Supply ChainTaiwan's Advantech aims to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia hub
World's largest industrial computer maker to replicate model in Mexico and Turkey
The Jan. 24 launch ceremony for Advantech's ASEAN shared service center in Penang, Malaysia. Vincent Chang, Advantech's managing director for Asia and intercontinental regions, is on the right. (Advantech)
LAULY LI, Nikkei Asia tech correspondent
PENANG, Malaysia -- Taiwanese industrial computer maker Advantech is stepping up investment in manufacturing and other operations in Malaysia to create a regional hub for serving customers across Southeast Asia, a strategy it plans to replicate in Mexico and Turkey.