50 Years of Singapore Productivity Drive

The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Singapore's national productivity drive. This book provides an authoritative documentation of the key milestones and phases in Singapore's productivity movement, stretching from 1967 to 2017. It documents the various activities that have taken place in the past 50 years, ranging from the Japan-Singapore Productivity Development Project to the national productivity promotion campaigns and programmes to build competencies in enterprises and the workforce.The book provides insights into the lessons learned, and the context for the shifts in emphasis and changes in the productivity drive over the years, as Singapore progressed from a developing country to a developed country.