Supply Chain and Productivity Cluster
Technology Day 2011

This industry seminar aims to raise awareness in the drive for productivity improvement in manufacturing and supply chain management through the various channels, such as industry associations, company case studies and best practices, technology and innovation, training and education, and funding schemes.

Who should attend

Companies and individuals from various industries, namely Electrical, Electronics and Allied Industries, Food and Beverage, Life Sciences and Medical Technology, as well as companies from the Supply Chain industry who would like to gain insights on productivity from industry and enterprise levels:

• Chief executives
• Mid-management executives
• Operational directors and managers

Highlights

This seminar will present you with informative insights on innovations and best practices for manufacturing and supply chain companies. You will learn how companies leverage on tools/ techniques such as IT, workflow process redesign, visibility with Geographic Information System (GIS), low-cost/ubiquitous mobile applications and robotics, to improve productivity.

You will be given opportunities to view state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with high level automation and productivity at IBM, leading edge robotic technologies by ABB that can perform picking, packing and palletising processes, and how innovative thinking can help to break the difficult barriers in woodworking industry to bring about energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions by Pacific Forest.

In addition, you will also get to view the multi-disciplinary labs in RP, which can cater to various industry needs, including warehouse automation, market research, quality engineering, RFID, food formulation and testing.