KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Antuit, a global Big Data solutions company, and A*STAR's Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) have established the Antuit-SIMTech Supply Chain Analytics Lab.
The Antuit-SIMTech Supply Chain Analytics Lab is a two-year research collaboration to develop analytics-based solutions for emerging supply chain problems.
With an investment of US$1.8 million from the two organizations, the Lab will develop new tools and technologies to help companies manage their supply chains more efficiently and enable supply chain leaders to make data-led decisions.
Housed at SIMTech, the Lab will focus on areas among others the application of data sciences in supply chain planning, supply chain risk mitigation, and the use of Internet and communication tools to improve supply chain visibility.
It will provide collaborative workspace for research, experimentation and innovation, leveraging Antuit's analytics services expertise and SIMTech's capabilities in research and development.
The Lab will be managed and supervised by co-directors Orkan Akcan and Dr. Zhang Nengsheng Allan, from Antuit and SIMTech, respectively.
"A*STAR research institutes such as SIMTech are avenues for SMEs to effectively use technology to improve productivity and capture business opportunities," explained Dr. Lim Ser Yong, Executive Director of SIMTech in the same statement.
-- BERNAMA
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