On the morning of November 5th, the 7th Excellent International Operations Annual Conference was held at the Suzhou International Expo Center. 800 enterprises from countries and regions such as the United States, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. have participated, attracting over 1500 entrepreneurs, presidents, general managers, and other enterprise management personnel from various industries.

Main venue of the annual meeting

Ladies and gentlemen, launch the 7th International Excellent Operations Annual Conference

      This annual conference is hosted by the International Association for Excellence in Operations, organized by Suzhou Zhiyuan Yi Management Consulting Co., Ltd. and the East China Branch of the Electronic Fifth Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, with the support of A.O. Smith and the sponsorship of MacKubo Information Technology Friendship. The annual meeting closely revolves around the theme of "Founding the Spirit of New Craftsmen and Opening the Intelligent Era". Combining with the wave of the intelligent era, using technological means, it showcases the spirit of people-oriented and striving for excellence, and helps enterprises transform and grow.

City leaders meet with representatives of entrepreneurs

      Suzhou Zhiyuan Yi Management Consulting Co., Ltd., a famous consulting and management company in the Yangtze River Delta, is the organizer of this annual conference. Zhiyuan Yi Consulting is jointly created by eight partners from six countries and regions, including China, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and India. It is committed to integrating high-quality resources from all parties, combining global perspectives with local practices, and providing one-stop solutions for customers' needs at different levels, including consulting services, benchmark training at home and abroad, quality award application guidance at home and abroad, government high skill shortage projects, talent development training Our core services, including the establishment of corporate universities and outsourcing of talent cultivation, have deep cooperation with over 200 Fortune 500 companies.

Speech by Zhu Min, Deputy Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department

       It is reported that the conference has received strong support from various government departments such as the Suzhou Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, and Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Quality Supervision. Zhu Min met with representatives of entrepreneurs such as Yang Zhou, President of Zhiyuan Yi Consulting, and Ding Wei, Senior Vice President and President of China of A.O. Smith Group, expressing great importance to the development of the enterprise. Deputy Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee Minister of the United Front Work Department Zhu Min attended the opening ceremony of the annual conference and delivered a speech: I hope that small and medium-sized enterprises, private enterprises, and Taiwanese funded enterprises in the city can further strengthen communication, deepen cooperation, share resources, and collaborate on innovation by participating in a series of activities, fully utilize Suzhou's comparative advantages, better gather global innovation resources, rely on innovation to achieve the transformation of new and old driving forces, win new development advantages, continuously improve the core competitiveness and sustainable development ability of enterprises, and also accelerate the construction of modern Suzhou Establishing a solid foundation for the economic system

A. Speech by Ding Wei, Senior Vice President and President of China, O. Smith Group

      As the President of the Nanjing Branch of the International Association for Excellence in Operations, Mr. Ding Wei, Senior Vice President and President of China at A.O. Smith Group, was elected as the rotating Chairman of this annual conference. Mr. Ding Wei stated in his speech that the world economy and trade are showing signs of recovery, domestic supply side reforms are gradually advancing, and the revolutionary wave of Industry 4.0 has shown people new hope; On the other hand, the global economic recovery lacks momentum, structural issues have not been fundamentally resolved, and the overall growth rate and quality of domestic manufacturing industry are unsatisfactory. He sincerely hopes to provide a channel for more and more organizations and individuals to speak out, create opportunities for more and more enterprises to improve their core competitiveness, and provide a roadshow platform for more and more ideas and ideas through the link of the International Association for Excellence in Operations and the holding of the annual conference.

签订仪式

       At the meeting, in order to further promote mutual support, collaborative development, and cooperation and sharing among the large number of small and medium-sized enterprises, private enterprises, and Taiwanese enterprises in the city, the Municipal General Chamber of Commerce, the Municipal Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, the Municipal Taiwan Compatriot Investment Enterprise Association, and the International Excellent Operations Association signed the "Deepening Suzhou Small and Medium Enterprises, Private Enterprises, and Taiwanese Enterprises" Cooperation Framework Agreement.

Fedinando Sorrentino, President of Pan Bo Transmission Asia Pacific Region

      The next decade will be a critical period for the transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing industry. How can we keep up with the pace of the times and successfully transform our production methods? Qian Jianlin, President of Hengtong Group, and Fedinando Sorrentino, President of Pan Bo Transmission Asia Pacific Region, shared with guests on the transformation and upgrading of enterprises in the intelligent era.

Guests to jointly explore the "New Craftsmanship Spirit in the Intelligent Era"

Yang Zhou, Chairman of the International Association for Excellence in Operations, Executive Chairman of the International Conference on Excellence in Operations, and President of Zhiyuan Yi Consulting

       The spirit of craftsmanship has been a hot topic in society for more than a year or two; On the other hand, various new concepts of intelligence emerge endlessly. How should companies respond to complex new changes? At the peak dialogue segment of the annual meeting, Mr. Yang Zhou, President of Suzhou Zhiyuan Yi Management Consulting Co., Ltd., served as the host. The guests shared the spirit of 'new craftsmen' in the era of intelligence, which sparked a heated discussion.

Qian Jianlin, President of Hengtong Group

       Qian Jianlin, President of Hengtong Group, believes that intelligent manufacturing is just a means, and the core is lean. We need to liberate human labor. In order for Chinese enterprises to be globally competitive in manufacturing, their level of intelligence must be leading. So intelligent transformation is the key to enterprise transformation and upgrading.

Wu Xiaobo, former Dean of the School of Management at Zhejiang University

      Professor Wu Xiaobo, former dean of the School of Management at Zhejiang University, believes that the next core proposition of social development is sustainable development. People and the environment, enterprises and environmental health; Behavioral health: whether it conforms to human morality and social value demands; Mental health: Seeing short-term performance and opportunism in the air to promote corporate growth can shape a better life in the future.

Gu Jiandang, President of Phoenix Contact China

       Taking the development of Phoenix Contact in China as an example, Gu Jiandang, President of Phoenix Contact China, elaborated on his own concept: Phoenix Contact has been committed to being the "most Chinese" German enterprise in China for 24 years, and attaches great importance to supporting China's strategy and the development of intelligent manufacturing in China. As an enterprise, we must consolidate industrial civilization, craftsmanship spirit, and also lead intelligent transformation. I hope that the future will be a world created by the cooperation of industrial civilization and internet civilization.

Dr. Jia Bin, Vice President of Siemens Home Appliances Greater China

       Faced with the proposition of "New Craftsman Spirit in the Intelligent Era", Dr. Jia Bin, Vice President of Siemens Home Appliances in Greater China, answered very succinctly: what inherits is spirit, and what changes is technology. This is to endow the spirit of craftsmanship with new connotations in the era of intelligence.

On site of sub forums

       In addition to the exciting sharing from the main venue experts, this annual conference also has six sub forums: Excellent Operations, Intelligence, Lean Supply Chain, Quality Management, Human Resources, and Best Practices. The Excellence in Operations sub forum gathered multiple Chinese and foreign experts to elaborate on their respective understandings of excellence in operations in the new era from different perspectives of theory and practice. The intelligent sub forum focused on discussing the reflection of factories on the traditional craftsmanship spirit, thinking on the path of transformation, and planning for future development under the trend of intelligence. In the current context, the challenges faced by personnel organizations, the misconceptions in talent echelon construction, and the practice and innovation of human resources have led experts to discuss their experience in personnel management at the human resources sub forum.

On site of sub forums

Leaders in various industries share their advanced experience and concepts in maintaining high-level quality management in their respective fields at the Quality Management Forum. At the Lean Supply Chain Forum, experts discussed the understanding and response measures of enterprises towards supply chain change from the perspective of supply chain, as well as the embodiment of lean in supply chain management. The Best Practice Sub Forum focuses on introducing enterprises from different backgrounds, proposing effective practical methods for their frontline work through various forms of Lean, bringing both hard and soft benefits to the enterprise.

The International Association for Excellence in Operations is registered in Singapore and has its domestic headquarters in Suzhou. It is a global non-profit organization. The International Excellent Operations Annual Conference has gradually become a communication platform that combines lean production, six sigma management theories, and intelligent manufacturing technology to help various organizations and individuals improve their core competitiveness; In Suzhou, the Yangtze River Delta region and even the whole country, it has gained a certain level of popularity and appeal; It has played an increasingly important role in promoting, disseminating, and practicing excellent operational concepts and technologies.