Chapter 779 SF Express + JD.com

? Li Mu met with Brother Liu and several staff members specializing in logistics business for an afternoon, and the purchase order for the first stage of Taobao logistics has basically been finalized.

The most important parts of the first stage of procurement are vehicles, warehousing and sorting equipment. Because there is no automated sorting equipment for the time being, Taobao Logistics currently relies on traditional conveyor belts and manual sorting for sorting in the first stage. Not on automated equipment, but in the early stage, it is the most suitable sorting solution.

Since the government has not given a clear answer as to what kind of preferential policies Taobao logistics can enjoy in the future, Li Mu decided to temporarily control the capital investment. The demand plan for vehicles purchased in the first phase is: 60 heavy imported trailers First, it is matched with 100 domestic medium-sized trucks and 300 Iveco light vans.

At present, the tariffs on imported vehicles from abroad are divided into several grades. The tariffs on imported passenger vehicles are all 25%. Tractors vary greatly according to the tonnage, type and fuel used. That is to say, even the same tonnage is used. There are also differences in tariffs on gasoline and diesel trucks. Gasoline vehicles have the highest tax, while diesel vehicles are relatively low. Taobao Logistics needs heavy-duty tractors to solve point-to-point transportation. They are all high-tonnage diesel tractors. The current tariff is 21%.

The 21% tariff, if the purchase tax is included, the overall standard has reached 30%, which is already a very large proportion. For Li Mu, if the two taxes can be solved, Taobao Logistics will be able to import heavy vehicles. can be greatly improved.

Taobao's CFO also told Li Mu and Liu Yingdong a situation they had not considered before: if it is for daily vehicle imports, a 17% value-added tax will also be involved, and this tax will also be added to the car price. If the government can also exempt the 17% value-added tax, the overall tax incentives will be even greater.

Generally speaking, if the projects supported by the government involve the import of equipment and raw materials, the government will give certain preferential policies. Tariffs are only one aspect, and import VAT is also another aspect.

Value-added tax is charged to the enterprise that declares the customs. If Taobao Logistics orders directly with overseas enterprises, then when the vehicle arrives at the customs, Taobao Logistics needs to pay 17% of the purchase tax to the customs at the time of customs declaration. If it can only pass through domestic dealers, The value-added tax must be paid by the dealer and added to the car price, and in the end, Taobao Logistics must bear it by itself.

However, the government has always encouraged and subsidized enterprises with far-reaching significance, and there is no precedent for value-added tax. 17% of the value-added tax is paid, but the money will be refunded to Taobao Logistics' corporate account immediately after customs clearance.

Li Mu knew in his heart that he would definitely not be able to ask the leaders to be shameless and exempt the value-added tax at the same time, so the value-added tax can only be determined by the leader's intention.

If the leaders really value and encourage the development of Taobao, then the value-added tax may not be mentioned by themselves, and they will also think that it doesn't matter if they don't think of it, the tariff and purchase tax reduction and exemption are of great significance to Li Mu.

However, Li Mu still secretly counted with his fingers. If the government really exempted the purchase tax, the price of imported trucks could be greatly reduced.

If you want to meet your own requirements for logistics capacity, the number of heavy-duty tractors responsible for long-distance transportation on the trunk line must reach at least 300 vehicles, and it may reach 500 vehicles or even higher in the long-term stage. If there are enough preferential policies, save The funds are definitely well over 100 million.

If this money is saved, the automatic sorting equipment can be put into operation in advance, so Li Mu asked Liu Yingdong: "I told you to send someone to Germany last time to inspect Berman Machinery. Have you made arrangements yet?"

Liu Rongdong nodded: "A three-person group was arranged. We just set off a few days ago, and we have already contacted Berman there, but the information they fed back seems to be a bit perfunctory on Berman's side, and they don't seem to believe in one. Huaxia's private express delivery companies will have the ability to automate sorting equipment on a large scale."

Li Mu was stunned.

"What's the fucking age, Germans still wear these tinted glasses?"

Liu Yongdong smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not that they wear tinted glasses. They also received our people politely, and also took our people to visit their equipment demonstrations, but when it comes to the specific customization details, they are a little different. Too caring."

Having said that, Liu Yongdong said again: "Berman mainly thinks that the Chinese market is immature for the time being, not to mention that the penetration rate of automatic sorting in China is indeed very low. At present, the national express logistics industry is only used by our postal big brother, and in the There are only three sets of equipment in the country, and a considerable part of the airports in China have not yet realized the automatic sorting of luggage, let alone express delivery, Berman basically has no customers in China, not even branches."

"Damn." Li Mu said angrily: "In this way, let them stabilize their emotions first, even if they are hot faces and cold butts, they must persist first. In addition, from now on, let them live in the best local Germany. Hotels and renting the highest-end car, the car must not be driven by yourself, you must hire a local German driver, and the daily travel consumption level should be raised. Impress the Germans a little bit."

The people in Taobao Logistics were ignored by Berman, 80% of which was because they did not let Berman realize the business opportunities in it. There may also be Berman's contempt for the Huaxia market, but Li Mu, no matter what kind of mentality they had, The first thing he has to do is not to let the people he sent out are ignored in front of the Germans. He has to make sure that even if Berman's people ignore the market space of Huaxia, they can't ignore the splurge of several representatives of Taobao Logistics, and then let them Re-examine the strength of Taobao logistics.

No company would send a group of people all the way to Germany, and spend a lot of travel expenses every day just for bullshit. Even if it was really bullshit, it would at least prove that the company has strong financial resources.

If Berman can understand this level, they will definitely put away the contempt in their hearts and truly regard Taobao Logistics as a major customer in the future.

Many plots have become vulgar in life and film and television works. For example, when customers wearing ordinary clothes enter luxury stores, they will always be despised and discriminated against by waiters. In real life, most waiters will not take the initiative to find customers. Trouble, but their eyes are really thieves. If there are many customers in the store, they must focus on serving customers who are well-dressed and look rich, so as to actively or passively ignore those who do not look very good money customers.

Although Li Mu was quite displeased with Berman's neglect, he also knew in his heart that their actions as a whole were understandable. Even if he ignored the Huaxia market, the basic etiquette and reception were already there, so what he had to do now was to first Let Berman admire the people sent by Taobao Logistics, just like a well-dressed customer, whoever enters any store will be regarded as the most potential customer.

In addition, Berman is currently the number one company in international logistics automation solutions. Only by looking for them can we solve all problems at one time. We must make them pay more attention to Taobao Logistics, and then it is possible to provide more solutions for Taobao Logistics in the future. .

What Berman has is not only the automatic sorting system that Li Mu is looking forward to now, but also a very impressive solution - a complete solution for automated high-level storage.

The automatic sorting system is a solution for express logistics and airline luggage sorting, and the complete solution for automated high-level storage is an essential tool for large-scale modern storage.

Ordinary warehousing is weak in terms of space utilization, inventory recording and access efficiency. With the same warehousing area, the inventory volume of automated high-level warehousing can be up to ten or twenty times more than that of ordinary warehousing, and the operation efficiency is much faster.

Automatic high-level storage, to put it bluntly, the entire storage base uses multi-layer shelves with a height of tens of meters. The same floor area greatly improves the storage space. The goods are fully automated in and out through the automatic sorting system, so that the storage turnover efficiency is also improved. It is a huge improvement. As for the difficulty of high-level operations, it is also easy to solve the problem of high-level storage. Automatic access to high-level storage can be achieved through the automated palletizing system. Jingdong's "Asia No. 1" warehouse is such a fully automatic high-level storage base.

Li Mu and Liu Qidong discussed the construction of an automated high-level storage base. The cost is indeed very high. From the initial plant construction, the cost is several times lower than that of an ordinary storage base, and the price of the whole set of equipment is even higher. People pointed.

However, Li Mu has always felt that automation must be planned earlier, and the cost is high, and a solution must be found. As long as the automation reform can be carried out a big step ahead of competitors, it will not only greatly improve efficiency, but also provide strong competitiveness. If Taobao Logistics can be in the In the next two to three years, the strength of "SF Express + JD Logistics" will be achieved, then this foundation will have a huge impact on the entire industry. In the future, at least 50% of the express delivery market will fall into the hands of Taobao Logistics.

Liu Yongdong's obsession with logistics is stronger than Li Mu's. This kind of high-level automation is also his most dreamed solution. Since Li Mu, the big boss, also supports it, the two of them can naturally take a shot. Then they set up a three-year plan for automation. phase of the implementation plan.

The first stage: first acquire land in the cities where the major logistics distribution bases are located, and the area of ​​the land to be acquired should include the needs of the first and second phases of the project;

In the first stage, there is no rush to build high-level storage, only large-scale ordinary warehouses are built, and the sorting center and storage center of self-built logistics are all packed together, and the sorting center and storage center are semi-automated, that is, half manpower and half machinery;

Before the national logistics market continues to improve, the business of Taobao Logistics and Taobao's self-operated B2C business are improved, and the capacity of the first phase is about to be fully loaded, the second phase of the project will be launched in time;

In the second stage of the project, large-scale high-level storage should be built near the warehouse in the first stage, which is the fundamental reason why the first and second stages of the project need to be met when the land is acquired at the beginning;

Immediately after the completion of the high-level storage construction, all the storage centers that were originally under the same roof as the sorting center were withdrawn and moved into the automated high-level storage base. In this way, not only the overall storage capacity has been greatly improved, but the sorting center also has There is more room for improvement and upgrades.

In the third stage, sorting and warehousing will be fully automated. At that time, the dual-mode operation of "SF Express + JD Logistics" will be smooth sailing!

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