Chapter 85 Separate Production, Centralized Management
"That's pretty much it."
"On the one hand, the production capacity cannot keep up. If the branch factory production is not started as soon as possible, it will be almost impossible to deliver on time."
"On the other hand, according to feedback from dealers in various places, some manufacturers have begun to produce the same products as ours, and the ex-factory prices are lower than ours."
"..."
New year and new atmosphere.
After a year passed, Xu Yue looked plumper and plump, and her complexion also became brighter.
After listening to the report carefully, and then looking at the recent production and sales situation, Jiang Chen nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Let me inform you that there will be a meeting in ten minutes. The production department, all middle-level and above management, if not necessary, try to come and participate."
"Okay." Xu Yue responded and quickly went down to inform the arrangements.
Jiang Chen drank tea alone and sat there for seven minutes. He took his pen and notebook and headed to the conference room accompanied by Xu Yue.
Chatted for a few words.
When the time came, Jiang Chen clapped his hands: "Okay, without further ado, let's have a meeting now. Sister Yue, please take the minutes of the meeting."
The scene immediately became quiet.
Xu Yue was beside him, sitting upright, ready to record at any time.
Jiang Chen followed and asked: "Mr. Yao, Mr. Ge, what do your production department think about the company's current backlog of production tasks?"
Yao Jianguo, director of the production department, was one of the first managers to be promoted and appointed from within.
Ge Jun was recruited from the job fair as a deputy director and a key training target. He is also the person with the highest academic qualifications in the entire company so far.
The performance of the two of them so far is pretty good. Yao Jianguo has a stable personality, is qualified for his current job, and is willing to learn and improve. Ge Jun is more capable and shows extremely strong potential.
Hearing this, Yao Jianguo looked at Ge Jun and said with a smile: "Old Ge, let's talk about it. You are a professional and know better than me. I just came early and got an advantage."
"Then you don't see others picking it up? Lao Yao, please stop being modest and tell me quickly, I'm still waiting to go out to expand the territory. There will be subsidies when I go out." Ge Jun also has a good personality, a down-to-earth person, and a hearty smile.
This is also one of Jiang Chen's principles for employing people.
As the saying goes, be a good person first before doing anything, and establish moral character first. When employing people, the first priority is character.
As for development, from his perspective, there is actually no problem in going slower.
Slower and more steady, it is not an option until you try it. On the contrary, blindly pursuing speed is often easy to get into trouble and breed a series of problems.
Hearing this, he also smiled and said: "Okay, I don't have time to listen to your condescension here. If you have any opinions, please tell me quickly."
Immediately, many people laughed, and Xu Yue also said something.
Yao Jianguo then stopped writing: "Then let me tell you directly. Regarding this matter, our production department has done an internal study and there are two main suggestions.
The first is to expand manpower and work in shifts 24 hours a day. This is how Nanhu Machinery Factory now produces diaphragm pumps.
Article 2: Start investment and production outside the city as soon as possible and strive to get on track within fifteen to twenty days.
In this way, it shouldn’t be a problem to complete the order on time, but there will be an extra number of people, which may be difficult to arrange after the order is completed.”
Jiang Chen waved his hand: "It doesn't matter who you are. In the short term, the market is still very big. In the long term, there are still things to do. The main thing is this shift. How are you going to shift?"
"The plan is to operate in four shifts, with each shift lasting 12 hours, a four-day cycle. After the day shift, you can rest for 24 hours, and after the night shift, you can rest for 48 hours.
Calculated on average, each person works 42 hours per week, which is almost the same as the five-day eight-hour working day."
Apparently he was very aware of the boss's urinary nature, as Yao Jianguo explained it in great detail.
Jiang Chen actually didn't quite understand how to work and how to take a break. He just understood the last sentence, working 42 hours a week, which is similar to an eight-hour working day in five days.
That'll do.
What he dislikes the most is those who treat people like animals for more than ten hours a day, all year round.
That's a crime, and even capitalists are not that cruel.
If that kind of system is proposed, then he may have to wonder if he has misjudged the person.
But after thinking about it, he still asked: "Is there any other way? For example, one class lasts eight hours and is divided into three classes a day?"
"Yes, it can be operated in four shifts and three, so that each shift lasts eight hours, but a cycle is eight days, and the total working hours are relatively long. The average number of people per week is 48 hours."
Yao Jianguo answered quickly and immediately gave a new plan.
Jiang Chen thought about it for a while and said with a smile: "Let's work in four shifts and three in three. Save some energy to find a girlfriend, visit your parents and spend time with your wife and children.
If the time exceeds the overtime pay, the logistics work must be done well. In a word, employees do not need to eat in the canteen, but we must ensure that when employees want to eat, the canteen can provide it.
We will discuss this matter carefully within the production department and come up with a complete and detailed plan as soon as possible. After discussion, we will implement it. I will arrange the logistics."
That’s it for the first article.
Although I hate working overtime and shift work, sometimes there is nothing I can do about it.
Therefore, we can only make it as humane as possible, provide the necessary money, and keep up with the necessary logistical support.
Then comes the second item, going out to build a factory.
This is a big event, and it was planned years ago, but was only interrupted because of the Chinese New Year.
Ge Jun took matters into his own hands and took out a handwritten plan that had been discussed within the production department and said: "With the current human resources in the factory, we want to dispatch ten working groups with independent management and operation capabilities at once.
I personally don't think it's realistic.
So my idea is to phalanx, modularize, decentralize production, and unified management.
Specifically, the branch factory is only responsible for production and assembly, and only has the person in charge of production. The company headquarters is still responsible for the rest, including purchasing, sales, and quality.
In this way, the process is relatively simple and the requirements for human resources are relatively low. Secondly, it is conducive to strengthening management and quickly opening up the market."
Still have ideas.
In a word, the branch factory must be built. It is the market, the cake, and the bridgehead for the future.
However, how to build a branch factory, how to manage it, whether and how much rights should be released need to be carefully considered.
That kind of configuration that is small but has all the internal organs will definitely not work.
Because of insufficient human resources, the production personnel, production management personnel, and even quality inspection personnel that can be dispatched now are not a problem.
The rest won't work.
Procurement, finance, and even middle and senior management, certainly not that much.
And from an operational perspective, that is not a good choice. It will not only increase operating costs, but also cause all kinds of chaos.
So the scientific approach is to separate production and centralize management. Some rights can be delegated, while others are absolutely not allowed.
Jiang Chen's thoughts are consistent with Ge Jun's on this point.