billion, to 2% of GDP over the next decade.
Tackling hunger with smart supply chain
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 01/08/2012
» The truth is always hard. Despite all the progress humanity has made, more than a billion people in the world are still going to bed hungry each night, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The World Health Organisation estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is underfed and one-third is starving. Further statistics reveal that someone dies of hunger every 3.6 seconds.
The rise of Asia and reverse innovation
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 23/05/2012
» Will Asia reinvent itself as the world's innovation capital?
Think blue, Act green: The right strategy for businesses
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 18/01/2012
» The intersection of Blue Ocean Approach and Green Supply Chain may become the most obvious strategic direction to pursue for all businesses affected by last year's half-a-century flood crisis in Thailand.