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The rapid development of digital technology and its ease of use has changed the competitive environment for traditional manufacturing. The study focuses on the central issues of the evolution of the digital transformation (DT) process. This paper proposes a theoretical framework of digital transformation in traditional manufacturing based on environment, people, organisation, and technology synergy. We chose a large textile company in China as a case to explore the process of DT practices in the traditional manufacturing industry. The results of the study showed that data accessibility has a positive impact on a strategic responsiveness during organisation’s DT, driven by data, information, knowledge and wisdom synergy. In the process of DT, the availability of information positively impacts the industry and the social well-being of an organisation. DT has a negative impact on individual willingness to share outlier knowledge and employee role perceptions. This study is both a complement to the deconstruction of the mechanism of DT in the manufacturing industry, and a new attempt to tap the laws of digital technology in the knowledge age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]