After a month of trial operation and functional verification, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. 9672 new system is under overall normal operation since puting into operation and supports online production stably. It achieves unified control, process optimization and fine management goals. This indicates that Baosteel Co.,Ltd. 9672 system upgrade project group which lasts for two and a half years is successfully put into operation.
Baosteel Co.,Ltd. 9672 system upgrade project group successful operation indicates that Baosteel follows closely advanced information technology, continues to eliminate enterprise management weak points through upgrading, maintains the continued vitality of the system, meets market variability and customer diversity needs and gives steel products more rich personalized color.
Baosteel Co.,Ltd. 9672 old system went on-line in March 1998. As the old system equipment service life has reached its time, there is resource constraint and technological obsolescence. There are numerous patches, weak configuration, high running risk and it is unable to meet the needs of enterprise development and requires replacement. To this end, in August 2010, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. sets up a leading group which consists of numerous project team to carry out feasibility study preparatory work. In February 2011, the project is officially launched after approval by the enterprise.
Baosteel Co.,Ltd. 9672 system upgrade project group is Baosteel's large cluster project in the field of information technology independent integration. It is composed of nine sub-projects: host hardware and software upgrades, engine room and network supporting transformation, manufacturing management, equipment management, finance cost, steel pipe and bar manufacturing management, transportation management, data warehouse transformation. As the project involves the transformation of multiple systems and have features such as long time span, wide range, large difficult and high risk. For two-and-a-half years, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. leaders gets involved, commands in a scientific way and coordinates the implementation of the project. Meanwhile, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. 9672 system upgrade project team carries forward rigorous, demanding, serious and dedicated professional spirit, overcomes difficulties, adheres to the integration of development, commissioning and production and the integration of scientific research, research and system. With multi-party coordination, orderly advancement, it vigorously contributes to the successful completion of the project. In lat May, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. manufacturing management (iron area and resource function) project switched and went on the line. In last December, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. Manufacturing Management (heavy plate, pipe area), finance cost, equipment, transportation project switching go on the line. This January, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. Manufacturing Management (sheet, silicon area) switched and went on the line.
Through system transformation, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. integrates four large-scale systems such as 9672 manufacturing, steel manufacturing, 12 satellite systems such as heavy material design, measurement checksum and streamlines information system architecture. It optimizes company's core business processes including manufacturing quality design, financial cost management, equipment material management, transportation planning, enhances management finesse and management efficiency, breaks and masters a series of management and information system key technology and continues to maintain Baosteel Co.,Ltd. information technology's leading position in steel industry manufacture management and equipment management. At the same time, in manufacturing management system and equipment management system, mainframe is successfully converted to open minicomputer platform and system expansion becomes more flexible. Graphical interface enhances single-screen information content, complex operational efficiency, improves the information presentation method and provides space for follow-up improvement and development.
In addition, through system transformation, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. trains a number of young professional backbones in different businesses and professional lines and achieves knowledge transmission between the new and old employees, providing talents for the future development of the company. At the same time, it also creates an IT design and development professional team, providing talents and a number of software products for Baosight's further market develop development and expansion.
