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Indonesia’s logistics sector is plagued by fragmentation and inefficiency, with over 85 per cent of logistics players still relying on manual pen-and-paper methods. This has led to three primary issues: low delivery satisfaction, inefficient delivery costs and poor driver behaviour. Founded in 2017 in Surabaya (East Java) by Hendrik Ekowaluyo and Raymond S., McEasy aims to transform Indonesia’s transportation and supply chain ecosystem. The mission is to create an end-to-end digital ecosystem that integrates and streamlines logistics operations. Granite Asia East Ventures https://loom.ly/oA_FvpM #e27News

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"Nearly 15 per cent of Singaporeans in their 60s, and one in five Singaporeans in their 50s, do not have children, according to research on ageing in recent years. For these adults, a recent local study has highlighted the importance of strong social networks in supporting their happiness and life satisfaction as they grow older without children to depend on." In a society where the mindset, culture, AND SOCIAL WELLBEING POLICIES are pretty much still wrapped around filial piety, not having children can be difficult when one gets on in age. I have made the choice to not have children and I have never had this fear of not having children for old age. While I have always held the belief that I should care for my parents, I have never believed that my potential children should care for me. The latter made the decision (to not have kids) a lot easier. Additionally, after living in New Zealand for over a decade and observing how fun retirement life can be without your own children/grandchildren, I have an idea of how I want my retirement life to be like - living in/close to nature, entertained by activities (volunteering and travelling) and surrounded by friends. There is a full life to live, with or without children. Social networks are extremely important. Not just in old age, but at any age. Humans are social creatures by nature and no, being active on social media is not being social. Having a strong social network can help in many situations, from familial abuse cases, to prevention of psychological issues due to isolation, to having an overall healthier lifestyle*. Back to the point though. With a growing number of people not having children, either by choice or circumstance, AND an ageing population, in my opinion, Singapore society needs to shift its mindset. Social wellbeing policies need to adjust as well, and yes, this would include how our retirement funds are distributed and spent, and building liveable retirement villages (or estates!). We also need to discuss who the "burden" of care shall rest on when family (current expectation by SG govt) is not available. We can't rely on income taxes as the number of working young people are getting smaller while the older generations are living longer. But what is the solution then? Singapore has never relied on heavy income tax unlike Western countries, but we do this because our culture is steeped in filial responsibilities and the expectations have always been on family. Will this have to shift to a more Western model or can we find a better middle ground, or even reinvent the whole wheel to find/create something that is truly Singaporean? This is definitely something I'll be pondering as I continue ageing child-free**. *These claims are backed by scientific research that I will not quote but you can do your own research 😁. **I'm still of child bearing age and accidents happen. Child-free is the current plan.

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Glad to participate at Ecosperity Week 2024 where I shared with global leaders on Singapore’s approach to achieve a low-carbon future. The theme this year - “Renewing our Vibrant Spring” is apt, as Temasek convenes stakeholders from all around the world to advance the global effort towards climate action. At Ecosperity Week 2023, I had highlighted our progress made in achieving net zero. A year on, efforts to decarbonise and address climate change remain more relevant than ever. Singapore has made significant strides to reduce emissions domestically. I announced at Ecosperity that the Singapore Business Federation will partner A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research, PwC and Singtel to establish a Singapore Emission Factors Registry (SEFR). The SEFR will support local businesses to generate more accurate emissions inventory that is reflective of our local conditions. I thank Temasek for organising this annual event. As Ecosperity marks its 10th year, I hope that it will continue to be a global platform where discussions on green transition will lead to concrete actions, and where ideas will translate into collaborations across communities, industries, and beyond borders. #Ecosperity #ClimateChange #Sustainability #NetZero #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement

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The Singapore Computer Society (SCS) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Chapter is delighted to share that The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific (TLI-AP) at National University of Singapore (#NUS) headed by Dr. Robert de Souza is launching an immersive study journey, "Envisioning #ASEAN #Logistics #Connectivity: #Indonesia". This program deep dives into #Jakarta, the beating heart of Indonesia, and its influence on regional logistics practice. Join us, leading experts, and companies as we learn about Indonesia’s dynamic logistics #infrastructure and uncover the potential it holds to revolutionize #supplychain dynamics throughout the ASEAN region. This is the first immersive study journey #TLIAP NUS is partnering with SkillsFuture SG (#SSG) and leading organizations in Indonesia and #Singapore. The 3-day program will comprise of an Executive Seminar & Panel Discussion, 2-day lectures/talks including site visits facilitated by senior executives, and a half-day Assessment session. The course aims to equip participants with an understanding of the ASEAN (Indonesia) business climate, provide insights into the logistics and #supplychain landscape, challenges and its development, and identify advanced applications of the industry in Singapore that opens up for potential business opportunity. 📅 Date: July 2024 📍 Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia 💰 Fees: SGD 3,600 per participant (before SSG subsidy and GST). Program fee does not include travel costs. Participants are expected to pay for cost of air travels, accommodation, meals and local transport etc.  Please refer to Fees & Funding Section in the page for more details. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding of the #ASEANlogistics landscape. Click the link for more information: https://lnkd.in/gbyyQTM8

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At the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum Singapore 2024 today, I made a passionate call for #digitalisation of all #tradedocuments. If there is one technology that will disrupt Maritime this decade, it is this. And the time is now. As Shaun Hon of Motion Ventures observed, technological advancement is progressing at a fast pace resulting in technology layers, and better technological infrastructure. Shipping companies are also now keeping a more open mind to new technologies, if it solves a problem for them, or has a real business case. So isn’t now the time! #maritime #shipping #maritime #digitalisation #ebills

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how organisations are taking actions to insulate themselves from geopolitical tensions and how they are keen to use multimodal transportation and how logistics plays a key role to customer needs are explained . very well articulated and informative too

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Back in Hong Kong after 2 years and here are 4 things I learnt in the city between 2018 and 2022. 1. Our biggest challenge is not to achieve our goals; it’s to decide what these goals actually are. —> It’s so easy to get sidetracked when it comes to deciding what our primary goals will be. We either conform to our academic background or society’s norms, chase lucrative jobs or get lost in the process. + What are you good at? What do others compliment you on? What do you enjoy doing? What paths offer all of the above? 2. The biggest reason people leave their jobs is because of office politics that manifest in a myriad of ways including power dynamics, poor relationships between line managers and their direct reports, and illogical working policies. —> In the last two years, I’ve spoken to numerous top talent that are disillusioned by the world of work. + When deciding on your next job, project, contract or endeavour, make sure to vet the company and team in question. I cannot stress this enough. The best thing you can do for yourself is to build incredibly solid guanxi (关系). The foundation of your work (and life) comes down to how deep your relationships run. 3. If you don’t ask, you don’t get. —> Putting ourselves out there can be so incredibly uncomfortable, but nothing will make you more uncomfortable than realising you could have gotten everything you wanted, if only you’d asked. + Set time aside to regularly reflect on what it is you actually want across all pillars of your life. Forget what’s realistic, or what others think you can/should be doing. What do you want? 4. The world is so much more connected than we might think. All it takes is the intention to stay in touch with people irrespective of how regularly you might seem them. —> Today I caught up with a friend I haven’t seen in 2 years and our 5 year friendship feels stronger than ever. We don’t do business together and rarely have the chance to meet, but we don’t forget each other just because we might not offer one another immediate benefits in the present moment. + Cultivate your network when things are going well; not when you’re in dire need. Invest in coaching/mentoring/performance enablement when you’re doing well; not when you’re desperate. Work on yourself when you’re making progress; not when you have to upskill to be competitive. #embraceyourprocess

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Fostering Innovation in Maritime 🚀 MPA and Amazon Web Services Team Up MPA of Singapore teams up with Amazon Web Services to enhance technological adoption in maritime sectors. This collaboration aims to revolutionize shipping operations and promote sustainable and digital growth strategies. #Innovation #MPA #AmazonWebServices #DigitalMaritime #Sustainability #Shipping #Technology #Singapore #CloudComputing #EcoFriendly 🔗 MPA in Singapore teams up with Amazon Web Services https://lnkd.in/di2dfrr4

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🇸🇬✅ It was an absolute honour to join the Singapore Government for the third consecutive year! Always a highlight of my year to consider how Singapore can help facilitate safe, profitable, and sustainable growth in Maritime and global trade. The initiative to drive informal collaboration and working sessions with global leaders, technology providers, academia, other governments, as well as local unions and adjacent departments is “world class” and the standard for Governments around the world. Such a stimulating and enjoyable session…. 🙏Thank you, Hong Tat Chee, for the invitation and for convening this annual meeting. Despite geopolitical uncertainties and supply chain shifts, there were significant opportunities for the global maritime sector in the following areas: 1. Accelerating the green transition towards a low- and zero-carbon future, supported by important enablers such as financing for green shipping; 2. Deepening the utilisation of technology and digitalisation while strengthening cyber resilience 3. Training and re-skilling the maritime workforce to take on the new job opportunities of the future 👀 One major “eye opener” for me was the constraint and limited availability of feedstock (inc Green Hydrogen) required for many sustainable fuels. With the future supply and demand remaining uncertain…. the price, and the viable economics, are hard to plan. Eg which sector Auto, Airline or Maritime will be able to afford the clean green energy. This will take deep partnership to resolve. To the other IAP members thank you for sharing your wisdom, insights and making this such a progressive discussion. Hiroaki Sakashita Merle Maigre Nigel Brandon Stephen Fewster Nicholas Brown Greg Wilson Peter Voser Abhishek Pandey Arun Majumdar Thanks to Eng Dih Teo Benjamin Wong Zong Han CAI #mpa #singapore #ibm #ibmconsulting 👇Link to the findings: https://lnkd.in/g4RPraA3

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Exciting times ahead for our #SGLogistics companies? 😉 #SGLogistics - We Orchestrate Every Move #SGLogistics - Deepen Capabilties

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Singapore sets a remarkable example of public-private collaboration, driving continuous progress and prosperity. The economy's dynamic evolution is guided by industry transformation maps (ITMs). The Singapore ITMs were created in close collaboration with industry partners, trade associations and chambers, institutes of higher learning, and unions. Singapore can be called one of the greatest success stories in the economic world. Congratulations on these outstanding achievements, Singapore! Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has unveiled the latest Transforming the Singapore Economy report. Explore the content here: https://lnkd.in/gKKaQySq ITMs are a powerful tool which were developed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with various partners. They are co-curated by experts from academia and industry. The Forum’s Transformation Maps were launched in 2015 as a tool for understanding and visualizing industries, countries and issues, and how they interact with and disrupt each another. They have been used extensively by governments, businesses and individuals around the world. The first ITM in Supply Chain and Transport was co-curated by the experts at the Kuehne Logistics University under the excellent leadership of my very dear friend Professor Alan McKinnon. #Singapore #Economy #Transformation #Success

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Credit to Dexter A. See in HERALD EXPRESS | News in Cordillera and Northern Luzon June 22, 2024 Agencies told to enforce road-right-of-way order - https://lnkd.in/gDnJwGrx City officials recently invoked the pertinent provisions of Executive Order (EO) No. 621, series of 1980 and urged and directed the Cordillera offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-CAR), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-CAR), the City Engineering Office (CEO), the City Assessor’s Office (CASSO) and the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO), to apply and implement the same. Under Resolution No. 348, series of 2024, it is deemed necessary for the DPWH-CAR to implement the reduction of right-of-way for national roads from 30 meters to 15 meters in the city, a highly urbanized area, based on the provisions of EO 621, series of 1980. The council also requested the DPWH-CAR, DENR-CAR, CEO, CASSO and CPDO for their preferential attention on the resolution and to inform and submit their respective actions to the body within 30 days from receipt of the same. EO 113, series of 1955 established the minimum width of national roads of 20 meters while EO 621, series of 1980 amended EO 113, series of 1955 in establishing the classification of roads. Based on the amended presidential issuance, national roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than 20 meters, provided, that such minimum width may be reduced at the discretion of the Minister of Public Highways to 15 meters in highly urbanized areas and a road-right-of-way of at least 60 meters shall be reserved for roads constructed through unpatented public land and at least 120 meters reserved through naturally forested areas of aesthetic or scientific value. According to the resolution,  Baguio City, once a grassy marshland in the highlands of Benguet, has become a progressive highly urbanized city and a prime tourist destination in the country. Further, owners of the residential houses are reluctant to sell portions of their lots or houses to provide road-right-of-way for the minimum width requirements of national roads as specified under EO No. 113, series of 1955 for the reason that they have no other lots to move to, not to mention the sentimental reason that in many instances these houses have been inherited from their forebears.

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A very noticeable trend and not just a shift from Singapore to neighbouring countries such as Malaysia/Thailand but also a sizeable influx from China - as businesses look to decamp from markets that no longer offer pre pandemic competitive advantages. Concur with the Douglas Mancill in regards to Malaysia Vs Thailand at this juncture. Bonafide efforts being made in Malaysia to tackle what was a rampant corruption issue over the past 50 years or so. The political situation is also significantly more attractive for foreign investors. Interesting to note from the Nikkei article below is that Sakata Inx decided to set up their regional HQ in Malaysia. Momentum clearly building in this direction https://lnkd.in/eEaHn_HG

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Singapore must accelerate transit port activities due to severe congestion, worsened by ships rerouting around the Red Sea to avoid attacks. This has led to increased cargo offloads at transhipment hubs like Singapore, causing significant delays. As global shipping schedules are disrupted, the port faces bottlenecks, with average wait times rising to several days. The congestion impacts port productivity and has led to higher shipping costs, stressing the need for efficient handling and infrastructure upgrades to maintain its status as a key global transhipment hub​. #PortCongestion #ShippingDelays #GlobalSupplyChain #InfrastructureUpgrades #RedSeaImpact

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I AM IMPRESSED - YOU CAUGHT MY ATTENTION Team Talent Trekkers from Nanyang Polytechnic was selected to be mentored by SFS for the finals for Supply Chain Challenge++ 2024. I gave them a problem statement, but not to solve a company specific challenge but an industry wide. In short, how to attract, retain and groom young talents (Gen Z). The young talents in SFS were roped in to support the team. I am impressed that in 48 days and still have to attend exams, schools and other matters they managed to come up with an outstanding solution. They collabrated and surveyed over 1000 students across 14 Institute of Higher Learning and managed to get 510 participants asking 5 basic questions. Basically is salary more important or career progression. They also introduced micro learning to shorten the learning curve of new employees and proven to me that it works. On the day of the finals they were flawless in their presentation including responding very well to the difficult questions from the judges. I will implement the solutions from Talent Trekkers across all SFS offices and partner networks. Thank you for for showing me a different perspective when employing Gen Z with the survey questions. With that, I will retire from participating in Supply Chain Challenge (Champions 2022 and 2023) instead I will continue to groom young talents across all industries to join the logistics industry and I won't be alone in this journey. Thank you Talent Trekkers and the Young Talents of SFS, you have showed me that you are willing to collabrate and work together to come up with a workable solution to solve an industry challenge and you are spot on! The future is bright! #SGLogistics #manpowercrunch #attractingtalents #groomingtalents #microlearning

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Good explanation about the origin of the current disruption on sea freight: lack of containers, delays, and rate increase.  https://lnkd.in/gJrevbEv #seafreight #disruption #containers

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This year's State of the Nation Address may have been light on logistics-related policy (and more designed for sound bites than previous addresses by the current president, come to think of it) but there was this mention of the almost-constant issue of pass-through fees -- an issue that persists despite several agency-level orders, and even after an Executive Order. So, can we do more to solve this issue once and for all, to end this unnecessary burden on our supply chains once and for all? PortCalls reports that, after the SONA, around forty LGUs suspended collection of pass-through fees. Having the president put you in the spot does work somehow, but it also illustrates the point that we might need more explicit, and stronger, legislation to address this issue. We have seen how LGUs can be... creative in sidestepping any orders.

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I had the pleasure of speaking to JP Ong on CNBC International’s Street Signs Asia, where we discussed the vital role of innovation and collaboration in fostering Singapore’s sustainable future. Sustainable development has always been at the heart of Singapore's journey as a nation. Our policies are aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability, and seek to overcome challenges and constraints through innovation. One such example is the Tuas Nexus Integrated Waste Management Facility, which will treat separate waste streams with greater energy efficiency and reduce Singapore’s overall carbon footprint. But we need the public and private sectors to join hands with the Government to achieve positive outcomes. That is why we are organising the upcoming Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and CleanEnviro Summit Singapore. The two conferences will bring together international thought leaders, governments, experts, industries and practitioners from various sectors to exchange ideas and co-create solutions for a cleaner, greener future. We all have a part to play in creating a sustainable and clean future. Let's continue to innovate, collaborate, and take action! #YearofPublicHygiene #SIWW2024 #CESG2024

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