Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 56 Frustration
Although Ding Nianrong is not doing well in his life and lacks some social skills, he is indeed familiar with the business of the Logistics Department.

With Ding Nianrong's introduction, Yan Jiecheng quickly visited all the places of logistics management.

After the two finished their tour and returned to the office, Lu Xiaojun, Fu Linlin, and Lu Zijin each took a pile of documents and handed them to Yan Jiecheng.

"Section Chief, this is a summary of the various data from several warehouses. Please review it."

"Chief, this is the detailed account of the purchase."

"Section Chief, this is a summary of the personnel from various locations and their detailed information after the logistics merger."

……

Seeing the documents piling up on the table, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but feel a headache.

I could only wave at a few people and say.

"Okay, okay, put these documents on the table first. I'll take a look at them later. Fu Linlin, go and urge the personnel department to hire two big pot cooks for the cafeteria as soon as possible."

"Okay, Chief."

Then Yan Jiecheng looked at Ding Nianrong and said.

"Brother Ding..."

"Section Chief, you can just call me Old Ding."

It seems that Ding Nianrong is not completely ignorant of the ways of the world.

Yan Jiecheng was satisfied with Ding Nianrong's understanding, but he declined.

"Brother Ding, given our friendship, why are you being so distant with me?"

"Then listen to the section chief."

Well, it's too early to praise him. Ding Nianrong really doesn't understand the ways of the world.

But since I have already said it, I can only call you that.

"Brother Ding, I'm new here and not familiar with the logistics situation yet. Please bear with me for the next few days and help me keep an eye on things. Don't let my arrival affect the normal operation of logistics. That would be bad."

After hearing this, Ding Nianrong immediately patted his chest and made an assurance to Yan Jiecheng.

"Don't worry, Chief. I'm watching over you, so there won't be any problems."

Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth, then turned his head to look at Lu Zijin and asked.

"Lu Zijin, I don't know much about procurement. I have some questions for you."

"Section Chief, if you say so, I will tell you everything I know."

"Well, it's like this. Our factory needs to purchase a lot of supplies, but you're the only one in charge of purchasing. I wonder if we're short on manpower? If you're overwhelmed, just let me know."

In response to Yan Jiecheng's question, Lu Zijin explained in a very humble manner.

"Section Chief, the materials our factory purchases are divided into two categories. One category is production materials such as coke, lime, and iron ore. These are directly supplied by the production department through direct contact with the relevant factories."

"The other category is supplies like rice, noodles, grain, oil, work clothes, gloves, etc. These are all allocated centrally by the grain station and the supply and marketing cooperative based on our factory's quota. So there's not much we can do in procurement."

So that’s how it is, Yan Jiecheng nodded and said.

"Since purchasing isn't busy, you should spend the next two days familiarizing yourself with the housing department, including staff housing allocation, staff dormitories, and family housing."

"Okay, Chief."

After giving instructions to Lu Zijin, Yan Jiecheng looked at Fu Linlin and Lu Xiaojun and said.

"You two should familiarize yourself with the logistics over the next two days. I'll discuss the specific work arrangements after I've sorted out all the information."

Afterwards, Yan Jiecheng picked up the documents on the table and began to read them. He was shocked to find that the logistics department was indeed in a state of turmoil.

Whether it is warehousing or purchasing reports, the accounts are very messy and many of them do not match.

In addition to the chaotic accounts, the wages of many employees do not match their length of service and work level.

……

In the next two days, Yan Jiecheng spent all his time reading materials except for helping out in the cafeteria at noon.

After he finished reading all the information, he took Fu Linlin and Lu Xiaojun to start inventorying the warehouse.

After completing the inventory of all the stored materials, Yan Jiecheng began to investigate the situation of all the logistics personnel.

After finishing all this, Yan Jiecheng came to Li Huaide's office with a heavy heart to report.

"Boss, I've checked all the logistics accounts over the past few days and found that many of them don't match. I then checked the warehouse and found a significant problem."

Li Huaide asked seriously after hearing this.

"Is the number very different?"

"I've checked the accounts for the past year, and the numbers are quite large. The shortage of flour alone is almost 10,000 kilograms, and cornmeal is also short by over 3,000 kilograms. The shortage of soybean oil is also quite large, at 3,500 kilograms. There are also discrepancies between the other supplies and the accounts."

After listening to Yan Jiecheng's report, Li Huaide did not become as furious as expected. Instead, he calmed down and said.

"For a factory with over a thousand people, this number is quite normal in one year."

"Leader, is it normal that so many supplies are missing?"

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's surprised expression, Li Huaide said with a smile.

"Jie Cheng, you're still too young. You don't understand the principle that clear water holds no fish. This loss, in my opinion, is quite normal. Don't dwell on it. What you need to do is prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future."

Li Huaide's words directly refreshed Yan Jiecheng's three views.

In Li Huaide's eyes, so many supplies were described as "this little loss".

Afterwards, Yan Jiecheng reported to Li Huaide that the salaries of many employees in the Logistics Department did not match their actual conditions.

Li Huaide didn't care too much about this matter. He just perfunctorily asked Yan Jiecheng to handle it.

Seeing that Li Huaide paid no attention to the two things he reported, Yan Jiecheng's work enthusiasm dropped significantly.

Li Huaide naturally noticed Yan Jiecheng's performance. However, he did not say much. In his opinion, Yan Jiecheng was still a little immature and did not understand many unspoken rules in the workplace. He would naturally understand them over time.

Although the account issue did not attract Li Huaide's attention, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Yan Jiecheng decided to implement a rotation responsibility system for the warehouse managers of each warehouse, and inventory must be conducted after each rotation.

In this way, the warehouse manager's sense of responsibility can be effectively improved and material loss can be reduced.

This incident was a lesson for Yan Jiecheng, and it taught him a lot of lessons.

So in his subsequent work, Yan Jiecheng no longer took things for granted. Whenever it was a major initiative, he would always ask for instructions before taking action.

……

Although Yan Jiecheng was somewhat disappointed with Li Huaide's performance, it cannot be denied that with the arrival of Li Huaide, the ironworks has undergone great changes.

Li Huaide not only eliminated departments and streamlined staff, but also boosted the enthusiasm of employees by holding a series of measures such as "commendation conferences" and "skills competitions".

The effects of these measures were very good, changing the atmosphere of the entire ironworks and significantly increasing the factory's production capacity.

(End of this chapter)