Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 494 Assembly Line Intelligent Manufacturing

Sun Miao was very surprised, so surprised that it was a little scary.

But when he mentioned this to others after the conference, everyone's reaction was quite normal.

"I don't understand what Mr. Sun meant," Shang Jie said with a smile, and followed the other directors to the small conference room, ready to continue the internal meeting. "What does it mean to Mr. Li to know about the employees' leave?"

"Chen Liming and Li Yun did ask for leave in advance. They followed the procedures. He knew it was normal." Sun Miao said, "... It's not normal either. I don't think President Li would pay special attention to who would ask for leave."

"Xiao Ya did ask for leave from me privately early this morning, and I haven't reported it to the system yet." Bai Shuyun said, and glanced at Wang Zi again, "But..."

"Mr. Li has his own intelligence system. Otherwise, it would be difficult to manage a large company with tens of thousands of employees. You should all know this." Wang Zi seemed to have stopped talking about this topic.

"Where's He Guang? He had a fever so bad that he didn't even have time to ask for leave from Director Wen. Did President Li arrange someone to keep an eye on him? These people include three subsidiary team leaders and one marginal middle manager..."

"What do you want to say?" Shang Jie asked.

"Mr. Li asked me for their training materials last night, which included photos." Sun Miao said mysteriously, "I think... he probably memorized everyone's appearance and compared them when he spoke today, so he knew who didn't come."

what?
"I think you really should take a rest, Mr. Sun," Wen Xin said.

"Yeah, even if Mr. Li has the ability to remember, why would he spend so much time and energy on such... meaningless things?"

Shang Jie's question stumped Sun Miao.

"It's not good to be too mythical." Wang Zi said specifically, "Mr. Li hopes that you can maintain your competitive ambition."

Sun Miao felt a fire suddenly burning in his heart and nodded.

However, the reason for his excitement is - "God will still give me a glimpse!"

But it turns out that Sun Miao's myth is not enough.

He actually agreed with the statement "so much time and so much energy".

In fact, Li Yan basically just took some time to play a game during her speech.

So, although this group of ministers always felt that they were under too much pressure standing in front of Li Yan, even Sun Miao, who had become a believer, could not imagine how awesome Li Yan was.

This group of ministers already felt a lot of pressure when facing Li Yan. Cao Haibin has been holding meetings frantically recently because he realized that Li Yan would definitely ask him about the progress of work in the new year. He can't eat or sleep well.

In addition, he imagined the possibility of "Li Yan figuring out the lithography machine", which made him so nervous that he almost couldn't breathe.

The "madman" Cao Haibin can almost be described as docile in front of Li Yan.

"Haibin, you are mainly in charge of this matter. Tell me about the progress and ideas." Li Yan said this on the way back to his office with the core team of assembly line intelligent manufacturing.

Cao Haibin glanced at Liu Liwei and actually revealed a hint of asking for help.

Liu Liwei shrugged and mouthed "come on".

There are six people in the team. Except for the two directors, the remaining four key members are entering Li Yan’s office for the first time.

They all showed shocked expressions, as if they had entered a new world.

It’s not that I’m surprised by the “luxury” of Li Yan’s office. In the imagination of many future technology employees, Li Yan’s office is either magnificent or full of technology. There is absolutely no such thing as a pragmatic small bookshelf or a sofa that everyone can sit on.

Although the items are very complete, everyone has already heard about them.

What is shocking is the books covering the walls and the floor.

It's not really messy. Everything that should be folded has been folded. A closer look will show that there are multiple levels of classification, and some information books are full of bookmarks. Next to almost every pile of books there is a notebook with the paper flipped so hard that it is fluffy.

The names are basically the type that would make you faint at the first glance.

It's quite shocking.

"It's like the Time Chamber in Dragon Ball. It feels like the speed of time here is different."

"The training room."

The two younger ones whispered.

Li Yan sat on the sofa and motioned for others to relax. "Today is not a serious report. I know you have done a lot of work. I have read all the materials reported before, and the collection is quite complete. However, in order to implement an ideal project, you still need good enough ideas. Let's talk about the results of your thinking."

Cao Haibin took a deep breath and said, "Boss Li, according to our recent research, there are different classification standards for assembly lines. According to the process characteristics, production lines can be divided into continuous assembly lines, assembly lines, and processing lines..."

Li Yan frowned.

Cao Haibin stopped immediately.

"Even if it's a report, I'm not satisfied with you telling me these basic things."

“…My problem.”

"Time is precious. I have read all the research reports you submitted. Just assume that I have been deeply involved in all of them. There is no need to repeat myself. Just pick out the key points."

This time, Cao Haibin won’t be able to deal with it.

"Relax, Haibin." Li Yan began to make coffee for everyone. "There shouldn't be anyone who doesn't drink coffee, right?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Don't be afraid of being wrong, we are discussing."

Cao Haibin then gritted his teeth and told him his understanding of the assembly line intelligent manufacturing project.

Li Yan tried her best to control herself from frowning, but when she heard "the ultimate goal is to make the efficiency of the assembly line even higher", she couldn't help it.

"You didn't understand one thing from the beginning, Haibin. Is the assembly line the universal solution for industrial production?"

This is indeed the case with the industry Cao Haibin is involved in, but since Li Yan asked this question...

"Maybe not, but I think as long as it is industrial production, machines are definitely faster than people. It's just a matter of efficiency and cost."

"We must first understand what the assembly line can and cannot do." Li Yan took a sip of coffee. "Highly customized products have nothing to do with assembly lines, but embryos may have something to do with them."

“But once the numbers are up…”

"There is a cost issue, and cost is an important factor affecting efficiency." Li Yan said, "We are not looking into the future. You can say that the algorithm computing power in the future will be sufficient to digest complex customized requirements in a very short time and at a very low cost. But this is a project that needs to be implemented, and we must focus on the present."

"Because you mentioned improving industrial productivity..."

“Even if we don’t consider the cost, does using assembly lines for everything improve efficiency?”

Li Yan had tried her best to control her speaking speed, but the pressure was still maximum, and Cao Haibin's temples were sweating in the middle of winter.

"As long as the assembly line can be customized enough as you said, it may be able to solve the difficulties in assembly line production of highly customized products, thereby improving social industrial production efficiency."

Li Yan shook her head and took another sip of coffee. "You are lost in the analysis of a huge amount of assembly line data. The 'customized' assembly line I want is highly automated and modular. The focus is on the assembly line itself - this is what we want to produce. 'Teach students in accordance with their aptitude', we should even come up with a set of efficiency calculation formulas. Lean and assembly lines should also be separated... Haibin, think about it again, what is our goal?"

Cao Haibin was no longer confident: "Let... the social and industrial production efficiency be raised to a higher level?"

"Don't stand so high, start from our ground." "Modularization... We hope to turn the assembly line, a powerful tool for industrial production, into a product that can be freely customized?"

"That's what I mean. But you're going in the wrong direction," Li Yan nodded. "Liwei, tell me, what's the problem?"

Liu Liwei was fully prepared to be cueed, so he was very calm:
"What you want is a highly generalized pipeline model with low cost and high degree of freedom, rather than solving adaptation problems in scenarios where the current pipeline is not suitable."

"Almost. To put it bluntly, small-scale workshops with higher labor efficiency and high product customization are not suitable for assembly lines, so there is no need to force them. However, some medium-sized production enterprises can greatly improve their production efficiency by adding assembly lines, but dare not do so because of the high cost of assembly line design and manufacturing. Having an efficient assembly line system will inevitably lead to an increase in productivity.

Li Yan's eyes were bright. "The direction is not to move towards high-tech, precision and high-end. We are liberating some productivity so that they have room to do research and move towards high-tech and precision and high-end."

"Why are you talking in such a lofty way?" A backbone member at the back turned his head and complained in a low voice.

Cao Haibin frowned.

"You realize how difficult it is now?" Li Yan smiled.

"Um……"

"Your previous research direction has gradually moved towards the 'full coverage assembly line'. Overcoming difficulties is superficial, while drilling into a dead end is the real thing. In the final analysis, sometimes studying point-like problems is indeed a way to hide."

Li Yan's words could be said to have exposed Cao Haibin's past, making his face blush.

"As shown in your report, there are many classification standards for assembly lines. And in the final analysis, it is a process of transforming demand. In addition to some of the most basic operating modes, most functions need to be customized according to specific production needs. At present, there is no good summary and conclusion of the concept of 'assembly line', not to mention domestically or internationally."

Cao Haibin nodded repeatedly. "I think my initial thinking was on track. Sometimes I want to go back to the starting point. After analysis, I found that the normal assembly line has four modules, which are installation module, production and processing module, feeding module, and sorting module... Then I got stuck. It is indeed as you said. In essence, this thing depends on demand. For the simplest sorting, there are too many influencing factors to list. There is no system at all."

“This is the system I want.”

Everyone present was speechless.

"So you have to make choices. In this case, it is completely unnecessary and meaningless to worry about how to improve the efficiency of the high-customization product line. It is a waste of time." Li Yan said, "Fortunately, your data collection and analysis are relatively comprehensive, and you still have the foundation to make something."

Cao Haibin doesn't think so.

"Let's put yourself in this situation. You are the boss of a small processing company. You usually make some simple electronic products, such as electric mosquito swatters. The current production model is purely manual. Except for a simple conveyor belt, everything else is handled by people. Then suddenly there is a platform that tells you that you can fill in the parameters of your own factory and products, and it will create an assembly line for you. The decision-making power is in your hands as to which parts are manual and which parts are automatic. From design to production, the cost of the assembly line is much lower than you imagined. After placing an order, someone will come to your door to complete the installation soon, and your production efficiency will almost double. Without the labor cost, you can also invest more time in the research and development of new products..."

"Wouldn't that mean a lot of workers would have no work to do?" Liu Liwei raised a new question.

Li Yan smiled and said, "I have created another new production line, from design to production, as well as on-site installation, after-sales service, data analysis, etc., all of which require people."

Cao Haibin looked worried.

The result that Li Yan wanted was too difficult to achieve.

It was so difficult that he didn't know where to start. No matter how Cao Haibin thought about it, he felt that he could only make a few typical templates.

But it is impossible for every company to make similar products. The sites and quantities are different, and the templates are not universal.

He felt the horror of the word "smart" in "smart manufacturing".

"Induction and conclusion," Li Yan said, "is actually very difficult. It is very difficult to find the common points among various requirements, find the core logic of various implementation methods of the assembly line, and then summarize and generalize, derive rules and apply them. This is an abstract ability. The great way is simple, and the formulas that reveal the laws of the universe often have a simple beauty. This is the next step we need to take after collecting enough data and conducting a lot of analysis."

Cao Haibin took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and then could only nod.

"Liwei, Haibin, and these four colleagues, you should try to see the essence. For example, feeding materials, this step is to make the objects move. There are only a few ways to move, and different needs have led to a wide range of categories. But you don't have to care about the subcategories of some special products. You should classify them first, and extract only one keyword from each category. Some require friction, some require stability, and some require precision. How to achieve these things? Organize the methods, classify all similar ones together, and continue to extract a keyword..."

As they listened, the two key members standing at the back became confused.

"After all this is achieved, as long as we have an algorithm that can flexibly match demand data, the assembly line intelligent manufacturing platform can handle it."

"Just?" Cao Haibin couldn't help it.

"Don't think about getting rich overnight." Li Yan said, "In any case, let's make the product first. We don't need to be comprehensive or take care of everyone. Find an opportunity to test it. As long as more people join, we can have valuable first-hand information, improve the information database and promote optimization at the same time. Therefore, making it first is more important than anything else. Let's put it this way. Even if we don't have any physical results before the Spring Festival, we should at least make a test version of the online platform."

The meeting ended just like that.

Cao Haibin felt his head buzzing when he walked out the door.

An older member couldn't help but sigh, "Boss Cao, although this is the first time I've met Boss Li, how can I put it? Isn't he a little too idealistic about this matter?"

"You don't dare to speak, so I'll say it. I'm a little disappointed. He said so much, but in the end he didn't give any constructive suggestions. The idea is good, but this thing can't be done at all! And before the Spring Festival..." said another middle-aged backbone.

"What are you talking about, Brother Hui?" The young backbone was not very happy.

"Hey, you young people, don't engage in personality cult..."

"Ah Hui," Liu Liwei turned around and glared, "Don't say anything you shouldn't say."

"Okay, okay... I know this is the political correctness of Future Technology. I trust President Li in everything." Ah Hui sighed, "He is the leader after all. Leaders are like this sometimes. They only assign tasks from a high position and don't care whether the tasks are reasonable or not. After all, if they ask us to pick the moon, shouldn't we go? But..."

Before the chattering was over, everyone's cell phone rang.

Cao Haibin stopped and opened it, and it turned out to be the compressed package that Li Yan sent to the work group.

Then there is a paragraph of text:
"Based on the reports and information you provided, I sorted out the keywords. I can say that I sorted out all the types of pipelines that you have researched, totaling 14 first-level keywords and 78 second-level keywords. I also wrote a program, roughly put in the component models that can meet the needs of these 78 keywords, and provided a port for adjusting data. After splicing, it will automatically calculate the pipeline. Under a relatively unified system, I also made a formula for calculating efficiency. It can be regarded as a skeleton. You can take a look at it first."

The six people standing at the stairs were all stunned.

Cao Haibin felt as if a thunderbolt was exploding in his brain.

Ah Hui, who was just making a "reasonable complaint", immediately clicked on the keyword tree diagram, and after just a few glances, he defined his previous remarks as "big talk".

Then Li Yan sent another message:

"Specific data matching and content filling still need your careful research and advancement. The current data support for the efficiency formula is not enough, and we also need your supplementary optimization."

No wonder it’s before the Spring Festival, it turns out it’s a request I made to myself…

Cao Haibin's mind was a little blank for a moment, he hesitated to speak, raised his phone for a long time, and replied:
"Got it, Mr. Li, we'll hurry up, thank you for your hard work! It's our lack of skills, I hope we haven't delayed the development of your lithography machine?"

As a result, Li Yan replied immediately: "No, the lithography machine is OK, otherwise I don't have time to work on this these two days."

"These two days?!" Ah Hui's voice was very sharp.

Cao Haibin was relieved. "Hey, Liwei, I actually felt a little frustrated just now. I'm still not mature enough."

Liu Liwei is the most relaxed one among all the people. “Don’t take Mr. Li’s promotion of a certain work as a necessity. Instead, when we are lucky and get help from the gods, you will feel much better.”

"I understand. We must not think that he can handle it in one go and there is nothing we can do."

"Well, I'm glad you understand."

The other four key members were still in shock and did not really listen to the two ministers' experiences.

"Wei Ge, I feel my knees are a little weak." A young man leaned on Liu Liwei.

Liu Liwei just smiled and said, "It's okay. After a few more contacts, you will get used to it like me."

At this time, Li Yan was stretching lazily and making coffee. "Damn, this coffee is so expensive, and none of them even drink a sip..."

(End of this chapter)