"Do you want to industrially integrate parts processing?" Xu Yi looked at Freeman across from him in surprise, and after thinking about it, he felt a little funny. "Hey, Freeman, surely this isn't the line you came up with, is it?"
Freeman scratched his head and smiled honestly.
"This word was indeed told to me by Kovacs, but he also learned it from the "Basics of Creating a Magic Industrial System" that you published before. Of course, this idea is really something I came up with myself, just with Kaovach and the others discussed it."
"Oh?" Xu Yi looked at this guy who was just a simple and honest farmer when they first met, and thought that even he could come up with the idea of "industrial integration" now. It's really amazing how time can treat people. Change. "Come on, let's talk about it. What do you think specifically?"
Freeman sat down on the chair pointed by Xu Yi, calmed down, and then continued: "That's right. President Xu, do you still remember the batch of screws we provided to your New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce?"
Xu Yi smiled: "I really don't remember this. I haven't been involved in these specific affairs for a long time. What? What went wrong?"
"No, no, no, there was no problem. It was very good. But when we provided the same batch of goods to another chamber of commerce, we encountered some problems."
"what is the problem?"
"This... President Xu, didn't your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce formulate a standard for screws before? They are divided into thirteen models and are suitable for different magic machines. The various screws produced by our Irish Chamber of Commerce so far strictly abide by this standard. , the same goes for the previous batch of goods, which also passed the verification when supplied to your chamber of commerce.”
"Yeah. That's what it should be. Then what? Will there be a problem if you supply the same batch of goods to another chamber of commerce?" Freeman said for a long time but still didn't get to the point. Xu Yi couldn't help but ask.
Freeman sighed. He spread his hands helplessly and replied: "Yes, when these screws were provided to that chamber of commerce, they were not compatible with the magic fans and magic air conditioners they produced, so they returned all the goods to us. We lost several thousand gold coins because of this.”
"Why doesn't it match?" Xu Yi was a little curious.
"Because... the styles of all the screws on the magic fans and magic air conditioners they produce are different from ours, so they don't match."
"Isn't this right?" Xu Yi frowned. "Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has also set clear standards for magic fans and magic air conditioners. Why is this chamber of commerce different?"
"Well, I later asked people in their chamber of commerce privately. The reason is that when their chamber of commerce first produced magic fans, they used screws provided by another chamber of commerce. The screws produced by that chamber of commerce were not originally in compliance with the requirements. standards, but cheaper than those produced by our chamber of commerce. Later, they changed the grinding tools every time they produced the magic fans, so that they could just meet the screw standards of that chamber of commerce, but they could not match the screws produced by our chamber of commerce. "
"In other words... is this a chain reaction?" Xu Yi couldn't help but shook his head. "The reason why I set strict and precise standards for every magic machine was to prevent this kind of thing from happening. I never thought it would be inevitable after all."
"Later, I went to the chamber of commerce that had previously supplied them with screws to inquire about it, and found that the magic thread rolling machines they used to produce screws had problems with the tuning from the beginning, and the skills of several of their workers in manipulating the machine tools were also... Well, not good enough. What’s more important is that they don’t have a thorough understanding of the standards given by your New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce, so they produce screws that don’t meet the standards and they don’t know the result.” Freeman continued.
"If you put it that way, it's a problem that our New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce does not promote the standard enough. Hmm... It seems that we need to pay more attention to this problem in the future." Xu Yi pondered.
Freeman waved his hand quickly: "No, no, no, President Xu. I don't mean to accuse you or your New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce. I just thought that since such a problem has arisen, should we find a way to let those of us engage in the work?" The parts processing chambers of commerce will unify and try to use the same standards to do things, so that similar situations can be avoided and losses can be reduced. "
"Well, that's a good idea. Freeman, it's rare that you can think of this. I'm really impressed by you." Xu Yi nodded approvingly. "Then what are you going to do?"
Freeman rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment: "So I'm here to seek your support."
"Tell me, if I can help, I will consider it."
"Uh... President Xu, I hope that if you are free, you can publish a book on various parts and components standards? That is to say, we must clarify all these relevant standards, and the most important thing is to let us People can find evidence at any time.”
"This is no problem. In fact, I am also starting to do these things. But the implementation of the standard still needs enough people to agree, so there is no rush."
"No, you actually don't need to worry about that much at all. With the status of you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, why do you need others to agree with you? As long as you clearly set the standards, I'm sure no one will dare to violate them. For example Regarding the matter I mentioned just now, if there had been this standard book, I could have taken the book and directly brought trouble to that chamber of commerce, saying that they themselves did not follow the standards, and it has nothing to do with our United Irish Chamber of Commerce. "
Xu Yi laughed, thinking that after all Freeman had been talking about for a long time, he was still thinking about his United Irish Chamber of Commerce.
Of course there is nothing wrong with that, and what he said makes sense.
Xu Yi was previously unwilling to impose standards, hoping to get everyone accustomed to various standards through subtle influence.
Now it seems that the effect of this is not as good as Xu Yi imagined.
If it were implemented forcefully as Freeman said, it might actually save a lot of trouble.
"Then the industrial integration you just mentioned is just for me to help you come up with an industry standard for parts and components?" Xu Yi asked again.
"No, it's not just these. I've thought about it. Our United Irish Chamber of Commerce should be considered the largest chamber of commerce among all the parts processing chambers at present, so we should set an example."
Freeman paused and clenched his fists, as if to encourage himself.
"So I decided that we should help other chambers of commerce that are responsible for parts processing. For example, the chamber of commerce that I just mentioned that processes screws. I have already negotiated with them and will send several technical workers from our chamber of commerce. Help them re-debug the magic thread grinding machine, and help them train their technical workers so that the screws they produce can meet the standards and the quality is more stable. "
"Oh?" Xu Yi was really shocked this time. "Freeman, I haven't seen you for a while. I didn't expect you to be so grand in your actions now. This is really beyond my expectation."
"These are all your usual teachings, President Xu." Freeman chuckled. "But there is no problem in uniting one chamber of commerce in this way, but there will be many difficulties in uniting with other chambers of commerce. So Chairman Xu... I hope that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can give our United Irish Chamber of Commerce a special certification qualification and recognize our retail business of the United Irish Chamber of Commerce. Component processing standards will make other chambers of commerce convinced of us, and it will be easier for us to discuss with them.”
"Is it really just that?"
Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at Freeman, thinking that this guy had always been honest and honest in the past, but he didn't expect that he was quite ambitious.
If I really agree to his request and identify the United Irish Chamber of Commerce as a parts processing chamber specially certified by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, then in this environment where the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is almost the only authority in the magic machinery industry, it will be equivalent to confirming the United Irish Chamber of Commerce. The highest position in the parts processing industry.
The benefits of this to the United Irish Chamber of Commerce are naturally self-evident.
However, Xu Yi did not dislike Freeman's ambition.
Regarding the idea of integrating the parts processing industry mentioned by Freeman, he agreed from the bottom of his heart and supported it very much.
Because as shown in the example given by Freeman just now, if there can be a unified and clear standard and an industry authority within it, it will save a lot of repeated waste of labor and resources, and the processing of the entire parts will be saved. The development of industry was of great help.
Today's magic industry is far from being limited to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce alone. Gradually, the prototype of an industrial system has emerged.
The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce cannot do everything, so leaving some of it to other people and other chambers of commerce is an inevitable choice.
Now the United Irish Chamber of Commerce, represented by Freeman, has taken the initiative to propose this idea, which is exactly in line with Xu Yi's expectations.
After pondering for a while, Xu Yi nodded and said: "Okay, Freeman, I agree with your idea in principle. But whether I agree or not depends on our actual inspection and certification of your chamber of commerce. You have to be mentally prepared. Prepare, I have very strict requirements in this regard. If you, the United Irish Chamber of Commerce, cannot meet my requirements, then no matter how good our relationship is, there will still be no mercy. "
Hearing Xu Yi's agreement, Freeman stood up with excitement, beat his chest hard, saluted Xu Yi, and said loudly: "President Xu, don't worry, we have done everything we can at the United Irish Chamber of Commerce." We are ready and can wait for your assessment and certification at any time!”
Xu Yi couldn't help but smile.
Freeman's attitude was as if he was reporting work to a leader.
However, it can also be heard from his words that he has had this idea for more than a day or two. I am afraid that the United Irish Chamber of Commerce has really been prepared for it. (To be continued...)