Employees play a pivotal role in lean production, and their competence further drives its advancement.

Standardization and innovation are equally vital to lean production, as they complement and reinforce each other.

The production process is directly linked to corporate performance; therefore, any process error will not only slow down the implementation of Lean Manufacturing but also have a significant impact on business operations.

As is widely recognized, lean production fundamentally rejects all forms of wasteful and non-value-adding activities. In this context, its principle of "zero stagnation" refers to an enterprise's ability to minimize production lead times to the greatest extent, thereby eliminating stagnation during the manufacturing process and reducing waste.

For the vast majority of manufacturing enterprises, achieving a smart factory and intelligent manufacturing is no easy feat.

The MES system of a smart factory offers a wide range of functions, such as capturing various data—personnel, materials, processes, quality inspection, and more—during production.

MES system is crucial for smart factory planning; it can be said that MES is the key enabler for putting smart factory planning into practice.

For instance, smart factories can promptly identify redundant capacity and equipment, enabling decision-makers to swiftly adjust production based on real-time feedback data.

The Andon system in a smart factory enables automatic information transmission between equipment maintenance and engineering personnel, among other functions.

Intelligent logistics planning in smart factories can be approached from the following aspects: First, establish a centralized picking area...