At the 18th China Industrial Forum held on December 16 in Beijing, themed "Integration and Innovation for a Stronger Industry," Gu Yingkun, CTO of JD Industrials, delivered a keynote speech.

Gu emphasized that technology can drive ultimate operational efficiency in the industrial sector, enabling corporate procurement to achieve the consumer-side experience of being "fast, high-quality, and cost-effective." The core challenges in industrial supply chains include:

1. **Massive and Non-Standardized SKUs** – Industrial supplies (e.g., fasteners with over 10 million categories) present vast and poorly standardized inventories, making data processing and standardization a major hurdle. 2. **Efficiency and Cost Gaps** – Compared to the highly mature consumer supply chain, industrial supply chains lag significantly in efficiency, cost, and user experience. 3. **High-Stakes Applications** – Industrial operations demand extreme precision and reliability, with low fault tolerance, requiring AI to overcome issues like "hallucinations."

Leveraging JD’s expertise in consumer supply chain technology, JD Industrials is addressing the disorder and inefficiency in industrial procurement.