Chapter 259 Factory 8
Lin Yuhang chose Factory No. 8, and Chen Yuqin replied the next day. Perhaps the current situation of Factory No. 8 was indeed too bad, and the current factory leaders could not wait to leave this unit with no future. In addition, the higher authorities were also looking for a suitable successor, so the appearance gave them an excellent choice.
A few days after the feedback was received, the official appointment was issued.
Lin Yuhang was appointed by his superiors as the director and party senior official of the Chinese Medicine Factory No. 8, shouldering both party and government responsibilities and taking full responsibility for the work of the Factory No. 8.
As for the rank, because the Eighth Factory is a deputy-division-level enterprise, Lin Yuhang's rank in the army was also deputy-division-level, but according to regulations, Lin Yuhang should actually be placed at the level of a full-section member after his transfer. However, due to the special circumstances of the Eighth Factory, the higher authorities took into account Lin Yuhang's identity as a combat hero and the actual situation, and made an exception to maintain Lin Yuhang's original rank in the army.
On his first day at work, Lin Yuhang wore a Zhongshan suit, which he buttoned tightly like a military uniform, a pair of trousers of the same color, a pair of black leather shoes and a black briefcase, making him look very energetic.
We arrived at Factory No. 8 on time. The person accompanying the superior to take up the new post had already arrived. The two sides met and shook hands at the factory gate, and then entered the factory together.
Walking into the factory, Lin Yuhang looked around the interior of Factory 8. Since it was a traditional Chinese medicine factory, the whole factory was filled with a strong smell of medicine. People who were not used to it simply couldn't get used to it, but this was nothing to Lin Yuhang. Having experienced the smoke of war, why would he be afraid of these mere smells?
The factory building is quite old. It is said that it was built when the factory was completed in 1952. Although it is not a short time, the building is very solid. However, the whole factory area looks obviously depressed. The employees in the factory area are either lazy or listless, and they have no spirit at all.
In addition, Lin Yuhang also noticed that the garbage in some corners of the factory had not been cleaned for many years, and the transportation of some medicinal raw materials in the factory was also sloppy. Scattered raw material fragments could be seen everywhere on the ground, and they were transported very casually. Although he hadn't visited the production workshop yet, he could feel the management problems and serious waste from the small details.
Lin Yuhang only saw and remembered these things, but didn't say anything. But deep in his heart, he already had ideas on how to reverse these situations. As a former soldier and a military commander, Lin Yuhang had very strict requirements for discipline, and he also had the confidence to change these things.
When Lin Yuhang and his team arrived at the factory office, the factory leader who had learned the news brought people out to greet them. The two sides shook hands and said a few words, and then entered the factory office meeting room.
The factory office of the Eighth Factory is well-equipped. There are 133 employees in the entire Eighth Factory, including one factory director, one secretary, two deputy factory directors, five people in the office (two directors and deputy directors, and three section members), four people in the Labor and Capital Department (one section chief, one deputy section chief, and two section members), three people in the Logistics Department, five people in the Finance Department (one section chief, one deputy section chief, and three section members), seven people in the Supply and Marketing Department (one section chief, one deputy section chief, and five section members), three people in the Security Department (one section chief, two section members), and three subordinate workshops, each with one workshop director, one deputy director, one workshop statistician, and two team leaders...
Although small, it has all the necessary facilities. Among the 133 employees in the entire Factory No. 8, there are nearly 50 people who work in offices or have positions, which is almost more than one-third of the total number of employees in the factory.
Under the introduction of the current factory leaders, Lin Yuhang shook hands and greeted the staff from each department one by one, but he frowned in his heart.
The efficiency of the Eighth Factory has become so poor, but the entire team is so huge, with too many people and too few tasks to do. How can it be done well if it continues like this?
Sitting in the conference room, the leader sent by the superior department announced Lin Yuhang's appointment. When the appointment was announced, there was warm applause in the conference room, but it was unknown how much of the applause was sincere. However, Lin Yuhang was sure that the applause from the current factory manager and secretary must be sincere, and the smiles on their faces were also sincere.
After all, for them, with Lin Yuhang taking over the Eighth Factory, they can smoothly get out of this not-so-good unit and find a better company to continue to be their leader. There is no future here at all, and every day is full of worries and troubles. The sooner they leave, the better. How can they not be happy?
Next it was Lin Yuhang's turn to speak. According to procedure, as the new factory manager and secretary, Lin Yuhang should give a long speech in official jargon, and everyone present was prepared for this.
But no one expected that Lin Yuhang just briefly introduced himself, and hoped that everyone would support his future work and work together to restore the previous glory of the Eighth Factory before ending his speech. It took less than five minutes in total. Everyone who was used to hearing long speeches and official jargon was stunned. No one expected that the new factory director would finish his speech in this way. For a while, the conference room was silent.
The superior was also stunned. He subconsciously glanced at Lin Yuhang, and saw that Lin Yuhang looked confident and neither arrogant nor humble. He couldn't help but feel for this young man. He was really a young man with a strong personality. But maybe this young man could really change the face of Factory 8, and he immediately applauded Lin Yuhang.
As the applause broke the silence, soon others also applauded enthusiastically, and warm applause resounded throughout the conference room.
After seeing off his superiors, Lin Yuhang officially took office. On his first day in office, he was handing over his work. Actually, there was nothing to hand over, just some normal procedures. However, Lin Yuhang still talked with the old factory workers and the old secretary for a whole day, listened to their understanding of the factory, and had some idea of the current situation of the Eighth Factory.
After the handover was completed and the old director and secretary left, Lin Yuhang officially became the head of the Eighth Factory. However, taking this position was just the beginning, and there were still many problems to face.
As soon as he got to work the next day, Lin Yuhang ran into trouble. The head of the labor and personnel section and the head of the finance section brought some information. These were the salary lists of the current employees and retired employees for the next month. In addition, there were many documents that needed Lin Yuhang's signature, including the reimbursement of medical expenses for retired employees.
But when Lin Yuhang learned about the financial situation of the factory's bank account, he realized that he couldn't sign the agreement. Once signed, the factory would not be able to take out the money, and even if it could barely take it out, what would happen? Without funds, how could the factory continue to operate ?
Lin Yuhang asked them to leave their things behind and sent them away. After thinking for a while, he went to the workshop to check on the production situation. After staying in the workshop for a long time, Lin Yuhang returned to the office and found the head of supply and marketing to inquire about the collection of accounts receivable and the adjustment of the purchasing plan.
In addition, Lin Yuhang also called the logistics warehouse to ask about the inventory situation. Lin Yuhang had been investigating these things for a week in order to thoroughly understand the specific actual situation of the factory. However, the more he investigated, the more uncertain he felt. He originally thought that the problem of the Eighth Factory was only a management problem, but the actual situation was worse than he expected. The entire Eighth Factory was insolvent, and there were millions of products piled up in inventory with no market, but the supply and marketing department still purchased and hoarded raw materials according to the original supply and marketing model. The workshop was only responsible for production planning and was producing every day, but there were only a few thousand yuan left in the bank account. Not to mention solving the problem, it was even difficult to pay wages normally.
The reality made Lin Yuhang anxious. No matter how capable he was, he could do nothing about the lack of funds. Moreover, as time went by, it was almost time to pay salaries. Once the salaries could not be paid, the employees would make a fuss and it would be no small matter.
There was no other choice, Lin Yuhang could only use his connections to take the chief of finance to apply for loans everywhere, and after much begging, he finally managed to get a loan of 100,000 yuan.
As soon as the loans arrived, the salaries were paid out first, and part of the medical expenses were reimbursed. Finally, the company was able to stabilize its position. At the same time, the employees and retirees who received the money had a good impression of the new young factory director and saw hope in him.
After solving the imminent problem, Lin Yuhang began to make drastic changes to the internal management of the factory. As a military man, Lin Yuhang directly brought over the military management system and convened a factory-wide meeting. At the meeting, he formally announced the new factory rules and regulations, reiterated discipline, and promised everyone that as long as they abide by the factory rules and regulations and work strictly in accordance with the factory's requirements, all other problems will be solved by Lin Yuhang.
Under Lin Yuhang's iron-fisted promotion, and on the premise that he had previously taken out loans to cover salary and medical expenses, the first fire was finally started.
At the same time, Lin Yuhang selected several honest and hardworking people in the factory as "inspectors" to correct and inspect the implementation of factory rules and regulations at any time. The first time they violated the rules, they would be given a warning; the second time, they would be fined their bonuses; the third time, their wages would be directly deducted; the fourth time, they would be suspended and transferred from their original positions.
We have also made adjustments to the workshop production. Is it necessary to produce unsold products every day? We cannot ignore sales in order to complete the so-called production plan. If we continue like this, no matter how much wealth we have, we will not be able to withstand it.
As for supply and marketing, procurement was also suspended, and the focus of work shifted to payment collection and sales. After arranging these, Lin Yuhang began to focus on internal affairs.
Under Lin Yuhang's strong promotion and iron-fisted approach, the internal conditions of the entire Factory 8 changed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The garbage in the factory area was cleaned up, the waste was improved, the workers' appearance was completely renewed, and spirit gradually returned to them, making them look a lot different from before.
But Lin Yuhang knew that this was just a superficial phenomenon. These changes in discipline and appearance could not be the key to changing the status quo of the entire Eighth Factory.
If you want to change the current situation of the Eighth Factory, the key lies in products and sales. You must know that the current factory's funds are extremely limited and can't support it for a few months. Lin Yuhang can't always rely on bank loans to make a living, right? This is not a long-term solution.
But facing a warehouse full of unsalable products, Lin Yuhang didn't have any good solutions . Although he had asked the supply and marketing department to increase sales efforts and sent everyone from the department head to the staff to go to hospitals and pharmacies to promote products, these products were not easy to sell in the market. The Eighth Factory was a traditional Chinese medicine factory, not a food factory. People have to eat every day, but they can't take medicine every day, right? Medicine is three-point poisonous, and medicine is not a good thing. Who would take some medicine every day when they are full and have nothing to do? This is not the golden elixir of Taishang Laojun.
