With the development of current technology, informatization, digitalization and intelligence have once again appeared in people's field of vision, and have become a significant trend of current development. Zhou Ji, a scholar of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, commented on the current development of my country's manufacturing industry:
The next 20 years will be a period of strategic opportunities for my country to transform from a "manufacturing country" to a "manufacturing power"; the leapfrog development of China's manufacturing industry has already possessed good conditions, and it is possible and possible to achieve strategic development in the aspect of "manufacturing digitalization and intelligence". Key breakthroughs and key leaps will make historic contributions to China's modernization drive.
——Zhou Ji, Chinese Academy of Engineering
With the vigorous development of the information industry today, how should we conform to the development trend of informatization, digitization, networking, and intelligence? Let's take the manufacturing industry as an example to see the specific development and adaptation methods.
1. What is informatization and digitalization
First on the concept -
Digitization : Indicates the use of information in digital form to increase work efficiency and effectiveness . Imagine being able to search for digitized information and use it more effectively because the data is already categorized and easily accessible, saving a lot of time.
Informatization: Informatization refers to the historical process of cultivating and developing new productive forces represented by computer- based intelligent tools, and making them benefit society. The productivity compatible with intelligent tools is called information productivity.
Through the definition of the two, we can summarize the following points:
- In terms of data value: the data generated by informatization is just data, and the data generated by digitization is assets
- In terms of application scope: informatization can coexist with multiple software, and digitalization must be an integrated solution
- From the perspective of thinking: informatization is the thinking of internal management, and digitalization is the thinking of external users
- External interconnection: informatization focuses on internal business data, and digitization focuses on external customer data
- At the strategic level: informatization emphasizes competition, and digitalization emphasizes synergy
Specific to the manufacturing industry, what is the informatization of the manufacturing process ? Combined with the concept of informatization, we can briefly summarize:
The informatization of the manufacturing industry refers to the application of information technology to all aspects and business processes of the manufacturing industry .
The digitalization of manufacturing refers to the use of advanced information technology and digital tools to transform and optimize the traditional manufacturing process and realize the digital transformation of production, management and service.
2. The performance of informatization, digitization, networking and intelligence in manufacturing
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1. Digitalization
- Digital Design and Simulation
Through the use of tools such as computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) , manufacturing enables product design, simulation and optimization. These manufacturing tools can further speed up product development cycles, increase design accuracy, and reduce the cost of prototyping and testing.
- Digital Supply Chain Management
Digital supply chain management in the manufacturing industry includes supplier management, inventory management, logistics management , etc. Digital supply chain management helps to improve the visibility, responsiveness and efficiency of the supply chain.
- Digital Production and Manufacturing
In the specific production and manufacturing process, the application of technologies such as automation equipment, robots, sensors and control systems has been relatively mature. By continuously realizing the digital control and automation of the production process, the production efficiency is further improved and the labor cost is reduced.
- Digital Quality Control
Real-time monitoring and analysis of production process and product quality is also an important part of digital manufacturing. Real-time monitoring is one of the most effective ways to further improve product quality and industry.
2. Networking
Networking can be divided into intra-enterprise networking and inter-enterprise networking:
- Networking within the enterprise
Enterprise internal networking can help realize information sharing and collaborative work among various departments within the enterprise. This makes communication and decision-making within the enterprise more efficient.
- Networking between enterprises
It is also very common for the manufacturing industry to communicate with partners and customers during the internship manufacturing process . Through the Internet and Internet of Things technology, companies can better share information and work together with suppliers, partners and customers, and improve the synergy and flexibility of the supply chain.
3. Intelligent
- smart manufacturing
Smart manufacturing is a term that is often mentioned. Artificial intelligence algorithms analyze and predict production data to optimize production planning and scheduling . At the same time, machines and equipment also have self-learning and self-adaptive capabilities , which can automatically adjust and optimize the production process.
4. Informatization
Informatization actually corresponds to digitization:
- Data Acquisition and Analysis
The current Internet of Things sensor technology is widely used, and the manufacturing industry can use Internet of Things technology and sensors to realize data collection on the production process and equipment status. These data can be monitored and analyzed in real time to help the manufacturing industry in production optimization, fault diagnosis and predictive maintenance.
- big data analysis
Through big data analysis, the manufacturing industry can discover potential business opportunities, improve production processes, and increase product quality and customer satisfaction .
3. How to comply with the development trend of informatization, digitization, networking and intelligence
Before talking about this issue in detail, let's look at a case
1. Company profile
Shanghai BASF Polyurethane Co., Ltd. is located on the coast of the East China Sea, on the south side of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. It is jointly owned by BASF and its partners Shanghai Huayi Holding Group Co., Ltd. The company was established as a joint venture.
The company was established in March 2003, and was recognized as a foreign-invested advanced technology enterprise in May 2007. The company mainly produces MDI, TDI, DNT, nitric acid and related chemical products.
2. Pain points of digital transformation
For BASF’s Asia Pacific Single Business Unit, digital transformation mainly has the following three pain points:
First, the iteration speed is not fast enough
The high-standard regulation of the chemical industry means that the company has complex, strict, and irregularly updated management requirements internally and externally. If the system is built in the traditional way, the iteration speed will lag behind the regulatory requirements for rapid innovation.
Second, the inability to efficiently replicate a successfully running system
BASF's Monomers business unit has five production sites in the Asia Pacific region - three in China and two in South Korea. To reuse a set of systems in any production base, every link before the actual application requires additional time, energy and cost.
Third, the digital path cannot be customized
Shanghai BASF Polyurethanes hopes to implement the goal of Industry 4.0 in stages, first to realize Industry 2.0—to realize informationization of business processes and management work, and then to advance to Industry 3.0—to realize the collaboration and data fusion between different business management systems, and then Consider the 4.0 phase of intelligent production. The top priority is to consolidate the informatization foundation of the Industry 2.0 stage and provide guidance for the system collaboration in the 3.0 stage.
3. Solutions
In order to solve the above pain points, Shanghai BASF Polyurethanes has introduced Jiandao Cloud zero-code development platform as a benchmark demonstration base , built [IDEA application platform], and put the entire privatization architecture on the cloud to provide a template for the entire BASF Asia-Pacific monomer business unit and accumulate experience. Since its launch at the end of 2022, the platform has launched rich application scenarios such as contractor management, change management, and double prevention information management of hazardous chemicals.
Contractor Management Apps: Leveraging Platform Synergies
In the chemical industry park, a large number of contractor employees enter the factory area to work every day. The company must provide effective training and strict management to each worker, review each change layer by layer, and leave precise traces, so as to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the factory area, and the safe and healthy access of workers.
Before entering the park, each contractor needs to enter the contractor management application of the IDEA platform, register relevant information and accept the company's review. After the review is passed, the personal information and qualifications of the operators can be entered.
After entering the site, operators need to participate in standardized safety training on the platform, watch safety videos and pass exams. During the operation, the company can assess the contractor's operators on the platform and record the rewards and punishments.
At the same time, the application will form "one profile per person" . The data in this file comes from each functional module of the application.
For example, the fire certificate uploaded by the contractor for the operator and the job qualification certificate obtained by the operator through the BASF examination will be organized and archived by the smart assistant. Once a person violates the rules and is recorded, the system will link the file and mark the person. If the same operator is marked three times, the system will determine that he has entered the blacklist and automatically disqualify him from working.
Through the application of contractor management, Shanghai BASF Polyurethanes has achieved:
Take advantage of platform synergy and break down data silos. All information only needs to be entered once, and data can flow freely between systems, without the need to repeatedly fill in forms for approval offline; large quantities of personnel data can be managed online and have evidence to rely on.
Change Management Application: Develop reproducible complex applications with zero code
Change management is an important item of risk management and control in the chemical enterprise management system, and it is also a key item in the audit work. Before any changes occur in chemical enterprises, they need to be evaluated, approved, and kept on file by relevant departments before they can be implemented.
Facing one of the most complicated processes in the industry, Shanghai BASF Polyurethane and Fanruan Jiandaoyun team cooperated in the development, and realized the application landing through the exclusive version of Jiandaoyun .
Now, all change approvals can directly export process records, helping the company control the implementation of change management, avoid audit risks, and improve production safety.
After successful verification at the Shanghai factory, use the copy function to promote the application to Chongqing and South Korea factories. After the application is copied, the two factories customize the configuration process permissions to realize "visual modification while trying it out".
Through the application of change management, Shanghai BASF Polyurethane has verified the feasibility of building complex applications with zero code, and has also found a path for cross-province and cross-border promotion. Compared with lengthy business processes and landing development, application replication-authorization adjustment-iteration The optimized way is faster and less costly.
Shanghai BASF Polyurethanes has built a reproducible cross-border collaboration platform with zero code, and its example further allows us to understand how to better adapt to the development trend of informatization, digitization, networking, and intelligence:
Zero code helps informatization of manufacturing process
It can be found that the digital transformation of Shanghai BASF Polyurethane is very successful because of the use of Jiandao Cloud zero-code application construction platform. The development of all employees through zero code has enhanced the vitality of the overall innovation within the enterprise, cultivated key digital talents, and laid the foundation for the vigorous development of the manufacturing industry.
Also requires continuous improvement and iteration
With the rapid development of technology today, the result must be that through continuous collection, analysis and utilization of data in the manufacturing process, companies can discover problems, optimize processes, and make continuous improvements.
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