The Fiery Era: Becoming an Industrial Giant

Chapter 77 I Only Want Production Efficiency [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]

"So many failures?"

After seeing the numbers on the waste report, Zhou Zhiqiang took a deep breath.

After handing the waste report to Section Chief Lü, Zhou Zhiqiang turned to Zhao Jiabao and said, "Tell them to stop production. I'll go talk to the workshop director."

"Jiabao, is he letting the apprentices practice? Is the one operating the machine tool a master craftsman?"

Zhao Jiabao quickly replied, "It's the master craftsman. I waited over there for a while on purpose. Everyone working in the workshop is at least a level three worker or above."

"How was it processed into this shape?"

Section Chief Lü chimed in, saying that he found it outrageous after reading it; a 27% scrap rate was truly unprecedented.

Previously, if there was a scrap rate of 10%, the factory manager would have to investigate. Now, the third workshop has managed to scrap nearly one-third of the scrap rate.

"Wait a minute, I know Lao Che. Is he going to say something about the new machine tool not being broken in properly and that I'm still not very familiar with it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiabao immediately replied, "That's right, Section Chief, Director Che really did say that. After reluctantly giving me the scrap report, he kept complaining about the difficulty of operating the machine tools and the challenges of machining the parts."

"They're all excuses. He could come up with ten thousand if he wanted to. If this continues, forget about completing the task; the factory director and the party secretary will curse us to death."

Zhou Zhiqiang is usually very polite and has never lost his temper with anyone, but now he's not going to be polite anymore.

If he continues to act like a nice guy, some people might think that Zhou Zhiqiang is easy to talk to and can do whatever he wants in the future.

"Jiabao, go again and tell Director Che;
I don't care about his reasons; all I care about is production efficiency!

They produced two and scrapped one, produced two and scrapped one, then blamed it on the new machine tools and small tractor parts—putting all the blame on the technical department.

Although the technical department is at the same level as the workshops, it has a guiding role in workshop production.

The new machine tools have all undergone training before production, and technicians are now going to the workshop every day to provide guidance. In addition, we have experience in producing parts for small tractors.

The current scrap rate is definitely a problem within their own workshop.

Section Chief Lü also spoke up, saying, "Go and talk to him. We can't let him pin everything on our technical department."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiabao turned and walked towards Workshop 3.

With the section chief and deputy section chief backing him up, what is he afraid of?
Upon arriving at Workshop 3, Zhao Jiabao relayed Zhou Zhiqiang's exact words; especially the phrase "I don't want a reason, I just want production efficiency," which immediately darkened the face of the workshop director.

However, Director Che didn't dare to go to the technical department to find Lü Yi and Zhou Zhiqiang, because he was in the wrong.

No matter how many reasons are given, the scrap rate is still the result of the Third Workshop. Now, Che Yaohua is thinking about how to calm things down with the factory director, otherwise he won't be able to keep his position as workshop director.

Pressed by the technical department, Che Yaohua, the workshop director, also became somewhat anxious and frustrated.

However, even though Director Che was anxious, he knew he couldn't push for faster production like before, otherwise the technical department might really report him to the factory director and the party secretary.

But the matter could not be kept secret. Che Yaohua first went to Director Zhao to report on his own initiative, admitting that he had been rushing to meet production deadlines, which led to a surge in the scrap rate, and so on.

After hearing this, Director Zhao didn't give him a friendly look. He slammed his hand on the table and yelled at Che Yaohua, "Are you kidding me? How could the technical department's work be inadequate? Che Yaohua, do you think I don't know anything just because I didn't go to the workshop?"
"Which of Lü Yi and Zhou Zhiqiang didn't do a good job? Even I, the factory manager, couldn't find fault with them. Are you here to admit your mistakes or to evade responsibility?"

The small hand-held tractor is the most important thing in the factory right now, how could the factory director not pay attention to it? Lü Yi and Zhou Zhiqiang, one in charge of external affairs and the other in charge of internal affairs, arranged the work of the technical department in a very proper manner. What tasks need to be completed at each stage was clearly listed, and it was even signed by the responsible persons at all levels.

If this is considered a lack of work performance, then there are very few people in their factory who don't perform their work properly.

Zhao Guangzheng then told Che Yaohua that in the production planning of small tractors, as long as it was related to technology, he should listen to Zhou Zhiqiang, the deputy section chief.

When necessary, even orders from the factory director can be ignored!
This is Zhao Guangzheng's determination: as long as it benefits the factory's production, it's okay for him, the factory director, to remain out of the public eye for a while.

This task was assigned by the director of the Municipal Bureau of Industry. If they complete it, Dafeng Machinery Factory will not only be able to transform into a factory specializing in the production of agricultural machinery and tractors, but the factory's scale will also be able to expand more than three times.

On such an important matter, Zhao Guangzheng would not allow anyone to sabotage it!

After hearing Zhao Guangzheng's stern words, Che Yaohua realized the importance of the matter and quickly nodded in agreement, stating that he would consult with Deputy Section Chief Zhou Zhiqiang on production matters.

The day after leaving the factory director's office, Che Yaohua came to the technical department with several packets of Daqianmen cigarettes.

After entering, he greeted Zhou Zhiqiang and Lü Yi with a smile and even handed each of them two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes.

The sincerity was demonstrated very well, and the attitude was very humble.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhiqiang didn't want to get into any argument. His goal had always been the same: to produce a thousand small tractors by the end of the year, as assigned by the director of the Municipal Bureau of Industry.

"Director Che, we're all colleagues and coworkers. It's inevitable that we'll be in a rush when we're trying to meet production targets. I was just too anxious yesterday."

Zhou Zhiqiang was too lazy to care about anything else and decided to put the matter behind him for now.

He then continued, "Here's what we'll do: I'll arrange for three technicians to be stationed in your workshop today, rotating daily, but they will all be technicians who are very knowledgeable about machine tools and parts production."

Strive to help your workshop workers increase production efficiency and yield in the shortest possible time.

"Thank you so much, Deputy Section Chief Zhou."

Che Yaohua quickly thanked him, saying, "I was wrong before. I was too anxious and stressed. Please have these cigarettes first. After the production task is completed, I will treat you to a special meal at the factory."

Lu Yi said, "You're too kind, Lao Che. It's all for the sake of production. Alright, you should go back and keep an eye on things. Your workshop has a heavy workload too. We can talk about the rest later."

"Okay, I'll head back now!"

After finishing his speech, Director Che quickly left the technical department and returned to the third workshop to continue overseeing the work.

After everyone left, Zhou Zhiqiang shoved the cigarette into Lü Yi's arms and said, "Section Chief, you can have this cigarette, I don't smoke."

"No, you don't smoke, but you often give out cigarettes. You should keep these cigarettes."

Lu Yi handed the cigarettes back, smiling as he said, "I'm not a heavy smoker; these two packs will last me a month."

"Alright, let's not talk about that now. I need to go to the Industry Bureau right away and get the production of the other parts to the Production Planning Department as soon as possible."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)