工业4.0与精益思想关系辨析及中国中小企业应对策略

Discrimination between Industry 4.0 and Lean Production and Corresponding Strategy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

摘要:

新一轮科技革命正在引发全球制造业转型升级浪潮,各国提出了不同的应对战略,其中以德国的工业4.0最引人瞩目。本文将工业4.0所追求的智能制造体系与上世纪80年代以来影响全球工业界的精益思想,进行了深入解读和对比,指出精益思想体现着制造业的核心诉求,在新形势下并未过时,未来的智能制造体系仍需落实精益思想,而新的科技手段将为实现更高程度的精益提供可能。同时,未来以大规模定制化生产为前景的智能制造体系将为中小企业带来了巨大机遇,但对于技术基础不足、质量保障能力较低的中国中小企业也是生死攸关的巨大挑战。为此,本文建议中国中小企业必须秉承精益思想,踏踏实实“补课”,认真练好基本功,全方位提升企业竞争力,以期融入智能制造体系,进而支撑中国制造业的成功转型升级。

Abstract:

Transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry is on the way globally. The Industry 4.0 strategy presented by German is the most impressive one. In this paper a discrimination between Industry 4.0 and the influenced Lean Production is made. Lean Production agrees with the key goal of manufacturing and it is never obsolete in the future. With technology progressing, higher level of Lean Production could be applied. Additionally, with the application of massive customized production in future manufacturing, there are more opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). While because of the lack of technical foundation, SMEs in China are facing great challenges. In order to merge into future manufacturing system, Chinese SMEs should carry out the Lean Production to improve quality and enterprise competitiveness, thus supporting the transformation and upgrading for Chinese manufacturing.