Chapter 53 Selection of new products
Murphy has learned the technology in his hands, and there are many problems to consider when designing a factory, such as the entry and placement of raw materials, the flow of production, the maximum utilization rate per unit of time, etc., everything must be reasonable and fast.
The layout of the water and electricity lines is equally important, and if it is only for the production of wheels, then everything is simple, but Murphy hopes to introduce automatic welding lines in the future, so it is important to think about future products in advance.
"Jack, the factory uses automated production, and the space that needs to be occupied is not large, so we can launch new products in the future, I don't know if you have any ideas?" Murphy returns to New York and talks to Jack again while the factory is still being cleaned up and the pipes underneath are being dug up.
The water and electricity lines here were laid out more than 20 years ago, and they are already old and not suitable for the new factory, and it is more in the interest of the new factory to rearrange them all at once. And Jack and Roy's money came very easily, which made it difficult for them to have the kind of idea that entrepreneurs would save, and Murphy did the same.
"This ...... I don't know much about this, but I think I'd have to ask old John, who has been doing this for a long time. Jack thought about it, but he didn't have any idea about it, and the one who had the most say in the factory was Old John. I would like to appoint Old John as General Manager in the future, what does Mr. Ghost think? ”
"Very good, but as the chairman, you can't be ignorant of this aspect, and you can hire an assistant in the future to assist you in management, and of course, the most important thing is to learn." Murphy also knows that Jack is not up to the task now, but as the chairman, he must know everything about the factory, whether it is not the same as not knowing and not knowing.
"Understood, I'll give him a call!" Jack said directly.
Old John was indeed more reliable than Jack, he thought about it, and then said: "I can't just pat my head on this matter, I think it's better to talk to our past customers, we have been supplying wheels to Ford, and I think I should pay a trip to their New York branch." ”
"Okay, old John, I'll leave this matter to you, after all, Roy and I can't talk to them at the moment." Jack said.
"Don't worry boss, Ford treats us downstream parts suppliers well, especially after we update the equipment and technology this time, the price is also very competitive, but we have no problem in terms of technology?" John Sr. didn't know much about the technical issues of the factory's future.
"Don't worry about this, it's guaranteed to be the most advanced technology!" Jack affirmed.
"That's good, I'll leave tomorrow!" Old John was resolute.
The next day, he set off directly, and he was familiar with this kind of thing, after all, it had been supplying Ford in the past, and it had only stopped in recent months. When John Sr. reappeared at Ford's New York branch, the person in charge of the office still remembered him and warmly invited him into the office, and the two talked for a long time.
The person in charge expressed sympathy for their plight, and at the same time expressed concern for their current situation, "What? Did your workers buy the factory themselves? John, it's unbelievable! ”
"Yes, but it's a fact, now the new boss is the workers of the past, the factory has been cleaned up, ready to introduce automatic production lines, so as to save half of the land area, we want to see, what else do you need!"
"Oh, you're ambitious, but do you have the skills?"
"Our boss assures you that whatever the components are state-of-the-art, so rest assured, I will invite you to take a look at the factory when it is put into operation, and the products can be tested on the spot. It is still automated production, there are only more than 200 workers now, and they are not ready to recruit, there are not many workers in automated production, and production is standardized, I think you understand this. ”
"It seems that your funds are very sufficient, why don't you do this, if you can produce a qualified chassis frame, I promise to procure, what do you think?"
"This is good, steel wheels and steel chassis frame, which saves our production process even more, thank you very much, we must have absolute competitiveness in quality and price."
"That's good, after all, after cooperating for so long, I have always been optimistic about your quality, don't be in a hurry, the training of workers can't be left behind."
"Rest assured, you won't be disappointed." Old John left with the other party's guarantee, of course, this guarantee has preconditions, and capital will not simply talk about feelings.
Old John understands this very well, but Jack said that the best technology, automated production, quality and cost must be guaranteed, so that he dares to promise quality and price in front of the other party.
After Jack received the reply, Murphy naturally began to design the latest drawings, and the best way to save money was to process the raw materials himself. Melting is the first step, followed by casting, and the quality of the first molding is the best, which also requires molds.
Murphy has learned the technology, but is still inexperienced, and it couldn't be easier, look up the largest steel wheel manufacturing plant in the United States, and then check out some of their production, or wander around and learn from other people's techniques, especially how to program the automatic production part.
The program of the automated production line is very important, a good program can make the production line run faster, this is Murphy's advantage, as long as he optimizes these programs, then all the automatic machines can reach the fastest speed, and the number of products produced is more.
It only took three days for Murphy to design a new drawing for the factory, but he was not too reassured, and went back to Jarvis to ask him to do the calculations, and by this time Tony Stark had hired his driver and bodyguard Hi Pi Hogan!
Murphy saw another acquaintance, but Hi Pi Hogan is not a superhero, superheroes are divided into technical and genotype, Murphy needs technology and genes, and now genotype is the focus of Murphy's attention. There is no clue about the selection of genes, after all, they have not yet appeared!
Jarvis helped Murphy simulate the production process of the factory and test the feasibility and superiority of the factory design drawings, in which Murphy made certain modifications, such as the distance between the equipment.
Production process, site planning, production line balance these are the places that need to be paid attention to, the process is simple, the site specification, the production line production balance will not accumulate raw materials, these are all problems, this is a very deep knowledge. And Jarvis's simulation is still very level, thanks to the advanced management level of Stark Industries, the production of Stark Industries is so large that Murphy will drool when he looks at it, but he can't use it.