Hidden Champions of China
摘要
In 2024, the Chinese government’s work report further emphasized the need to fully leverage innovation to drive industrial progress through scientific and technological advancements. The report aims to continuously shape new drivers and advantages for development, promoting a new leap in social productivity, and accelerating the development of new quality productive forces. Hidden champions, as the pioneers in digitalization, show their innovation in digital product development, digital business model design, digital process development or digital servitization. Two cases are analyzed in this chapter, revealing that hidden champions are undergoing digital transformation to explore innovations in supply chain operations and management. They are building digital platforms for networking, collaboration, and lean production to adapt to the constantly changing market environment and improve operational efficiency and innovation. Their lessons for digitization offer valuable insights for hidden champions in the world or other manufacturing enterprises.