Traveling through 70's wine

Chapter 227 Standard Manufacturing

After hearing Wen Qing's description of the prospects, Quan Heng said excitedly: "I will report to the county party secretary right away."

Ping'an County itself is an agricultural county, with grain and tea as the main industries, and the people have never been rich. In the 1980s, a number of manufacturing industries represented by Ping'an Machinery Factory gradually emerged, creating relatively high output value and tax revenue for the local government. The government, having tasted the sweetness, is eager to increase industrial output value, so it is also willing to give enterprises preferential policies.

Their machinery factory needs a relatively complete supply chain, which actually helps the government. With more enterprises, local tax revenue and GDP will increase, and it can also solve employment problems for more people, increase people's income and promote economic prosperity. Therefore, Quanheng is confident that he can convince the county party committee leaders.

Wen Qing stayed in Ping'an County to guide the technical staff in developing the prototype. Everyone was engaged in technical work. Wen Qing changed the frame from a high frame to a low frame with pedals, and the saddle from a narrow cushion to a high-elastic wide cushion. Except for the central display screen which was more complicated, the charging optimization and dual battery installation were all very simple.

In addition to developing new products, Wen Qing and He Weixing sorted out every link of the production line, verified the process content, completion standards, time, etc., determined the standards, and let the production line employees understand what the situation should be after the previous process is completed, and what they should do when handing over to the next process.

After the production process was standardized, Wen Qing measured the yield rate of the products and found that even when the employees were not very skilled, the yield rate could reach 90%. He Weixing immediately organized all workshops to implement standardized production in an all-round way and improved the yield rate by conducting employee training.

According to Wen Qing's calculations, if the yield rate increases by 5 percentage points and 20 vehicles are produced a year, 1 high-quality products will be added, and the output value will increase by 500 million yuan, which are all net profits.

Wen Qing was planning to make Ping'an Machinery Factory one of his main industries. The brand of Changxia Distillery could not catch up with Maowujian. This was determined by history. Competition in the feed industry would be extremely fierce in the future. Only "Made in China" had promising prospects. Now the difficulty in the development of electric bicycles lies in materials and batteries, which cannot meet the demand for electric bicycles.

Wen Qing told Director Huang about the idea of ​​developing new materials and battery optimization. Director Huang thought that the factory did not have such talents. Wen Qing said: "For product innovation, in addition to developing it ourselves, we can also seek external assistance. Our country has so many universities and research institutes, and their funding is relatively tight. We provide the money and they provide the technology, and we can develop together."

Director Huang: "Okay, on the one hand, you go to the university research institute to discuss cooperation, and on the other hand, I will recruit more professional talents. We still have to keep the autonomy in our own hands."

Director Huang wanted to make Ping'an Machinery Factory a century-old business and pass it on to future generations. He supported any idea that would promote the development of the factory and even more urgently urged Secretary Quan to contact the government and the bank, with the goal of making the factory bigger and stronger.

Wen Qing called Director Xu to find out which domestic universities have research on carbon fiber, aluminum alloy, and batteries. Director Xu didn't know much about this field, so he promised to ask around and talk to her in detail after she returned to Beijing.

Wen Qing worked with the factory's technicians to develop a prototype vehicle. Although from the outside only the frame had changed, there were actually many changes inside as well, and new parts needed to be manufactured. The quality requirements were higher, the strength was greater, and the specifications were also different, especially the front and rear shock absorbers needed to be re-molded.

After seeing the design drawings of the new products, Director Huang and He Weixing keenly discovered a new market. Low-frame electric bicycles are suitable for women to pick up and drop off children. They increased publicity for this purpose. He Weixing said: "We can put an advertisement on TV. Women like to watch TV dramas, so our advertisement can be put before the TV dramas."

In the past, their sales were mainly in the local market, and they mostly displayed sample cars in retail stores. Now, in order to break into foreign markets and develop non-local dealers, they need to choose other promotional methods.

Director Huang said: "It's not enough to just rely on TV ads. The ads are too short and can't clearly explain the advantages of electric bicycles. We still need more detailed explanations."

He Weixing nodded in agreement, and Director Huang said, "We will print a batch of advertisements and send them to mechanical and electrical companies and department stores in various places. We should also explain the recruitment of agents in the advertisements."

He Weixing immediately understood what he meant and said, "We will send out advertisements first, recruit agents and distributors, and then run TV ads."

Director Huang reminded: "All dealers can only pay in cash."

Many state-owned factories are now owed money for their goods. The government and banks have taken the lead in resolving "triangle debts" many times, but with little success. The poor performance of many factories is not because they cannot sell their products, but because they cannot get paid. Director Huang does not want the Ping'an County Machinery Factory to fall into the same predicament. Fortunately, electric bicycles are in hot demand and have been in short supply. Many people are willing to purchase them in cash.

Wen Qing stayed here for three weeks before she made ten prototypes. She rode one and Director Huang rode one. She told Director Huang that she wanted to go out for a walk, and Director Huang also wanted to be the first person to ride the new electric bicycle, so the two of them went out one after the other.

The new bikes look like fashionable ladies' motorcycles, but are lighter and cheaper than motorcycles.

Wen Qing started from the machinery factory in the center of Ping'an County and rode to the east end of the county, which is only 7 or 8 kilometers away. He rode around the county town in just over 30 kilometers. The maximum mileage of this bike is 50 kilometers, and the economical charging time of a single battery is only one hour, which basically meets daily needs. If the mileage is longer, a second battery can be added, and the two batteries can be seamlessly connected. When charging is inconvenient, the battery can be replaced directly, which is convenient for people doing business and transportation.

Director Huang rode back and said to Wen Qing, "Xiao Wen, this bike is very easy to ride. If you pedal, it will be a little tiring."

This is mainly because this car is equipped with a battery, so the body is a little heavier than other cars. However, with battery power, most people will not use pedals.

The back seat of the bicycle can hold a cargo box or a child seat, and it has a better load-carrying capacity than other bicycles, making it convenient for transporting goods or picking up children.

As soon as Director Huang returned to his office, he received a call from Manager Yao of the county mechanical and electrical hardware store, who said that he saw him riding a new bike and wanted to come and see the new electric bicycle immediately. Director Huang explained that it was a prototype, but Manager Yao insisted on coming over to test drive it immediately. Director Huang had no choice but to agree.

Quan Heng and He Weixing both grinned upon seeing this. It seemed that their factory was about to trigger a new round of buying spree.