Chapter Two Hundred and Eight
Chapter two hundred and eight
The first factory of Quantum Corporation in Iowa completely adopts high-grade equipment from alien planets. This is also the first manufacturing base with alliance-level production level in the history of the earth. (apex novels hand-beating novels)
There are three other factories of the same size in Europe and Asia, which, if fully operational, could produce 1,200 sets of Energy Shield Amplifiers every twenty-four hours.
In order to maximize the efficiency of the factory, all the equipments use the alliance's general-purpose intelligent machine tools. These machine tools can not only be used for the production of energy shield multipliers, but once the company launches new mechanical or electronic products, the factory will also Can be converted immediately, with great flexibility.
The four factories have spent more than 80% of the capital reserves in Quantum's account. It can be said that Xia Fei has fully invested in the construction of these factories.
All the workers are from the skilled workers on the front line of production. The alien engineers hired with high salaries have specially trained them for a month. Now everything is ready, and the assembly line will continue to flow with just one order. Produce the Energy Shield Amplifier.
The Vampire slowly landed on the open space outside the factory. Xia Fei, Potter, and Charlie stepped off the battleship. Andre didn't usually move around because he was old, so Charlie accompanied Xia Fei to the factory. Take a look.
The factory covers an area of thousands of hectares, and the scale is not small. All the newly built factories are scattered.
Since the construction has not officially started, the workers have been trained in the workshop, and they have seized the last time to learn the operation of the machine tool and prepare for production.
Walking around the factory at random, Old Porter was full of praise for the advanced equipment introduced by Xia Fei. Although the money cost a little more, these equipment have good potential and performance is also very good. The benefits of an advanced investment will gradually emerge.
In the laboratory, Potter finally saw a finished set of energy shield booster. Charlie handed him the test parameters. After reading it in detail, Potter said: "The 31.27% shield repair The bonus, from the data point of view, is very good, there should be potential."
Xia Fei smiled slightly, "If it is produced according to the drawings, this kind of equipment should be able to achieve a repair rate of more than 35%, but the factory has not yet been put into production, and the workers have no production experience, so some parameters have been modified. , in order to reduce the difficulty of production, as the running-in of the factory becomes smoother and smoother, one day it will reach a repair rate of more than 35%."
Potter nodded, "It makes sense to do this. If the yield is reduced due to too high production difficulty, it will increase the cost. Besides, a 30% repair rate is enough to open up the market."
"That's what I thought. After the break-in period, I will select more than 35% of the products individually and sell them as enhanced versions. Of course, the price must be higher." Xia Fei said.
Potter laughed, "Xia Fei, I found that you have the talent to be a profiteer. The product design was originally thirty-five, but you just sold the defective product as the normal version and the good product as the enhanced version. I'm afraid it's not as simple as doubling your profits."
"In order to pursue the highest performance, some high-end customers will definitely choose the expensive enhanced version. After all, the spaceship they can use is very valuable, and they don't care about spending more money, while ordinary customers can choose the standard version because the price is more affordable."
"Suppose you set the standard at 35% from the beginning, then anything lower than this value is considered defective. Once any commodity is labeled as inferior, the price will plummet. You're better off. The product is regarded as the standard product.”
Xia Fei scratched his scalp embarrassedly. In fact, in Xia Fei's product planning, in addition to the standard version and the enhanced version, there will be a super version and a cheap version. The standards are twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five and three respectively. eighteen.
Even the most advanced machine tools cannot guarantee consistent quality, because each batch of raw materials will have slight differences, and even the temperature of the factory and the proficiency of workers will have an impact on the final performance of the product.
Xia Fei divides the products into four grades, which not only solves the problem of product quality gaps, but also finely divides the market. Even defective products will be sold at the price of standard products. As for 38% The super version is even more expensive.
"Any orders received so far?" Potter asked.
Orders are the life of a company. If no one is willing to buy what is produced, no matter how good the quality is, it cannot be maintained.
Charlie said with a little concern: "We have practiced several large channel suppliers, and they are very interested in this energy shield booster, but due to the size and reputation of our company, these channel suppliers are still very popular. Some doubts, they said that they need to send a batch of samples first, and they will place an order if they pass the test.”
Porter frowned, "Although cooperation with channel suppliers can spread the product, these guys will definitely reduce the price to a very low level, so that the company's profits will be less, and they will also be controlled by them. Channels and retail prices are the two major factors, if possible, it is best to bypass these vampires and work directly with distributors.”
Old Potter has now completely regarded himself as a member of the Quantum Company and began to consider himself in the company's shoes, which made Xia Fei secretly delighted.
"Uncle Potter, our biggest problem at the moment is how to extend the Energy Shield Amplifier to the entire universe. If you have any good suggestions, you might as well say it directly." Xia Fei asked.
In the complex and changeable pan-human alliance, businessmen have already done their business to the extreme. As the saying goes, good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, but contemporary marketing experience tells us that the more good wine is, the more afraid of deep alleys, no matter how good things are Marketing tools are also difficult to achieve their due value.
Potter nodded, "Occasionally, the Alliance will hold various competitions and procurement bids, some of which are very influential, such as the annual warship equipment procurement meeting of the Admiralty, the Goldfinger Cup of the Mechanics Association, and the Supreme Commander. The Ministry's single-class Super Rivalry."
"Competitions like this not only have audiences all over the universe, but also involve some of the most powerful divisions and groups in the league. I believe that with the powerful ability of the Energy Shield Amplifier, we will definitely be able to emerge in these competitions. If If even the Admiralty uses this kind of equipment, does it still need to be used for advertising?" Old Potter said with a smile.
Does Xia Fei know that Uncle Potter himself is the three-time champion of the Goldfinger Competition of the Machinists Association, so he is naturally familiar with these competitions.
"Uncle Potter, I have also considered these ideas of yours, but these high-level competitions have extremely high requirements for the qualifications of the contestants. The company does not yet have the qualifications to participate in the competition. We can participate in those small competitions, but the advertising effect Undoubtedly, it will be much worse, and it will not achieve the best publicity effect, so we are all a headache." Charlie continued.
Potter chuckled, "Charlie, you forgot, these competitions can be entered not only in the name of the company, but also by individuals. Isn't it suitable to have one person right now?"
"Uncle Potter, would you like to represent the company in the competition? That's great," Charlie said excitedly.
Potter shook his head and pointed at Xia Fei with one hand, "It's not very convenient for me to make public appearances, but Xia Fei has this condition, whether he is a battleship pilot, mechanical maintenance, or even a good product design, and he belongs to the adjudicator union. Member, it is more suitable for him to participate in the competition."
Old Porter's idea actually coincides with Xia Fei's. There are not many options for obtaining league-level publicity in a short period of time. It is currently the most suitable means to enhance one's reputation by participating in various competitions and bidding conferences. .
After all, the cost of participating in a few competitions or bidding is relatively low. Compared with the overwhelming advertising campaign, it is a drop in the bucket, and it is many times better than the bombastic advertising to convince others. .
It's just that Xia Fei hasn't decided which competitions he wants to participate in. The Pan-Human Alliance is too big to describe in words. There are so many organizations from all sides, so they can't participate in any competition. That's unrealistic.
Xia Fei thought for a while and asked, "Uncle, you are more experienced. In your opinion, which competitions we are currently participating in can achieve the best publicity effect?"
Potter laughed, "You're asking the right person. When I was young, I was very obsessed with these interstellar competitions. It's a pity that I couldn't participate in all the competitions."
After finding a quiet office, Xia Fei turned on the supercomputer, and Old Potter pointed at the light curtain, and quickly called up several high-end competition materials that had started in recent months.
"I think it is most suitable to participate in these competitions and tenders." Potter said: "In more than three months, the Supreme Command's Single Ship Super Competition is about to kick off. This event requires participants to use a fixed type of warship for elimination. , there is no requirement for ship modification, any new equipment is allowed."
"This is very beneficial to us. Usually the organizers of the event will require the participants to use fixed accessories for modification. As a brand new product, it is impossible to enter the supplier list in a short period of time. things, so I can only participate in this kind of event that does not stipulate the type of accessories.”
"Of course, this competition also has its drawbacks. Many contestants will spend a lot of money to buy the top accessories of the alliance to install on the battleships in order to maximize performance. We are afraid that we currently do not have the extra funds to buy expensive top accessories?"
Xia Fei nodded. It would undoubtedly be unfair for an ordinary battleship to fight one-on-one with a battleship equipped with many top-level accessories. After all, the performance of top-level accessories is far better than that of ordinary products.
Xia Fei still has some savings in his account, but these funds have their own uses. Besides, even if all funds are invested, they may not be able to gain the upper hand in terms of performance, because assembly investment is like a bottomless pit, no matter how much money It is also impossible to fill it up.
Potter smiled slightly, "We can try this game. Your operation of the battleship is still very good. Although the equipment is not as well-equipped as your opponent, you still have the strength to compete."
"Don't worry if you can't win this event, because there is a more reasonable event next. You can use the first game as a warm-up, and if the second game is fully displayed, there is a great chance." Porter said excitedly. .