Background

Manufacturing output is an important component of the Singapore economy

It makes up more than 23% of the GDP Manufacturing is a major employer with 18.8% of the workforce The supporting logistics industry is also becoming significant. However, Singapore faces strong competition threats from China (high-tech manufacturing), and the region (F&B industry) Labour costs Land cost Domestic market size Knowledge base and skills Physical infrastructure Government support Lack of scale in the manufacturing sector The key question is, how can Singapore improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing and logistics sector in view of all the above challenges? Collaborative supply chain management provides an opportunity for Singapore-based companies to address the issues stated above.

However, the use of eSupply Chain Management is still in its infancy in Singapore

The eSCM assessment programme is a national initiative to
improve the adoption of eSupply Chain Management in Singapore

The eSCM Council comprises of major organisations in Singapore with the common objective
of improving the adoption of eSCM concepts, processes and technologies in Singapore

This initiative is to help Singapore companies achieve
world class standards in Supply Chain Management and E-Business

The objective of the eSCM programme is to assess the eSCM capabilities of companies in Singapore This programme aims to assess Singapore companies on 2 dimensions:   Supply chain processes enabled through e-business Supply chain performance indicators An eSCM ‘assessment’ indicates the current eSCM capabilities of the company. It is an independent and transparent verification tool

The output of the assessment identify what companies need to do to improve their processes and infrastructure It will also provide an internationally recognised benchmark to motivate other companies to adopt eSCM best practices and will act as a catalyst for companies to improve their eSCM processes and systems.