Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Even a simple cylinder liner installation doesn't follow the requirements; it's completely barbaric. How can an engine installed like this have high quality? It's a joke.

What master craftsman's skill? After he tests it with standard testing tools, it's all scrap.

"Where are your quality control personnel?" Grich asked.

"The people from the inspection department are all in the office," Zheng Xiangjun introduced, sweat pouring from his forehead.

He was losing face, losing a lot of face, losing face in front of foreign friends. If this got out, would it implicate him? Would it affect his future promotions?

"The office? Isn't the quality control personnel's position in the factory?" Grich asked. Although it still had to go through Nie Xiaoqian's translation, Zheng Xiangjun could hear the other party's tone becoming stern.

Just then, a middle-aged man hurried over: "I am the head of the inspection department, my name is Huang Yucheng. President Qin, hello, foreign friends, hello."

Grich looked at him sternly: "How does your factory control production quality? Look at this cylinder liner installation, is it qualified?"

Huang Yucheng touched it with his hand, the sweat on his hand completely touching the smooth interior of the cylinder liner: "Qualified, absolutely qualified!"

Grich's gaze became even more stern, staring at Huang Yucheng's hand, and then slowly handed over the inner diameter dial indicator he had just obtained: "You use this instrument to measure it!"

Huang Yucheng waved his hand: "No need, no need, you can tell if it's qualified just by touching it."

"Measure!"

Huang Yucheng took it, holding the inner diameter dial indicator somewhat at a loss, and then gestured with it upside down, gesturing a few times, not knowing how to measure.

Grich was completely eye-opening: The head of the most important quality inspection department of an important internal combustion engine factory doesn't even know how to use a simple measuring instrument!

He just touches it and thinks it's qualified, and, he doesn't wear gloves when he touches it directly! The clean cylinder liner is polluted by sweat like this!

Is this the largest diesel engine factory in the Eastern Capital? A small workshop in Germany is better than the craftsmanship here!

Zhang Heping arrived late, still holding a big red flower he had just tied, intending to put it on the guest and take a group photo as a souvenir. However, when he entered the production workshop, he didn't see any foreigners, nor did he see President Qin.

"Where is President Qin?"

On the return car, Grich's gaze was serious. He looked at the scenery outside the window and suddenly sighed.

"President Qin, I shouldn't have criticized them so harshly just now. After all, I am just a technical consultant who came to your East. I only have the power to make suggestions, not the power to interfere with your production and business activities. However, with their operations, how can the quality of the machines be high! All of their production is defective, so how can they compete in the market."

Qin Yang nodded: "Yes, Mr. Grich, this is exactly why I invited you to be the factory director. I hope you can bring the German craftsman spirit to our car factory and let everyone know that quality is life!"

Quality is life? Hearing Qin Yang's words, Grich's eyes lit up: "President Qin, what you said is too good. To be honest, I really don't understand how a factory like that can survive, and still have a long history?"

"Of course, it's because of the system," Qin Yang said: "This is how it was during the planned economy era, so we have to transition to a market economy, and we will learn advanced management experience from the West. Mr. Grich, you will be a beacon, guiding us on the right path."

"I'm not that glorious, but, President Qin, I think I know the reason why you took me to see it. I am willing to stay and bring our advanced management experience here, but I need power."

"Of course, inviting you to be the factory director is to give you all the power. You have the right to fire anyone who neglects their duties!"

This style of the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory is prevalent throughout the industrial field. Workers rely on experience, not advanced equipment, even if there is equipment, they are unwilling to use it.

Historically, Grich went to Wuchai, which clearly had shot peening equipment imported from abroad, but they didn't use it, and still used the old method of manually grinding rust. The workers were all accustomed to the past operations, unwilling to improve, and didn't want to change.

The Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory has a long history, so there will be many stubborn problems. There are more people in the factory than those who work, and the people in the inspection department are used to sitting in the office, etc., these are all very normal.

Even if they started to introduce Deutz technology to produce 912 air-cooled diesel engines in 1982, they still used the old set of experience. Not to mention that the production line I just saw was the 492 gasoline engine that has been produced since 1965. The workers have been tinkering with it for nearly twenty years, and it is already difficult to improve the process.

The style of a large internal combustion engine factory completely shocked Grich, and also made him realize the significance of his coming to the East: To bring advanced management technology to the East, to bring strict quality standards!

Of course, this cannot be blamed on the various factories for sticking to the rules, after all, there are no joint ventures in this era. Opening the country is only to introduce technology, and there is no foreigner to teach by hand. Although Santana has already started assembling this year, it is also a CKD method, directly importing parts from abroad, and domestic only assembles them.

In 1987, the higher-ups saw that they had been importing parts and were very dissatisfied, and demanded to increase the localization rate, otherwise they would abandon the project. The car factory was in a hurry and began to use its own parts. At this time, the Germans' strictness was reflected, and various domestic parts did not meet the standards, so they would not let you install them on the car!

Of course, there are other reasons why Qin Yang invited Grich to be the factory director.

The factory is built in Tianjin, not his territory. After the factory is built, some people will definitely take a fancy to this Tang monk meat and want to stuff their relatives and friends into the factory.

At this time, you can push the foreigner out as a shield: Our factory's recruitment of employees has conditions, and the rules are set by foreigners. Those who meet the conditions will come, and those who do not meet the conditions, sorry, turn left at the door and take the bus back!

Modify the rules? Sorry, our factory director Grich does not agree, and I can't do anything about it.

Nie Xiaoqian was very emotional beside her. Although she and Brother Yang have been abroad many times, they still don't understand foreigners as much as Brother Yang.