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Doing Business in Singapore

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The Malaysian island of Singapore was originally known as Temasek (“Sea Town”) after the first settlers found it in AD 1298-1299. In 1819, the British East India Company established a trading settlement on the island, which set modern Singapore into motion. Singapore’s landmass is only 719 sq. Manufacturing in Singapore.

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Supply Chain and Logistics News May 12th- 15th 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

From Indias perspective, the trade deal complements its ambition to become a preferred manufacturing destination, encouraging businesses to diversify their investments. and lower manufacturing activity were reported in the months preceding the talks. In the U.S., In China, a decline in exports to the U.S.

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Industry Transformation: Advanced Manufacturing and Digitalisation of Supply Chain-Logistics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The pandemic exposed major supply chain vulnerabilities affecting the Manufacturing, Industrial Logistics , Commercial sectors as well as Food Security challenges. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND DIGITALISATION OF BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY. Supply Chain Resilience became an instant Buzz word amongst Policy makers and Industry.

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Packing for the Future

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Singapore National Environment Agency calculated that in 2020, 1.14 million tons of paper and cardboard waste was generated (Singapore population of 5.45 To achieve this, more investments in recycling processing systems are needed, a fact the Singapore government is aware of and has made plans for this.

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The Green Corridor: To Realise the Circular Economy Dream – Reach Out to Your Community

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In one example, Crust Group in Singapore provides a Southeast Asian example of a cross industry “circular economy” partnership. Everyday there is stale bread thrown out by bakeries all over Singapore. Ideally one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but that takes coordination of people in different industries.

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SYNOPSlS: Your Supply Chain Roadmap IDC’s Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Stephanie Krishnan , Associate Vice President, IDC Manufacturing & Energy Insights Asia/Pacific. Sampath Kumar Venkataswamy , Senior Research Manager, IDC Manufacturing Insights. The predictions by IDC Manufacturing Insights focus on three prominent trends. supply chain integration with manufacturing operations.

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The Green Corridor – Keep an Eye Out for Green!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As one of the world’s largest food and household product manufacturers, this should influence other companies to follow suit and hopefully provide sustainable packaging suppliers more volume to bring unit costs down. In Singapore, in addition to BYD EVs already on the road, 300 electric MG5s will be added to the fleet of Stride.