"Manager Niu, I know you want to ensure that the machine shop has a relatively stable production plan by increasing a certain amount of finished product inventory. But this is impossible! The Fuma Group headquarters has always emphasized zero inventory and believes that inventory
It is the 'root of all evil'. Did you know? Inventory not only increases the storage pressure and storage costs of the warehouse, but also takes up a lot of working capital. In this era of 'cash is king', high inventory undoubtedly means higher responsibilities.
Our headquarters will never easily agree to increase inventory." Jiang Xiaowei expressed firm opposition to Niu Xiaobai's suggestion.
"Manager Jiang, what you said makes sense. 'Cash is king' and inventory is 'the root of all evil.' I understand these truths. However, through the analysis of historical data, I found that the monthly sales of internal customers and external customers
The average demand is very consistent with our own production capacity. Therefore, the inventory added when customer demand is low can be completely absorbed when customer demand is peak." Niu Xiaobai took out a piece of data he had prepared in advance,
Pass it to Jiang Xiaowei.
Jiang Xiaowei did not take the data, but said with a smile: "Manager Niu, you young people have ideas and are enterprising, which is a good thing. But as someone who has experienced it, I want to remind you that the term 'average' is very
Not reliable! You can imagine: your left foot is put into ice water at 0 degrees Celsius, and your right foot is put into boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius. According to the 'average' theory, you should feel very comfortable - because your feet
I'm soaking in warm water with an average temperature of 50 degrees Celsius. But what's the reality? Haha, you know."
Niu Xiaobai insisted: "Mr. Jiang, the situation is not as complicated as you think. The sales orders of the machine shop seem to fluctuate greatly, but in fact this is not the case. Apportioned to the total demand per month, the demand varieties
It’s almost the same. So, our strategy of increasing inventory is not risky.”
Jiang Xiaowei started fighting, haha: "Manager Niu, you and I both work for the Fuma Group. We should fully implement the guidelines and policies set by the group headquarters. Is this strategy of increasing inventory you mentioned
I don't dare to make decisions without authorization before I get the authorization from the senior management of the group headquarters or the general manager of the branch." At this time, Niu Xiaobai didn't know that Jiang Xiaowei's "stability" was famous throughout the Fuma Group.
He never makes any important decisions alone. Therefore, no one can find loopholes in Jiang Xiaowei for so many years.
"You mean, as long as General Manager Chen agrees, we can do this?" Niu Xiaobai heard the implication of Jiang Xiaowei's words.
"Of course! Didn't you hear the decision of the group's board of directors? General Manager Chen is solely responsible for managing all the business of the branch. If she nods, this matter will be easier to handle."
"Okay! Then I'll convince Wanshi." Niu Xiaobai said confidently.
"Okay, then I will wait for your good news before making further arrangements." Jiang Xiaowei said with a smile.
…
A week passed quickly, and the handover work between Niu Xiaobai and Zhang Deye came to an end. In fact, since the strike, Zhang Deye has never appeared in the machine shop again. If Niu Xiaobai has anything to do,
All he could do was make a phone call.
"What do you think of the current machine shop?" Niu Xiaobai asked proudly.
Zhang Rulan and Dong Xiaoya came to visit the workshop.
Zhang Rulan sincerely praised: "The changes have been great! Generally speaking, it is much cleaner and the lights are much brighter than before. You don't know, before, no one was willing to come to the machine shop because they thought it was dark and dirty.
Yes, the ground is also very slippery and very unsafe. Xiaobai, you are so amazing! In just a few days, you have made such earth-shaking changes!"
"Don't praise him too much, or his tail will rise to the sky. But Xiaobai, then again, this workshop seems to be much more spacious than before. How did you do that?" Dong Xiaoya asked with a smile.
road.
After hearing the feedback from the two girls, Niu Xiaobai knew that his efforts these days were not in vain. He explained cheerfully: "Haha, it's actually very simple. Everyone feels that their space is not enough, such as a woman's wardrobe.
, a man's toolbox, is another example of an ordinary family's house. But there are also some people who make efficient use of every inch of space. They are good at getting rid of the 'unnecessary' things in a timely manner and leaving the 'necessary' ones for further use.
Organization, so the space seems very generous.”
Niu Xiaobai pointed to a vacant corner and said to the two girls: "Look, this place is finally free. It used to be filled with useless work equipment and fixtures. Over the years, it has been packed with dust, but it will never change."
No one uses things like this anymore. I made up my mind to get rid of them as scrap metal."
"Ah? You actually sold all the work clamps? Does 'Iceberg Beauty' know about this? No wonder your workshop is much spacious. It seems that you have thrown away a lot of things? Has anyone said anything about you?
A spendthrift prodigal? Haha!" Dong Xiaoya asked in surprise.
"Xiaoya, what are you talking about? I am now the department manager of the machine shop. Of course, I must strictly abide by the company's rules and regulations to handle the company's property. We have sorted out those things that we think will never be used.
, all the accounts were prepared and reported to Wanshi and the relevant financial personnel, and they were sold only after their approval."
Zhang Rulan patted her chest and said: "Haha, I was shocked! I know the previous situation of the machine shop better. After visiting this time, I found that a lot of things are missing from the site. Many of them are of use value. You
You can’t sell all these things, right?”
"Haha, of course not! The first step of 5S is to sort out the 'necessary' and 'unnecessary' items. The standard is to look at the frequency of use and life cycle of the items. We call things that are not used on the production site that day '
Sort out unnecessary items and register them by category."
Niu Xiaobai pointed to a shelf in the corner and said to them: "Look, for items that will be used for more than a day to a week, we put them on line-side shelves to make it easier for employees to take them. As for items that are larger than one
Things that will only be used during the week are all placed in the tool room, away from the production site. The tools, tooling, and materials that appear around the operators should be things they will use that day."
"Well, that's creative! After such sorting and differentiation, the utilization rate of a lot of space has indeed been improved. Now that your 5S activities have been carried out, are they finally coming to an end?" Zhang Rulan asked.
"Haha, no! On the contrary, this is the beginning of 5S.
After sorting out the 'unnecessary' items, the next step is to enter the second step of 5S: rectify and effectively organize and manage the 'necessary' items in the production process. Xiaolan, do you know? I saw it with my own eyes
I saw an operator who was looking for a tool for half an hour. After he found the tool, it took him less than 5 seconds to solve the problem. You see, the process of finding the tool is such a waste of time."
Niu Xiaobai made a "struggle" fist shape with his right hand: "I want to build the machine shop into a clear and neat workplace. I want to make clear the placement, method and quantity of all necessary items. This
It is the basis for improving work efficiency.”
Dong Xiaoya pulled Zhang Rulan aside: "Xiaolan, don't listen to his advertisements. Let's see the results he achieves after a while. Do you know? Niu Xiaobai likes to brag about things that have no shadow.
He can make them all come alive as if they were real."
"Xiaoya, what are you talking about? It makes me, Niu Xiaobai, look like a liar."
"You are! By the way, Xiaobai, you said you were going to find the 'Iceberg Beauty' and persuade her to increase your inventory. How is things going? I heard that the effect is not as perfect as you said.
." Dong Xiaoya asked with a winking smile.
Niu Xiaobai said sadly: "Xiaoya, you are really the one who doesn't open the pot and lift the pot, and you only pick on me to say it unhappily! Did you know that she would not agree?"
"You have wronged me. I am not a god, how do I know what she is thinking? I just heard you say that Jiang Xiaowei firmly disagrees with this plan. A man like him, who is versatile and has both sides, did not take advantage of this opportunity.
Just be a favor and give you a good pat on the back, there must be something wrong here."
Niu Xiaobai covered his head and said painfully: "Yes, it is all caused by money. Wanshi said that cash is king in every company, and increasing inventory means accumulating a lot of cash. This is very important to the current situation.
For Fuma Company, whose business situation is not optimistic, this is just adding insult to injury. Therefore, she would rather sacrifice the production efficiency of the machine shop to ensure sufficient cash flow. Do you think that Wanshi's approach is too cautious?
Really? From an average perspective, these newly added inventories can actually be consumed within a month."
What Niu Xiaobai didn't expect was that Dong Xiaoya shook his head and said: "I think Chen Wanshi did the right thing this time. Do you still remember what Teacher Shi said in the "Production and Operation Management" class? Increase inventory, on the surface
It seems that a lot of problems have been solved, but in fact it has covered up a lot of problems, such as unbalanced plans, inadequate supplier management, poor material quality, etc. I think that to balance your production plan, you should look at other aspects
Let’s consider a plan.”
"I have thought about all the options I can think of, and I think increasing inventory is the simplest solution." Niu Xiaobai shook his head and said.
"Then just think of a more complicated plan." Dong Xiaoya said with a smile.
Zhang Rulan thought for a moment and then interjected: "Xiaoya, aren't you the sales manager? Can't you affect the delivery time of external customers' orders? If you can stagger the delivery time of external customers from internal customers, the machine processing workshop
Wouldn’t the sales orders become balanced? I think this is a way to help Xiaobai.”