Before the reporters were let in, Brother Liu parked the battery cart and took Li Mu into the sorting factory, where the first automatic sorting system purchased by Taobao Logistics from BEUMER in Germany was installed.
The huge sorting system occupies almost half of the factory floor. The machine has just been installed and exudes a strong smell of industrial lubricating oil and rubber, mostly from various bearings and a complete set of conveyor belts.
The shiny paint surface of the entire machine made Li Mu's blood boil after looking at it.
He is the son of a worker and grew up in a coal mine. Similar large machinery is often seen in coal mines, especially the belt conveyors used to transport coal bunkers. They continuously transport dark coal 24 hours a day, which makes people inexplicably excited. Li Mu I can’t help but imagine what this sorting system will look like when it’s fully powered. Packages sent to distribution centers across the country are quickly distinguished, delivered, summarized here, and then quickly prepared to go to the next destination. This feeling Just thinking about it gives me a great sense of accomplishment.
The unit price of tens of millions of RMB is really terrifying in this era when the purchasing power of RMB is still very strong. There are many domestic private express companies and regional logistics companies, but the total actual assets of the company can be worth this set of prices. There are not many in the sorting system.
However, Taobao Logistics has installed six such sorting systems in one go.
This is just the beginning. Li Mu’s goal is to build at least 12 logistics distribution bases in the country, and each distribution base must be equipped with at least two sets of BEUMER automatic sorting systems. This is the standard for a distribution center. configuration.
In addition, in the future, Taobao's self-operated business will gradually increase, and I will also start to find manufacturers like Berman to solve the problem of automated high-level warehousing. By then, the storage capacity and the efficiency of entering and exiting the warehouse will be greatly improved. , which is also the solution used by JD.com’s self-operated warehouses in later generations.
People with a technical background will never object to upgrading production tools.
Just like Li Mu had no money in his previous life, he never compromised on the computers and hardware he used. His desktop always had dual screens and used mid-to-high-end configurations currently on the market. His laptops also always used Apple's latest products. , especially Apple notebooks, are an indispensable and efficient production tool for every technician.
Even when it comes to the keyboard, Li Mu doesn't dare to be sloppy at all. Except for mobile office, he only uses mechanical keyboards at other times. The feedback of fingertip strength will make his work more efficient.
Because of this, Li Mu spent a lot of effort on automated systems in this era when China's labor force was extremely cheap.
The sorting center originally used belt conveyors with manual sorting, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Today, after the automatic sorting system is put into use, the manpower can be reduced by 70%, the efficiency will be greatly improved, and the error rate will be greatly reduced. This will have a great impact on the future of Taobao Logistics. Leading the way nationwide will play a vital role.
After viewing the BEUMER automatic sorting system, Brother Liu took Li Mu to the factory building next door for temporary storage and indoor loading. In this huge factory, half of the area is a high platform of about one meter, which is used for Packaged express packages were neatly stacked, while on the other side, ten imported Mercedes-Benz container-type heavy trucks were parked side by side.
Brother Liu pointed to the row of powerful Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks and said: "All our long-distance heavy trucks are imported tractors. I have to say that this is very far-sighted. Our tractors have never appeared on the road. In the case of lying down, if something breaks down occasionally, it's always the trailer or the tires."
Li Mu said: "Isn't Scania quite reliable? Where are our batch of Scania tractors?"
Senior Brother Liu smiled and said: "Scania is on the shore of Tianjin City, and the nearby ships are assigned to the north."
Li Mu nodded and said: "The next step is to continue to order heavy-duty tractors from these manufacturers. We now have comprehensive preferential policies on import taxes. We will take this opportunity to build our land transportation network first."
Senior Brother Liu said: "We have invested a lot in logistics, which is basically all made up from Taobao, but it is not good to keep using this accumulated capital. Do you think our Taobao is like Makino Technology? Bringing in a round of financing?”
Li Mu smiled slightly and said: "We will definitely talk about financing, and it won't be long, but it can't be now."
Li Mu is now taking the next big step around SARS. When the time comes, he will do his best to help the government solve the SARS problem. It will also be a good opportunity for Taobao and Taobao Logistics to develop rapidly. In a few months, it will be enough for Taobao and Taobao Logistics. It will bring about qualitative improvement, and when the time comes, you can take advantage of that wave of growth to raise funds.
When Senior Brother Liu heard Li Mu say it wouldn't be long, it was basically like taking a pill. He knew Li Mu very well. In his eyes, Li Mu was simply a midfield master on the football field, and his control over the rhythm was simply amazing. Since he already has a plan, he will follow his plan completely.
The automatic sorting machine just now and the ten Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks waiting to be loaded in front of him made Li Mu feel very proud. At present, Taobao Logistics is already the largest private express company in the country, relying on the perfect combination of money, resources and strategy. The first step is to take the initiative to launch an attack on the national express delivery market and gradually defeat all competitors.
Li Mu's first thought was Shunfeng.
Wang Wei's Shunfeng grew into a behemoth with a market value of more than 200 billion yuan in his previous life, but there is still a huge gap compared with international express giants. Li Mu's current Taobao Express has completely surpassed Shunfeng in terms of scale, and has the entire Taobao behind it With the support of the system, the future development speed will definitely be much faster than the tailwind. If Taobao Express develops rapidly, it will not be long before it can build its own fleet and embark on the road of high-level players.
However, tailwinds are always a threat.
Thinking of this, Li Mu said to Senior Brother Liu: "Brother, Guangdong Province, especially the Guangzhou-Foshan-Dongguan-Shenzhen area, will definitely be the top priority in the competition in the express delivery industry in the future. We must firmly grasp this market. , do not give any competitor an opportunity to take advantage of, even if we lose money, we must use our price advantage, speed advantage, safety advantage, and our most powerful information advantage to completely drive away other competitors in this area. Go to the third or even fifth echelon.”
Senior Brother Liu subconsciously asked: "What about the second echelon?"
"There is no second echelon." Li Mu said categorically: "What we want is to be one level ahead of all our opponents so that others cannot catch up with us!"
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After Li Mu visited it in advance, Senior Brother Liu's assistant came to inform him that it was almost time for the media to enter. The media had to come in in advance to occupy seats and debug the equipment. The scene would definitely be chaotic by then.
Senior Brother Liu invited Li Mu to take a rest in the temporary office area outside, and wait until the media was almost ready and the time was almost up before officially entering.
Senior Brother Liu's office space in Shenzhen City these days is in a temporary office made of prefab rooms behind several factory buildings.
The prefabricated house is cold in winter, hot in summer, and humid, so the conditions are relatively difficult. However, Senior Brother Liu enjoys staying here. There is a photo of him and his girlfriend on the desk in the office.
Li Mu saw the photo and asked him jokingly: "Brother, when will you marry Sister Jing?"
Senior Brother Liu smiled slightly: "She did say this. I also want to get married, but now I still want to focus on my career first. Getting married takes too much time and energy."
Li Mu smiled and said, "You can get the certificate first."
Senior Brother Liu nodded: "We have also talked about this topic. If nothing else happens, we will get the certificate first in May next year."
"May?" Li Mu asked him: "Want to be stuck at 520 or 521?"
"Yes." Senior Brother Liu smiled and said, "That's what she means. She wants a better life."
Li Mu smiled and said: "It's good, it's memorable!"
As he said this, Li Mu was thinking in his heart: Senior Brother Liu, Senior Brother Liu, for your wisdom, you should get married as soon as possible. Don’t wait until that little girl grows up. An Internet giant with a net worth of tens of billions. Ka, finding an Internet celebrity as your wife is really a bit out of character. I urge you to get married for your own good. After all, your current girlfriend is a good match for you, and she can really help each other on your life path. , the role of mutual support is the best for you.
Let me take a step back and say, if you two really have a chance to meet in the future, and you are really interested, you can just take him in and keep him outside. Everyone has the love for beauty. If you do this, my junior brother will not only understand , and agree.
At this moment, hundreds of reporters from various media have swarmed into the sorting factory.
The huge and spectacular automatic sorting equipment shocked most reporters. In these days, the automation of domestic enterprises has not really started. When reporters see such a domineering automatic sorting system, it is like seeing robots everywhere in foreign countries. The automated production workshop of the arm is almost the same.
The entire sorting system has very eye-catching logos in many places, with BEUMER-Machinery written on it. This entire set of equipment, from the hardware logo to the software system, does not even have Chinese characters at all. This makes Li Mu I was a little unhappy, but there was nothing I could do about it. For Berman, they didn’t regard China as a potential market for this product at all. If they regarded China as a potential market, they would have to translate a Chinese operating system to make sense. .
However, at certain times, for reporters, the more equipment without even a single Chinese character on the whole body, the more powerful it looks. This is not surprising, because domestic industrial equipment is still relatively backward for the time being, unlike the ten It will be so strong a few years later, so now at the industrial level, everyone has a potential understanding that equipment from abroad, especially from Western countries, is the best and most professional.
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