Earth Survival Guide

Chapter 54 Standardization, Modularization, Industrialization, Serialization, Scale-up and Clustering

The cursor on the light screen moved with Gu Tao's finger. After the movement, a title appeared - Automated Industry Replaces Traditional Industry.

"I know you will be confused when you see this title, but if I want you to understand, you must start with this topic." Gu Tao stood there with his hands behind his back, his face full of seriousness: " I won’t talk about my home planet, just talk about the earth.”

"As we all know, the industrial revolution of the earth began in the 60s. The ultimate significance of this revolution is the production technology revolution that replaces traditional handicraft industry with machine industry and large-scale cluster production instead of individual manual production. Since the industrial revolution, the earth has The productivity is already hundreds of times higher than in the past 6000 years of historical records, so the question is, how can this be done?"

"That's right...how did you do it?" Xin Chen looked confused, "I haven't learned it before, it's okay if you tell me fortune-telling."

"Standardization, modularization, industrialization, serialization, scale, and clustering." After Gu Tao finished speaking, these words also appeared on the light curtain: "It doesn't need to be too esoteric to interpret, it is the literal meaning. Standardization means To formulate a specific measurement standard is like an exam score. It is the premise of the following keywords. Modularity represents the soaring production capacity, replaceable parts, and replaceable parts. , Batch production, in order to achieve geometric growth in output. Industrialization, is to face the product to the whole market, forming a complete industrial economic chain, the factory puts the product into the market, the market feedbacks to the factory profit, and the factory continues to expand the scale with the profit, forming A balanced and sustainable development model. Serialization is relatively difficult compared to other knowledge points, but in general, the goal of serialization is to expand the market breadth of the product and make it easier to adapt to various There are different kinds of people, let me give you the simplest example, I opened a club, then I will divide my ladies into several different parts, there are 388 regular series, 588 fast food series, 888 exclusive series, There are 1288 customized series, 1588 distinguished customized series, and 1888 luxury full-set series, and customers can even combine the service standards they need most according to their own needs, but the price will also increase accordingly.”

"Junior brother... the example is a bit dirty."

"Isn't this for you to understand better?" Gu Tao slapped the table: "Then serialization is to expand the breadth of the market, and then scale and clustering are to cater to market demand and concentrate other different industries. Together, they form a complete operating network, and this network must be a huge collection. For example, if I produce a TV, then I will definitely not be able to order the casing from the manufacturer in BJ and the monitor from the manufacturer in Seoul. , Ordering high-voltage packages from manufacturers in Tokyo may not increase the budget too much, but the time cost, transportation cost and loss are fatal, so most companies will gather together to form a large-scale industrial chain in a certain area. "

"Similarly, do you know why your industry has become an endangered industry?"

"No... I don't know." Xin Chen shook his head, "Please help."

"Let me ask you a question, are there more people making armor and swords in the Middle Ages or more people making armor and swords in modern times?"

"Of course it's the Middle Ages." Xin Chen expressed confusion about this question: "Isn't this very obvious?"

"Wrong." Gu Tao shook his head: "The number of armor knives manufactured in modern society is far more than that in the Middle Ages, even tens of thousands of times. Because these things were controlled products at that time, but now these products are only produced for individual customers. Not only is the quantity far greater than that time, but the quality is not the same. In other words, it was difficult for you to collect too many of these materials in ancient times, because they were strategic reserves, but in modern times, as long as you have money, how much do you want? How many. But why is your industry gradually dying?"

This time Xin Chen didn't speak anymore, he just looked at Gu Tao in silence. After all, if he talked too much, he would make many mistakes, and Xin Chen also wanted to save face.

"Because you are basically a group of retail investors, a group of pure craftsmen scattered in various places. Your products have a single form, extremely poor adaptability, no specific measurement standards, and no large-scale operations. This will definitely be eliminated by the times."

"But..." Xin Chen raised his head: "Not everyone can persevere on the road of cultivation. It requires root, intelligence, understanding and perseverance, and some even need to be pure-hearted and without desires. How many people can do it now? To? People are not old."

"Hehe." Gu Tao sneered, and with a flick of his finger, a map of the world's population distribution suddenly appeared on the light curtain: "Come on, let's look at the population distribution over the years. People who are not ancient are all self-comforting words. When it was in ancient times, when it was impossible to do it in the era of explosive productivity, it was even more impossible in ancient times."

"In 1300 BC, the world population was about 4000 million, equivalent to the population of 2 BJ cities at the end of last year. In 900 BC, the world population was about 6000 million, equivalent to the population of 3 BJ cities at the end of last year. 700 BC The annual world population is about 8000 million, 4. In 500 BC, the world population exceeded 300 million, which is equivalent to the population of SD Province at the end of last year. In 2000 BC, the world population was about 100 million, which is equivalent to a little more than Guangdong last year .In 1.7 B.C., there were about 700 million people, equivalent to two JS provinces. This population remained until 1900 A.D., that is, when you said that the prosperous Tang Empire only reached 110 million people, the world’s population. And Until [-], that is, more than [-] years ago, the population was only [-] billion. Now tell me, what is the population base of the world?"

"Seven... seven billion."

"You also know that there are seven billion, so let's put aside all other problems, the modern human beings who have comprehensively improved their nutrition, cultural level, knowledge level and living environment, their intelligence and physical fitness are no longer comparable to those of the ancients. So among these 70 billion people, are there more or less people who have the backbone, intelligence, understanding and perseverance?"

"Many... many... many..."

"There must be too many." Gu Tao patted the table vigorously: "Then the question is, there are more customers and more demands, why is your performance getting worse and worse? This is today's homework, and I will write one tomorrow. Give me a [-]-word thought report."

"Okay... okay."

And Weiwei has long been standing at the kitchen door watching Gu Tao go on in class there, and when she sees Xin Chen, who is usually invincible under Gu Tao's hands, as if her world view has been shocked, Weiwei looks up again and sees Gu Tao's eyes were full of astonishment, but she also had doubts in her heart.

"That classmate, I think you have been wanting to talk for a long time." Gu Tao pointed at Weiwei: "If you have any questions, just ask."

"I...I...I...Oh." Weiwei took a deep breath: "But in ancient times, pyramids, the Great Wall, and terracotta warriors could be built...now it can't be done, and there are many lost..."

"I can answer this question. A lot of things are not lost. I don't think other industries will be lost as long as they exist." Gu Tao pointed to Xin Chen: "They lost or made their own. As for most industries and crafts, they are not lost but eliminated. The Great Wall is used to resist aggression, the pyramids are used to bury people, and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are buried with them. They are undoubtedly powerful and terrifying, but for modern times, I don’t believe that the sharpest sword can withstand converter steel, and I don’t believe that the strongest horse can run a car. Special alloys can easily surpass Ganjiang Moxie and the like The famous sword handed down from ancient times and mechanical textiles can also easily replace manual embroidery, but the reason why many things still exist is only because of two words-emotion. There is nothing that cannot be replaced by technology, except emotion. In other words, if now If you want to rebuild the Great Wall, its technical cost is much lower than that of a high-speed railway connecting the north and the south, but people still think that the Great Wall is more majestic and magnificent because people subjectively inject emotions into it. It is a totem rather than a representative of productivity. Just like I can easily create an artificial doll that is as good as you, even more obedient and gentle, and it can even conceive naturally, but I like you more, not because you are better than that doll, but because you can have emotional interaction with me. "

After Gu Tao finished speaking, he took a sip of water: "Then next, Xin Chen, I will give you a task."

"To!"

"Try your best to call as many of your colleagues as you can and tell me a time to make an appointment." Gu Tao coughed and said, "Weiwei, when he confirms the time, go to the hotel and book a conference room. I want to teach them! Also, Xin Chen, you tell them that everyone who comes to the class should pay 2000 yuan for training, and if you don’t have money, you won’t talk about it.”

"Ah...ah?" Xin Chen was taken aback, "Didn't you say that you can't use your knowledge for profit."

"Well, that's the case. But the premise is that my life safety cannot be threatened." Gu Tao patted the non-existent dust on his body: "Now this problem has arisen. Although it has been solved, I must do it for the unknown." Prepare for the future. In the more than 100 years since I left my home planet, I could not predict their behavioral patterns and technological progress. If I guessed correctly, the earth is already in a very dangerous state. Compared to the home star, , the technology I have now is already backward technology, so some things cannot be counted on, but mysticism is another special path. No accident, the mother planet does not allow the development of this subject, and I roughly After research, the height you can reach can completely withstand the impact, but you are trying to kill yourself. Then, everything I do now is not to make profits but to survive and survive on the earth, so it is not a violation."

After finishing speaking, Gu Tao went to the sofa, closed his eyes and said, "I'm tired, go and shake people."

(End of this chapter)