灯塔工厂的发展历程
2018年世界经济论坛为了制造商之间巨大的差距，推动先进制造技术的普及，灯塔工厂应运而生，2018年全球灯塔工厂数量为16家。
2019年，全球“灯塔工厂”网络增加了28家，一共有44家。新增的“灯塔工厂”特别关注打通端到端价值链。某些企业开始将其“灯塔工厂”的创新运营系统推广到其他制造工厂中，通过最大化地利用技术，重塑行业格局。
2021年6月，全球共有69家灯塔工厂，中国境内灯塔工厂共21家。虽然是全球拥有灯塔工厂最多的国家，但是完全意义上真正属于中国大陆的灯塔工厂只有9家：包括海尔(2个工厂)、美的(2个工厂)、青岛啤酒(1个工厂)、上汽大通(1个工厂)、宝钢(1个工厂)、潍柴动力(1个工厂)、阿里巴巴(1个工厂)。
2021年9月，世界经济论坛公布了最新入选的灯塔工厂名单。全球灯塔工厂数量增加至90家，它们分布在消费品、流程工业、先进工业、医药和医疗产品行业等多个领域。其中中国境内的灯塔工厂(含外资)也达到了31家，占比超过全球的三分之一。
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The development of lighthouse factory
In 2018, the World Economic Forum promoted the popularization of advanced manufacturing technology in order to promote the huge gap between manufacturers, and the lighthouse factory came into being, and the number of lighthouse factories in the world was 16 in 2018. China Digital Transformation network www.szhzxw.cn
In 2019, the global network of “lighthouse factories” increased by 28, bringing the total to 44. The new Lighthouse Factory has a special focus on bridging the end-to-end value chain. Some companies are beginning to extend the innovative operating systems of their “lighthouse factories” to other manufacturing plants, reshaping the industry landscape by maximizing the use of technology.
In June 2021, there are 69 lighthouse factories in the world, and 21 lighthouse factories in China. Although it is the country with the most lighthouse factories in the world, there are only 9 lighthouse factories that belong to mainland China in the full sense: Haier (2 factories), Midea (2 factories), Tsingtao Beer (1 factory), SAIC Maxus (1 factory), Baosteel (1 factory), Weichai Power (1 factory), and Alibaba (1 factory).
In September 2021, the World Economic Forum announced the latest list of selected lighthouse factories. The number of lighthouse factories worldwide has increased to 90, which are located in various sectors such as consumer goods, process industries, advanced industries, pharmaceutical and medical products industries. Among them, China’s lighthouse factories (including foreign investment) have reached 31, accounting for more than one-third of the world.
