Servicization of steel production and manufacturing is the only way for industry transformation

Since 2012, the profits of steel companies have declined sharply, and the industry is facing a very severe situation. This situation has attracted the attention of people from all walks of life.

In the view of Wang Jianzhong, Secretary-General of the Iron and Steel Logistics Committee of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, the difficulties in the iron and steel industry are the inevitable result of my country's economic growth decline cycle. To change this situation, the support of the government and the self-rescue of steel companies are needed, but more importantly, the traditional development method must be changed and efforts to realize the service-oriented steel production and manufacturing industry.

He explained that this is because in the past, most of the information between production and consumption of steel products in the circulation process was asymmetric. Producers produce according to their own production schedule, but the actual end consumer groups cannot obtain the planned supply of resources according to their own procurement needs. There is no standard exchange channel for supply and demand information between supply and demand, which leads to market chaos and low efficiency due to the disconnect between supply and demand. Servicization of steel production and manufacturing can solve the above problems. Wang Jianzhong said. Servicization of the steel manufacturing industry is to closely integrate the production, circulation and consumption of the means of production through an information management system, to achieve the overall planning and integration of means of production resources, and to make production planned and consumption more rational through supply chain coordination. At the same time, it avoids potential market risks and combines financial service innovation to better support the rational development of steel production and manufacturing.

Specifically, it lies in the full integration of steel raw material suppliers, steel producers, steel traders, steel logistics bases, steel consumer companies, processing and distribution companies, and financial service companies in the steel logistics industry chain. Logistics and capital flow It is symmetrical with all aspects of information flow, and finally realizes the effective and reasonable allocation of steel logistics resources and funds, and the needs of end users are individually met. The profit distribution of cooperative enterprises in the industrial chain is reasonable, so as to effectively realize the rapid development of enterprises and effectively control the purpose of operating risks.

It is understood that in this regard, platform service providers such as the Nishimoto Shinkansen are cooperating with steel manufacturers to explore and practice the servitization of manufacturing.

It can be seen that, for modern manufacturing, it is not about simply manufacturing products, but about manufacturing value. This value comes from service. A strong steel manufacturing enterprise must have a strong service chain from manufacturing-centric to service-centric. From manufacturing to service, from product manufacturers to brand owners and suppliers, it should be the only path for the development and growth of the steel industry.

However, Wang Jianzhong emphasized that the development of the manufacturing service industry does not simply emphasize the shift from manufacturing to the service industry, let alone abandon the manufacturing link to only do the service link, but pay attention to the mutual penetration of manufacturing and service. Integration of manufacturing and service. Through service to increase manufacturing value, supply chain collaboration creates value, making manufacturing more brand-effective; through manufacturing to provide a strong foundation and technical guarantee for services, and promote the harmonious development of manufacturing and services.