STMA Operates Pilot Project of Data Collection in Cigarette Production, Marketing

Source from:  Hongta Group 09/26/2011

The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) - the regulator of China's tobacco industry - designated Yunnan Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation and Hongta Group in southwest China's tobacco-producing Yunnan Province to execute on September 1-25 the second phase of a pilot project of data collection in cigarette production and marketing by China's tobacco industry. The second phase of the pilot project of data collection in cigarette production and marketing included the operation of a statistical indexes management system, configurable dynamic data collection, dynamic data processing, statistical data application and service, and supervision and control over systemic operation, with simultaneous addition of data process management, timed dynamic sensing, real-time return of orders, etc. In accordance with the arrangement and planning of the STMA, the economic operation, production, marketing and information management departments of Hongta Group closely cooperated with one another in executing the second phase of the pilot project. Under the premise of ensuring that production and marketing would not be negatively impacted, they fulfilled their respective shares of the execution of the pilot project in keeping with planning. So far, the work of executing the pilot project has been conducted in a smooth way, and has entered the stage of improvement and modification. On September 15, Deputy Division Chief Qiu Yuejun from the Economic Information Center of the STMA joined leading officials from the economic operation department of Yunnan Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corporation and Chinasoft International Co., Ltd. in offering guidance over the execution of the pilot project at Hongta Group. While visiting cigarette making workshops and elevated storage facilities for finished support materials at Yuxi Cigarette Factory of Hongta Group, Qiu elaborately asked about the business processes of labeling, coding, entry and exit of finished products, data collection, etc. Leaders of the relevant departments of Hongta Group reported results of the execution of the pilot project and problems existing in the execution of the project. The pilot project of data collection in cigarette production and marketing is a priority project operated by the STMA to realize effectual collection of data on the production, purchase, sales and storage of cigarette supplies by both manufacturing and commercial enterprises of China's tobacco industry in accordance with the relevant requirement of the STMA. The operation of the project is in the interest of unifying the collection of data on cigarette production and marketing by China's tobacco industry, and also in the interest of establishing a comprehensive data center by the tobacco industry. As a major project intended to promote the economic operation control proficiency of the tobacco industry, the project will be fully accomplished by the end of 2012. Enditem