Digi business marketing and operations head Steven Soon (second from left) delivering his speech as (from left) Johor South SME Association advisor Teh Kee Sin, RHB Bank Bhd commercial banking head Azlina Safian and PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd chief operating officer P’ng Tean Hau look on duri...
One for the album: (From left) Teh, Soon, Azlina and P’ng posing for photograph after their panel discussion session at the SOBA LAB programme at Trove Hotel in Johor Baru.JOHOR BARU: Digitalisation is the way forward for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and they have to start planning now,...
Unofficial figures show that some 300,000 Malaysians commute daily from Johor to Singapore to work. — FilepicJOHOR BARU: The state government is looking at the positive angle when it comes to the high number of Malaysians, including Johoreans, working in Singapore.Johor education, human resour...
An SME expo showcasing the productsKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's small business sector experienced positive business conditions in 2018 and confidence in business and economic growth is at its highest point since 2012, according to new survey data released today by CPA Australia. The findings from CPA A...
KUALA LUMPUR: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should capitalise on the RM517mil funding made available by Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd’s (MIDF) and Malaysian Technology Development Corp (MTDC) under the Soft Loan Scheme for Automation and Modernisation (SLSAM).MIDF group ma...
PETALING JAYA: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is tabling Budget 2019 in Parliament, the first federal budget by the Pakatan Harapan government.The tabling of the Supply Bill (Budget) 2019 will commence before Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, and will be debated by the Members of Par...
Date:16 April 2009 (Thursday) Time:9:00am – 2:00pm (Lunch provided) Venue:Berlian room at Level B2 The Puteri Pacific Johor Bahru 80730 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Fees:Complimentary
There’s no shortage of bad news, and it’s going to be a tough ride ahead. Economic downturns represent an opportunity for manufacturing companies to re-evaluate their current operations, and reduce holding inventories to improve cash flow. History has shown that companies who thrived to improve consistently gain a competitive edge and quantum jump in revenue during good times.
Seminar Highlights
·Supply chain technology initiatives that support the standard business platform and focus on modernization and decision-making.
·Optimize IT investment that offers shorter payback period and at low total cost of ownership.
·Enhance real-time visibility to business processes across functions and departments to reduce customer responses time and manage operation by exception.
·Tips on improving on inventory accuracy, and increase inventory cycle count.
·Obtain a single point accountability for the delivery and support of mission critical enterprise applications.
Guest Speakers
(1)SME Association of Johor Selatan
Topics covered include:
Introduce the small and medium sized enterprises (SME) landscape in Malaysia funneling down to Johor
Identify challenges the SMEs face, such as financial crises affecting SMEs
Provide an overview on the Johor economy and the Iskandar Development Region catalyst
Reveal government stimulus packages for SMEs
Explain how SMEs are able to turn crises into opportunities by adopting Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Share case studies on successful SME ICT adoption
(2)IBM
Simplify. Cut costs. Boost productivity. Go green.
They're all priorities for IT, and they're all driving organizations to rethink their server strategies and become more receptive to new ways to use IT. Blades are the next-generation solution, promising improvements across the board. IBM BladeCenter's innovative, open design offers a true alternative to today's sprawling racks and overheated server rooms.
And, by consolidating and virtualizing on BladeCenter, you can increase the utilization of your hardware and decrease the number of physical assets you need to watch over. This translates into real dollar savings through better energy conservation and IT resource usage across the data center.
Who Should Attend?
CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, IT Managers, Operation Managers
Industry Trends and Government Funding for SMEs to Stay Competitive - Teh Kee Sin, President, SME Association of Johor Selatan
10:05am
Optimizing IT investments with Enterprise Resource Planning that Offers the Shortest Payback Period and at Low Total Cost of Ownership - Robin Chao, Country Manager, South East Asia, Epicor Software (Asia) Pte Ltd
11:05am
Tea Break
11:20am
Optimizing IT investment with IBM System x and BladeCenter technology
12:00pm
Maximizing Productivity with Epicor Embedded Real Time Manufacturing Execution System and Enterprise Mobility Solutions - Tew Lee Poo, Manager, Tele Dynamics Solution Sdn Bhd