allonlinenovel Chapter 217: The Clothing Factory is a Great Success
Chapter 217: The Clothing Factory is a Great Success
At this time, since the factory has not yet been fully established, there are certain limitations on production capacity.
Among the many toy products, only Kung Fu Panda plush toys continue to receive foreign exchange orders.
Other toys have had to suspend accepting orders to ensure that they can better complete the production tasks of the orders they have received under the existing conditions.
After the exhibition opened, Jiang Weimin decisively assigned several students from Tsinghua University to different areas.
Jiang Weimin himself stayed in the clothing display area, closely following the sales of the clothing.
At this Canton Fair, An Tai, as the deputy director of the garment factory,
This was the first time the garment factory was exhibited at the Canton Fair, and he personally supervised the process. He had to ensure that the garment factory achieved results at this Canton Fair.
So Antai is under a lot of pressure at this time and must help the clothing factory win the large order this time.
As soon as the Canton Fair opened, Qingdao's clothing booth instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
The place is filled with people from various countries, all of whom are deeply attracted by the beautiful clothes.
The booth was crowded with people, some stopping to admire, some praising quietly.
However, the ones who are most anxious at this time are the manufacturers who used to buy fabrics and make their own clothes.
Although they also purchased a small amount of ready-made clothes from China in the past, it was all to block other merchants from purchasing clothes because they knew that China's garment production capacity was insufficient.
But now it faces a huge problem - China no longer sells clothing designs and raw fabrics.
For them, a sharp drop in profits is secondary; whether they can get clothing orders has become another matter.
The clothes designed by Jiang Weimin are unique in their choice of fabric colors, and are significantly different from the colors of other domestic manufacturers.
This unique feature makes it difficult for foreigners to buy low-priced fabrics because they cannot find the same color.
And if foreign companies choose to produce it themselves, the cost is quite high.
From the careful mixing of pigments, to the complex production process of fabrics, to the meticulous production of garments, each link requires a huge amount of manpower, material and financial resources.
Finally, there are the high labor costs to consider.
This series of processes is not only costly, but also requires a lot of effort and hard work.
Therefore, they were all extremely anxious at the moment, fearing that they would be preempted by others and miss the opportunity.
However, on the first day of the Canton Fair, the production capacity of Qingdao garment factories was exceeded, and only two types of clothing were sold.
The order volume for each clothing model is as high as 20 sets. This is not because the manufacturer does not want to buy more.
The current production capacity limit of Qingdao Garment Factory is 20 sets. The total order volume of the two types of clothing is 40 sets.
After nearly a year, Qingdao Garment Factory has started to produce electric sewing machines, electric edge-locking machines, and electric cutting machines since its establishment.
There are nearly a thousand machines in total, and nearly a thousand female workers are employed, not including other personnel. There are nearly 1500 people in the entire garment factory.
Some of the electric sewing machines, electric overlock machines and electric cutting machines were purchased from abroad, and some were purchased from Shanghai Sewing Machine Factory.
The garment factory has now started production, mainly producing the small number of orders won at the last Canton Fair, as well as Jiang Weimin’s newly designed clothes and plush toys.
Although I haven’t made any money yet, I’m definitely busy.
The garment factory is now in a period of intensive training. The workers have low skills and need to be honed. There are nearly a thousand machines now, but they can only produce more than a thousand pieces of clothing a day.
Now that these equipment workers have mastered their skills, they can produce 6 to 7 pieces a month, which is the maximum.
Therefore, this time, 40 sets of clothes are the limit of Qingdao Garment Factory’s production capacity in half a year.
The clothes designed by Jiang Weimin are divided into two types: ordinary cotton fabric and high-end silk fabric.
The cotton clothes are known for their comfortable texture and affordable price, priced at $35 per piece;
Silk clothes are priced at US$50 each due to their luxurious material and exquisite craftsmanship.
This order alone amounted to a huge sum of US$1700 million.
The establishment of the Qingdao Garment Factory was undoubtedly a brilliant victory and a great success.
Originally, a printing and dyeing factory could usually get orders worth more than one million with just one design drawing. However, now, just two designs can make the foreign exchange order amount doubled.
This is not just a growth in numbers, but also a proof of the success of Qingdao garment factory.
I see that the order volume has reached the total production volume for half a year.
Jiang Weimin quickly found An Tai and said solemnly, "Uncle, please stop taking foreign exchange orders.
Our production capacity is limited, and we have three new designs that need to be put away quickly.”
When An Tai heard this, he realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately started to make arrangements.
However, when the clothes were put away, the foreign businessmen immediately refused to work.
They protested one after another, the scene was in chaos and noise was heard one after another.
This situation even alarmed the leaders of the Qingdao trade delegation. They rushed to understand the situation and found it very difficult to deal with the strong dissatisfaction of foreign businessmen.
After careful analysis, we found that the key factors restricting the production capacity of Qingdao garment factories are equipment and personnel.
Insufficient equipment and limited staff make it impossible for the garment factory to meet such a large order demand.
Under such circumstances, both sides finally had to sit down at the negotiating table.
After careful consideration, Jiang Weimin made a bold proposal to use equipment as payment. On the one hand, it could help Qingdao Garment Factory increase its production capacity. With advanced equipment,
Production efficiency will be greatly improved to better meet market demand;
On the other hand, it can also help Qingdao garment factories grow rapidly and enhance their international competitiveness.”
The main reason why we do not purchase products from Shanghai Sewing Machine Factory is that it takes too long to produce.
As soon as Jiang Weimin put forward this proposal, it immediately aroused heated discussion among everyone.
Foreign investors do not want Qingdao Garment Factory to grow and develop, but now Qingdao Garment Factory wants to get a share of the ready-made garment industry, and they can do nothing about it.
Now there are many people who want to buy clothes produced by Qingdao garment factories.
After repeated consideration, Jiang Weimin's proposal was recognized by all parties.
After the report, the leaders also agreed to this plan.
After some discussion, several businessmen decided to exchange the last three sets of clothes for equipment.
The equipment needed by Qingdao Publishing House to make toys was thus perfectly solved.
Then came the intense equipment purchase negotiations, with all parties working hard to achieve a win-win situation.
After completing these two significant tasks, Jiang Weimin set out on his return journey without any delay.
Return to Qingdao to report to Song Wenqing on my work and discuss ideas for follow-up work with Song Wenqing.
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