The renovated factory building of 'Shengguang Machinery' was also very ordinary, without any modern atmosphere. Zhou Qingfeng found that his understanding of the manufacturing industry was too naive. Building a tricycle was much more difficult than imagined, and it would be even more troublesome to add additional power.
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Even if it is assembly with incoming materials, the quality of the assembly will also greatly consider the level of factory management. There is too much knowledge involved in many complicated matters such as logistics systems and spare parts supply, which requires the cooperation of an industrial system.
Many people feel that assembly has little technical content, but Foxconn is not that easy to operate. As long as there is a shortcoming, the entire process will definitely go wrong.
"Isn't it good for me to be a smuggler? I have a lot of money, a good mood, no need to worry about hard work, and sleepless nights. I shouldn't have been so ambitious and thought about contributing to the construction of the motherland. Why bother?"
Zhou Qingfeng keeps complaining, but in fact he has set very high requirements for his dilapidated factory. In his eyes, the best factory is to drive one motorized tricycle after another like a squawk.
Out of the assembly line.
Professor Zheng took the recruited teachers, students and technicians to set vehicle specifications and began preliminary design according to the specifications. After completing the design, they searched for the required spare parts in Tianyang City according to their own needs.
This process will be repeated several times. After confirming that there is no problem with the supply chain, and then considering factors such as cost, "Shengguang Machinery" places an order to purchase spare parts and transports them to the factory in Nantou Township for assembly.
Most of the factory personnel Ouyang Jun met at 'Shengguang Machinery' were actually self-employed. The factory of 'Shengguang Machinery' was more like a workshop.
In fact, there are many small workshops in Tianyang City, and manufacturing tricycles is also one of their businesses. 'Shengguang Machinery' only further equips them with power and has stricter management requirements, that's all.
In the eyes of many factory masters, it is very good for a rural enterprise to achieve this level. It is a great achievement to be able to build a few cars every day - many factories are not as good as 'Shengguang Machinery', and they still live a comfortable life.
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The first few motorized tricycles tested were quickly put to use. The marketing department was leasing mixers, and there was an urgent need for vehicles to tow mixers around various construction sites.
The first user of a vehicle manufactured by ‘Holy Light Machinery’ is yourself.
If a mixer is needed at a certain construction site, just call the office of Shengguang Machinery in Tianyang City. The people at the office will arrange manpower, vehicles, and equipment to arrive at the construction site at the appointed time, and work can start immediately.
In the past, mixers had to be transported by tractors, which was slow and laborious. Now, the factory can build three of them every day and drag the equipment everywhere.
People in Nantou Township soon discovered that these seemingly simple vehicles were actually quite flexible. They were running around day and night, pulling people and goods all the time.
In the beginning, only three motorized tricycles could be assembled every day. But as the technicians became more proficient, the daily output quickly increased from three to four to five. Within a week, more than a dozen motorized tricycles were seen everywhere in Nantou Township.
This crappy car really has no technical content. The key is to implement the production responsibility system - if anyone fails to tighten the screws or assembles randomly, if there is a problem during the test, his salary will be deducted. If he is deducted three times in a month, he will be fired.
As time goes by, some vehicles have problems and are sent back for repair. Basically, there are no major problems, just slight adjustments and improvements in the procurement and production processes.
The common people also gradually discovered that ‘Holy Light Machinery’ seemed to have really created something good. Although it was just a very ordinary motor vehicle, it had considerable performance at a low enough price.
Rural roads are poor, potholes are common, and uphill and downhill slopes are encountered all the time. If the vehicle does not have some assistance, it will really tire you to death. Ordinary farmers have limited economic conditions, and they will not consider vehicles with more than 500 yuan.
If you want to choose a vehicle with considerable carrying capacity and sufficient power for less than 500 yuan, there is only this 3.5-horsepower gasoline engine-driven tricycle developed by Zhou Qingfeng. Its biggest feature is - cheap and solid!
For three hundred yuan, you won’t suffer a loss if you sell it. For three hundred yuan, you won’t be fooled if you sell it. For only three hundred yuan, you can take home a small three-wheeler that can pull half a ton.
In order to cultivate reputation, Zhou Qingfeng provides rental services as usual. It only costs three yuan to transport goods from Nantou Township to Xishui Town, and an additional five yuan from Xishui Town to Chongkang County. Even if you go directly from the village to the city, it only costs ten yuan.
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In comparison, a small four-wheeler may be better at hauling goods, but it is impossible to make such a trip without a person of forty or fifty. The transportation needs of ordinary farmers are often only a few hundred kilograms, which is too expensive and cannot be afforded.
Motorized tricycles pull mixers everywhere, and the first ones they rent are small construction sites. They transport bricks, cement, and canal sand. Some construction sites don't have much to transport. People are budget-conscious, so a small three-wheeler is enough.
Soon someone discovered the opportunity to make money - the mixer operators trained by "Shengguang Machinery". Most of them were unemployed young people from Nantou Township, who were forced to work for various reasons.
These people are the first to use the motorized tricycles produced in the factory, and they are also the quickest to understand the performance of the vehicles. They also have a good understanding of the needs of various construction sites. Just a simple calculation, you will know that transportation is a profitable way now.
'Shengguang Machinery' pays these operators a monthly salary of forty or fifty, and a few people can pool the money to buy one if they work for two or three months. They can do it themselves and earn more.
Dr. Yu from the township health center faced this problem. He took his son to work as a mixer operator at "Shengguang Machinery". His job was to learn to add ingredients to the machine in a certain amount, and then push the switch to mix. This job is so simple that even a fool can do it.
But after working for three months, his son quit his job without saying a word, and bought a motorized tricycle with a few friends. Doctor Yu was shocked by this, "Why don't you do a good job? You can find such a good job by yourselves."
Do you want more cargo to be shipped?”
"The factory has said that it is willing to support those of us who work alone. 'Shengguang Machinery' has sent people to set up offices in various towns and villages. They have channels to accept the work and then assign it to us.
The factory will provide information and we will not be charged any fees for three months. If the business is not doing well after three months, they are willing to recruit us back to work in the factory to ensure that we have a safe future." The son found out the situation clearly.
It took a long time to calculate.
To put it bluntly, 'Shengguang Machinery' actually supports a group of people and outsources transportation, operation, maintenance and other services. After careful calculation, Doctor Yu found that Zhou Qingfeng seemed to be doing good deeds again, giving money to others.
Make a fortune.
The son rubbed his hands and said with joy: "A few friends and I calculated that a car only costs 300 yuan, which is like giving it away for free. There is also a mixer, the internal price is only 1,800 yuan. Wait for us
If you make money and buy one, you will definitely get your money back in half a year.
There are a lot of jobs on the market now to sell goods, such as road construction in many places in the countryside and towns. A round trip only costs five yuan, and I can make several trips a day. With luck, I can earn back the money for the car in a month."
Listening to the calculations made step by step, Doctor Yu felt for the first time that his son had really made a lot of progress after working at 'Holy Light Machinery' for three months.
And in the factory of ‘Shengguang Machinery’ in Nantou Township.
"That 50cc gasoline engine costs 160 yuan each. Adding the transmission, battery, body, tires and other accessories, our production cost is almost 500 yuan. This does not include labor and taxes.
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"Our car sells very well, but there is no motorized tricycle with better quality or cheaper than ours on the market." Professor Zheng sighed after calculating the accounts, "But if you sell one, you will lose one. If we expand the production further,
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The technicians worked enthusiastically in three shifts. With the improvement of proficiency, the output increased much faster than expected. However, there must be an upper limit for workshop-style production, which would hinder the development of 'Holy Light Machinery'.
Zhou Qingfeng said: "Expanding production can reduce costs. Without production capacity, we will die. We cannot stay in a small place like Nantou Township. We must continue to expand, otherwise we will be doomed."