Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-12-16 06:13Core Insights - The 18th China Industrial Forum was held on December 16 in Beijing, focusing on the theme "Integration and Innovation, Strengthening Industry" [1][4] - JD.com's Industrial CTO, Gu Yingkun, emphasized the need for technology to achieve extreme operational efficiency in the industrial sector, aiming to provide a purchasing experience that is "fast, good, and cheap" similar to the consumer side [1][4] Industry Challenges - The industrial supply chain faces significant challenges, including a vast number of SKUs (over ten million types of industrial products like fasteners) and low standardization, making data processing and standardization a major hurdle [1][4] - Compared to the highly mature consumer supply chain, the industrial supply chain shows notable gaps in efficiency, cost, and experience [1][4] - Industrial applications require high precision and reliability, with low tolerance for errors, and issues such as AI "hallucinations" need to be addressed [1][4] Technological Solutions - JD.com aims to leverage its technological and capability accumulation from the consumer supply chain to tackle the disorder and inefficiency present in the industrial sector [1][4]