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For the first time, Kingdee has been recognized in Gartner's 2025 Market Guide for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries, and is the only Chinese vendor to make the list. This milestone highlights Kingdee's strong product capabilities and deep industry experience in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). It also marks a turning point in a market long dominated by foreign players. With a focus on innovation and an advanced product vision, Kingdee is reshaping the PLM landscape and stepping onto the global stage as a leading provider.

The Market Guide for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries is a globally respected report and a go-to resource for CIOs at top international companies when choosing a PLM solution. It provides criteria for product analysis and selection. The insightful report reveals a clear trend: most PLM vendors are moving quickly to integrate AI. By 2026, over 80% of PLM vendors will apply AI across key areas of their platforms. Leveraging years of ERP expertise, Kingdee launched China's first enterprise-grade digital platform that fully integrates PLM and ERP. Powered by AI, the platform connects internal and external data and enhances cross-functional collaboration, helping enterprises integrate R&D, production, supply, and sales in a simple and efficient way.

China has developed into the world's top manufacturing factory. To stay competitive, manufacturers are aligning around a common goal: strengthening R&D, driving product innovation, and enhancing overall product capabilities. To make this happen, they must embrace a forward-thinking R&D approach to fuel independent innovation and develop top-notch products.

Kingdee boasts nearly 30 years of experience in digital R&D. Kingdee Cloud PLM is China's first integrated PLM and ERP digital management platform, developed on the Kingdee Cloud·Cosmic AI platform, China's first independently developed, cloud-native architecture. The solution brings together key R&D management methodologies from modern manufacturing to help businesses build core product capabilities. It seamlessly integrates Integrated Product Development (IPD) and forward R&D practices to help mid-to-large enterprises boost innovation and implement IPD frameworks. At the same time, it leverages mass customization strategies to help companies meet changing market demands with flexible, small-batch production. With seamless ERP integration, it offers an integrated solution for intelligent manufacturing.

Kingdee Cloud PLM helps manufacturers speed up product innovation and go digital. It is trusted by leading companies such as HMN Tech, Kingsemi, FU-COMME, Huizhong Instrumentation, ATOP, Wuhan Hangda, SHUA Sports, Yantai Dongfang Wisdom Electric, Lanju Group, Enpower Electric, and Shanghai Lear Automotive Systems, helping them streamline R&D management.

As a global leader in enterprise management cloud SaaS solutions, Kingdee serves customers in 172 countries and regions, supporting over 1,000 companies in their overseas operations. Kingdee will execute a full pivot into an Enterprise Management AI company, leveraging its proprietary Cosmic AI platform and rich scenario-based AI agents to empower every enterprise in cultivating new quality productive forces.

With the rise of AI and growing momentum in global expansion, manufacturers must embrace innovation and globalization, seizing both opportunities to stay competitive. Kingdee will continue to enhance its products and services, and integrate AI with management expertise to help businesses worldwide grow and thrive in the new era.

Market Guide for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries, March 5, 2025

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