SLA-AR2016
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INNOVATION & COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE<br />
Wong Fong Industries Limited<br />
At the invitation of Wong Fong Industries Limited, <strong>SLA</strong> organised a site visit for<br />
members on 25 August 2016. The company is the leading providers of land transport<br />
engineering solutions. The Wong Fong Research and Innovation Centre (WFRIC) was<br />
established in 2013 to research on the future of the transportation industries.<br />
The evening saw the coming together of over 50 <strong>SLA</strong> members and industry<br />
practitioners to network and expand their business contacts. The members had the<br />
opportunities to view their range of electric vehicles and fast charging batteries.<br />
Simplifying Logistics through Technology Adoption<br />
reference for the region. A Working Group was formed to look at training,<br />
development of a platform for ecommerce LSPs using TR 46 and an accreditation<br />
program to recognise LSPs complying with TR46. <strong>SLA</strong> is represented by Mr Chan<br />
Hsien Hung – ICT Committee Member in the working group.<br />
<strong>SLA</strong> together with A*STAR coorganised<br />
the half-day presentation on<br />
Simplifying Logistics through Technology<br />
Adoption on 28 October 2016, with<br />
support from the Workforce Singapore.<br />
A group of 67 representatives from<br />
22 member-companies and organisations<br />
from various sectors were introduced<br />
to several affordable plug-and-play<br />
technology solutions that companies<br />
could adopt to improve productivity.<br />
Besides the sharing from A*STAR's<br />
manufacturing arm, Singapore Institute<br />
of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech)<br />
on Collection, Delivery & Management<br />
System, wfMOBILE TM and Vehicle<br />
Routing Optimisation, the line-up<br />
include VersaFleet on logistics trends<br />
of disruption and digitisation as well<br />
as Enhanzom on FITPRISE Enterprise<br />
Management System. The participants<br />
Regional <strong>SLA</strong> Trade Facilitation Platform<br />
also toured the mini booth exhibition<br />
showcasing the solutions during the<br />
networking session.<br />
With support from IE Singapore, <strong>SLA</strong> was making plans to<br />
submit a proposal under the Local Enterprise and Association<br />
Development (LEAD) Programme at the end of the year to<br />
develop a regional trade facilitation platform. Working together<br />
with GeTS Asia, a member, the new portal would be a global B2B<br />
commerce platform.<br />
It would leverage on innovative use of technology to drive<br />
cross border trade, innovation and value creation within the<br />
logistics and supply chain industry. Discussions were intensified<br />
following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding<br />
between the Association and GeTS Asia on 22 September 2016.<br />
The proposed new <strong>SLA</strong> portal would allow members and<br />
companies to tap on the global connectivity to gain access to<br />
the global markets and seek new growth opportunities. The<br />
preliminary plan is to build connectivity in phases, first within<br />
ASEAN, then to ASEAN + 6, and eventually to Asia Pacific,<br />
United States, Europe, Middle East/Africa and Latin America.<br />
<strong>SLA</strong> and GeTS Asia are in close liaison with several ASEAN<br />
Federation of Forwarders Associations (AFFA) members.<br />
One of them, the Thai International Freight Forwarders<br />
Association successfully piloted a trial link with a Singapore<br />
logistics company.<br />
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