With the arrival of the 5G era, intelligent manufacturing will become a trend for future development. Stainless steel forgings, as important processing parts, will play an increasingly important role in intelligent manufacturing. Intelligent supply chain management and technology application will be effective means to improve enterprise lean production capacity and competitiveness.
I. National Policy Information:
In 2017, “Made in China 2025” clearly stated that “intelligent manufacturing will become the key to promoting the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry in China.” In 2018, the “Notice on Promoting the Implementation of the Three-Year Action Plan for Implementing ‘Made in China 2025′” proposed to promote the integrated information construction of manufacturing enterprises, actively apply new technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data, and implement intelligent manufacturing projects. In 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also released the “Three-Year Action Plan for the Development of the Digital Economy (2020-2022)”, which proposed that 5G networks are the key infrastructure for the development of the digital economy, and also an important support for the construction of “Digital China” and achieving high-quality development.
II. Intelligent Supply Chain Management of Stainless Steel Forgings
- Logistics Management
Stainless steel forgings need to go through multiple processes before becoming finished products, and logistics is a crucial part of it. Intelligent logistics management can use IoT technology for real-time data collection and collaborative scheduling, improve the efficiency of goods transportation and reduce costs.
- Supplier Management
In the production process of stainless steel forgings, suppliers are one of its core industry chain links. Intelligent supplier management can optimize the supplier system through data collection, analysis, and evaluation, realize highly integrated material and information flow in the industrial chain.
- Inventory Management
Inventory management is an important component of ensuring the normal operation of the industrial chain. Intelligent inventory management can use sensors to monitor and analyze inventory status in real-time, achieve real-time tracking, and reduce inventory costs.
- Quality Management
Quality management is one of the most concerning issues in the manufacturing industry and an important part of intelligent supply chain management of stainless steel forgings. By introducing various quality control tools and methods and combining IoT, big data, and other technical means to quickly capture and analyze quality data during the production process of stainless steel forgings.
III. Examples of Technology Application
Intelligent manufacturing of stainless steel forgings requires support from multiple technical means. Taking robot technology, IoT technology, and big data technology as examples:
- Robot Technology
Through the introduction of industrial robots, automatic production of stainless steel forgings can be achieved while ensuring quality, with improved efficiency. During the production process, robots can capture key indicator data in real-time and support process optimization and intelligent control.
- IoT Technology
Through intelligent sensors, RFID, and other technical means, quick collection and monitoring of various data links in the production process of stainless steel forgings can be achieved and fed back to the production management system in real-time. In addition, cloud computing, big data, and other technologies can be applied to the production process to achieve cross-departmental and cross-enterprise data sharing and collaborative decision-making, ultimately providing high-quality overall services.
- Big Data Technology
Through big data technology, market demand analysis and prediction, production plan optimization, product quality improvement, cost reduction, and enterprise efficiency enhancement can be achieved. Furthermore, supplier risk assessment and management can also be conducted to optimize the supply chain system and enhance the enterprise’s ability to respond to the market.
In conclusion, the intelligent supply chain management and technology application of stainless steel forgings are an inevitable development trend in the future, and are also a necessary path for enterprises to improve production efficiency and competitiveness. Based on policy guidance and development needs, further increase technological investment, improve the application and management system, and explore new paths for the intelligent manufacturing of stainless steel forgings.
