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A manufacturing renaissance can lift Singapore

Consultants agree that Singapore is well-positioned to grow sector, especially in higher value-added processes

Mindy Tan

Published Mon, Jun 1, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

COSTS while important, will become secondary, as governments and companies focus on strategic and critical manufacturing in the coming years, putting Singapore in a position to further strengthen its manufacturing sector.

Sudhan Sundaram, managing director, supply chain and operations lead (consulting), Singapore at Accenture, said that the firm has already started working with some of its clients in critical sectors in rethinking their approach to manufacturing and supply chain.