Industrial issues are not just a competition of technology and hardware equipment, but also a battle of management and collaboration. When it comes to industry, people often think of roaring machinery and industrial technicians such as knowledgeable engineers, and think that they directly determine a

The strength of a country's industry is indeed true, but it is not complete. In addition to hardware conditions such as technology and equipment, there is also the soft power of management and collaboration, which determines the operational efficiency of a country as large as a small factory.

When it comes to efficiency, people will definitely know about the assembly line. Through professional operation and division of labor, the assembly line has doubled industrial efficiency and dropped the price of industrial products significantly. The first industrial product to use assembly lines and standardization was the famous Ford T

car.

The Ford T-Class, which came out in 1908, had too many competitive advantages compared to other cars of the same period. The price of only US$825 was simply a waste compared to the US$2,000 to US$3,000 cars of the same period. The assembly line and proficiency

professional

Industrial operations made the production efficiency of Model T cars extremely high. In the later period, it took only 93 minutes to assemble a Model T car. By 1921, the price of Model T cars dropped to US$260. This

It is the powerful power of assembly line production.

But the power of the assembly line is only one aspect of the success of the Model T car. Subcontracting some parts of the Model T car to other manufacturers and letting more professional people do professional things is another secret to the success of the Model T car. Ford

In production, we firmly grasp the core technology, rather than grasping the eyebrows and beards, focusing on the key points and then giving up. We also adopt the method of industrial vertical integration to reduce the cost of automobiles. For example, the wicker basket that transports the leader has completed the task of transporting parts.

It can be used as a prefabricated automobile component. It can be said that the raw materials are fully utilized.

Assembly line production is indeed powerful, but everything is based on one premise, which is the standardization of parts. Without standardization, assembly line production can at most play an important role in the production of some simple industrial products, but if product standardization is achieved, even large and complex industries such as ships

Products can still be produced in a standardized manner, and the most obvious example of this is the production of Liberty Wheels during World War II.

A ship with 4 large cargo warehouses and 1 small cargo warehouse can load 9,000 tons of cargo in the cabin. (Airplanes, tanks and other items can also be placed on the ship, which is not included.) It can transport 2,240 jeeps at a time, or 440 tons.

tank, or 2.3

Hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition, and consumes 30 tons of fuel per day at an average speed of 11 knots. A 10,000-ton ship with an endurance of 19,000 nautical miles actually costs only 1.8 million U.S. dollars! What is the concept of 1.8 million U.S. dollars in World War II? It is just the price of 36 Mustang fighter jets! Compared with U-boats

All cheap!

What’s even more terrifying is its production speed. It takes just one week to assemble a bunch of parts into a 10,000-ton giant ship! And this is the average speed. If we talk about the top speed, there are even more amazing ones. Caesars in California

Emperor's Shipyard during the construction of the Robert Peary Liberty Ship. From 19

Assembly began at 12:01 a.m. on November 8, 1942. By November 12, 1942, it took only 4 days, 15 hours and 19 minutes to assemble more than 1.4 million pounds of 250,000 parts! How amazing is this?

Terrifying speed! The breaking of a U-boat in the face of the terrifying freewheel is simply a joke!

The reason why Freewheel can have such high production efficiency is that the standardization of parts and industrial collaboration are inseparable. The high versatility of components and the close cooperation between upstream and downstream industries have allowed the production speed and cost of Freewheel to be reduced again and again.

Drop! The same example also exists in the UK, the famous Ha

Even the factory that produces pianos can complete the preparation and processing of wood for the wing parts of the Weyland Mosquito aircraft! The production pressure of producing an expensive industrial product is spread to a large number of general enterprises, and through coordination and cooperation, improving efficiency has finally become a

The only way to go in the industrial age.

In the military aspect, standardized parts are of even greater significance. IWC and a hodgepodge of products will always be a pain for an army. For example, take the Indian army in Xu Jie's plane. Can you imagine that a country's air force is equipped with Russian rice at the same time?

The G-29 Su-30 and the French Mirage 2000, the Jaguar jointly developed by Britain and France, and the self-designed

Is LCA planned to be produced? A country's air force actually has 4 systems! Each aircraft requires its own complete set of maintenance support and weapons and equipment. Different systems cannot be used interchangeably. Some people say that the most naughty personnel in the Indian Air Force is

The logistics support staff are so capable, and they can switch back and forth between 4 different systems at the same time.

Therefore, whether it is to improve industrial production capacity and efficiency, or to integrate armaments and improve combat effectiveness, Xu Jie must provide unified standards for domestic production and military equipment, and this is the earliest national standard of the Chinese Republic! In terms of standardization,

Xu Jie tries his best to use German-made products in the field of domestic heavy industry production. On the one hand, it is because the performance of German industrial products is indeed top-notch, no less than that of Britain and France. On the other hand, it is because German products are more technologically open and more expensive than British products.

competitiveness.

In terms of industrial collaboration and coordination, Xu Jie decided to integrate a large number of private enterprises into the upstream and downstream areas of large industries. Large factories produce core components and are responsible for assembly, while some unimportant components or parts with low production efficiency are handed over to others.

Doing it for specially selected private factories can not only improve the production efficiency and production capacity of important enterprises, but also solve the livelihood problems of a large number of private enterprises, laying a good foundation for further expansion of enterprise scale.

In the field of military industry, Xu Jie focuses on the compatibility and versatility of military and civilian products. A large number of simple products and consumables are directly produced by civilian companies to make up for the shortage of supply. Professional military companies, on the other hand, invest their energy in heavy artillery precision equipment and

In terms of the production of power equipment. After a lot of hard work, it can be said that as long as one infantry

Products that can be picked up by hand and cost no more than 20 pounds can be produced by civilian companies, such as bullets, grenades, rifle and machine gun accessories, etc. Although the sophistication and efficiency of the products cannot be compared with professional arsenals, they are huge in the military.

Under the demand, output is the first priority, efficiency and price are tolerable.

While improving hardware and management levels, Xu Jie also did not forget to ensure the legal rights and benefits of workers. This is not only a question of production enthusiasm, but also involves social fairness and the future development of the country. A country

A country and society cannot only benefit some people. Such a country and society are

Without cohesion and future, only when all strata of a country can benefit from the country's development can the country's development have stamina and continue to move forward. For Xu Jie, breaking an old dynasty is just a matter of

From the beginning, building a fair and progressive country is the most important thing.

First of all, I would like to apologize. The author got the chapter numbers of the last few chapters wrong --! I'm really sorry for everyone. Secondly, I would like to thank my book friend Tianji Scholar for the update ticket~~. I will add another chapter later today~~~
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