Bo Huang is an associate partner in Singapore office. He leads McKinsey’s Semiconductor and Electronics Industry Practice in Southeast Asia.
Bo has served multiple semiconductor and advanced industry clients on 5 main topics: (1) integration operation synergy due diligence, (2) manufacturing cost optimization (labor productivity, shop floor automation, material consumption and procurement, subcontractor strategy, maintenance and spare parts, yield, supply chain, line efficiency), (3) organization efficiency and footprint remapping (4) quality management system, and (5) I4.0 transformation.
His clients span geographies including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Japan, Austria, USA. More recently Bo has developed McKinsey’s latest thinking on US-China trade tension and implication to technology sectors including AI, 5G, semiconductor. Bo has developed scenarios and strategic implications in terms of supply chain, technology roadmap, customer engagement model, and technology partnership model. In addition to semiconductor and electronics industry, Bo has also served clients from multiple sectors, including energy, medical devices, and industrial equipment.
Before joining McKinsey, Bo spent four years as a postdoctoral at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA. Bo obtained his PhD at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A-STAR, Singapore. He earned his bachelor’s degree (First Class Honors) in Science at the National University of Singapore. He is native in Mandarin Chinese and fluent in English.
Presentation Title:
Keynote 3: Linking Manufacturing 4.0 to Value Creation
Manufacturing is a key pillar for Southeast Asia’s economic growth. Manufacturing 4.0 faces the need for a “great reset”. Many companies have embarked on the journey with mixed success. One key driver to ensure value creation is often not top management’s priorities: way of working and human capital. Getting them right is the key to ensure value realization. How to get this right? 3 things to discuss today: one is leadership commitment. Second is agile way of working. Third is job redesign and reskilling.