Abstract: IT construction of a manufacturing enterprise changes its center from business process management to knowledge management. In response to this request, this paper presents a manufacturing enterprise IT operating platform design. Based on the fundamental system, some customized value-added sub-modules are increased, including: the definition of information policy subsystem, Internet information capture subsystem, the information research and development collaboration subsystem, cross-sectoral knowledge management coordination subsystem. The platform plays an effective role in decision-making support for cost control, technology updates, market development in the enterprise.

Key words: manufacturing enterprise, information services, knowledge management, platform architecture