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They share how AI adoption has made a major difference in business operations, Viet Thang Jeans CEO Pham Van Viet told the media that the company has applied for AI for more than two years.
The company uses AI to design, produce, introduce products, sell e-commerce, interact with customers, plan, report, and predict consumer trends. Since then, thanks to AI applications, performance has improved significantly, reducing the time and cost of 90% from production to sales, planning and reporting.
“Employing AI is not that expensive to use small AI applications for specific features. The key is to maximize capacity,” Viet said.
Initially, the company invested in three AI tools for some features at $50 a year per year. After that, 13 additional AI tools were installed to cover most processes, reducing costs to just $17 per tool per year.
“The performance of AI applications is great. Previously, without AI, production costs were 10 units, and it took 10 days, but now it's only one unit, reducing the 90% reduction,” Viet added. “In the past, companies had to hold many meetings to make decisions, but now AI is quickly tallying and providing information. AI acts like an assistant, exceeding 70-80% of previous tasks.”
During a workshop on AI transformation at a Southeast Asian enterprise in Ho Chi Minh City on August 27, Fabian Singer, general manager of Siemens Healthniers Vietnam, reflected on the increasing use of tools with AI to enhance patient outcomes, improve diagnostic accuracy and create personalized treatment plans.
He highlighted how AI can dramatically improve physicians' productivity and decision-making capabilities. “AI can never replace doctors, but they can help them with the second eye, reduce the burden of increasing workload and improve their ability to see what they might otherwise be overlooked,” he said.
The singer emphasized that the success of AI transformation in healthcare depends on a broader ecosystem. “Health professionals need to have the skills and confidence to use AI tools effectively. Without targeted education and support, even the most sophisticated systems can't guarantee the most effective outcome,” Singer said.
Hoang Tri Mai, managing director of Airbus Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, said from predictive maintenance to satellite image analysis, AI is designing smarter products and services to help Airbus predict problems and optimize its business, and addressing climate change challenges.
Her key point focused on what enabled these applications: a robust data infrastructure. “AI gives us the predictive power to predict and mitigate problems before they occur, but that power depends on the foundation of reliable integrated data,” Mai said.
She explained that without a strong data foundation, organizations struggle to expand solutions or generate meaningful insights. For Airbus, this means investing in sensor networks, real-time surveillance systems, open data platforms, and collaborations with industry partners. Mai encouraged other companies to prioritize data preparation early on in their AI journey. “With a robust data infrastructure, AI provides the stability and scale needed to deliver real business value,” she said.
Vo Trong Thu, head of Greennode's AI Lab, said AI can extract valuable insights and convert unstructured data (such as invoices and contracts) into structured data, increasing flexibility and reducing risk. “In port management, AI can manually process container entries in two seconds rather than one to two minutes. With nearly 100% accuracy.
Warwick Clean, chairman and CEO of KPMG in Vietnam and Cambodia, highlighted the profound impact of AI on its business models, from hourly rates to the rise of digital directors. “The challenge isn't just to implement new tools. It's redesigning the entire engine of your business, from the price of our value to the way people develop,” says Cleine. “Digital personnel are authentic and career paths for tomorrow are written today. The most important skill is the ability to adapt.”
