Manufacturing’s AI Race Has a Workflow Problem Across semiconductor fabs, pharmaceutical plants, and data centres throughout Asia, a familiar pattern is playing out. Leadership teams, under pressure to show they are “doing something” with AI, greenlight pilot after pilot. Chatbots
The manufacturing landscape of 2026 has become unforgiving. Companies which have delayed digital transformation five years ago now find themselves playing catch-up. Those who bet solely on cost arbitrage are losing ground to competitors embedding intelligence into production systems. While
As industries across Southeast Asia navigate digital transformation, evolving customer expectations, and increasing global uncertainty, one challenge continues to surface across manufacturing, technology, and industrial sectors: how do organisations build a workforce that is not only skilled, but resilient, accountable,
As global manufacturing becomes increasingly competitive, success can no longer be measured solely by production efficiency. Manufacturers across ASEAN are now facing a new challenge: how to move beyond process excellence and create higher-value innovation, intellectual property, and globally competitive
At the Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Summit 2026, one of the most candid and insightful discussions focused on a challenge that continues to slow industrial innovation across ASEAN: the disconnect between corporates and startups. Under the panel theme,
At the Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Summit 2026, one of the key discussions shaping the future of ASEAN’s industrial transformation focused on a critical question facing manufacturers today: How can green manufacturing and cross-border collaboration create real competitive
At the Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Summit 2026, one of the most thought-provoking discussions explored a topic dominating boardrooms, factories, and innovation ecosystems worldwide: Agentic AI and the future of Human-AI Synergy in Industry 5.0. As manufacturers across
As ASEAN accelerates its position as a global manufacturing powerhouse, one critical question is reshaping boardroom discussions: How can companies scale production without scaling workforce complexity? At the Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Summit 2026, this pivotal issue took
As Southeast Asia accelerates into its next phase of industrial transformation, the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging as one of the most strategic cross-border initiatives shaping the region’s future. At the Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Summit
This content is translated and adapted from the original article published by Astro Awani. JOHOR BAHRU: Johor is committed to maintaining its position as the country’s leading investment destination and remaining at the forefront of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows,
