Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 152 New Proposal
"No, no, Mr. Black! Your budget is too high. If you build a supply chain according to your ideas, we will not be able to achieve the ultimate control of costs. Especially, your burrito business requires There are many categories. Compared with peers, such as McDonald's simple Coke, French fries, and the 'Big Mac' with fixed ingredients."

Just when the Bath Bank started to inquire about the news and explored the current strength of the Black Bank.Carter also met the Wal-Mart regional manager recommended by Benjamin in his office, Montgomery Genus.

"So this is where I need your help, isn't it? If I can do it, why should I pay so much salary, even possible future shares"

Carter spread his hands, not minding the other party's accusation that his plan was full of mistakes and directness.

As the so-called technology industry has specialization, it is in the construction of supply chain.What Carter understands is just a general idea. It is better to listen to the other party for the specifics of what to do.
"Mr. Genus, please tell me your opinion?"

"Okay! This is what I think. Long-distance cold chain transport vehicles are necessary. But not all vehicles need to be transported by road! The first step of HT's strategy is to use sufficient funds and manpower to transform restaurants into Open to the top 20 most populous cities in the country, right?"

The so-called talk about opinions, that is to give their own solutions.If you can pass this test, your annual salary of [-] US dollars will be stable!

Thinking of the high fixed annual salary, bonuses, etc. Montgomery took a deep breath, and before answering Carter's question, he carefully asked about Carter's goal.

To this question, Carter naturally nodded in affirmation.Then.
"Please forgive me, Mr. Black. Based on the current investment amount in your budget, it is very uneconomical to only roll out in 20 large cities. First, from New York, which ranks first in population, to the second largest city Ten of Paso. The distribution of these cities spans the east and west coasts of the United States, and even the north and south ends.”

"The distance between Texas in the south and Wisconsin in the north is very long. Of course, this is not a big problem. On the way here, I took a look at the main raw material requirements of our HT company."

It is undoubtedly a taboo in the workplace to deny the boss's proposal from the beginning.But after weighing in his heart, Montgomery decided to take a gamble.Firstly, he thinks that there are indeed many problems in Carter's plan; secondly, if the bet succeeds, his profit will be even greater!
"The first is corn. The main producing areas of corn are Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, etc., and a large number of them are concentrated in the central region; followed by meat products. The three main meats currently supplied are chicken, beef and wild boar. Said, concentrated in the southern region. Specifically, in the south-central southeast, even wild boars who are free and loose seem to prefer southern air."

"Secondly, there are cucumber shreds, pickled cucumber slices, and potato shreds that are used in a relatively large amount. The potatoes are in the North, and the cucumbers are in South Florida or Mexico. The sales of cucumbers in Wal-Mart supermarkets have been very good before, and the customer evaluation has far exceeded Locally grown cucumbers everywhere."

"So if you want to pursue a certain taste, then you have to purchase cucumbers from the south. In this way, the scope of the supply chain is also extended, especially, there will be a dislocation between supply and demand."

Seeing that Carter hadn't interrupted himself, Montgomery became more confident as he spoke.When he said this, he got up directly, walked to the map in Carter's office, and beckoned Carter to follow.
"If you only rank by urban population, none of the top [-] cities in Georgia or Florida will be on the list, but let's not talk about the fact that Georgia currently has one or two restaurants. It is Florida, which is important Cucumber producing areas in China, pineapples, tomatoes, etc. may even be used, these fruits and vegetables? Let’s call it that, if these things are grown in places with sufficient sunlight in the south, then the experience it brings to diners It will be unmatched by the produce in the north."

"Since it's always going to be sourced from places like Florida, why not just put the stores there too? Please look at this again, Mr. Black."

Looking at the city population ranking list that Montgomery took out, Carter frowned.

In the American history class at school, he learned about the period when the southern population of the United States had a large number of people going north.Unlike many New Yorkers clamoring to "moisten" out of New York in the future and flee to places such as Orlando in the South, the current South, especially the two states of Georgia and Florida, is actually still not fully developed. place.

In the entire southeast, the only city that can afford it is Atlanta.At this time, Atlanta's status in the southeast is basically equivalent to the big one among the dwarfs.

Here in the southeast, it defies the pack.On a national scale, the population of Atlanta is not even as large as that of Seattle in the northwest
If you simply look at the ranking of urban population, then the locations you can choose for your own stores are basically in the cities in the Northeast Industrial Belt and the cities in the New Industrial Zone in California. These two extreme diagonal areas are going back and forth.Great plus a Texas, but Texas. Don't mention it
"If you arrange it according to your current plan, it is absolutely possible to establish a corn processing center in Illinois. The corn produced in the original area is directly made into corn flour, and then processed locally into corn cakes of uniform size and packed in boxes, and sent to the northeast and southwest , the general supply can be resolved.”

"In terms of transportation of meat products, cold chain vehicles can be used for transportation from Texas to Arizona and Georgia. The longest transportation mileage is controlled within 1500 kilometers. For cold chain vehicle drivers, it can basically be done within three days , running back and forth relatively easily."

"For transportation over 1500 kilometers, I recommend using air transportation. You can sign a long-term agreement with FedEx. Judging from their current charges, the cost is much lower than using your own driver and driving your own cold chain Cars across the entire United States and even if possible, I recommend using air transportation for distances exceeding 1000 kilometers. Self-operated logistics and third-party logistics.”

"Wait, wait a minute. Did you just say FedEx?"

The calculation of the transportation cost problem is not something that can be explained in a simple sentence, and Carter is not in a hurry to know the specific data comparison now.So he has been quietly listening to Montgomery's operation ideas, but when he heard the name FedEx, he had to interrupt.
"Yeah, what's the problem?"

The problem doesn't seem too big
"Well, it's not very big. It's mainly the logistics company that I asked people to register the day before yesterday. The name is FedEx. Forget it, go ahead, I'll change the name later."

(End of this chapter)