"15,000 bottles an hour? Is this equivalent to twice the production capacity of our current production lines?" Chen Zhiwen was a little surprised. Some other senior executives who didn't know about this were also very moved. They all knew about Red Bull's profit margin. Yes, if production capacity can be increased so quickly, it will be a good thing for everyone.
"Yes, it seems to be a device controlled by a control method called PLC, but I only saw photos. I have to go to Germany to find out what it looks like specifically." Qin Zhihao said.
"Okay, then find time to go and have a look." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
In later generations, many beverage or beer filling machine production lines could easily produce 20,000 to 30,000 yuan an hour, but in this era, it is incredible, not because of mechanical limitations, but because of electronic technology.
In the 1970s, electronic products led by computers opened up a civilian market worth trillions, but it was also in this era that the industrial field also ushered in a new king of PLC control systems.
PLC, simply put, is a programmable controller. It uses a programmable memory to store instructions for performing logical operations, sequence control, timing, counting and arithmetic operations, etc., through digital or analog input and output. to control various types of mechanical equipment or production processes.
Before PLC, the execution of many commands required separate electronic components, such as various types of relays. These relays were not only expensive, but more importantly, they took up a lot of space and brought about very complex circuits, which consumed energy and made a lot of noise. , maintenance is also difficult, and computing power also limits the upper limit of equipment operation.
After the birth of PLC, the size of the electronic control core unit has been greatly reduced, the computing power has increased exponentially, and the production capacity of various industrial equipment has also increased significantly. Even the production lines of civilian computers are inseparable from PLC. It can be said that the birth of PLC It was a small industrial revolution.
Chen Zhiwen actually knows about this important product, but only Siemens, General Electric and other players can get involved in this thing, and RB is also a later player. Obviously, some large companies in Germany are already using PLC.
However, whether this kind of equipment is suitable for Hong Kong depends on the situation. No matter how good the equipment is, if it breaks down and you can’t repair it yourself, you will have to hire engineers from Germany. The efficiency may not be as good as using these semi-automatic devices that still require manual operation. The equipment can also create employment in Hong Kong.
"Then I will arrange the things at hand in the afternoon and fly to Germany in the evening." Qin Zhihao said.
"That's hard work." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
"It's all for the sake of the company." Qin Zhihao also said with a smile.
Red Bull's products are relatively single. The only problem currently is production capacity. Midea is different. There are several products. Although there are markets, they are far from as smooth as Red Bull. After all, one is a new product and the other is related to various products. The old kings are grabbing market share, but their technology is not as good as others.
Lei Shengli also reported on the situation of several Midea businesses. The electric fan business has developed the most smoothly. The motor production line purchased from RB has been put in place. With the help of RB engineers, the product has been successfully produced and added Many parts of Shang Electric Fan are produced in-house, which reduces the cost to a very low level. At the same time, because of its low-price strategy, it is very popular with customers in Asian countries, especially now that Asia is still dominated by summer. At present, Midea's electric fan production capacity has reached as high as 3,000 units per day. Fortunately, the production of electric fans mainly involves assembly, and there are many unemployed people in the Hong Kong market.
However, fans are also seasonal products. The market will shrink immediately in September, and Lei Shengli does not dare to expand desperately.
Radio, another important business, has gradually returned to normal as the world recovers actively. However, the upper limit seems to be this. Boss Chen Zhiwen is not willing to spend funds in this field. However, the car radio business with Toyota has already begun. Supply, however, is limited by insufficient initial production capacity of Toyota's new car production line, and current shipments are still very low. The business team has also begun to contact Honda and Nissan by virtue of their status as Toyota suppliers. Although it has just begun, these two The automobile giant did not refuse, which is good news.
On the other hand, in the field of televisions that Chen Zhiwen is interested in, Lei Shengli also personally went to Wanwan. After communicating with RCA's business department, he got hundreds of color picture tubes. Currently, the R&D department is developing Midea's products based on the picture tubes. Color televisions are not expected to be completed until next year.
Finally, there is the refrigerator and air-conditioning business. Except for a small market in the Middle East, there has been little progress in other places, including Hong Kong. Normally more expensive appliances are basically difficult to sell without popularity. Chen Zhiwen’s plan is to take advantage of the Middle East market. , to test the quality of your products.
In fact, not to mention the newly acquired Fedmart, as long as you spend more money to promote and operate it in the United States, it is not difficult to send Midea refrigerators and air conditioners. But if there is a quality problem, the subsequent costs will be too high. More importantly, What's more, this is damaging your own brand. The environment in the Middle East is harsh. If there is a problem with one's own products in the Middle East, Hong Kong will immediately make corrections based on the cause. It will not test the European and American markets until the failure rate drops to a very low level.
"You mean, a dozen people from the Middle East business team have left?" Although the business development is within Chen Zhiwen's prediction, he just learned that a lot of people from the Middle East have left.
"Yes, Shen Weitao, the business manager in charge of Saudi Arabia, resigned and took a dozen of his people with him to start a business together." Lei Shengli said with some embarrassment.
"Starting a business, what are you doing? Doing business in the Middle East?" Chen Zhiwen asked with interest. The Middle East now is equivalent to the poor villages in the mainland that have just experienced a major demolition. There is too much money in hand. Rich people in Europe and the United States are different. These people don’t know what to buy even if they have money. This is a very big market, and anyone with a vision can get a piece of the pie.
"It's in the Middle East," Lei Shengli said: "Shen Weitao opened a family government affairs company in the Middle East, specializing in training servants for wealthy Middle Eastern families. These servants are actually Filipino maids."
"Filipino maid? This is a good business." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. He had thought that there must be a shortage of goods in the Middle East, but services may actually be even more lacking. After you have money, you also need to live, and you also have food, drink, and daily needs. .
As for the current situation, it may be that these wealthy people in the Middle East have never thought that they can hire a servant, because almost everyone in the country has money now, but the smartest businessman is to tell consumers what they need.
Obviously this Shen Weitao has done it. The former best seller is really very discerning.
PS: Just a few words, many people in the comment area said it was too smooth. In fact, this is the reason why I made a lot of money directly writing the protagonist in the early days. The accumulation in the early stage was nothing more than financial routines. Writing it once is just repeating other things. The plot of the book, so I will just start with a very successful template. The subsequent business stories of this book will be different from other Hong Kong books in many places, but there must be some repetitions. I will basically describe these repetitions briefly, too Keep writing more and more, and everyone will still be watching the same plot!
