Haier

"Haier is the first in China to become aware of the importance of material.. On March 31st 2001, the Symposium on Haier's Synchronous Mode for Materials Circulation & Opening Ceremony of Haier International Materials Circulation Center were held at Haier University. Mr Zhang Zhigang, deputy director of the State Economic and Trade Commission, Ms Laitena, UN chief coordinator in China and Chinese exports and scholars in the field of materials circulation, as well as Haier's international suppliers, attended the symposium and ceremony. Attendants visited with interest Haier Materials Circulation Center at Haier Industrial Park which is located in Qingdao Economic Development Zone. The Center was financed by Haier Robot Co. Ltd, using funds from home and abroad. The center is 22 meters in height and can hold 18,056 standard pallets, of which 9,768 for raw materials and 8,288 for complete products. The center consists of two automatic materials circulation systems and is equipped with laser-guided trolleys, stackers, robots and conveying shuttles. . After the visit, experts gave good comments on Haier's development in the field of materials circulation. Mr Zhang spoke highly of Haier for its exploration and achievements in the field of materials circulation, by likening the Haier Group as marching troops following the bugle call for bath-breaking. Professor Zhang Xiaoping with Qinghua University also highly praised Haier's development in materials circulation, "I have been in Haier three times working on materials circulation issues. My first time was for exchanging opinions and my second time was to give lectures; this is the third time and I am here to be trained." Experts attending the symposium believed, Haier International Materials Circulation Center has reached the internationally leading position; traditional warehouses have been revolutionized by application of leading technology in hardware and software; and other Chinese enterprises can borrow ideas from Haier's synchronous mode for "one flow and three networks". "One flow and three networks" mean one information flow of customers' orders and three networks of global supply chains, global customers and computer information; three networks operate synchronously. This fully reflects the characteristics of modern materials circulation.