Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation Federation Singapore Manufacturers’ Annual Report 2010 ANNUAL REPORT 2010 Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation 2 Bukit Merah Central #03-00 SPRING Singapore Building Singapore 159835 Tel: (65) 6826 3000 Fax: (65) 6826 3008 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sma.sg SSMaMa ccoverdesignFAoverdesignFA KHL.inddKHL.indd 1 55/19/11/19/11 55:53:53 PMPM Strength • Leadership • Resilience 1 Contents Our Vision and Mission Statement 02 Our Profile 03 President’s Message 04 Leadership 06 Function Committees 16 Industry Groups 32 International Business 51 Centres of Excellence 56 Our Committees 69 Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation Our Profile 2 Annual Report 2010 Strength • Leadership • Resilience 3 Our Vision The Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) is the To be a world-recognised largest national organisation representing the interests of manufacturing federation creating manufacturing and manufacturing-related industries. value for its members The federation was established in 1932 by 17 founding members that were engaged in manufacturing. Currently, SMa has more than 2,800 member companies comprising local SMEs as well as leading MNCs. To better address each industry’s unique and specific needs and interest, member companies are categorised into 11 industry groupings. Mission Statement SMa provides key services, such as representation of members’ views in formal dialogues with the government; To represent the Singapore increasing business opportunities through local and manufacturing community and international trade fairs and missions and enhancing drive its competitiveness and members’ competitiveness via international conferences, sustainable growth through regional seminars, workshops and other industry-specific serving industry-specific needs educational programmes. Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation 4 Annual Report 2010 Strength • Leadership • Resilience 5 President’s Message Dear Fellow Members, economic environment, SMa commissioned other countries, setting the path for others Frost & Sullivan to conduct a survey with funding to follow. In so doing, we can strengthen our While 2010 was a reasonably good year for major segments of from the Local Enterprise and Association base, further our reach and build a stronger the manufacturing sector, there were others that experienced Development (LEAD) programme. This survey structure to serve you better. a slight decline. Based on the “Monthly Manufacturing identified gaps and assessed opportunities for Performance December 2010” report by EDB Singapore, growth in the manufacturing landscape. I’m inspired by an old African saying - ‘If you growth in manufacturing was led by the biomedical, precision want to go fast, you go alone. If you want to engineering, and electronics industries, with 49.8 per cent, 39.6 In 2010, we stepped up on our collaboration go far, you go with others’. However, at SMa, per cent and 35.7 per cent growth respectively in the whole with government agencies and institutions like Singapore, we want to go both fast and far. of 2010; the transport engineering industry, however, slipped such as APICS The Association for Operations Like a stream, we join with rivers and branch marginally by 4.6 per cent. Management, e2i, Singapore Workforce out to the oceans, forming links and charting Development Agency and various Polytechnics. global frontiers. We have started the journey Though the growth outlook remains positive for Singapore in Our enhanced standing with these agencies alone, but now, we are pleased to find and to 2011 with the continuing recovery of the global economy, we and institutions has lent us greater weight in collaborate with partners who share the same need to remain vigilant in face of global uncertainties that may voicing your concerns, my fellow members. values and aspirations for long-term growth amend our business landscapes very quickly. The earthquake and and sustainability. tsunami in Japan and unrests in Middle East serve as reminders We understand the need to constantly upgrade that while we know disasters are inevitable, we cannot predict in this ever-changing business environment. In In closing, I would like to thank you, our members their timing and impact. Hence, risk management must be Feb 2010, SMa Centre for Corporate Learning and all our partners for your undying support. taken very seriously. To be able to react quickly to changes, officially launched two WSQ Programmes, namely Strength comes with unity. It is also this strength we need to be more productive, innovative and nimble. Specialist Diploma and Advanced Certificate that provides us the resilience to forge ahead in Manufacturing Sales and Marketing. It in our endeavours. Let us continue to work In helping manufacturers to review their business processes to collaborated with world-renowned APICS The together – the secretariat, committees and you raise productivity, we have charted a productivity roadmap for Association for Operations Management to – as one body to move to greater heights! respective manufacturing industries, specifying gaps and areas introduce the APICS Certified in Production and for improvements. This was spearheaded by the Productivity Inventory Management and APICS Certified Next year, we celebrate our 80th Anniversary. and Innovation Function Committee formed in Feb 2010, Supply Chain Professional programmes. A series of events have been lined up to supported by a Chief Productivity and Innovation Officer and commemorate this joyous occasion and we look our 11 industry groupings. Our education arm, SMa Institute of Higher forward to your support and participation. Learning, was awarded the EduTrust certification Productivity and innovation courses were launched as part of by the Council for Private Education, a newly- I wish you every success in your business the initiative to help our members drive productivity. One of the formed statutory board under Ministry of endeavours. Let us look forward to fruitful programmes, WSQ Certified Productivity & Innovation Manager Education. This certification distinguishes us and fulfilling years ahead! (CPI Manager), will bear fruit when more than 150 PMETs graduate as a high quality education provider in the from the course. This will empower them to champion productivity Singapore private education industry. Besides Yours Sincerely, in their respective manufacturing companies. academic programmes, we partnered established institutions such as Manchester Business School SMa organised the inaugural Singapore Productivity and to provide executive education workshops Innovation Conference in Jun 2010 with more than 300 members targeted at C-Level executives. in attendance. Experts shared their experiences and provided insights into ways of increasing productivity and competitiveness, Building on what SMa has achieved, steps are so as to overcome labour shortage and rising costs. underway for us to establish global footprints by actively looking into emerging markets To better understand the new challenges that Singapore’s where opportunities are abundant. We hope George Huang manufacturing sector is facing vis-à-vis the changing global to spread our influence and be pioneers in President Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation 6 Annual Report 2010 Leadership 7 Executive Committee Dr Ahmad Magad Mr Simon Li Mr George Huang Vice President, SMa Vice President, SMa President, SMa Group Managing Director Chairman, SMa Membership Chairman, SMa Federation II-VI Singapore Pte Ltd and Industry Groups Function eadership Enterprises Pte Ltd Committee L Chairman, SMa Institute of Higher Chairman, SMa Energy & Learning Pte Ltd Chemicals IG Chairman, SMa Federation Mr Poh Choon Ann CEO International Pte Ltd Dr Moh Chong Tau Vice President, SMa Feoso Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd Chairman, SMa Centre for Deputy President, SMa Chairman, SMa Global Business Corporate Learning Pte Ltd Chairman, EDC@SMa Groups Function Committee Chairman, Board of Directors, GS1 President & CEO Chairman & CEO Singapore Limited Makino Asia Pte Ltd Poh Tiong Choon Logistics Leading Innovation Managing Director/CEO Limited Amoy Canning Corporation (S) Ltd Mr Patrick Chang Honorary Secretary, SMa Mr Lim Meng Wee Mr Renny Yeo Chairman, Secretariat Chairman, SMa IT & Technology Honorary President, SMa Management Committee Development Function Committee Chairman, Productivity & Chairman, Public Relations & Managing Director Innovation Function Committee Corp Comms Function Committee SP Consulting (International) Pte Ltd Managing Director Paclin Office Products Pte Ltd Mr Douglas Foo Mr Michael Chin Honorary Treasurer, SMa Chairman, SMa Health, Safety, Chairman, Finance Management Security & Environment Function Committee Committee CEO General Manager Sakae Holdings Ltd Asia Pacific Breweries (S) Pte Ltd Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation 8 Annual Report 2010 Leadership 9 Council Members Mr Liang Chong Kang Dr Tan Kok Kheng Chairman, SMa Automation Chairman, SMa Life Sciences IG Mr Liau Beng Chye Mr George Wong Technology IG Chairman & CEO Chairman Managing Director & Managing Director MycoBiotech Ltd ArmorShield Holdings Pte Ltd Principal Consultant E.mation Technologies Pte Ltd Hoclink Systems & Services Pte Ltd Mr Richard Chee Mr Yeo Cheong Guan Chairman, SMa Building Products Chairman, SMa Lifestyle IG Ms Annabelle Tan Mr Peter Tan & Construction Materials IG Managing Director Managing Director General Partner Managing Director Eng Bee Paper Merchant Pte Ltd Brite Koncept Pte Ltd JP Asia Capital Partners