Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

The success of Saab's marketing suddenly exposed the shortcomings of insufficient production capacity. During the Frankfurt Auto Show alone, almost all of the year's production capacity was booked...

Piëch started to solve the problem of insufficient production capacity when he took office and opened two new assembly lines. However, the dilemma of shortage of skilled technicians has always troubled Piëch.

The sparse population and high level of social welfare in Northern Europe have led to a sharp surge in labor costs, and the labor hourly rate of skilled workers has a tendency to surpass that of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Piech had no choice but to ask Yang Mo for help, hoping to temporarily second some senior forgers, lathes, and fitters from Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery to the Saab Automobile Bern plant.

As soon as Yang Mo told Luo Binghui about Piech's idea, Luo Binghui began to complain: "Mr. Yang, it's not like you don't know! Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery's production and research and development tasks are already very heavy, and now they are busy with the layout of shield machines and petrochemical industries. The upgrading and upgrading of equipment, high-level technical workers are a carrot and a pit, Piech really dares to think, let alone seconding a batch, seconding one or two will affect our normal production..."

"The Da Chan Bay Heavy Industrial Park has been in operation for so many years. Why is there still such a shortage of skilled workers? We should pay more attention to the reserve of reserve technical forces!" Yang Mo said with a frown.

Luo Binghui smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Yang, you are a hands-off shopkeeper. Do you know how many workers Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery has increased in recent years? In recent years, two to three thousand new workers have been added almost every year. The proportion of new workers will increase again. It will affect our quality control. Among those third-tier factory technicians who first entered the factory, which one did not bring several apprentices with him?"

"Can't we hire some skilled technicians at a high price?" Yang Mo asked puzzledly.

Luo Binghui sighed: "It's not that easy! Pengcheng was still a fishing village ten years ago. Unlike those old industrial bases in the north, it does have a heavy industry background. There are not many skilled technicians in the first place. Most of the people who left their families and careers to work in Pengcheng are It’s young people…”

"Old industrial base?" Yang Mo murmured thoughtfully. "

"Yes, there are more technicians in heavy industrial cities in the north. I also thought about recruiting some skilled workers in the north, but most of these people bring up their families. The employment of their families and the schooling of their children are big problems..." Luo Binghui said.

Yang Mo pondered for a long time and then said: "No matter how difficult it is, Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery will at least recruit 50-100 senior technicians and second them to Saab's Swedish factory to solve the problem of Saab's insufficient car production capacity first!"

"Fifty definitely won't work. I'll try my best to squeeze out ten..." Luo Binghui said in embarrassment.

"Saab Automobile is at a critical moment when it comes to competing for market share, so we must focus on the overall situation! Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery needs to do three things well to solve the problem of the shortage of skilled technicians!" Yang Mo said in a deep voice.

"What three points?" Luo Binghui asked impatiently.

"First, Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery will invest, and the Pengcheng City Government will provide the site and teachers to jointly build Zhiyuan Technical College to provide technical backup for Zhiyuan Group. Second, expand the construction of Zhiyuan living areas as soon as possible, and provide the human resources department with access to the old heavy industry base in the north. The city recruits skilled workers with high salaries and provides good logistics support. Third, don’t forget that Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery also has a shareholder. You can’t just take money and do nothing, and ask Hong Tao for people. Now many companies have been converted from military to civilians, and maybe they can make mergers and acquisitions again. Several third-tier factories..." Yang Mo said calmly.

Luo Binghui nodded repeatedly, not to mention three points, if you do one of them well, Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery's labor shortage can be alleviated.

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FAW Saab production base.

Geng Jie walked with a sense of wind. He led the eldest son of the Republic to create another miracle. It only took a few months to complete the construction of the final assembly workshop of the joint venture's production base.

The success of Saab's automobile marketing also made Geng Jie even more uneasy. Being the first high-end automobile cooperative manufacturer in China, one can imagine the pressure on him. If it fails, it will further confirm the prejudices of Westerners!

Knowing that Yang Mo was coming today, Geng Jie didn't bother to go to the airport to greet him in person. Based on his understanding of Yang Mo, it was better to send a fleet to greet him than to assemble a few more quality cars!

Geng Jie touched the shiny assembly line with his hand, and the coolness passing through his fingertips slowly calmed down the waves in his heart.

As the first generation of automobile people in the Republic, Geng Jie dreams of producing a world-leading passenger car, but he really has no idea. During the installation process of the Saab automobile production line, the number of turns of each screw has to be strictly controlled. regulations, the Swedish engineers were extremely demanding, which opened his eyes!

The first batch of vehicle spare parts is already on the road. Can the technicians at the FAW plant, under the guidance of Swedish engineers, assemble a car that meets foreign requirements?It made him feel more and more unsure...

"Mr. Geng! Are you planning to live in the factory?" Yang Mo just walked into the assembly workshop and joked when he saw Geng Jie.

"Mr. Yang, I'm very sorry! I couldn't go to the airport to wait for you. Today's final assembly production line is in compliance with the acceptance inspection. I'm really worried about something going wrong!" Geng Jie took two steps forward, stretched out his hand and said apologetically.

"You're welcome, let's talk about how the preparations are going? Are you sure? When can we start work?" Yang Mo asked with a smile.

"Mr. Yang, to be honest, although FAW has been making cars for so many years, it is still a little nervous. After all, this is the first time that such a high-end passenger car has been assembled. The requirements of the Swedish engineers are completely different from what we thought before!" Geng Jie said worriedly.

"Mr. Geng, it's not as difficult as you think! Under the standardized production system, as long as quality management is in place and every component is perfectly matched, final assembly becomes the easiest part. A successful automobile company focuses on supply chain management, Technology development, design, marketing, after-sales and other aspects..." Yang Mo reassured with a smile.

"No... no, Swedish engineers have a fixed procedure and strength for tightening screws. It doesn't work to tighten the screws more than half a turn each time. In fact, we can understand the principle if we think about it carefully. Before that, we all relied on the skills of the master workers. Experience, there are no strict process requirements!" Geng Jie said.

Yang Mo nodded and said: "This is the importance of standardized production. Just like this production line, each process is independent, but they complement each other. Everyone performs their own duties, and every accessory on the assembly line , all have strict production parameters. Any negligence of an assembler or quality problem of spare parts will affect the quality of the entire vehicle, so quality control is particularly important. No defective parts can be allowed to flow into the entire vehicle assembly!"

"Mr. Yang, the final assembly line is about to start production. There are still a few Swedish engineers responsible for technical guidance of final assembly. Can you send more technicians here?" Geng Jie requested.

Yang Mo thought for a while and then nodded and said: "Let's do this! You will dispatch 150-200 skilled technicians with strong learning ability and send them to the Saab main factory for one year of further training. The main factory will send you 15 more technicians to guide you. Production……"