Abstract: The social information flow in manufacturing enterprises influences the formation of an innovation value chain(IVC)for enterprises.From the interactive relations among enterprises units,inter-units and information,the paper puts forward a new path for information flow for manufacturing enterprises under the view of IVC;meanwhile,builds a framework for information flow mechanism as “information access-information transformation-information appreciation” in accordance with the three phrase model of IVC;and further analyzes the component for information flow path,the model and parameter choice for information transformation and value-added information.The manufacturing enterprises needs focus on policy,technique and market information,and the absorption and transformation mechanism of each subject in the process of innovation are closely related to its identity,knowledge absorbing capability,innovation capability and information volume,which therefore affects the flow path,direction and identifying method for the integration of information and innovation.

Key words: innovation value chain, information flow, manufacturing enterprises