Publications

Businesses are reevaluating supply chain management strategies in response to the dual challenges of minimizing environmental impacts and maximizing growth. Green supply chain management (GSCM) has [Read More]

Estonia is a digital transformation pioneer, offering valuable lessons to those hoping to follow a strategic approach to modernization. e-Estonia encompasses digital network development for education, [Read More]

Starting with a review of the manufacturing scenario in the mid- to late 1980s when the Toyota Production System (TPS) gained a global foothold, the P-Insights [Read More]

Tourist numbers are rising postpandemic. While a needed boost for the travel/hospitality sector, accompanying overcrowding can be daunting for tourists and locals alike. In his P-Insights [Read More]

In his P-Insights report The Future of Work: What Lies Ahead in Boosting Productivity, Mohamad Muzaffar Abdul Hamid, Director of the Talent Development Section/People Productivity Division, [Read More]

Asia, home to 60% of the world population, exhibits diverse demographic profiles. Proactive policies are needed to manage and take full advantage of changing age structures, [Read More]

Reducing costs and increasing productivity are goals of all enterprises, especially SMEs. Alex Yap Yun Fung’s P-Insights report on Rapid Cost-reduction Approaches for SMEs focuses on [Read More]

Founder Ron Young, Knowledge Associates Cambridge, Ltd., presents innovative KM approaches in this P-Insights report to help enterprises thrive in the rapidly evolving knowledge-based economy, focusing [Read More]

Innovation ecosystems combine ideas, expertise, and resources from diverse actors, including the public sector, to create new processes and business models that increase productivity. Deputy Director [Read More]

Applications of behavioral insights (BIs) in manufacturing optimize user experience, predictive maintenance, supply chain management, many other industrial processes, and ultimately overall productivity. Kamaruzaman Bin Jahidin [Read More]

Productivity practitioners are familiar with TPS basics in manufacturing. Dr. Ushio Sumita’s P-Insights report The Untold Essence of the TPS explains sometimes hidden management principles, giving [Read More]

In the P-Insights report Enhancing Productivity through DXPO, Dr. Jay Rajasekera, Vice President and Professor of Digital Business & Strategy, Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo [Read More]

In an era when digital technologies promise unprecedented empowerment, women find themselves at a crossroads. While some strides are made, entrenched gender norms and digital inequalities [Read More]

This P-Insights unveils the exciting possibilities of smart green manufacturing, an innovative integration of Industry 4.0 and circular economy principles aimed at achieving sustainable growth. Dr. [Read More]

Ethics management is evolving beyond the traditional scope as the public and private sectors move toward an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) focus. In the P-Insights [Read More]

Against the backdrop of increasing complexity in international trade, this P-Insights explores the evolving role of SMEs in the global value chains (GVCs). To facilitate SME [Read More]

In the P-Insights report “Interactive Networking in Agribusiness,” Dr. Coskun Serefoglu points out that agriculture is becoming more integrated with other sectors, bringing new actors into [Read More]

This P-Insights report, “Business Analytics for SME Productivity,” emphasizes the importance of productivity for the survival and growth of SMEs. By employing business analytics (BA), SMEs [Read More]

In this P-Insights report, Savitri Singh discusses the urgent issue of increasing women’s economic and political participation, especially in rural areas. As half of the world’s [Read More]

SMEs are the backbone of the economy, accounting for more than 99% of all companies in the world, producing more than 50% of global GDP, and [Read More]

Cooking with traditional fuels releases pollutants into the environment and impacts human health. To promote sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Shuvasish Bhowmick introduces the utilization [Read More]

Despite the emergence of the sustainable finance sector and ESG investment markets to direct funds to green growth, a disconnect between ESG competence claims and corporate [Read More]

With a substantial portion of our lives spent at work, work design is critical for the well-being and productivity of individuals, organizations, and economies. In this [Read More]

While the pandemic provided opportunities for businesses to innovate, strategies for managing continuous innovation under prevailing environmental conditions are what set successful firms apart. In this [Read More]

Public services, comprising at least 20% of GDP in most APO members, matter enormously to productivity. The benefits of public service digital transformation can improve the [Read More]

Combined permaculture and Agriculture 4.0 practices (PermAgro 4.0) is a way forward for productive, sustainable agriculture. Ali Riza Ersoy shares his journey and experiences with PermAgro [Read More]

With the increasing vulnerability of global youth employment, it is urgent to reengage young people in the labor force. APO member economies with a youth bulge [Read More]

Social entrepreneurship is a global phenomenon that largely entails innovative solutions to social problems. In this P-Insights report, Dr. Marie Lisa M. Dacanay shares examples of [Read More]

Design innovation encourages enterprises to think holistically about design throughout various stages of new product/service development. Focusing on how to incorporate design innovation as a strategy [Read More]

The time for change, to rethink our approach to the planet, is now, not tomorrow. This P-Insights report explores the concepts of Green Productivity and the [Read More]

The pandemic has changed the way organizations work and operate. With the constant quest to increase performance and productivity, this report explores how organizations and individuals [Read More]

History is a good teacher, it is worth drawing lessons from the past to guide us to the future. In this report, Dr. Inderjit Singh Dhaliwal [Read More]

The P-Insights reports, based on the popular P-Talks broadcast on the APO’s YouTube channel since soon after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, were expanded and updated to [Read More]

Although standard public policy tools to guide citizens’ behavior are regulations, incentives, and information, these do not always lead to the desired outcomes. This P-Insights report [Read More]

Simon Anholt believes that national image is as important as productivity or innovation because: “If you want to do well, you have to do good.” This [Read More]