"This..." For a moment, Niu Xiaobai didn't know how to answer Chen Wanshi's question. Because to judge whether the inventory level of work in progress is high or low, at least there must be a target value as a reference indicator.
Only with a quantified target value can we easily judge the current inventory situation: if it is more than the target value, it is high; if it is less than the target value, it is low.
"So far, there has been no target for work-in-progress inventory in the machine shop, so..."
Before Niu Xiaobai finished speaking, Chen Wanshi took out a calculator and calculated while looking at the financial statements: "The material cost of your machine shop last month was 2,426,440 yuan... because it may be possible on weekends.
Some overtime work can be calculated based on 24 working days in a month, so the average daily material cost should be about 100,000 yuan... And your current monthly work-in-progress inventory level is more than 1 million yuan. Also
That is to say, you have been holding more than 10 days of work-in-progress inventory in your hands!"
After calculating this, Chen Wanshi opened her round eyes and said with an incredible expression: "Manager Niu, 10 days! As far as I know, under normal circumstances, the products produced by your machine shop are only
It only goes through a dozen or so processes. Except for heat treatment processes such as quenching and tempering, quenching, and tempering, which take a long time, other processes generally only take a few minutes to complete a product. Even if the time of all heat treatment processes is taken into consideration,
Taken together, from the cutting of materials on the sawing machine to the inspection of the final product, it theoretically takes less than one day. Why does it take you ten days to complete the product?"
After hearing this, Niu Xiaobai quickly explained: "No, Wanshi. After all, there is a big difference between the theoretical production cycle and the actual production cycle. You can't just calculate it so simply. You also listen
Have you ever talked about the concept of 'value stream mapping'? The process time you just mentioned is all value-added time; but in the actual production process, there is often a large part of non-value-added time. For example, waiting...
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"Why do we have to make the work-in-progress wait?" Chen Wanshi asked rhetorically.
"The waiting time in the production process of some products is determined by factors such as process methods, workshop layout, transportation methods, etc., so it is inevitable to wait for products in progress. For example, Lu Hao in the sawing machine process saw a product that was really
It only takes 2 minutes, but it is impossible for him to send it to the next process immediately after making a product; usually, he will finish 50 products before sending them to the next process.
They were all sent to the next process on a cart together. Judging from this process, the waiting time for the first finished product in Lu Hao’s hands exceeded 100 minutes. As for the heat treatment process, considering the heating time of the oven, the heat preservation
If you don’t have enough time, it’s even more impossible to put them into the oven one by one.”
Chen Wanshi shook her head and said aggressively: "I don't agree with your explanation! As the manager of the machine shop, the workshop layout, transportation methods, and even process methods are all decided by you. If you discover these factors, it will cause
The waiting time for your work-in-progress is too long, and you have the full right to make corresponding adjustments according to your needs, thereby reducing the non-value-added waiting time."
Having said this, Chen Wanshi put down the financial data in her hand, sighed and said: "Manager Niu, do you know? Our current cash flow at Fuma Company is really tight. When your work-in-progress inventory increases,
This means that a large amount of precious funds have been occupied. If our capital turnover fails in the future, this company will not be far from bankruptcy!
So from now on, I have a clear goal for you: no matter what method you use, on the premise of ensuring the delivery time and product quality of all orders, reduce the work-in-process inventory level of your machine shop to four days
Within - that is to say, the amount of work-in-progress inventory must not exceed 400,000 yuan!"
Niu Xiaobai looked embarrassed and said: "But..."
Chen Wanshi waved her hand again, interrupted Niu Xiaobai's words, looked into his eyes and said firmly: "No more! I know this may be difficult for you. But you must achieve this goal, for
It is very important to me that the company saves precious cash flow. Manager Niu, I believe in you, you can do it!"
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The next day was a Friday, and it was also the day that Lu Minghui applied for his resignation.
Around 10:00 in the morning that day, Lu Minghui slowly packed up his things, and then shook hands with everyone one by one and said goodbye. In fact, he had started taking his personal belongings home one after another a few days ago, so he had to pack them up.
There aren't many things.
Although Lu Minghui is usually withdrawn and unwilling to interact with everyone, and there is no one who can be called a friend in the company, after all, he has worked with everyone for ten years, and he still has some feelings for everyone. As a follow-up
When his colleagues said goodbye, Lu Minghui's expression seemed quite calm. Apart from the mechanical words "Goodbye" and "Please contact me when you have time", he did not communicate with others in depth.
When Lu Minghui walked to Tang Cheng's seat, the chubby Tang Cheng hugged Lu Minghui and said emotionally: "Director Lu, you brought me here three years ago. In fact, you are mine."
My mentor! You are resigning today, and I feel really reluctant to let go..." It can be seen that what Tang Cheng said comes from the heart. He has always been a person who treats everyone warmly.
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After hearing Tang Cheng's sensational words, Lu Minghui's dark and slender face remained expressionless, and he just responded lightly: "There is always a banquet in the world. Maybe, we may still work together in the same company in the future.
Woolen cloth?"
Tang Cheng held Lu Minghui's hand with both hands and said loudly to the four production foremen in the office: "Director Lu is about to take a job at that famous foreign-funded enterprise. This is a great event! I propose,
Brothers, let’s arrange a dinner tonight to send off Director Lu. Can you guys agree?”
Some time ago, Lu Minghui found a new job as the director of the engineering department in a foreign-funded company. The news that his salary had doubled spread throughout the Fuma Company as if it had grown wings. It caused a sensation within the entire company.
. Colleagues talked a lot after dinner. In addition to lamenting their bad luck, they all envied Lu Minghui for finding such a satisfactory job. At that time, Lu Minghui always held his head high and smiled.
He enjoys the envious or jealous looks from people, and his slightly sunken eyes always shine with excitement...
After hearing Tang Cheng's suggestion, everyone agreed loudly. Lin Xiangshan, a tall 1.9-meter-tall production foreman, also came over and put his arm around Lu Minghui's shoulders. He said in a loud voice: "Director Lu, I still remember that...
At that time, we joined the company on the same day and received induction training at the same time. Time flies so fast! Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye... Today happens to be the day to pay wages. In the evening, I will make an 'AA system'
', Eat well, drink well, play well, I must send you off well and never come back until you are drunk! Manager Lu, you are optimistic
not good?"
"What's the 'AA system'? Are you scolding Director Lu?" Production foreman Zhang Tiancheng touched the sparse yellow hair on his head with his hand, blinked his small eyes, and said sharply: "Director Lu
He is about to go to a well-known foreign-funded enterprise as the director of the engineering department, and his salary has doubled. Do he still care about such a small amount of food? No matter what tonight, our brothers are going to give him a good meal and give it to the brothers.
We are so happy! Brothers, do you think you are right?"
Who would disagree with the fact that you can eat well, drink well, and have fun without paying any money? People in the office were very enthusiastic and agreed one after another. The explicit flattery became louder and louder.
Another high hat was placed on Lu Minghui's head...
Lu Minghui's face became more and more ugly, and his originally dark face became as green as a steel plate. If the admission notice had not been canceled, he would have been ignited by everyone's enthusiasm at this time.
, and then raised his arms and agreed to everyone's suggestion to kill him for a meal, but... the face-saving Lu Minghui did not tell everyone about the huge changes in his new position. He only told Niu Xiaobai about this sadness in his heart.
, he would rather bury it deeply in his heart.
Lu Minghui broke away from everyone's siege in embarrassment and murmured: "Brothers, let's do it next time... I've been very busy recently and I have something to do at home, so it's not very convenient..."
Zhang Tiancheng still said reluctantly: "You are a grown man, what else is inconvenient for you? Isn't it because you are reluctant to part with that little meal money?" His double entendre caused everyone in the office to burst into laughter.
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Lu Minghui ignored everyone and turned around and walked into Niu Xiaobai's office. After closing the door, Lu Minghui held Niu Xiaobai's hand and said softly: "Manager Niu, I'm leaving."
Niu Xiaobai looked at Lu Minghui, who was physically and mentally exhausted, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry! I really didn't expect that Wanshi would be so heartless! I tried my best to say it, but there was no room for redemption at all..."
The corner of Lu Minghui's mouth twitched and he smiled: "Last night you told me on the phone that she defined my behavior of looking for a new job and voluntarily resigning as betrayal. I knew at that time that there was no room for redemption.
! Manager Niu, do you know? It was because of her father’s betrayal ten years ago that her strong mother went to a dead end in the general manager’s office... I can understand that she hated the betrayal. "
"Oh! So that's how it is! No wonder she was so excited yesterday." Niu Xiaobai suddenly realized, "Director Lu, what are your plans next?"
Lu Minghui smiled bitterly: "What else can I plan? I am a 35-year-old middle-aged man with a family and a family. Even if I am not very good, I still need to find a job to support my family - my mortgage
I haven’t paid it off yet! Alas! When I used to work at Fuma Company, I always felt that my days at work were bland, and I always felt that the benefits the company gave me were not worth the effort I put into my work... It wasn’t until I was about to leave my job that I
I was so disappointed when I found out that this job was gone! Ten years! I have worked at Fuma Company for ten years! How many precious ten years can a person have?"
Having said this, Lu Minghui lowered his head and let out a long sigh. The long hair on his forehead covered his eyes. Niu Xiaobai obviously noticed that two lines of hot tears actually flowed out from under Lu Minghui's eyes...
Some people say that life is not only about the present, but also about a house that cannot be bought and a salary that cannot support the family. Only the man who supports the family can understand the helplessness he feels...