Annual Report 2005 - Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS & ALLIED INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRY GROUP (EEAI IG)
The Electrical, Electronics and Allied Industries (EEAI) Industry Group
(IG) is the largest industry group in SMa. Given the multifarious
interests of its members, the group is divided into four Sub-Industry
Groups (Sub-IGs). They are: Computer, Telecommunications &
Information Technology (CTIT) Sub-IG, the Consumer Electronics &
Electrical Products (CEEP) Sub-IG, the Industrial Electronics &
Electrical (IEEP) Sub-IG, and the Supporting Industries & Services
(SIS) Sub-IG.
The objectives of the committee are:
To identify growth markets (eg, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, China
and Middle East)
To assist members through SMa International Network
To act as the communicator to the government agencies on issues/
problems faced by SMa members
To generate business opportunities for members through businessmatching
among members and non-members
To organise cross- networking events to network with other SMa
IGs members
HIGHLIGHTS
On 7 April 2005, the EEAI IG organised a seminar
on “Revenue & Profi ts Growth Through Real-time
Collaborative Systems”. Presenters from IBM
and Comex Frontier showed how enterprise
collaboration can help companies manage
resources, relationships and processes. SMa
members also gained valuable insights from
Grocery Logistics of Singapore (GLS), a whollyowned
subsidiary and logistics fulfi llment arm of
NTUC Fairprice, who shared its success story on
how it has achieved considerable cost savings
and gain quantum effectiveness to its business
by implementing real-time
collaborative systems.
An interestingly titled half-day seminar “E=MC2,
The Formula for Success” on 28 October 2005
imparted knowledge on the latest technological
trends and opportunities, and best practices on
how businesses can stay abreast in the fastmoving
marketplace. Presenters from IDA,
SingTel, Justlogin and Emerio Corporation shared
their knowledge and experiences on how SMEs
could adopt technology to achieve substantial
cost-savings and greater effi ciencies in their
business.
The RoHS* Presentation cum Lab Tour was
staged on 10 November 2005 at the premise of
Setsco Services Pte Ltd to provide members with
a better understanding of the RoHS directive and
to facilitate their compliance with the directive.
Signifi cant insights were gained, by the 55 SMa
members who attended the session, from
witnessing the testing of an actual sample from
the preparation to the generation of a RoHS test
report and a tour of the Environment, Food and
Micro-contamination test lab.
SMa EEAI IG members gained useful insights on
the “Growing a Greener Asia” conference
organised by the National Environment Agency
Staged on 23 November 2005 at the Singapore
Marriot Hotel, the conference invited presenters
from Japan, Germany, New Zealand and
Australia who shared on their national policies,
strategies and programmes on e-waste
management.
Problems relating to the implementation and
business impact of a Pan-Asian approach to
e-waste management were also deliberated
during a panel discussion.
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Singapore Manufacturers’
Federation
Annual Report 2005
*RoHS: Restriction On the use of certain Hazardous
Substances in electrical and electronic equipment