planning to adopt customized production, increased by 1.4 percentage points when compared with that in 2015. Adoption or Proposed Adoption of “Smart Manufacturing” in the Manufactoring Sector 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% automatic 19.9% manufacturing 18.9% 11.0% industrial robots 10.4% 12.8% flexible production 12.7% 16.8% customized production 18.2% network collaborative 11.9% manufacturing 10.7% 2015 2016 Source: Statistical Survey on Internet Application in Chinese Enterprises 2016.12 Figure 30 Adoption or Proposed Adoption of “Smart Manufacturing” in the Manufactoring Sector II. The Integration of Internet Planning and Corporate Strategy The survey finds that 22.7% of companies have their decision makers leading the Internet planning, doubling the proportion in 2015. The Internet planning has played an increasingly important role in the development strategy of enterprises. Proportion of Companies Whose Decision Makers Lead the Internet Planning 30% 22.7% 20% 13.0% 10% 0% 2015 2016 Source: Statistical Survey on Internet Application in Chinese Enterprises 2016.12 32 Figure 31 Proportion of Companies Whose Decision Makers Lead the Internet Planning The 39th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China
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