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With the continuous development and popularization and application of information technology, many companies have taken informatization as a necessary means for their survival and development. In an increasingly competitive market, if complete information solutions are not used to improve the management level of the enterprise, the enterprise will be at an obvious disadvantage in the competition. Compared with a few years ago, most companies now have a certain understanding of informatization. Many companies have accelerated their development through informatization construction, enhanced their competitiveness in the industry, and became a model for successful informatization in the industry.
The door to enterprise informatization has been opened. In the face of huge market opportunities, many solution providers have tried their best to join the competition in the enterprise informatization market. However, in the process of implementing enterprise informatization, there are some problems that plagued informatization solution providers. There still exist, how to make the management of the enterprise keep up with the pace of informatization, how to improve the production and logistics automation level of manufacturing enterprises, how to accelerate the information flow feedback of the enterprise information system, etc. These problems cannot be avoided by solution providers in the process of implementing informatization. To successfully win the market, these problems must be solved.
Supply chain management must solve identity and mobility issues
In the field of manufacturing, because the products of a company usually involve multiple links such as raw materials, production, sales, and circulation, the level of supply chain management often directly determines the production efficiency of the company. If an enterprise follows the simple, backward, and manual operation methods in the past, it is naturally difficult to improve the degree of automation and informationization, which will seriously hinder the implementation of the enterprise information management system, and even lead to the failure of the implementation of the management system. Regardless of whether in the MRP/Ⅱ system or in the ERP system, if there is an inaccuracy in the collection and transmission of basic data, the data obtained by the information-based decision-making system will become meaningless. In the field of manufacturing, the basic data collection of information systems has become an important factor in the successful operation of the system. How can we ensure the accuracy and efficiency of basic data collection?
“In the supply chain management of manufacturing enterprises, the full use of bar code technology can really solve data collection problems efficiently and accurately, thereby effectively ensuring the successful operation of the supply chain information system. Bar code application systems are used to manage the items involved in the production and management of enterprises, etc. Data collection and processing replaces the original manual operation method of recording information, avoids mis-recording of information due to repetitive and tedious manual operations, and at the same time improves work efficiency, guarantees the accuracy of information collection, and provides for the ERP decision-making system Information security.” said Hu Jianming, manager of Chengdu Xindeli Electronics Co., Ltd.
In the interview, we learned that although the bar code collection system is only used as an auxiliary tool for the enterprise information system, it plays an important role in the information construction of the supply chain of the manufacturing enterprise. Through reasonable design and application, the barcode acquisition system can be seamlessly integrated with the enterprise information system, or it can work independently, providing the flexibility of project integration.
Hu Jianming said: “In an enterprise’s ERP system, the bar code system on the data collection side should usually include: bar code scanning, bar code information collection and processing, and information feedback back to the ERP database. Through the application of the bar code collection system, it can be easily managed for needs. Each item of the company is tagged with an identity tag, which can accurately and timely collect inventory data and business operation data of some materials, finished products, etc. in the production, inventory, and sales process. This solves the problem of the large variety of objects in the enterprise supply chain and it is difficult to manage Through the information system to provide more accurate information for corporate management decision-making, planning and decision-making will have a reliable basis.”
In addition, the use of bar code technology, through the logistics tracking of the manufacturing industry, can meet the enterprise’s information management needs for material preparation, manufacturing, warehousing and transportation, market sales, after-sales service, quality control and other aspects. In the process of supply chain informatization, the successful use of bar code technology can easily provide identification tags for the items required for management, and the information management system can also achieve more refined management, which can greatly improve the management and production level of enterprises.
However, in the investigation, we found that there is a problem that cannot be ignored in the process of supply chain informatization. In the production process of an enterprise, there are many processes involved. The traditional fixed network and fixed channel information platform can not meet the development needs of the enterprise. Wireless access and mobile transmission have gradually become the necessary means of the information platform. Mobile computing is a new technology that has emerged with the development of technologies such as mobile communications, the Internet, databases, and distributed computing. Through mobile computing applications, the collection and sorting at the bottom layer, the collection and transmission of the middle layer, the interaction, retrieval and generation of new information at the platform level can be easily realized, which can solve the mobile problem in the production process. , To break through the shackles of the traditional fixed network, to bring more flexibility to the construction of informatization.
Through the effective combination of barcode collection and mobile computing, it is easy to tag items in the supply chain and carry out mobile item tracking management. Enterprises can realize effective informatization without changing the original production mode. manage.
Get close to users and pinpoint the needs of supply chain informatization
Sichuan Jiuzhou Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the earliest companies dedicated to the development of the digital TV industry in China, and one of the earliest manufacturers in China to develop DVB set-top box products. The main products currently developed include DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T digital TV set-top box series, and HDTV, PVR, two-way interactive, IPTV, multimedia data receiving card and other digital TV system products. The company has complete electronic product production and processing capabilities, and has complete and complete manufacturing centers and production workshops for mechanical manufacturing, surface treatment, printed board processing, casting, injection molding, radio assembly and wire, cable, and fiber optic cable manufacturing. There are many products and complex production links. How to effectively manage the enterprise and make the enterprise supply chain more efficient has always been a problem that the management of the enterprise is eager to solve.
Zhou Renhai, director of informatization of Kyushu Company, told reporters that before the implementation of informatization, the company did not have a relatively complete supply chain management system. There were many problems in the company’s production management, which were concentrated in the following aspects:
Product barcodes of the production line are customized by the supplier. In addition to a certain procurement cycle, there are often broken codes, wrong codes, and few codes that cannot be provided in time. The response speed is slow and the efficiency of the production line is greatly affected;
The outer packing box does not have a box number barcode. In the past, it was written with a brush in the workshop, and the writing was not standardized, and the corresponding association between the box number and the running barcode could not be automatically achieved;
The serial number and box number are manually registered when the product is offline. The workload is very large, and the data cannot be processed, inquired, analyzed and printed effectively. At the same time, due to the production inspection process and other reasons, it cannot be stored in the order of the box number. It is impossible to provide timely and accurate one-to-one correspondence of the box number and serial number according to the number of batches and box numbers in the warehouse;
After the products are put into the warehouse, the shipment quantity is not certain. The total warehousing quantity cannot be classified, filtered and printed. It is not possible to provide users with a list of serial numbers according to the shipment quantity. This aspect has a great influence on users and restricts Company logistics management and customer service;
It is not possible to accurately grasp the serial number of products that have not been issued in inventory, and it is impossible to trace back products that have been shipped;
For repaired products, the serial number cannot be used to identify relevant product information, etc.
With the continuous development of the enterprise, improving the efficiency of enterprise production management has become a prominent issue. Through multi-party contact and understanding, the leadership of Kyushu has reached a consensus on the enterprise supply chain management system, and the use of advanced barcode technology has become the fundamental requirement for the implementation of the entire system. . After further examination and communication, Chengdu Xindeli Electronics Co., Ltd.’s supply chain solution integrating barcode and mobile technology was recognized and won the bid in one fell swoop.
Hu Jianming said: “The reason why Xindeli’s supply chain solution was able to win the bid was that in addition to the integration of advanced barcode and mobile computing technology in the solution, tailor-made solutions based on customer needs were the fundamental reason for the win. For manufacturing companies , The entire supply chain involves multiple links and many factors. It is necessary to carefully investigate each link in the enterprise’s production process to find out the real needs of users for informatization, instead of selling a set of general “universal” information systems to the enterprise. To adapt to the information system.”
After a thorough investigation of enterprise needs, Kyushu’s supply chain information needs are mainly concentrated in the following areas:
The information system can complete the generation and management of the serial number of the barcode according to the production task; according to the production task and the capacity of the product packaging box, the generation and management of the packaging box label can be completed. The system must realize the tracking and management of production, quality inspection, warehouse storage, sales, maintenance, and service information in the form of serial numbers.
In terms of production information, the production line should be able to scan the barcode to determine the data association between the product barcode in each box of products and the box label. In the link of quality inspection data entry, management and analysis, it is required to complete the collection, entry, and query of the quality inspection information of a serial number (bar code) product according to the quality inspection information of the product quality inspection personnel on the production site, and the statistics are qualified offline Rate.
In terms of inventory query, according to the product’s barcode or packaging label on the product or packaging box, query the product’s name, model, serial number, batch, batch quantity (order quantity), production date, delivery date, Sales target area (customer name), maintenance records, batch quality information, and inventory of the same product as the product can be entered through related processes and can be displayed on the terminal or inquired on the PC.
In terms of sales and outbound management, the serial number (bar code) of the outbound product should be associated with the specific goal of the batch of materials, such as customer name, outbound date, waybill number, outbound document number and other information Manage, and print out a list of outbound serial numbers in a unified format based on the outbound document number or customer name.
In addition, with regard to the after-sales service management of the product, the company needs to enter the repair date, repair reason, repair parts, repair cost and other repair records according to the barcode of the repaired product, and query the product name, model, customer name, delivery date, waybill number, Outbound document number, production date, batch, quality inspection information and other information.
From the above information on the needs of enterprises, we can see that in the process of supply chain informatization, how to effectively solve the identity tags of many items has become an important indicator of the convenience and practicality of information systems, which also determines to a certain extent whether an information system can truly Help enterprises improve production efficiency, rather than adding new information shackles to enterprises. By unifying the product label and packaging label format, standardizing the use of bar codes in the production process, realizing timely warehousing operations of mobile terminals, batch outbound data collection of mobile terminals, product service tracking, and reserved interfaces with existing ERP systems. It can provide basic information for the enterprise and management system, thus ensuring the efficient operation of the information system.
Prescribe the right remedy, Kyushu company’s supply chain management stepped up
Hu Jianming believes that, on the surface, the information management of the enterprise supply chain seems too complicated to start. However, as long as you make an in-depth analysis, you will find that it is not difficult to solve the tracking management of various items in the supply chain. As long as each item is labeled with an identity, the data collection can be highly efficient, and the information is centered on each item. Identity tags can easily track these management information flows, and various complex management problems of the enterprise can be easily solved.
According to the interview, according to the actual needs of Kyushu Company, Chengdu Xindeli applies barcode and 802.11-based mobile computing technology to Kyushu Company’s production plan, production site data collection, quality inspection management, warehouse management, and maintenance management. And focused on solving several core problems in the supply chain process: internal management code, customer code and special bar code production and printing; bar code data collection and automatic association of single products and packaging units off the production line; bar code-based quality inspection management And statistics of quality inspection pass rate; quick warehousing, inventory counting and accurate and quick delivery according to sales orders; quick query and statistics of inventory data; data collection of maintenance products, maintenance cost records and statistics; retention of system scalability Wait.
So far, the system has been officially launched for more than half a year. At present, through the evaluation of both parties, the benefits of the system have fully met the requirements of the project. Zhou Renhai told reporters that through the application of this set of supply chain management system, Kyushu Company’s production management has reached a new level, the level of enterprise production management has been greatly improved, and refined management has been successfully realized in the enterprise. He further pointed out that by realizing the informationization of the supply chain, the system has brought several major changes to management: the unique product barcode provides the basis for the management of each link of the product; it provides a variety of barcode production methods to facilitate the company to deal with different The rapid production line data collection greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of manual recording; the quality inspection management based on mobile computing technology makes the quality inspection more convenient and faster; the application of PDA in the warehouse management makes the warehouse management become Simple, fast and accurate, and provide managers with real-time warehouse information.
From the point of view of the value of bar code equipment, the proportion of a mature information system is not large, so for some companies that simply stay at the sales level, the bar code market is a very painful thing to do. However, from Xindeli’s supply chain informatization implementation plan in Kyushu, we can see that as long as we dig deep into user needs and integrate advanced management concepts into the information system, supporting roles can also become the main factor, and the equipment can also be used in every inch. Produce big benefits. It is reported that Xindeli, currently in the transitional period, has mastered the core technologies of barcode and mobile computing. The self-developed manufacturing supply chain barcode management system can provide MES (production management system) and WMS (warehouse management system) for the majority of manufacturing enterprises. ), RSS (Mobile Sales Management System), ATS (Fixed Asset Management System) and other programs. At the same time, Xindeli also provides a complete hospital barcode management system, WMS for tripartite logistics companies, barcode and data acquisition systems, RFID and wireless network systems. They are all talking about transformation. Perhaps Xindeli’s project implementation experience can provide some reference for peers.
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