Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 279 Mr. Zhou’s sophistical thinking
A group of people came to Yang Weimin's office. Yang Weimin handed out a circle of cigarettes and then lit one himself.

Zhou Xinjian said: "Xiao Jiang, tell me what your mode is like?"

Jiang Chen said: "In fact, the model is very simple. It is to divide the existing production process more carefully and thoroughly into several equal parts with roughly equal working hours."

"Each worker only learns the operations of one part of the process, and then a group of people work together to complete the production of one part."

"Then everyone arranges the workstations according to a certain production sequence, and completes their own work when the parts pass by."

"Since the working hours required for each process are similar when the processes are divided, as long as the running speed of the crawler is controlled well, the smooth progress of production can be ensured."

Zhou Xinjian nodded: "Well, what you said can be understood at the scene."

"Tell me about the hidden dangers you just mentioned first!"

Jiang Chen nodded: "In fact, his biggest hidden danger, or problem, is that workers on the production line need to perform high-intensity and high-density operations."

"As you have just seen, since everyone's work is connected, if there is a problem with the workers in any link or the production is too slow, it will lead to production problems."

"Fourth, we can strictly control the production process to ensure stable product quality. Even if there is a problem with the product, we can find the root of the problem as soon as possible and solve the problem faster."

Zhou Xinjian thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was the situation Jiang Chen was talking about.

"He is no longer worthy of being our comrade, so we don't have to worry so much about what they think. It's good that we didn't fire them. We just changed the model for them and continued to give them the opportunity to receive a fixed salary."

From this perspective, there is indeed a suspicion of exploiting workers and squeezing labor.

"Workers who have no consciousness are paid by the state but want to fish in troubled waters and be free and undisciplined. To put it bluntly, such workers are not even worthy of being our comrades."

Zhou Xinjian probably felt that it was inappropriate for him to say these words, so he said, "Ahem, of course it's such a direct statement, so I'll just say it in front of the few of us."

"Two, the technology is kept secret. Each person is only responsible for one of the processes. Even if he wants to leak the secret, he can't do it unless the workers on the entire production line rebel together."

"Third, reduce production costs and reduce unnecessary waste, especially labor waste."

Jiang Chen was speechless in response to Zhou Xinjian's strong and sophistical remarks.

"Now there is a way for them to better participate in construction. Aware workers should be more proactive in participating in this model and carry out work more efficiently."

"Although it is passive, it can be understood this way. What do they do as workers? Isn't it just to engage in production and build the motherland?"

"So comrades workers need to continue to perform high-intensity work from the moment they step on the production line. This can easily be understood by thoughtful people as exploiting workers."

"First, workers need to master fewer skills, and their skills are easier to master and improve because of their professionalism. New employees in the steel rolling mill need one month of training before they can take up the job, but under this model, they can take up the job in a week at most."

"Fifth, the production quantity of products is controllable. We can clearly know how many products we can produce every day and every month."

"By the way, besides improving production efficiency, does this model have any other advantages?"

"The reason why I don't dare to promote it is because I am acting boldly, but I don't dare or cannot shoulder such a blame."

Once the workers on the line are distracted and there is a production problem, the product will be missing a process and the processing will fail.

Jiang Chen said: "That's much older. Let me tell you briefly."

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"But the truth is this. At most, in other situations, it can be said tactfully and in a roundabout way so that everyone can understand it."

After thinking for a while, Zhou Xinjian said: "But this can also be understood in another way, which is to help our comrades workers devote themselves more wholeheartedly to the efficient work of building the motherland."

“Another point is that it can passively mobilize workers’ enthusiasm for production and further improve production efficiency.”

"In addition, there are some other advantages, which I won't mention. These are the main ones."

Zhou Xinjian slapped the table: "Tell me, among the points you mentioned, which one is not what our Ministry of Industry needs most at the moment?"

"This model is of great significance to the development of the flower grower industry." Jiang Chen smiled: "Although it has certain shortcomings, such as the oppression problem just mentioned, and the inheritance of technology."

"But overall, the advantages definitely far outweigh the disadvantages, and the significance and impact may be much greater than we imagined. However, whether this model is feasible ultimately depends on the ideas and decisions above."

In fact, the time when the assembly line model really entered flower growers was the beginning of the 21st century.

In other words, this model was not really introduced for nearly forty years.

But Jiang Chen boldly brought out the assembly line now because this model is of great help to the manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing is his next direction.

Zhou Xinjian thought for a moment and suddenly asked: "Why do I feel that you have been laying out this model from a long time ago?"

"Have you finished reforming the methods of the steel rolling industry and finally extended your hands to the manufacturing industry?"

Jiang Chen laughed and said, "Huh? Is there any?"

Zhou Xinjian said: "Humph, there must be! When you were producing Sangang machine tools, you talked about standardization more than once."

"And we have made very clear requirements for the parameters of each component of Sangang machine tools. Are we actually preparing for this model?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and was noncommittal.

In fact, he has been planning for this model for a long time.

Matters related to Sangang Machine Tools are just one of them.

Including the establishment of a training system and methods to unify the steel rolling industry are among them.

Because in subsequent production, many products produced by steel rolling mills will definitely be used. Their unified techniques and unified understanding of engineering drawings and parameters will help produce standardized products.

However, he did not dare to use this model directly in public.

So I took the lead in arranging and using it in the production workshop of Sangang Machine Tools, and let the superiors discover it themselves.

If in the end the superiors feel that this model is feasible and there is no oppression problem, then they will roll it out.

If the above does not think it is possible, then his Sangang machine tool production workshop can use this model and enjoy the dividends brought by the assembly line model alone.

Zhou Xinjian thought for a while: "I can't decide on this matter. In this way, I will first ask the relevant people from the ministry to come and visit, and then start the discussion."

“Finally, submit it to the higher authorities for approval to see if it passes.”

Jiang Chen nodded: "Mr. Zhou, you can decide this matter. Anyway, as long as the country needs it, I will dedicate this model to the country without reservation."

Zhou Xinjian asked again: "So according to your model, can the output of Sangang Machine Tools be further improved?"

Jiang Chen said: "If the parts quantity and quality are sufficient, there should be no problem in producing 500 machine tools per month."

Zhou Xinjian was stunned: "How awesome is your model? There is a huge gap between 500 units and 200 units!"

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "It's not all due to the model. Everyone has less to learn and the rapid improvement in proficiency is also one of the important reasons."

Zhou Xinjian asked: "What is the name of this model?"

Jiang Chen said: "You should have seen that in this mode, the products flow and rotate on the caterpillars, just like running water."

"So I call it the assembly line model."

Zhou Xinjian thought about it carefully, and then nodded: "This name is quite appropriate. It reminds me of the ancient flowing water."

"Okay, I'll call the ministry first."

(End of this chapter)