Chen Xiangping: COVID-19 Accelerates the Transformation and Upgrading of Silk Industry, Companies should Strengthen Measures in Four Aspects

Mr. Chen Xiangping

President of Sichuan Silk Association

Honorary president of Sichuan Academy of Silk Sciences

Vice chairman of ISU

Committee member of ISU Education Research Professional Committee

What changes do you think the COVID-19 will bring to the world silk industry and consumer market? 

1. Promote the accelerated transformation of the silk industry into a modern industry, and promote the industry's development of medical protection and health products.

2. The sales model will be upgraded to digitalization and networking, the sales channels will accelerate the expansion of online stores, the service methods will rapidly change to new service industries such as customization, and the logistics methods will become more social and convenient.

What companies should do to resume production and increase sales?

1. Make full use of the preferential policies issued by governments at all levels for SMEs to respond to the epidemic.

2. Pay attention to the progress of epidemics abroad and arrange production and orders reasonably.

3. Actively connect with large logistics platforms to solve problems such as raw materials and products transportation.

4. Adjust product structure to produce marketable and high value-added products.

What governments and industry associations should do to strengthen the safeguards and provide support?

Government: Under the premise of ensuring epidemic prevention, relax the logistics restrictions of enterprises and restore the production order as soon as possible; Preferential policies and measures must be operable; And issue related policies or measures to stimulate domestic consumption.

Industry Associations: First, guide members in scientific prevention and control, and do a good job in internal management and situation reporting; Second, classify and assist enterprises to solve problems such as material security, logistics transportation, and supply of production materials; Third, do a good job of guiding public opinion and reporting information, enhance the confidence and determination of enterprises to win the epidemic battle and achieve sustainable and stable economic development, strengthen communication with the industry authorities, and reflect the demands of enterprises in a timely manner.

What measures the companies should strengthen to response the epidemic?

1. Strengthen internal management and comprehensively improve the level of management informatization.

2. Expand sales channels and innovate sales models.

3. Improve equipment level and labor productivity.

4. Improve product and service quality