At present, the global industrial manufacturing field is undergoing deep transformation and transformation and upgrading, intelligent manufacturing with its unique technical advantages and huge development potential, has become an important engine to promote enterprise innovation and competitiveness, giving the manufacturing industry a new production mode and development path, the promotion of smart factories has also been put on the agenda.
However, in the actual process of promotion, intelligent manufacturing faces three major challenges: the difficulty in transforming and upgrading existing factories, the urgent need to improve the management level, and the deep integration of business and technology.
Many traditional factories have outdated equipment and outdated systems, and if you want to build a smart factory as soon as possible, you need to overcome this problem. Enterprises should fully understand and apply the concept of digital lean, take lean management as the guide, evaluate and optimize the existing production lines, identify the waste links in the production process, and reduce costs and increase efficiency through the introduction of intelligent equipment and technology, so that the old factories can radiate new vitality.
Low management level is the key bottleneck restricting the implementation effect of intelligent manufacturing. Through accurate data collection and analysis, companies can monitor production processes in real time and quantify operational indicators, so as to pinpoint problems and take targeted improvement measures. For example, with the help of the andon system, factory personnel can obtain the status of equipment in real time, and transform abstract lean concepts into measurable and visual data performance, helping enterprises make scientific decisions and continuously improve production efficiency and product quality.
It is important to break down the barriers between business and technology and build a cross-business and cross-departmental digital platform. This kind of platform is not only the carrier of data circulation and sharing, but also the core hub to realize the collaboration of intelligent manufacturing. Through a unified digital platform, enterprises can integrate the information flow in multiple fields such as the first chain, production planning, quality control, equipment maintenance, etc., to form a complete, transparent and efficient collaborative working mechanism, to ensure that all levels and links can operate efficiently around the same goal, so that lean thinking can take root.
In the face of the dilemma in the process of intelligent manufacturing, enterprises should adhere to the guidance of digital lean, starting from three aspects: improving the intelligent level of existing factories, strengthening data-driven decision-making capabilities, and building a cross-business and cross-departmental digital collaboration platform0 new heights.