Once known for low-cost production, the Asia-Pacific region now sets the global pace in digital integration, real-time orchestration, and AI-powered operations. From China’s consumer-driven factories to Singapore’s strategic investment in talent, APAC has created supply chains where data, decisions, and execution move as one. On this week’s episode of the podcast, the Zero100 team unpacks what’s driving this momentum – and why leaders everywhere can’t afford to ignore it. Featuring: Principal Research, Suzanne Lindsay, Senior Research Analyst, Jalen Thibou, and VP, Research, Kelly Coutinho. 

• What’s driving APAC’s digital edge in supply chain? (00:50) 
• Inside the factories syncing data and decisions at speed (03:19) 
• How real-time orchestration is pushing the region ahead (04:23) 
• Cross-industry collaboration wins in policy, tech, and talent (07:22) 
• The infrastructure powering APAC’s smart production model (10:20) 
• When AI meets skilled labor on the factory floor (15:31) 
• The big lessons global supply chain leaders can’t afford to miss (18:59)