Launching the smart factory development cooperation program in 2024

On June 26, 2024, Samsung Vietnam coordinated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Bac Ninh province to organize a preliminary ceremony after 3 years of implementing the memorandum of understanding on the Project to support Vietnamese enterprises in Bac Ninh province, and at the same time launched the 2024 smart factory development cooperation program for enterprises in Bac Ninh.

The project to support Vietnamese enterprises in Bac Ninh province started in September 2020 and is expected to last from 2020 to 2025, including two main contents: Business improvement consulting program and Supplier development program. After 3 years of implementation, the project has achieved many results.

Thanks to cooperation programs between Samsung Vietnam, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and localities, up to now, there have been 39 Vietnamese enterprises including tier 1 suppliers, tier 2 suppliers, and consumable service providers in Bac Ninh participating in Samsung's supply chain.

Accordingly, the innovation consulting program implemented from 2020 - 2021 has mobilized the enthusiastic participation of 7 enterprises in the province. Participating in the program, Vietnamese enterprises have access to scientific production organization methods, are directly supported in building a quality management system on site, and are trained for key staff in the factory on how to improve, enhance quality as well as the ability to expand production, thereby helping enterprises improve their competitiveness and have more opportunities to connect more deeply into the global value chain.

In addition, from 2022 to present, the smart factory development program has been carried out in 12 enterprises in Bac Ninh province. After the improvement, most of the participating enterprises have moved from level 1 to level 2, level 3 (in Samsung's 5-level smart factory scale). Production data collection has been partly shifted from local collection, slow updates by day or week to continuous management, real-time updates, ensuring that information is redesigned in a stream and smoothly, helping management and decision making more accurate and faster.

Samsung also strives to implement a supplier development program in Bac Ninh. Up to now, 39 Vietnamese enterprises including tier 1 suppliers, tier 2 suppliers, and consumable service suppliers in Bac Ninh have participated in Samsung's supply chain.

Also at the event, Samsung Vietnam continued to launch the 2024 smart factory development cooperation program for businesses in Bac Ninh. The program will be implemented from May 7, 2024 to August 9, 2024, at 5 businesses in Bac Ninh province, including: 3 businesses participating in the new project: Eco Vietnam Joint Stock Company, Kim Sen Industrial Joint Stock Company, Innotek Joint Stock Company and 2 businesses participating in the expansion project: Thang Long Packaging Production and Import-Export Joint Stock Company, Tien Thanh Joint Stock Company.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, Samsung Vietnam and businesses signed an agreement to provide consulting support for businesses in Bac Ninh to participate in the smart factory development project in 2024.

According to the content signed with these businesses at the event, the project's support process includes 3 activities: Selecting supporting businesses; Consulting support for smart factory development and management later. Samsung experts will survey, evaluate businesses and directly advise and work with businesses to improve the site and create a foundation for process improvement, thereby gradually establishing smart factories.

Finally, based on the results of the field consultation, experts will continue to support businesses in building an operational and management system in the future, such as encouraging businesses to continue implementing improvement activities themselves and periodically checking the level of improvement in the production/IT sector after the project.

Along with the project to support Vietnamese enterprises in Bac Ninh province, since 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung have coordinated to implement an innovation consulting program to enhance the competitiveness of 379 Vietnamese enterprises. During the period of 2018-2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung have trained 406 consultants on supporting industries in Vietnam.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung continue to implement the project to train 200 mold technicians from 2021 to present.

Thanks to these programs and activities, the number of Vietnamese tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers in Samsung's global supply chain increased from 25 enterprises in 2014 to 306 enterprises by the end of 2023.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/khoi-dong-chuong-trinh-hop-tac-phat-trien-nha-may-thong-minh-nam-2024-328588.html