Jordan Barker

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When companies talk about innovation, they tend to focus inward: new product teams, R&D budgets, design labs. But our research finds that a powerful and often overlooked driver of innovation lies far beyond a company’s walls and even beyond its first-tier suppliers. The real innovation engine may be hidden two or three tiers deep in your supply chain, among the suppliers of your suppliers. Most firms already know that collaborating directly with their main suppliers pays off.

Data analytics is no longer a buzzword and driving data-driven outcomes should no longer be complicated. It’s been almost a decade since the Singapore government launched its Smart Nation initiative – a national effort to drive pervasive adoption of digital and smart technologies throughout the city state and to position Singapore as a leading economy powered by innovation.