Connexus Insights

​Businesses often rely on the driving force of an excellent leader, and when the time comes for the new to replace the old, business owners should consider the impact if that missing piece is not effectively replaced. This is where succession planning comes into play, as companies consider strategies for a smooth transition to a new generation of leadership.Approximatel...

​Published by:Ben Mcdonald- Director - Supply Chain & Procurement, Singapore & Asia Growth MarketsTel:+65 9807 3174Email: Ben.Mcdonald@connexus-global.com​The Rise of Global Sourcing Hubs in SingaporeIn recent years our Singapore Procurement & Sourcing market report, has often mentioned the decline in the number and size of global and regionally centralised co...

​​​Published by:James Egremont- Regional Director, Asia Pacific - Sourcing & Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering and Operational Excellence, Supply Chain & Logistics, BangkokTel:+66 2026 8721,+66 65 604 0538 Email: james.egremont@connexus-global.comBen Mcdonald- Director - Supply Chain & Procurement, Singapore & Asia Growth MarketsTel:+65 9807 31...

​Published by: Jack Kingdon- Senior Consultant - Technology Transformation, South East AsiaTel:+66 2 026 8721 Email: jack.kingdon@connexus-global.com​Digital transformation is often misconstrued as merely a system update or a side project taken on by a business. Although some may regard organisational change as little more than a necessary chore, such a view fails to appr...

Published by:Jane Chu- Principal Consultant - Technology, SingaporeTel:+65 8375 0482Email: Jane.Chu@connexus-global.com​​Modern society depends on semiconductors and the role they play in telecommunications, energy, automotive and military equipment, and other types of technology. These conductive materials are necessary to build the integrated circuits, transistors,...

​​Published by:James Egremont- Director Asia Pacific - Sourcing & Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering and Operational Excellence, Supply Chain & Logistics, BangkokTel:+662026 8721,+666 5 604 0538Email: James.Egremont@connexus-global.com​​​I recently had an insightful conversation with Chanya Rodrakquan, the VP of Manufacturing / General Manager for a l...

​Published by:Henri Moore- Principal Consultant - Energy Trading, SingaporeEmail: Henri.Moore@connexus-global.com​​Carbon trading has long been a key factor in shaping the industrial economy, and its impact is set to rapidly grow as countries redouble their efforts to forestall global warming. Since the 1990s, governments around the world have agreed to reduce total carbo...

Published by: Patrick Donovan - Principal Consultant - Asia Pacific - Sales & MarketingEmail: Patrick.D@connexus-global.com​On 15 November 2020, 10 ASEAN countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), along with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. This new free trade agreement exists outside of the WTO and represents approx...

​​Published by:James Egremont- Director Asia Pacific - Sourcing & Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering and Operational Excellence, Supply Chain & Logistics, BangkokTel:+662026 8721, +666 5 604 0538Email: James.Egremont@connexus-global.com​​Food, Beverage and Nutrition sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have learned a key lesson this pandemic year: Busin...

Published by:Ben Mcdonald- Director - Supply Chain & Procurement, Singapore & Asia Growth MarketsTel:+65 9807 3174Email: Ben.Mcdonald@connexus-global.com ​​At Connexus Global we regularly liaise with business heads and thought leaders across the spectrum of business, finance, supply chain and procurement, and discuss the role of the procurement function, it’s futu...

​Published by: James Egremont - Director Asia Pacific - Sourcing & Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering and Operational Excellence, Supply Chain & Logistics, BangkokTel:+662026 8721,+66 6 5 604 0538Email: James.Egremont@connexus-global.com​As we enter Q2 2021, the post-pandemic future is slowly coming into view – and current trends already shed consider...

Published by: Patrick Donovan - Principal Consultant - Sales & Marketing, Bangkok Tel:+66 2026 8721, +66 6 5620 9842Email: Patrick.D@connexus-global.com​​Though COVID-19 vaccines have begun rolling out in SEA, ‘normal’ still feels like a faraway place. People continue taking precautions to maintain a safe environment both at home and work. More than a year of these ...