Chapter 333 BMW Supply Chain
The driving role of the industrial chain is great.
There are tens of thousands of parts involved in a car, and it is impossible for any car factory to produce them all by itself, and BMW is no exception.
But for BMW, it definitely hopes that its supporting factories can be located in Shenzhen or the Pearl River Delta region. This can reduce transportation costs to the greatest extent and improve the flexibility of production adjustments.
At the beginning, no one knew how far BMW could operate, and naturally they would not go to Shenzhen to build a factory just to support BMW.
Now that the monthly sales of BMW Light exceed 10,000, the situation is naturally different.
"Director, I don't think BMW's requirements are too excessive. We supply them with so many parts, and every transportation is troublesome."
As Jiang Hui's nominal apprentice, Tang Riyue is now the director of the bearing workshop of the Capital Automotive Accessories Factory.
However, the size of the staff he manages as a director is completely different from a few years ago.
It can be said that he is the most powerful among the workshop directors of the Capital Automobile Parts Factory.
He also knows very well what is the main reason why he has achieved what he has today.
This time, the BMW Purchasing Department contacted and hoped that the Capital Auto Parts Factory could go to Shenzhen to build a factory and move all the production lines for BMW Light and subsequent models to Shenzhen.
Naturally, the opinions within the factory cannot be completely unanimous regarding this requirement.
For many years, the Capital Auto Accessories Factory has been producing in the capital area, and all workers have capital registered residence.
If you go to Shencheng, you will face many problems.
Not to mention other things, just arranging who to go to the new factory to manage operations is a big problem.
The business of the Capital Auto Parts Factory has been very good in the past few years, the operating conditions are good, and the welfare benefits are naturally much better than those of ordinary factories.
Therefore, whether they are workers or management and technical personnel, there are probably only a few people who are willing to leave their hometowns and leave the capital to work in Shenzhen.
Besides, for Capital Auto Parts Factory, building a new factory in Shenzhen is likely to increase production costs.
They also heard that workers in Shencheng were treated better.
Even if we arrange personnel from the current factory, we will definitely have to increase wages and bonuses to get everyone to actively sign up.
Otherwise, no one would really be so willing to give.
"We are actually looking for ways to solve the problem of transportation troubles. We have even set up a special transportation team in the factory."
"BMW cannot force us to go to Shenzhen for their own convenience."
He Qingquan used to be the chief engineer of the Capital Automobile Parts Factory, and now he has been successfully promoted to the director of the factory.
This person naturally thinks about the problem from different angles in different positions.
He had had many dealings with Jiang Hui before and was very willing to cooperate with Jiang Hui's various requests.
Now that Jiang Hui has gone to BMW, the Capital Auto Parts Factory has also successfully received a lot of orders.
But now they are asked to build factories in Shenzhen, and the situation is different.
Once this decision was made, He Qingquan felt that he would face a lot of trouble within the factory in the future.
So he is unwilling to go.
"Although the factory has its own fleet, using trucks to transport parts from the capital to Shenzhen is too expensive and takes too long, and accidents are prone to occur on the road."
“Last week, BMW almost stopped production because of our parts supply problems. ’
“That’s why the other party now requires us to build a factory in Shenzhen.”
Tang Riyue could understand why He Qingquan was reluctant to build a branch factory in Shencheng, but this time his thoughts were different from He Qingquan's.
Tang Riyue, who was fully aware of how thick Jiang Hui's thighs were, was ready to follow Jiang Hui's decision from now on.
"Building a factory in other places is not something that our factory can say is okay. It also requires the consent of the superior department. This matter will be discussed after the factory committee discusses it."
He Qingquan did not want to continue discussing this issue with Tang Riyue.
He wondered if he could use the procrastination technique to delay the matter.
"Director, if we never go to Shenzhen to build a factory, I'm worried that BMW will consider purchasing parts from other supporting factories."
"After all, there are no factories in Yangcheng that can produce parts similar to ours."
Seeing that He Qingquan didn't want to talk to him, Tang Riyue directly threw out his trump card.
Although the people at BMW did not say so directly, this result is entirely possible.
"With the level of Yangcheng Automobile Manufacturing Plant, how high can their supporting manufacturers be? It is simply impossible to compare with us!"
"If BMW could really find qualified supporting manufacturers in Yangcheng, it would not come all the way to purchase from us."
When He Qingquan said this, Tang Riyue felt cold in his heart.
He had a premonition that he seemed to be facing a major choice in his life.
There seems to be no point in continuing to fight at the moment, so we can only go back and think about it first.
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"Director, several major supporting factories in the capital area have no intention of building branch factories in Shenzhen. Whether it is the Capital Auto Accessories Factory or the Capital Gear Factory, the news we have heard is not very satisfactory."
As the director of BMW's automotive purchasing department, Wang Feng wants to take advantage of BMW's monthly sales of more than 10,000 to improve the structure of the supply chain.
Unexpectedly, the beginning was not smooth.
At this time, it was natural to seek support from Jiang Hui.
"If a person is addicted to the comfort zone for a long time, he will lose motivation and develop procrastination. If he loses his ambition and courage to strive for the first place, he will just be a monk and wait for a while, living in muddleheaded ways."< br>
"Some successful people will say that they succeeded because the difficult environment forced them to work hard. If I didn't work hard at that time, there would be no chance of survival."
"It can be seen from this that the natural law of survival of the fittest forces people to work harder than others. It is precisely the motivation generated by the sense of crisis that finally achieves people's careers."
"The existence of enterprises is actually the same as the existence of people."
"Whether it is Capital Auto Parts Factory or Capital Gear Factory, they are all in their own comfort zones. They have no motivation to innovate and are unwilling to take risks."
"If things continue like this, the good times will not last forever, and there is no need for us to tolerate them blindly."
Originally, Jiang Hui wanted Nanshan Technology to vigorously develop the auto parts industry and control all the most critical parts of a car in his own hands.
However, as the first product of BMW cars, BMW Light cannot use a large number of parts produced by Nanshan Technology in order to rush for time. It can only choose suitable manufacturers from domestic supporting factories. At the beginning, each supporting factory did not feel the impact this order might have on their own factory, but Jiang Hui actually knew it.
This time, inviting relevant supporting factories to build factories in Shencheng is actually a test for everyone by Jiang Hui.
Jiang Hui would definitely not be able to trick people into building a factory and then kick them out of the factory with that kind of active cooperation.
There are so many parts on a car, so Nanshan Technology must focus on developing some parts first.
Jiang Hui can completely arrange parts for supporting factories that have not come to Shencheng to build factories.
However, judging from the current results, not many people are willing to come.
"The performance of these factories is indeed a bit disappointing. The parts production location is so far away from the main engine factory, the transportation cost is high, and the stability of supply is not guaranteed."
"Especially now that railway transportation capacity is very tight, it is difficult to find a train."
"Since they are unwilling to build a factory, Nanshan Technology can officially produce the parts it has developed."
"Anyway, the parts used in BMW cars are all drawn by our R&D center, and the supporting factories only process the drawings. For Nanshan Technology, it is not as difficult as imagined to produce these parts."
"Even most of the equipment can be produced by domestic manufacturers. Only a few key ones need to be imported from abroad."
"As a major foreign exchange earner, BMW Technology will definitely have no problem using foreign exchange to import a few pieces of equipment."
Wang Feng was also very unhappy with those supporting factories. Since Jiang Hui consciously wanted to support the development of Nanshan Technology, now was the best opportunity.
Be courteous first and then fight. In the future, those supporting factories will not be afraid even if they have objections.
"Well, you should communicate and coordinate with several departments so that Nanshan Technology can take action as soon as possible."
"We just happened to buy a large piece of land in the district we were looking for. If it were left idle there, the relevant leaders would be more passive."
Following the conversation between Jiang Hui and Wang Feng, BMW began a major adjustment in its supply chain.
Those companies that can follow the development of BMW's supply chain are destined to enjoy a lot of dividends in the future.
And those manufacturers that miss the opportunity will begin to disappear from the crowd.
Of course, this change will definitely take time to be seen, and now everyone has not felt the change.
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"Master, I heard that the factory has officially decided not to build a branch factory in Shencheng."
"I am completely opposed to this decision. There is no way to ensure the supply of key parts nearby, which is definitely not conducive to the development of BMW. However, the factory director He doesn't want to take risks now, and I can't convince him."
Tang Riyue also had a difficult time during this period.
His past few years at the Capital Auto Parts Factory were very comfortable.
Since He Qingquan and other factory leaders knew about his relationship with Jiang Hui, they took good care of him.
In addition, the efficiency in the factory itself is relatively good, so Tang Riyue, the director of the bearing workshop, naturally has a similar salary.
But as a state-owned enterprise, no matter how good it is, it is better than other surrounding factories or compared with previous difficult times.
No matter how much money is made in the factory, it is impossible to directly double everyone's wages.
So in recent years, some people have gone to Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory.
Tang Riyue had struggled with this before, but in the end Jiang Hui let him stay at the Capital Auto Parts Factory first.
At present, Tang Riyue felt that he would soon be unable to stay at the Capital Auto Parts Factory, so he contacted Jiang Hui first.
"Director He called me and specifically told me about this matter. I respect his choice."
Jiang Hui naturally had no need to talk about anything else in front of Tang Riyue.
Anyway, Nanshan Technology is ready to show off its power and start a full-scale entry into the parts industry. So the Capital Automotive Accessories Factory is unwilling to build a branch factory, which to a certain extent helps Nanshan Technology.
Jiang Hui doesn't have to worry that when a group of supporting factories go to the ministry to complain, he will be at a disadvantage.
"Master, not everyone in the factory supports this decision, especially some people who heard that the overall salary level in Shenzhen City is much higher than that in the capital, and are actually willing to go."
"You said it, that's just a few people. Most people are definitely not willing to leave the capital."
"That's true, but I do have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible."
Tang Riyue would definitely not argue with Jiang Hui, but would be ready to express her thoughts quickly.
After all, he also knew that Jiang Hui's time was very precious.
“Whether it’s feasible or not, you’ll only know if you tell me!”
Jiang Hui answered noncommittally.
"I want to bring a few people with relatively high technical level to come directly to Shen City to join you, Master."
"Since the Capital Automotive Accessories Factory is unwilling to build a factory in Shenzhen, BMW can build a parts workshop in Shenzhen and bring some of the parts produced by the Capital Automotive Accessories Factory to the factory for production."
"Not to mention other things, I am fully confident in producing wheel hub bearings and other bearing parts."
“And I can also bring a few people in charge of technology and quality over to help.”
After Tang Riyue said this, she felt very anxiously waiting for Jiang Hui's reaction on the other side of the phone.
It was only a few seconds, but he felt as if many years had passed.
"No problem. If you bring people here, no matter how many people you bring, I can accommodate them here."
"At that time, the newly established Nanshan Technology here will be mainly responsible for the production of various parts and components. The position of deputy director will be reserved for you for the time being."
"If other people are suitable, they will have corresponding position arrangements."
“It’s not surprising that everyone’s salary can at least be doubled or even quadrupled on the current basis.”
"As long as the company recognizes everyone's achievements after a one-year probationary period, they will be given priority in housing allocation."
Naturally, Jiang Hui had no reason to object to Tang Riyue's move.
Nanshan Technology is currently worried about not being able to find suitable manpower. As for the people from the Capital Automotive Accessories Factory, the more people the better.
As for whether this will offend others, it doesn't matter that much.
(End of chapter)