Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a classic tool of Lean Manufacturing: A simple, quick and visual tool to understand the current material flow and information flow in your company. Through the analysis of the current value stream map, wasteful areas and improvement points can be quickly identified. The implementation of digitalization projects can make effective use of value stream mapping to enable rapid identification of opportunities and effective communication across departments. Information Value Stream Mapping, as the most effective tool, extends the approach towards and pays special attention to the data and information layer. This workshop introduces the basic theory of Value Stream Mapping and gives a systematic approach on how to account for the information layer in business processes. Participants will gain a deeper understanding through team practice and introduction to successful digitalization projects.
价值流图是精益生产的经典工具，是了解企业当前物料流和信息流的简单、快速、可视化工具。通过当前价值流图的分析，可以快速发现浪费环节和改善点。数字化项目的实施如何有效 利用价值流图来实现快速识别机会点和跨部门的有效沟通。信息价值流图，作为最有效的工具，它将方法延伸到数据层并支付给数据层。此研讨会介绍了价值流图的基本理论，并给出了如何在业务流程中说明信息层的系统方法。学员将通过团队实践和介绍成功的数字化项目获得 更深的理解。

• 2023-12-08 | 09:00 - 17:00
• KIT Suzhou

This training camp mainly trains practical skills of Power BI in data analysis and data presentation and cultivates data analysis and visualization skills for enterprises. Through this training course, trainees can gain good abilities of data processing, data modeling and analysis, especially the ability of data visualization report presentation.

• 2023-12-07 - 2024-01-11 | 20:00 - 21:00
• Online

Registration deadline: 10am Dec.06, 2023.

The European Chamber Nanjing is pleased to invite you to join the factory tour to Factory Tour to Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communication Co., Ltd.

• 2023-12-06 | 14:45 - 16:30
• Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communication Co., Ltd

In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainability, the forthcoming workshop holds immense promise for key stakeholders in Shenyang, with a special focus on European businesses, automotive industry players, and other manufacturers. This gathering is strategically designed to equip the audience with actionable insights, fostering a collaborative environment where knowledge-sharing and real-world case studies around EU and China, North and South of China as well as automotive industry become the catalyst for positive change. The workshop's emphasis on practical know-how, especially from an end-user perspective, ensures that attendees, including European businesses in Shenyang, automotive industrialists, and manufacturers, gain invaluable tools to not only enhance their operations but also contribute meaningfully to the city's sustainable development.

• 2023-12-05 | 14:00 - 19:00
• Conrad Hotel 3rd Floor Ball Room/沈阳康莱德酒店三层大宴会厅

The methods of cost structure analysis include the analysis of types of costs, cost behavior and break-even analysis. Especially the last three years have shown us that the days of cheap raw material, energy sources, and logistics costs are gone. These changes directly threaten the profitability of companies. Each method focuses on a different part of a company's business activity in order to determine how efficiently and effectively the company completes activities. Common cost types include fixed costs, variable costs and marginal costs, sunk costs, and opportunity costs. To ensure that your company stays competitive , your staff needs to continuously improve the processes and relentlessly evaluate these cost types.
成本结构分析是对生产制造企业非常重要的流程分析方法，着重关注整个生产过程所有类型的成本。特别是在过去的三年里，我们看到，原材料、能源和物流成本便宜的日子已经一去不复返。这些变化直接威胁到公司的盈利能力。成本结构分析通常从分析每种类型成本开始。成本结构分析方法主要包括成本类型分析，成本行为分析和盈亏平衡分析。每个方法都关注公司业务活动的不同部分，以便确定如何高效和有效地完成生产活动。常见的成本类型包括固定成本、可变成本、边际成本、沉没成本和机会成本。为了确保你的公司保持竞争力，你的员工需要不断改进流程，并不懈地评估这些成本类型。

• 2023-12-01 | 09:00 - 17:00
• KIT Suzhou

As one of the major annual events of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the Cybersecurity Conference has been held for six consecutive years since 2016, becoming a well-recognised industry event on cybersecurity and data compliance for foreign companies operating in Chinese market, due to its focus on legislative developments and interpretation of relevant regulations.

A number of cybersecurity-related regulations have been published and implemented over the past year, including the Measures for Cross-border Data Transfer Security Assessments, Measures for the Standard Contract for the Outbound Transfer of Personal Information, the Personal Information Protection Certification Regime and the Interim Measures on the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services. Of particular note, in August 2023, the State Council released its Opinions on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment, and in September, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Transfers, which aims to adjust the current regulatory framework for outbound data flow, sending positive signals on encouraging foreign investment and promoting cross-border data transfer in a safe and orderly manner.

• 2023-11-30 | 14:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing

The EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China are pleased to invite European SMEs to a comprehensive exploration into China’s research and development landscape.

• 2023-11-30 | 16:00 - 17:30
• zoom online

Business writing is one of the most important skills you can have to succeed in your career. So many trainees - from professional writers to new hires, from non-native English speakers to experienced executives - use techniques in business writing to enhance their ability to communicate and present ideas. This course will teach you how to apply the principles of good business writing to your work, how to dramatically improve your writing with simple tools, and how to execute organization, structure, and revision to communicate more skillfully than ever before. Starting with this class, you will be able to immediately apply your newly learned knowledge to your work and improve your writing to impress others with your career.商务写作是你在职场中取得成功的最重要技能之一。如此多的受训人员- 从专业作家到新员工，从非英语母语人士到经验丰富的高管 - 都使用商务写作中的技术来增强他们沟通和提出想法的能力。本课程将教你如何将良好的商务写作的原则应用于你的工作，如何通过简单的工具来显着改善你的写作，以及如何执行组织，结构和修订，比以往任何时候都更熟练地沟通。从这堂课开始，你能够立即将新学到的知识应用到你的工作中，并改善你的写作，给他人留下职业的印象。

• 2023-11-30 | 09:00 - 16:30
• Teams online

In order to further expand cooperation channels and gather international Innovation resources, The 3rd Innovation Fair
& Nanjing-Europe International Technology Industry Exchange Conference 2023 held by Foreign Affairs Office of Nanjing Municipal People's Government and Messe Stuttgart, Germany will be held on November 29 in Nanjing. This event is planned to arrange keynote speeches, industrial technology promotion and enterprise precision exchanges. About 20 European enterprises and project representatives will attend the conference.

• 2023-11-29 | 09:00 - 19:00
• Grand Ballroom, Novotel Nanjing East Suning

Cost management remains a prominent concern for foreign businesses operating in China in 2023, especially for manufacturers and SMEs facing economic uncertainties and tax-related challenges.
In today's rapidly changing business landscape, effective risk management directly translates into costs. To enhance business resilience, companies must adhere to several key components and tactical approaches for cost management in China.
In this seminar, the European Chamber Nanjing Chapter is pleased to invite Shirley Chu, Manager with Tax Advisory Service team and Simon Laube, Assistant Manager with the International Business Advisory team, at Dezan Shira & Associates, to share valuable insights on cost control solutions from tax, HR, and business perspectives, with a particular focus on China-specific tax avoidance arrangements and workforce optimization.

• 2023-11-28 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Pacific Restaurant