{"id":1867,"date":"2019-04-23T05:50:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T05:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projs.ifdemo.com\/p15\/TSG\/business\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2023-10-17T03:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T03:56:44","slug":"thong-siek-is-one-of-144-companies-that-have-signed-the-presidents-challenge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/thong-siek-is-one-of-144-companies-that-have-signed-the-presidents-challenge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Industry Readiness Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1867\" class=\"elementor elementor-1867\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a58960 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a58960\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b298f80\" data-id=\"b298f80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02914e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02914e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Singapore\u2019s\u00a0Smart Nation\u00a0ambitions are in full swing. Well-developed digital infrastructure and supportive government policies has made it a welcoming place for companies to setup operations and take flight their digital initiatives. In 2016, Singapore\u00a0topped\u00a0the Economist Intelligence Unit\u2019s Asian Digital Transformation Index.<\/p><p>From smart home solutions, to the introduction of autonomous vehicles, to assistive and robotics technology in healthcare, Singapore continues to invest in research and development to build up its technological offerings and drive economic growth.<\/p><p>An industry that has an important role in this growth is manufacturing, which accounts for\u00a020% to 25%\u00a0of Singapore\u2019s GDP. Countries like Germany and China have paved the way for smart manufacturing through their national initiatives\u00a0Industrie 4.0\u00a0and\u00a0Made in China 2025, and Singapore is following suit.<\/p><p>However, companies globally have struggled to understand what Industrie 4.0 truly means for them.<\/p><p>\u201cMany manufacturers have provided feedback that Industrie 4.0 is often talked about in broad, all-encompassing terms in literature,\u201d says Dr. Andreas Hauser, Director of Digital Service, T\u00dcV S\u00dcD. Industrie 4.0-related jargon and buzzwords have also been bandied about making it difficult for all businesses to understand what the offerings of Industrie 4.0 are. \u201cThere is a need to establish a common understanding of Industrie 4.0 by breaking down its concepts into digestible, key building blocks, and provide a clear articulation of the tangible benefits to companies,\u201d says Dr. Hauser.<\/p><p>And this is where Singapore can do things differently. Enter: The Smart Industry Readiness Index (\u201dSIRI\u201d).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2933b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2933b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"color__brandlbue\"><strong>EMBRACING INDUSTRIE 4.0 ONE STEP AT A TIME<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551513c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551513c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In November 2017, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) in partnership with T\u00dcV S\u00dcD launched the Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) to help companies evaluate existing manufacturing facilities, support companies in their transformation journey and drive the industry-wide revolution.<\/p><p>\u201cSIRI is a world-first Industrie 4.0 tool used to drive both enterprise and nation-wide transformation of industrial sectors,\u201d says Dr. Hauser. Its framework guides companies across the entire Industrie 4.0 lifecycle and has been built to offer a holistic and step-by-step guide to transforming business. \u201cSIRI strikes a balance between technical rigour and usability and has been piloted with both Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Multi National Corporations (MNCs) across industries in Singapore,\u201d says Dr. Hauser.<\/p><p>It was created after a thorough literature review of a wide range of Industrie 4.0-related concepts and frameworks. These included industry reports, landscape studies, business surveys, and models produced by leading associations and industry players.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bb386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00bb386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/ts-sir-index-1-1024x454.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/ts-sir-index-1-1024x454.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/ts-sir-index-1-300x133.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/ts-sir-index-1-768x341.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/ts-sir-index-1.webp 1219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3551330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3551330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"single-news-enlarge-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/ts-sir-index-1.webp\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Click to enlarge<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b447cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b447cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ad424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12ad424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>SIRI comprises three layers. At the top are the 3 fundamental building blocks of Industrie 4.0: Process, Technology and Organization. Underpinning these building blocks are 8 pillars of focus. These pillars the map onto 16 dimensions of assessment, which represent the key components that any organisation must consider.<\/li><li>For each of the 16 dimensions, SIRI provides an assessment matrix which companies can use to evaluate their current processes, systems, and structures within one to two days. The assessment matrix also doubles as a step-by-step improvement guide, as each dimension provides intermediate steps needed for companies to progress.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Singapore with its global trade and network would not be able stand alone in its efforts. So in spite of SIRI being a Singapore-first initiative, Dr. Hauser assures that it has been \u201cfully aligned with global manufacturing standards, such as Germany\u2019s RAMI 4.0 framework.\u201d<\/p><p>What this also means is that SIRI is not confined to certain types of businesses only. Jackie Tan, Senior Advisor for Advanced Manufacturing, Digital Service in T\u00dcV S\u00dcD concurs, \u201cIt is scalable worldwide due to a global language being used,\u201d says Mr. Tan, \u201cAnd the project scope of each evaluation is also defined with the company, enabling SIRI to be applied to different types of industries and company size.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d3fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d3fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"color__brandlbue\"><strong>PILOT STUDIES IN THE AEROSPACE, PETROCHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRIES<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20541a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d20541a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SIRI Assessment was piloted with 16 companies \u2013 MNCs and SMEs \u2013 from discrete manufacturing to process industry including Aerospace, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical and Food &amp; Beverage. The individual companies face very different challenges stemming from operations, supply chain, management or organisation.<\/p><p>\u201cOne of the challenges in global organisations is the different levels of familiarity of Industrie 4.0 concepts across the various technology and operations teams,\u201d explains Mr. Tan. \u201cWhen we held the workshop, the participants expressed that SIRI is informative in explaining the key Industrie 4.0 concepts, principles, and benefits. They also conveyed that SIRI and assessment workshops helped the team to gain a common, company-specific understanding of Industrie 4.0 and to consider all relevant aspects leading to a structured and concerted approach of their transformation roadmap.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWhile some companies may focus on increasing the production volume, others want to devise a general, actionable digital transformation strategy. During one of the assessments with T\u00dcV S\u00dcD, participants communicated their general challenge of adopting new technologies,\u201d says Mr. Tan. \u201cThey stated that due to the plant being capital intensive and the need to follow stringent safety regulations, technology adoption is slower, and they often face lack of integration with legacy systems.\u201d<\/p><p>After the assessment workshops, the participants shared that with the newly gained understanding of the concept, benefits of Industrie 4.0, and particularly its company-specific interpretation through SIRI, the transformation roadmap could be developed in a structured and targeted way. In particular, the comprehensive approach of SIRI with its three building blocks \u2013 Process, Technology and Organisation \u2013 and 16 assessment dimensions helped the company to include all relevant areas.<\/p><p>SIRI Assessment can also be applied to SMEs. One such example is a food manufacturer based in Singapore, Thong Siek Food Industry, that distributes their seafood products globally, mentioned that the assessment has helped them to better visualise their transformation plans in a holistic approach and forms the basis to drive alignment towards a common understanding and vision. The video below showcases an overview of SIRI as well as an interview with Thong Siek.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f63d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4f63d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/monP61gcy3s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd33d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd33d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"color__brandlbue\"><strong>FORGING AHEAD FOR SMART MANUFACTURING<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f6899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53f6899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section\"><div class=\"module__row\"><div class=\"text-block rte\"><div class=\"module__row\"><p>Singapore will continue to accelerate industrial transformation and has implemented more than\u00a0300 SIRI Assessments\u00a0for Singapore companies with the Smart Industry Readiness Index to help them adopt advanced manufacturing.<\/p><p>SIRI will go beyond Singapore\u2019s shores. It is currently being shared globally through trade missions across ASEAN and Europe, with plans to introduce SIRI globally. \u201cAt trade missions, we speak to government officials, manufacturers, technical providers and system integrators to showcase that T\u00dcV S\u00dcD is the right partner and has the competency for Industrie 4.0,\u201d says Dr. Hauser. \u201cThe objective is to overcome challenges that manufacturers face globally, and eventually implement the Index for them.\u201d<\/p><p>With SIRI framework in place, the future of smart manufacturing and Industrie 4.0 will seem less like a distant vision and more like an imminent reality.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuvsud.com\/en\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact<\/a>\u00a0our expert today to start your transformation journey. For more information about implementing Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) for your organisation, please refer to link\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuvsud.com\/en\/digital-service\/official-siri-assessment\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section section--blue\"><div class=\"module__tile-module is-viewable\" data-module=\"tilesModule\"><div class=\"module__row\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9c668e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9c668e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9a0a2\" data-id=\"ca9a0a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore\u2019s\u00a0Smart Nation\u00a0ambitions are in full swing. Well-developed digital infrastructure and supportive government policies has made it a welcoming place for companies to setup operations and take flight their digital initiatives. In 2016, Singapore\u00a0topped\u00a0the Economist Intelligence Unit\u2019s Asian Digital Transformation Index. From smart home solutions, to the introduction of autonomous vehicles, to assistive and robotics technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1867"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6522,"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867\/revisions\/6522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enjoydodo.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}