Surviving the Red Ocean: A Practical Roadmap for Micro and Small Manufacturing Enterprises
The Harsh Reality for Small Manufacturers Small and micro manufacturers have always had it tough. But in today’s red ocean markets, where competition is cut-throat, margins are thin, and the rules are never static, survival alone starts to feel like success. This intense competitive landscape, dominated by large multinational corporations (MNCs) that leverage vast resources […]
Now Launched: OPERI “Fast Track” Online Training Course for Certified Assessors
INCIT is proud to announce the launch of the Operational Excellence Readiness Index (OPERI) “Fast Track” Online Training Course — a self-paced certification programme exclusively for Certified SIRI and COSIRI Assessors. Developed as part of INCIT’s commitment to driving transformation in the global manufacturing sector, OPERI is a prioritisation index designed to help Micro, Small, […]
Transforming Together: INCIT at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit 2025, themed “Building Trust – India First”, brought together 2,500 delegates, 134 speakers, and 12 Ministers across two dynamic days of high-level dialogue. Held across two venues and featuring 35 sessions, the Summit served as a vital platform to explore India’s evolving economic role in a […]
A Strategic Milestone for the African Industry: INCIT and Novation City Partner at Hannover Messe 2025
The Pôle de Compétitivité de Sousse (Novation City) and the International Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCIT) have signed a landmark strategic partnership agreement to advance digital industrial transformation across Africa. The agreement was formalised at Hannover Messe 2025, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology, held from 30 March to 4 April 2025 in […]
INCIT and Eficens Systems Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Global Industrial Transformation
Singapore and Atlanta, GA, USA — April 9, 2025. International Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCIT) has announced a strategic partnership with Eficens Systems, a leading digital transformation, and industrial advisory company to drive scalable, measurable, and sustainable industrial transformation worldwide. This collaboration was formalised during the prestigious Hannover Messe 2025 Industrial Conference, where senior leaders […]
INCIT launches self-assessment tool to accelerate growth, digitalisation, and boost productivity for MSMEs
Worldwide – 27 February 2025 – Singapore – INCIT is proud to announce the launch of its Operations Excellence Readiness Index (OPERI), a cutting-edge self-assessment tool that will empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and MSME business owners to tackle their toughest operational challenges, unlocking key benefits like boosting productivity, fast-tracking their growth and […]
The first 5 years of business survival: why operational excellence is crucial
The first five years of running your own business is no walk in the park. In fact, only 57 per cent of U.S. manufacturing businesses survive the first 5 years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this number dwindles to roughly 36 per cent as the years a business is open progresses. Additionally, […]
How to achieve operational excellence in manufacturing – a roadmap for CEOs
In an era defined by innovation and disruption, manufacturing leaders are struggling to contend with the interconnected challenges of unstable financial performance, swelling material costs, global supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages, and slow technological adaptation—all of which threaten their bottom line, requiring CEOs to act. The status quo for manufacturing operations is no longer an […]
Stronger together – humans and artificial intelligence go hand in hand in achieving operational excellence
According to the World Economic Forum, roughly a fifth of U.S. workers fear AI will make them obsolete. This anxiety has been termed “FOBO” or “the fear of obsolescence,” meaning that the innovation and technology we create will evolve humans into irrelevance. Yet, savvy manufacturing leaders recognise the transformative power that artificial intelligence can have […]