Jiateng Robotics went overseas to participate in exhibitions and gain new customers; Midea Group set up factories in Southeast Asia to realize "regional supply region"; Kodak manufactures building materials in Africa, opening new space for growth. Faced with the interweaving influence of century old changes and century epidemic situation, Foshan enterprises, on the one hand, actively practice their internal skills, promote cost reduction and efficiency increase with digital lean, on the other hand, actively "go global" and open up a new growth curve with global layout. A strong enterprise leads to stable economy. Since this year, Foshan's economy has operated steadily. From January to August, the city's industrial added value above designated size was 366.168 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4%. Practice your internal skills well?? Lean and digitalization simultaneously "The more severe the external environment is, the more important the internal change will be." Zhang Qikang, chairman of Monalisa Group, said. Since this year, facing the pressure, Foshan enterprises have insisted on the simultaneous development of digitalization and lean, promoting cost reduction, quality improvement and efficiency increase. Monalisa Group, located in Nanhai District, is a typical example of Foshan ceramic enterprises promoting digital transformation. Through the introduction of double-layer kilns, intelligent billet storage systems, AGV robots and other intelligent equipment, the company has built a digital and intelligent demonstration workshop for special high-performance plates, produced high strength and toughness ultra-thin rock plates, transparent rock plates, multi-dimensional curved rock plates and other products, and successfully entered the venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Coincidentally, Guangdong Keda Hydraulic Technology Co., Ltd., located in Shunde District, is an enterprise producing high-pressure piston pumps. After two years of digital transformation, the company has achieved flexible production, with per capita output value increasing by 60% and energy consumption decreasing by 40%. At present, the company's products have been applied to luxury cruise ships in batches and entered the high-end market in Europe. If digitalization is the "sharp tool" for enterprises to improve production quality, then lean is the "secret" for enterprises to reduce costs and increase efficiency. In the past three years, Midea Shunde Dishwasher Factory's revenue increased by 61% and its profit increased by 80% through lean development. "Digitalization is like CT, and lean management is like traditional Chinese medicine. Digitalization can expose the problems of factories, and lean management can help solve problems." Zhao Weidong, general manager of Midea Shunde dishwasher factory, said. Going to sea against the trend?? While practicing their internal skills, Foshan enterprises have taken many measures to actively "go global", expand new space in the global layout and promote new development. "The more uncertain the situation is, the more enterprises will go out." Chen Hongbo, vice president of Guangdong Jiateng Robot Automation Co., Ltd., said. In June this year, Chen Hongbo overcame all kinds of influences and went to Germany to participate in the Hanover International Industrial Expo, meeting the needs of more than 100 potential customers; In August, nearly 60 Foshan enterprises went to Jakarta, Indonesia, to participate in the China (Indonesia) Trade Fair in the way of "acting as exhibitors", and many enterprises established contacts with Indonesian customers. On the other hand, a number of small and medium-sized enterprises in Foshan are relying on cross-border e-commerce to promote their brands to go to sea. Guangdong Sweet Secret Bedding Co., Ltd. registered its own brand "Sweet Night" in many countries, and this year's cross-border e-commerce export volume increased by 40% year on year; The Amazon site of Foshan Kezhimei Furniture Co., Ltd. spans Europe, America and Asia, among which the UK and Germany won the first place in sales. In response to changes in the global supply chain, a number of Foshan enterprises accelerated their global distribution. In the past August,