【正文】 of moving, storing and manipulating data, information and knowledge have enabled panies to deliver customerconfigured products and value added services (Ng, 2020). Significant opportunities for the logistics services in Singapore are also derived from the increased outsourcing of logistical functions and the growth of third party logistics (3PL)/fourth party logistics (4PL) (Ng, 2020). Outsourcing to 3PLs/4PLs, both ensure that panies avoid locking capital in warehouses, trucks, containers etc as well as satisfies the need for more sophisticated services like multimodal transport and international trade pliance (Ng, 2020). There are more than 3,000 local and foreign transport and logistics panies operating in Singapore (Ng, 2020). As Singapore looks to panies who can bring world class services to the logistics industry, the efficiency and quality of the service play a very important role 3 in acceptance of world class solutions. To fulfil Singapore’s vision of developing the country as the premier integrated transport and logistics hub, the government has proposed a series of initiatives to attract more logistics operators into Singapore and thus provided greater opportunities to logistics services providers (Ng, 2020). One of the key initiatives that Singapore has undertaken is the Logistics Enhancement and Application Program (LEAP), a platform for government and private sector collaboration (Ng, 2020). Singapore is building on its already leading position as a logistics hub (Ng, 2020). Its central location in Southeast Asia as the crossroads of international shipping routes, coupled with the development of an extensive air work and efficient telemunications and financial services port has developed Singapore into a transhipment hub and air and cargo node (Ng, 2020). In order to successfully achieve this expansion strategy, there are a number of key issues that Linfox will need to acknowledge such as the need for flexibility in Singapore’s labour market, their ageing population, how to maintain their technology up to date and accordingly manage their alliances effectively, while ensuring effective product movements and information flows critical to the success of their customers’ businesses. Lastly, Linfox will need to look at how to reinforce security and safety issue in Singapore, as their location centrality exposes them to possible threat of terrorism means that Linfox will have to look at appropriate HRM strategies to overe these five issues when undertaking their expansion strategy. 4 Increased labour flexibility and an ageing workforce are two utmost concerns that Linfox will have to tackle. In the early 1990’s, labour flexibility was given an added dimension in the government’s call for the regionalisation and globalisation of local enterprises (Wan, 2020). In response to Singapore’s tight labour market, flexible work arrangements such as flexihours, job sharing, part time work and home based work was developed (Wan, 2020). Many employers have reservations about employing parttime workers on the grounds that they need longer time to be trained (Wan, 2020). Full timers are better preferred as they are perceived to be more productive and more mitted (Wan, 2020). Rapid technological change, deregulation, globalisation and the emergence of a knowledgebased economy explain the continuous need for reengineering Singapore’s workforce capabilities. Workers now acknowledged that they need to be highly skilled, innovative and flexible in view of the rapidly changing market forces (Wan, 2020). As to date, their government initiatives of increasing its pool of talents to produce capable, cost effective and innovative workforce is underway (Wan, 2020). Hence, in the face of severe petition, Linfox will have to be more selective in staffing, for example, their selection criteria. Even though there is a chronic shortage of labour, workers are being highly skilled, innovative and flexible. Linfox should look for workers who continually upgrade their skills and work harder. However, in view of the changing market forces in Singapore, Linfox will need to develop a more flexible working environment to attract employees. As part time work has bee more mon over the years, (increased from percent of private sector employe