Manufacturing news in Asia

An overview of news, trends and research in the Manufacturing industry in Asia:

SK Group hires Boston Consulting Group to review M&A deals South Korean manufacturing giant SK Group has enlisted Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to review the firm’s deals portfolio.
25 March 2024
Accenture launches joint venture with Tokyo-based Mujin Accenture has launched a joint venture company with Mujin, a Japanese company specialized in intelligent robotics for the manufacturing and logistics industries.
25 January 2024
Lotus Bakeries hires consultants for design of new plant in Thailand Belgian bakery company Lotus Bakeries has engaged Royal HaskoningDHV to support with the design and setup of a new manufacturing facility in Thailand.
17 April 2023
Top South Asia destinations for offshore manufacturing operations Foreign companies seeking to setup manufacturing operations in Asia are increasingly by-passing China for other countries, with Thailand, India, and Malaysia the most popular alternatives or even out
12 March 2023
Ogilvy Consulting wins two brand advisory mandates in China Ogilvy Consulting has won two new brand advisory mandates in the Chinese market.
28 December 2021
Creating value in manufacturing through digital transformation Against the backdrop of rapid digitization unfolding across manufacturing, and the benefits that can be unlocked through Industry 4.
27 April 2021
How to improve supply chain efficiency in the apparel industry For the global apparel manufacturing sector, digital transformation must start from scratch – in some cases the establishment of factory machinery.
14 January 2021
Accenture implements SAP at clients in Sri Lanka and Thailand Accenture has been hired to support SAP implementation programmes at clients in Sri Lanka and Thailand.
20 October 2020
Regional variations emerging in Asia's supply chain market Supply chain leaders in China and South Asia anticipate that their manufacturing sector will be back on track in the next two to three months, while others expect to need longer.
19 June 2020
Shifting consumer focus means manufacturing rethink, says Genex Modern consumers are privileging the ‘value’ of a product rather than the product itself according to a new report from GENEX Partners, with ramifications for today's manufacturers.
13 January 2020
Accenture forms joint venture with Japanese food firm Ajinomoto Accenture will establish a joint venture with Japanese food and biotech firm Ajinomoto – which is aiming to transform its business functions.
08 November 2019
DuPont's advisory arm DSS splits off as an independent consultancy The consulting arm of famed chemical company DuPont has spun out on its own – with its Asian regional headquarters to be based in Singapore.
05 September 2019
Global trade shifts as developing market dynamics take hold Global trade intensity is on the decline, according to an analysis from McKinsey, with shifts in trade goods and supply hinting at increased maturity in emerging economies.
17 April 2019
ASEAN could benefit from US-China trade spat due to supply chain rethink The nations of Southeast Asia could be set to benefit from the growing US-China trade war says Bain & Company, as companies continue to reassess their supply chain options.
27 November 2018
Heavy industry sectors take defensive approach to digital transformation
15 October 2018
Hitachi launch digital services hub in Thailand to serve ASEAN region Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has launched a digital services lab in Thailand to serve manufacturers in Southeast by shining a light on ‘business data to create new value’.
02 October 2018
US reshoring efforts undermined by record Asian imports An A.T. Kearney report on US manufacturing sector reshoring has revealed imports from the country’s 14 largest low-cost country trading partners in Asia rose by $55 billion last year to reach an all-time high.
20 July 2018
South Korea leads the globe in fast rising industrial robot numbers South Korea has the highest density of industrial robots according to data from the International Federation of Robotics, with the dawn of Industry 4.
20 July 2018
Consumers in China lead the global trade-up trend for packaged goods Since 2015, consumer sentiment has improved: over the past two years, consumers have increasingly felt better about their finances, making them more likely to ‘trade up’ to upscale consumer packaged
16 April 2018
McKinsey: ASEAN manufacturers can recapture the market through digital In the latest survey report from its Digital Capabilities Centre in Singapore, the strategy and management consulting experts McKinsey and Company have examined the ASEAN manufacturing landscape, not
26 March 2018
Shift in semiconductor development to China could see trade confrontation Increased demand for semiconductors, particularly from the automotive industry, offer considerable opportunities for product-developers to create high-growth potential.
22 November 2017

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