In fact, whether industrial intelligence or smart factories have their own implementation conditions and paths, there are no shortcuts. Different industries and enterprises have different paths.

Generally speaking, the following ten path directions are the only way for Chinese industry to move from manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing, but for different industries and different companies, due to different market demand patterns, different product processes, and different management foundations Wait, the focus is different, but you can always find a few viable roads to industrial intelligence.

 

01 Lean

Lean production was originally designed for the individual needs of multiple varieties and small batches, and its two pillars are "just in time" and "intelligent automation."

So far, lean has evolved into a lean management concept and method involving the entire value chain of marketing, R&D, supply chain, production, process and even entrepreneurship, which has driven the transformation of global industries, from manufacturing to service industries, what she pursues The idea, methods and tools of "creating value and eliminating waste" promoted the optimal allocation of production resources and achieved rapid improvement in quality, efficiency and response speed.

According to the company's experience, as long as the company persists, most of them can get 50% or more room for improvement. Regrettably, Lean has not been effectively implemented in most companies in China. Most of them just verbally talk about it because they are eager for quick success and lack of experience and methods, so they can’t stick to it halfway.

Industrial intelligence cannot be based on this inefficient production model. Lean is the first step that must be taken, and it is the path with the highest return on investment. Because lean hardly requires an enterprise to make additional investments, just re-allocating production resources on the existing basis can obtain returns beyond imagination.

The successful implementation of Lean is not difficult. The key lies in the leadership's determination and the change of management concepts.

 

02 Standardization

 

Standardization is the basis of automation and a prerequisite for industrial intelligence.

 

Domestic companies lament the high degree of automation in the automotive industry. Why are cars as complex as possible, but home appliances, such as simple products, are not. An important reason is standardization.

 

Strategies such as shared platforms and common parts commonly adopted by the automotive industry have greatly reduced product costs. By changing the original production of parts based on the entire vehicle to the method of producing the entire vehicle based on the parts, that is to say, standardized parts can be mass-produced, and the cost has been successfully reduced.

 

Of course, standardization also includes standardized operating procedures and operating methods. With standardization, automation can be developed accordingly, such as automatic welding and automatic assembly. Assuming the ever-changing parts and operating methods are not fixed, automation will be difficult to achieve, even if it is achieved. The cost is also high.