Sim Cheng Hwee is the Managing Consultant and founding Director of Integrated Decision Systems Consultancy Pte Ltd. He has more than 20 years of experience in operations research consultancy. He studied in Yokohama National University under Japan’s Mombusho Scholarhip and graduated in 1983 with a B.Eng. in Naval Architecture. He won a Ministry of Defence scholarship in 1988 to study Operations Research and holds an M.Sc.(with Distinction) from the US Naval Postgraduate School.
Sim oversaw all aspects of operations research work in Mindef as Head Ops Analysis Dept in the Chief Defence Scientist Office for many years and was the Head of Planning for the ministry’s Defence Technology Group (now called Defence Science & Technology Agency) for about 2 years.
He was heavily involved in developing planning policies and processes in order to continuously renew the organisation and position well for the future. He also provided analytical support to many plans and developed a broad understanding of technology and how a large organisation should organise itself to harness technological innovation to stay ahead.
His areas of expertise include logistics and supply chain planning, strategic planning and manpower planning. He had provided consultancy in and guided development work in HR strategy and operations, supply chain design including ammunition storage planning, manufacturing facility design, spares optimization and national level healthcare and library services.
Sim is a Past President of the Operations Research Society of Singapore, member of INFORMS (US-based OR professional society), and member of the UK Operational Research Society. He was appointed Adjunct Professor at Zhejiang University Ningbo Institute of Technology from Jun 2009 to May 2011. He is proficient in English, Japanese and Mandarin.
