AI Leadership, Strong National Momentum | The “Intelligent Empowerment of Thousands of Enterprises” Benchmark Project Observation Meeting for the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing in Hunan Province has grandly concluded in Xiang

In the current wave of artificial intelligence and digital intelligence sweeping the globe, Manufacturing, as the core <x1> engine </x1> of economic development, is facing a critical transformation from “manufacturing” to “intelligent manufacturing.” Hunan Province, as a central industrial hub, is accelerating its move towards new industrialization through the path of “integration of digital and physical.”

To assist more enterprises in grasping the new momentum of digital intelligence and exploring new paths for industrialization, on March 19, the “Intelligent Empowerment for Thousands of Enterprises” benchmarking project observation meeting for the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry in Hunan Province successfully concluded in Changsha. Over 300 participants, including government leaders, experts, scholars, and business guests, came together for this intelligent manufacturing event to discuss new paths for the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises in the AI era, share best practices for enterprise transformation, and jointly build an extraordinary future of intelligent management!

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AI + Management, reconstructing intelligent manufacturing digital productivity.

“Those who do not plan for the <Global> are not capable of planning for a single domain.” The advancement of digital transformation relies on a deep understanding of technology and industry. Professor Fu Yi, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Department of Economics and Trade at the Business School of Central South University, stated in his presentation on the theme “Accelerating Real Number Integration to Promote New Industrialization” that developing new quality productivity is the core approach to addressing the century-long changes and advancing Chinese-style modernization. Its connotation is reflected in “three highs, three new, and three labors”—driving new industries, new models, and new momentum with high technology, high efficiency, and high quality, while reconstructing the innovative configuration of laborers, labor data, and labor objects. The current new type of industrialization is entering a new stage characterized by intelligent industry and circular industry, where the process reengineering and mode innovation triggered by artificial intelligence are reshaping the manufacturing landscape. The integration of data and reality needs to break through the cognitive misconception of “eliminating traditional industries.” It should focus on using intelligent tools, data elements, and knowledge creators to drive industry iteration, build the “new three drivers” of growth momentum, and open up new paths for high-quality development.

Fu Yi, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Economics and Trade at the Business School of Central South University

Digital transformation is not only a technological innovation but also a reshaping of production relationships. How can digitalization inject new momentum into Manufacturing? Guo Xuguang, Assistant Vice President of Kingdee China and General Manager of the High-end Manufacturing Division, stated in his presentation on the theme “Seeking Quality through Innovation: New Momentum for Digital Transformation in Manufacturing” that in response to the wave of AI applications triggered by the DeepSeek LLM, Kingdee quickly integrated into the technology ecosystem and proposed a three-phase transformation framework of “scenario-based design, universal digitalization, and intelligent applications.” He emphasized that the core is to decompose strategic goals and build an assemblable EBC capability platform around end-to-end business process flows.

Achieve a complete value chain closed loop from <x1>Personalization</x1> configuration, intelligent quoting to flexible production through eight core scenario solutions, helping high-end manufacturing enterprises break through customization bottlenecks. Kingdee’s “AI+X” system, built on the Cangqiong AI platform, integrates general large models with industry-specific algorithms to achieve innovative applications such as multi-base intelligent <x1>Scheduling</x1> and automated financial decision-making. Based on the Composite AI Platform solution, Kingdee supports drag-and-drop low-code development and collaborates deeply with ecosystems like DeepSeek, promoting the shift of enterprises from “traffic operations” to a new operational paradigm of “digital employees + knowledge creators.” In the future, Kingdee looks forward to partnering with more enterprises to jointly discuss and build a world-class enterprise digital platform, accelerating the construction of world-class digital competitiveness!

Guo Xuguang, Assistant Vice President of Kingdee China and General Manager of the High-end Manufacturing Division

AI + practice, creating a new paradigm for benchmark industrialization.

Theoretical guides the direction, practice witnesses the results. To implement the deployment of digital transformation in the manufacturing industry and to deeply promote the “Intelligent Empowerment of Ten Thousand Enterprises” initiative, leveraging the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry to support high-quality development of new industrialization, in 2024, the Hunan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology organized the selection of benchmark projects for digital transformation in the manufacturing industry in Hunan Province. Some benchmark project companies attended the observation meeting to share their successful practices in digital development in partnership with Kingdee.

As a leading company in the Hunan 100 billion yuan rail transit industry cluster, Wang Hui, Deputy Director of the Digital Department of CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd., shared onsite the intelligent digital practices of CRRC Zhuzhou, which are highly instructive.

Wang Hui, Deputy Director General of the Digitalization Department at CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd

As a company that integrates production, education, and research, relying on pioneering innovation to achieve leapfrog development through differentiated products, Long Zhen, the head of the Information Technology Department of Shanhe Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., stated during the sharing session that Shanhe Intelligent focuses on the principle of “efficiency first” and builds a digital system that covers the entire lifecycle of research and development, production, and construction. Based on the “Shanhe Xiangyun” industrial internet platform, over 200,000 pieces of equipment operation data have been accumulated, empowering product iteration and service upgrades. The efficiency of the intelligent customer service system has improved by 40%. Shanhe Intelligent is accelerating the promotion of a fully integrated “digital R&D – intelligent manufacturing – smart services” chain, providing a dual-driven digital transformation model of “technology + management” for the manufacturing industry.

Zhanhe Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Information Technology Department Director General Long Zhen

As the first stock in the leisure snack sector, how does Yanjinpuzi achieve “digitalization on the tip of the tongue”? Jiang Zhaohui, the Chief Information Officer of Yanjinpuzi Food Co., Ltd., stated during the sharing session that in the face of the pressure that short-shelf-life products place on the supply chain, as well as the delivery challenges brought about by the company’s 30% annual sales growth, Yanjinpuzi has built a full-link digital operation platform. Through this digital operation platform, the company achieves management of the entire order lifecycle, from order placement, inventory allocation, intelligent financial limit review, vehicle scheduling, to the visualization and control of all nodes in the loading and logistics process. In the warehousing logistics stage, digital tools are used to break down 12 key nodes such as loading and transportation, resulting in a 40% increase in vehicle dispatch efficiency and a 45% decline in finished goods warehouse congestion issues.

Yanjin Puzhi emphasizes the transformation of the “abnormal management” concept, while utilizing digital tools to extend the scope of IT system empowerment from the traditional focus on solving internal enterprise issues to the upstream and downstream expansion of brand merchants. This creates a collaborative work platform that reduces invalid waiting and non-value-added operations, improving office efficiency and user experience. After Salted Fish Shop established the strategic focus of “channel supremacy, product leadership, and system protection,” it also proposed a digital strategy to “build a digital operations platform that quickly responds to customer needs, empower the continuous transformation of the company’s management system and product innovation, lead and drive the company’s business towards high-quality sustainable growth, and leverage digital technology to find new business growth points and opportunities.” This strategy aims to implement the company’s overall strategy while strengthening data operations capabilities, creating an agile delivery moat to build a higher market value enterprise through data.

Jiang Zhaohui, Chief Information Officer of Yanjinpuzi Food Co., Ltd

Empowering traditional industries’ green development through digitalization, showcasing the beauty of the integration of ecology and technology. Peng Bo, the Chief Information Officer of Xiangtan Hengxin Industrial Co., Ltd., stated during the presentation that Hengxin Industrial is promoting full-chain digitalization under the leadership of the “Chairman,” innovatively constructing a “digital closed loop of nine major scenarios.” The quotation system integrates a dynamic pricing model based on process routes, while the purchasing phase automatically triggers historical lowest price comparison alerts, and workshop scanning transfers achieve process-level transparent management. Through practical verification, paperless operations have increased business execution efficiency by 35%, achieved 100% data consistency, and tripled the financial risk control checkpoints. Hengxin Industry is synchronously developing a comprehensive control platform for mining equipment, integrating 12 features such as project operation and maintenance, and parts services, in deep collaboration with Hunan University of Science and Technology to tackle the challenges of intelligent drawing analysis. In the next three years, Hengxin Industry will focus on AI visual inspection and intelligent production line upgrades, advancing the “smart manufacturing unit” construction for mining equipment with a “small steps, quick runs” strategy, providing a replicable digital transformation model for small and medium-sized equipment enterprises.

Peng Bo, Chief Information Officer of Xiangtan Hengxin Industrial Co., Ltd

As one of the earliest companies in China to scale up the production of Western-style trousers, Wang Bu Liao Apparel Co., Ltd. has become a leading enterprise in the Hunan clothing industry. In his presentation, Chief Information Officer Yang Hao stated that in the face of industry reshuffling and the impact of manufacturing in Vietnam, Wang Bule will break through with a dual-driven approach of “member value reconstruction + AI technology for all.” The innovation proposes the “Micro Light Strategy,” collaborating with universities to develop an AI design system. Yang Hao emphasized that small and medium-sized enterprises need to leverage AI + SaaS to build a “lightweight digital” system, sharing technological benefits through industry alliances. In the future, we will not forget to deepen the application of intelligent agents, exploring a new paradigm of flexible intelligent manufacturing in the traditional clothing industry with the concept of “millions of tiny lights converging into a digital torch.”

Yang Hao, Chief Information Officer of Forgettable Apparel Company

In the context of great power competition, the semiconductor industry has become the core <Domain> of global technological competition. Chen Cheng, the Chief Information Officer of Changsha Anmuquan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., stated during the sharing session that in the face of challenges such as foreign technology monopolies and severe competition in the chip encapsulation process, Anmuquan has restructured its manufacturing system with “precise penetrating digitalization,” overcoming three major pain points in the semiconductor industry—digital tool adaptation for customer-supplied material management models, synchronization of wafer electronic files and physical traceability, and process-level profit analysis tracking, successfully completing a full-link digital transformation within 12 months. Through practical verification, the equipment automation rate has reached over 75%, and the cost accounting granularity has been refined to the level of individual chips, achieving minute-level visualization of operational data through a low-code reporting tool.

Chen Cheng emphasized that the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises should focus on “three extremes”: The ultimate precision in data penetration, the ultimate agility in system iteration, and the ultimate rigor in cost control, along with its independently developed wafer electronic map tracing technology, have already placed it in a leading position among domestic companies of the same type, providing a replicable “small, fast, and flexible” transformation model for the domestic semiconductor packaging and testing industry.

Chen Cheng, Chief Information Officer of Changsha Anmuquan Intelligent Technology Company

For over thirty years since its establishment, based on profound digital technology and management practices, Kingdee has provided digital services to more than 7.4 million enterprises worldwide, and has served nearly 300,000 enterprises in Hunan. In the future, “AI + Management” will become the critical path for enterprises to navigate cycles and achieve excellence. Kingdee will adhere to the “AI First” strategy, continuously promoting technological innovation and breakthroughs, constantly enriching the application of AI in various products and scenarios within manufacturing enterprises, deeply integrating AI technology with management wisdom, and helping manufacturing enterprises seize opportunities in the intelligent era to achieve excellence!