Lifting Productivity In Singapore's Retail And Food Services Sectors: The Role Of Technology, Manpower And Marketing
Lifting Productivity In Singapore's Retail And Food Services Sectors: The Role Of Technology, Manpower And Marketing

Author: Mun Heng Toh

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2018-05-25

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 9813228334

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Measuring productivity is often considered a difficult task for industries in the services sectors. This book offers a solution in the form of the 8M approach — Management, Manpower, Method, Money, Market, Make, Material and Message. This 8M framework is used to analyze the many facets of productivity and make pertinent solutions and suggestions to lift productivity in enterprises, especially those in the retail and food services sectors.This book consists of 10 chapters. Each chapter is an in-depth study of a specific measure, be it a technological system, a manpower strategy or a marketing program to improve the performance and productivity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the retail and food services sectors in Singapore.Technology-driven solutions are the highlight of this book. Every study presented involves field work in terms of surveys, interviews or focus group discussions with stakeholders. The findings of the studies lead to policy recommendations and suggestions for improving the productivity performance of SMEs in the retail and food services sectors.

Productivity In Singapore's Retail And Food Services Sectors: Contemporary Issues
Productivity In Singapore's Retail And Food Services Sectors: Contemporary Issues

Author: Mun Heng Toh

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2016-11-25

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9813142421

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The Retail and Food Services sectors play an important role in Singapore. They add to the vibrancy of the economy and contribute to the social well-being of Singaporeans. At the same time, they are often highlighted and scrutinised for their low productivity performance and high reliance on manpower. There is to date a lack of local literature that addresses the issues faced by the two sectors at the enterprise and worker levels.This timely book includes major topics in services productivity in the Singapore context, with emphasis on Retail and Food Services. Topics covered include the key productivity levers of the services sectors: holistic productivity measurement framework, effective entrepreneurship, manpower management, promotion by social media, marketing, costing process and accounting sophistication. These areas are explored through literature reviews and in-depth interviews with companies and consumers. The chapters also include recommendations for policy makers and industry stakeholders. Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will serve as an insightful guide to researchers, policy-makers, industry practitioners and enterprises and those who are keen to learn from the Singapore experience.

The ASEAN Digital Economy
The ASEAN Digital Economy

Author: Paul Cheung

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-08-15

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1000929965

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Boasting the fastest growing Internet market in the world, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is accelerating into the digital economy. This book assesses the potential economic impact of digital economy agreements (DEAs) and the readiness of some ASEAN member states to grow the digital economy in collaboration. The book presents a novel framework to assess countries’ readiness to enter digital economy collaborations, following the architecture of Singapore’s DEAs with its trading partners. It takes a bird’s-eye view of the digital economy in ASEAN and reviews the current state of digital infrastructure and regulations. The book also includes simulation exercises to project economic outcomes delivered by regional collaborations. It also elaborates on the specific strengths and weaknesses of five ASEAN member states. These ASEAN member states include Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The book concludes by revisiting the ASEAN economy as a whole. It points out key issues country leaders need to work on as they proceed with digital economy collaborations. This book is written for scholars, policymakers, and industrial practitioners who wish to learn the latest developments in the ASEAN digital economy.

Economics In Practice: Evidence-based Policymaking In Singapore
Economics In Practice: Evidence-based Policymaking In Singapore

Author: Ming Leong Kuan

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2021-12-10

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 9811250030

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Singapore is recognised to be one of the most successful economies in the world given its rapid economic and social transformation. Its success is the result of a judicious blend of markets and government, high-quality governance, and public policies that are coherent, consistent and coordinated.This book showcases the contribution of Economics to Singapore's public policymaking. To illustrate the diverse areas that economic analysis has contributed to, this book comprises three sections that span the economic and non-economic policy domains in Singapore. Section I covers economic policies relating to economic growth, trade, investments, productivity, innovation, industrial development, the enterprise landscape and manpower. Section II highlights socioeconomic and security policies, and covers themes such as income inequality and mobility, families, healthcare costs and crime. In Section III, the focus is on infrastructural policies relating to the environment, housing and land transport.This book commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Singapore Government's Economist Service. As the premier service for economists in the Singapore public sector, the Economist Service plays an integral role in supporting evidence-based policymaking through rigorous economic research and analysis of public policies.

Digital Transformation Management
Digital Transformation Management

Author: Mohammad Nabil Almunawar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-02-27

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1000535347

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This book addresses key topics related to organization design and knowledge management in the digital economy with organizational context, particularly in Asia. Asian nations are moving fast toward the digital economy, within which the role of organization design and knowledge management is crucial to support innovative and creative ideas for meeting huge market opportunities where customers are ready for digitalization. The book conceptualizes organization design into three dimensions, people, information, and technology, and offers readers a unique valued insight, bringing new perspectives to understanding emerging business opportunities and challenges in Asia. It presents a valuable collection of 14 chapters with empirical studies from leading researchers. The book addresses digital transformation in companies and organizations in Asia, analysing how disruptive technologies can help them have more efficient organization processes, create innovative products and services, be more resilient and achieve sustainable goals in the post-pandemic time. It fills a gap in the market offering a valuable collection of chapters that combines strategic topics for companies, organizations and nations today, such as digital economy, disruptive technologies, big data and knowledge management, with a specific focus on the Asian region, providing rich examples and studies focused in countries and regions within Asia. Written for scholars, researchers and other specialists in digitalization, this book offers a unique collection of insights into the current and future situation in Asia.

Lifting Productivity in Singapore's Retail and Food Services Sectors
Lifting Productivity in Singapore's Retail and Food Services Sectors

Author: Mun Heng Toh

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789813228313

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Introduction -- The use of lean management principle & practices for productivity improvement in the retail & food services sectors -- Use of self-service technology in supermarkets : a case-study of a supermarket and consumer responses -- Seeking productivity improvement with self service technology (SST) in the food services sector : case study of 6 restaurant holding companies -- Integrating the supply chain with RFID : a study on boosting productivity in retail & food services sectors -- The role of shared services in improving productivity in F&B enterprises -- 3-d printing technology & productivity : prospects in Singapore retail and F&B sectors -- Use of mobile applications in retailing : increasing revenue streams and uplifting productivity -- Effectiveness of cash management technologies in Singapore's retail and food services sectors -- Application of job redesign principles to transform business operations and raise productivity in SMEs in the retail & food services sectors -- Effectiveness of loyalty card in improving business performance and productivity : an appraisal in the retail & food services sectors -- Concluding remarks -- Index

Singapore's Economic Development
Singapore's Economic Development

Author: Linda Y. C. LIM

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2015-12-30

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 9814723479

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"Singapore is known internationally for its successful economic development. Key to its economic successes is a variety of policies put into place over the past 50 years since its independence. Singapore's Economic Development: Retrospection and Reflections provides a retrospective analysis of independent Singapore's economic development, from the perspective of different policy domains each considered by different expert scholars in that particular field. The book is written by academic economists in a style that is accessible to non-experts. Each chapter includes reviews of past scholarship, current data on each policy area, and reflections on required or desirable future policy changes and outcomes"--

Governing Well: Reflections On Singapore And Beyond
Governing Well: Reflections On Singapore And Beyond

Author: Terence Wai Luen Ho

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2023-02-24

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 9811266336

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What is the secret of effective government in today's complex and turbulent world? In this collection of essays written for Singapore's leading news organisations, public policy practitioner turned academic Terence Ho trains his focus on the issues of the day: education, demographics, economic growth, inflation, taxes and social support, among others.In unpacking these issues and what they mean for Singapore, Terence distils policy principles relevant to societies across the world as they grapple with the challenges of rising inequality, political polarisation, technological disruption, climate change and more.The essays in this collection draw insights from the author's nearly two decades of experience in Singapore's Public Service, recognised as one of the world's most innovative. They open a window into the future of governance in Singapore and beyond.

Human Resource Management In Singapore - The Complete Guide (Volumes A-c)
Human Resource Management In Singapore - The Complete Guide (Volumes A-c)

Author: Oun Hean Loh

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2024-03-15

Total Pages: 1422

ISBN-13: 9811299676

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'Human Resource is our most precious asset. Progressive HR enhances human capital. Regressive HR depresses it. HR practitioners are entrusted with heavy responsibility. They must equip themselves with the knowledge and skills so that they could multiply the human capital under their care. This HR management series is timely. It is written in the Singapore context guided by our local employment laws and tripartite guidelines and standards. I commend the authors for their endeavour to produce such a first.'Lim Swee SayFormer Minister for ManpowerFormer Secretary General, National Trades Union CongressHuman Resource Management in Singapore — The Complete Guide covers a wide spectrum of human resource management topics in five volumes: Employment Management, Work and Remuneration, Employee Benefits, Performance and Development, and Employee Conduct and Relations. Volumes A-C is a special bundle set consisting of the first three volumes only — Employment Management, Work and Remuneration, and Employee Benefits respectively. In every chapter, the WHY, WHAT and HOW are presented lucidly. The books are a must-have GPS for any human resource practitioner in Singapore. Students, academics and bosses into human resource management as well as overseas human resource practitioners will also find the books helpful and instructive.

Human Resource Management In Singapore - The Complete Guide, Volume B: Work And Remuneration
Human Resource Management In Singapore - The Complete Guide, Volume B: Work And Remuneration

Author: Oun Hean Loh

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2024-03-15

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 9811279446

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'Human Resource is our most precious asset. Progressive HR enhances human capital. Regressive HR depresses it. HR practitioners are entrusted with heavy responsibility. They must equip themselves with the knowledge and skills so that they could multiply the human capital under their care. This HR management series is timely. It is written in the Singapore context guided by our local employment laws and tripartite guidelines and standards. I commend the authors for their endeavour to produce such a first.'Lim Swee SayFormer Minister for ManpowerFormer Secretary General, National Trades Union CongressHuman Resource Management in Singapore — The Complete Guide covers a wide spectrum of human resource management topics in five volumes: Employment Management, Work and Remuneration, Employee Benefits, Performance and Development, and Employee Conduct and Relations. In every chapter, the WHY, WHAT and HOW are presented lucidly. The books are a must-have GPS for any human resource practitioner in Singapore. Students, academics and bosses into human resource management as well as overseas human resource practitioners will also find the books helpful and instructive.Volume B on Work and Remuneration deals with regulatory provisions and practices on working hours and payments for overtime and work on rest days and public holidays. The primary takeaway is a comprehensive cover of salary design using the principles of pay positioning and pay mix. Salary instruments including salary ranges, increments, allowances, fixed and variable bonuses, sales commission and gainsharing incentive plans are explained. Readers are guided through salary interventions such as salary adjustments, deductions and cuts, as well as salary survey and benchmarking, and salary administration and governance. The last chapter discusses how to manage and raise the wages of lower-wage workers, a very pertinent topic in Singapore. This volume will equip readers with salary concepts, insights and practical pointers to design and manage a salary blend that will support an organisation's talent strategy.