The 11th Jinji Lake Lean Digital Seminar, organized by the Jiangsu Representative Office of the International Association for Excellence in Operations (Singapore) and the Suzhou Enterprise Excellence in Operations Association, and hosted by Suzhou Zhiyuan Yi Management Consulting Co., Ltd., and co organized by Hengjie Group, Zhuoyun Technology, Nuowei, and Qingliu, was successfully held on June 18, 2022. After months of careful preparation and adopting a combination of offline and online modes, the seminar was held on June 16, 2022. Two days before the conference, it entered Finland The benchmarking learning of two well-known companies in the United States and the June 17th "Change Management" training provided a great warm-up for the event. Friends who were fortunate enough to attend small class classes expressed their full harvest. This seminar invited managers from renowned and outstanding operational implementation companies such as Emerson, Trane Technology, Ellie Dennison, Huahai Pharmaceutical, Thomson Beijian, Nexter Automotive Systems, Safran Aircraft Engine, and Abbott (Jiaxing) to share and exchange ideas on stage.

The topics shared in this seminar include "Challenges and Response Strategies in Operational Improvement", "Sharing of Lean Digital Practice in Factories", "Lean Empowerment, Intelligent Manufacturing Upgrade", "Utilizing Data, Utilizing Tools", "High Elastic Supply Chain", and other aspects. We also adopted a diversified approach of guest speeches and Huashan Debate Discussion. In the past few months, although the epidemic has repeatedly had a significant impact on the organization of daily activities of the association, it has not affected everyone's enthusiasm for registering for this seminar. The venue is fully booked, and after the maximum number of seats were added, some guests still stood and listened, with a warm response on site.

The seminar started at 9 o'clock on time, and although it was Saturday, it still did not affect the enthusiasm of everyone's participation. Mr. Wang Wei, the leader of the expert group of the International Association for Excellence in Operations, opened the speech as the host.

Firstly, Mr. Yang Zhou, the Chairman of the International Zhuo Operations Association, will deliver a speech. The association is headquartered in Singapore, with a Chinese representative office registered in Suzhou, and the supervisory unit is the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce. The association plans and organizes more than 40 learning activities on excellent operations every year, providing a platform for communication and learning for everyone. Mr. Yang Zhou shared his experience in excellent operational management of enterprises and gave a speech on challenges and response strategies in operational improvement. This article elaborates on the industry background, company business logic, challenges of operational improvement, principles, methods, techniques, tools, framework, and evolutionary path of excellent operation.

The theme sharing "Lean Digital Practice Sharing of Cold King Factory" was shared by Mr. Gao Junwei, General Manager of Cold King Container Temperature Control (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Teling Technology. Thermo King, a brand under Trane Technology, was founded in 1938 and is the pioneer of global transportation temperature control solutions. We are a global leader in providing temperature control solutions for various transportation systems, including trailers, trucks, buses, sea freight containers, and railway transportation. The theme shared by Mr. Gao Junwei is "Lean Digital Practice Sharing of Cold King Factory". Starting from the lean development strategy planning of Cold King Factory and the lean transformation route on the path of excellent operation, the practice of VP lean production line improvement, the continuous improvement and development of the enterprise, and the deepening of lean culture in all aspects of enterprise management.

Sharing the theme of "Enterprise Lean and Innovation", Ellie Dennison is a global Fortune 500 material manufacturing company that provides customers with various brand and information label solutions as well as functional materials. Mr. Gu Haiquan, head of lean production and data analysis in Asia Pacific, has rich experience in enterprise supply chain and lean production, and is familiar with supply chain management, system process building and lean production promotion. Proficient in enterprise digital planning, data analysis and exploration, and empowering enterprise innovation.

The theme of the sharing is "Lean Improvement, Winning the Future - Huahai Lean Practice Sharing". The guest of the sharing is Ms. Zhang Minli, Deputy Factory Director of Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Huahai Pharmaceutical is the first pharmaceutical enterprise in China to obtain FDA certification for its preparations, obtain approval numbers for its preparations in the United States, achieve large-scale export of its preparations to the United States, and challenge American original research patents. In 2003, it was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with nearly 7000 employees and over 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Its business covers multiple fields such as chemical medicine, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical packaging, and trade circulation.

Ms. Zhang Minli has been deeply involved in the pharmaceutical industry for 21 years, engaged in the production, analysis, research and development, quality management, and other work of generic drugs. She is familiar with various domestic and foreign regulations and has rich experience in pharmaceutical factory production and quality management. As a member of the National Executive Committee, she participated in the preparation of national textbooks and was also responsible for promoting the company's lean preparation projects. Committed to building a high-quality, low-cost, sustainable international pharmaceutical manufacturing base.

The content she shared is an effective organizational guarantee that puts people first, making employees' work "enjoyable", stable, timely refining, and orderly promotion. Standardization is the foundation of digitization, and it requires data thinking, a combination of short-term benefits and long-term planning, and timely motivation and praise to see goals. Finally, she shared her own experiences, "finding a handle, making plans, focusing on the process, valuing results, and summarizing frequently.

Theme sharing "Lean Empowerment, Intelligent Manufacturing Upgrade". Founded in 1995, Thomson Beijian systematically introduced dietary supplements (VDS) into China's non direct sales field in 2002. In 2010, it was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's ChiNext and quickly grew into a leading brand and benchmark for dietary supplements in China. Mr. Huang Jinfei, the person in charge of lean operation, has 10 lean operation experiences. He introduced production IE system, TFM overall flow management, RPA process automation, data governance and other management projects in Tomson Beijian system, and incorporated "transparent factory lean management" into the international case base of China's business administration. Establish a lean management team, supplier coaching team, and lead the lean management team to win the 45th International ICQCC Platinum Award. Mr. Gong Xu, the person in charge of the Tangshen Beijian Intelligent Factory, is an intelligent manufacturing maturity evaluator responsible for the overall planning, project construction, and operation of Tangshen Beijian's first digital tablet production workshop. They shared lean empowerment and intelligent manufacturing upgrades from different perspectives：

Sharing the theme of "Making Good Use of Data and Utilizing Tools", the guest speaker is Ms. Jiang Fangfang, Innovation and Continuous Improvement Methodology Manager of Nexter Asia Pacific. Nexter is a leading global supplier of steering and transmission systems, with over 25 manufacturing bases and 3 design centers worldwide. The products include electric power steering systems, hydraulic power steering systems, columns, intermediate shafts, and power transmission systems Advanced driving assistance system and autonomous driving technology, with customers all over the world。

Ms. Jiang Fangfang has been deeply involved in the continuous improvement and implementation of enterprises for 17 years, involving industries such as electronics, semiconductors, machining, and automobiles. She has guided or participated in over a thousand projects and has rich experience in on-site problem analysis and resolution. Nexter Six Sigma Black Belt Master is responsible for improving Six Sigma, designing Six Sigma, promoting FAST X methodology, and building culture in the Asia Pacific region. He is skilled at seeing the essence through data. Ms. Jiang, titled 'Utilizing Data, Utilizing Tools', shared her experience in implementing on-site problem analysis and resolution through training in thinking patterns, data-driven, dimensionality and granularity of data, and utilizing tools in Nexter I&CIM practice.

Sharing the theme of "Safran Aircraft Engine Lean Six Sigma Practice", Safran Group is an international high-tech group company with business scope covering the fields of aviation propulsion systems and aircraft equipment, aerospace, and defense. Saifeng Aircraft Engine (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. specializes in processing and assembling low-voltage modules and components for CFM56 and LEAP engines, providing supply chain support for Saifeng engines. Mr. He Yifei, the Continuous Improvement Manager, has over 25 years of work experience in various industries and is a Black Belt Master at Saifeng Group. He is responsible for the establishment and implementation of the Lean Sigma system. Mr. He's sharing focuses on reducing product and process variations in the continuous improvement practices of different manufacturing and processing processes, with customers taking a central position in all activities, combined with lean production and 6 σ Accelerate improvement, accelerate flow, develop a culture of continuous improvement, eliminate waste in all processes, maximize customer added value, and be more flexible.

The theme is to share "High Elastic Supply Chain" with the guest Mr. Liu Kuiyan, Asia Pacific Supply Chain Director of Emerson Traffic Technology Business. The Asia Pacific Flow Technology Center, affiliated with Emerson, is located in a world-class production and distribution center in Nanjing. It has complete production facilities, including a complete system of internationally recognized world-class flow calibration devices. Focusing on the production and manufacturing of Coriolis mass flow meters, electromagnetic flow meters, and vortex flow meters. Mr. Liu Kuiyan has comprehensively improved the supply chain KPIs (cost, speed, and elasticity) of Asian factories, from process design, supplier quality management to procurement and supplier management, to comprehensive supply chain management. The Asian Traffic Technology Center ranks first in the group in all KPIs, and has also won the President Award - OPEX (President of Operations Excellence Award) twice.

The DFS Design for Supply Chain he shared has a clear approach, starting from identifying improvement points through research and proposing conceptual design, development, validation, trial production, summary, and continuous improvement through analysis of operational techniques, resulting in a full supply of dry goods. Extend the complexity control of regional supply chain to platformization, standardization, and generalization, and enable pit avoidance mode.

The theme of the seminar is "Abbott's Excellent Operations Model Based on the Xinxiang Award System", which is also the last shared theme. The guest speaker is Mr. Lun Zizhao, Excellent Operations Manager of Abbott (Jiaxing) Nutritional Products Co., Ltd. Abbott has been rooted in China for over 30 years and is committed to helping people live healthy and exciting lives. Abbott Jiaxing Nutritional Products Factory was put into operation in 2014, with a globally advanced production line and adopting Abbott's globally unified and rigorous quality and food safety management system. In 2020, it was awarded the "Xinxiang Award" representing the highest honor in the world's manufacturing industry, mainly producing infant formula milk powder, children's formulated milk powder, and adult nutritional powder. Mr. Lun Zizhao shared Abbott's practical experience in lean management, explaining from strategic arrangement, objective experience, objective decomposition, daily management, standardized operations, problem monitoring, problem solving, and other aspects. He also shared his understanding of the application of lean management in production.

After being shared by various guests, the meeting entered the "Hua Shan Lun Jian" section, which discussed whether "it is more difficult to successfully implement lean or digitalization". In fact, there is no standard answer to this question. Enterprises choose the most suitable management mode based on their own characteristics, and the discussion is coordinated between the platform and the platform. Until 5:30 pm, there were still no empty seats, so it has to be said that, The guests' practical experience sharing is the most important thing for enterprises in Digital transformation to understand and learn. Enterprises need to participate in the transformation of the times. Digitalization needs to reshape thinking patterns, abilities/organizational structures, business models, work methods, etc. It should be customer-oriented, value oriented, and digitalized as a platform to guide enterprise management solutions through strategy, technology, and talent.

Amidst enthusiastic applause, we ended the entire day of sharing activities. In this event, innovative concepts, rich content, practical explanations, as well as Emerson Liu's signature book gift activity, and exquisite tea breaks left a deep impression on all participants.