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News & Events…
Asian
Productivity Organisation (APO) Workshop:
SME
Management Model: Strategies for Sustainable Growth and
Competitiveness
2-6 Nov 2009, Republic of China
Mr. George Wong was assigned as a Resource Person to the APO
Workshop for delegates from 13 Asian Countries on the topic of
“Fostering Innovative SMEs: Opportunities and Challenges”.
The objectives of the Workshop is to examine global and regional
best practices of SME management as well as to identify and
formulate new strategies for sustainable development of SMEs.
SMEs constitute the most numerous business entities and are
important in accelerating economic growth and development in the
region. They play a vital role in the development of national
economies. Most SMEs have adopted several quality practices such
as certification in international standards, practising
productivity improvement initiatives like Total Quality
Management (TQM), Quality Circles (QCs), Kaizen, 5S
Housekeeping, among others to improve overall performance and
competitiveness. However, to sustain competiveness and growth,
SMEs also need capabilities in other important areas of
management such as product development, strategic planning,
financial management, leadership and human resource management.
Therefore, an integrated management framework is needed to build
up these capabilities.
International
Exposition on Team Excellence (IETEX 2009)
Theme:
“Innovating Through Teams”
9-12 June 2009 at the Furama Riverfront Hotel, Singapore
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George Wong delivered the Opening Address, as the Guest-of-Honour,
to some 200 delegates from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Thailand
and Singapore.
This year saw a total of 18 Teams participating in the
Competition Category and another 6 Teams participating in the
Oral Presentation Category.
Teams participating in the Competition were assessed using
the American Society for Quality (ASQ)’s Team Excellence
Assessment Methodology.
IETEX, with the support from SPRING Singapore (Standards,
Productivity and Innovation Board, Singapore), provides a
platform for quality experts, quality circle practitioners and
enthusiasts from all over the world to learn from the
experiences and good practices of international organisations
and teams.
The objectives of IETEX 2009 are to:
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Share knowledge on best practices in promoting teaming
excellence in organisations
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Provide an opportunity to learn from the "best of the best"
circles and scale new heights
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Network and exchange ideas, knowledge and experiences, on
continuous improvement and innovation through the power of teams
Asian Productivity
Organisation (APO)
Study Meeting on
Knowledge Management in the Service Sector
15-18 June 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Mr. George Wong participated at the Study
Meeting
together with
19 delegates from 12 Asian Countries.
The objectives of the Study Meeting are to review the status of
Knowledge Management (KM) in the service sector and highlight
best practices; to explore the possibility of customizing the
APO KM Framework and implementation approach in the service
sector, and to recommend practical methods for promoting and
implementing KM in the service sector of APO member countries.
Knowledge Management (KM) is an integrated, continual and
systematic process of identifying, creating, maintaining and
nurturing an organisation to make best use of information
assets, including databases, documents, policies and procedures
to generate competitive advantages and organisational value.
Many organisations from various industries have used KM as the
foundation for business excellence and gained substantial
benefits from its implementation.
Official Launch of
the Practising Management Consultant (PMC) Certification Scheme
“A new
initiative to enhance enterprise capabilities”
Date: 5 November 2008, Venue: Grand Hyatt, Grand Ballroom
Mr. George
Wong is one of the pioneer batch of Consultants to receive the
certified Practising Management Consultant (PMC) recognition
from Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Magad (Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris Punggol GRC)
at the official launch ceremony.
The
Practising Management Consultant Certification Scheme is based
on international standards and best practices (aligned to ISO/IEC
17024 standard on accreditation requirements for entities
performing certification functions). The Scheme is fully
supported by government agencies, like SPRING Singapore,
International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and the Workforce
Development Agency (WDA).
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