There is a saying that there is no perfect egg under the whole nest!

The same is true for Xuemeng Food Factory.

Although the current trade war on the other side of the ocean is only targeting large washing machines and photovoltaic products, who can guarantee that this is all the other party's means?

It’s just the beginning of the new year, who knows if there will be more despicable methods in the future?

And compared with other companies, Xuemeng Food Factory has a big advantage. Their company has no loans and has sufficient cash flow.

In the coming time, if economic fluctuations intensify due to trade wars or other reasons, and the market gradually becomes worse, it can be said that Xuemeng Food Factory is more risk-resistant than other companies.

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In addition, apart from exports, most of their products are sold domestically.

Will it have any impact?

definitely will!

But you can’t be timid just because of the influence. That’s not Cao Shujie’s style either.

After the meeting, all department managers went back with their tasks.

Not long after Cao Shujie returned to his office, Wang Zhifeng, Shi Jingxiu, Guan Boyong and others came over.

Wang Zhifeng and Shi Jingxiu came here to discuss the unfinished topic with their boss last time.

Guan Boyong came here because he considered that the trade war started by Lao America has a lot to do with export trade, and the fruit wine and preserved fruits of Xuemeng Food Factory are exported. Now that something like this happens, it is impossible to say that there will be no impact. They

Make plans early.

This situation must be reported to Cao Shujie.

"Oh, you three have agreed to come together. Sit down quickly." Cao Shujie called them to sit down in the reception area of ​​the office.

"What kind of tea should we drink? Green tea? Or black tea?" Cao Shujie asked them.

When Guan Boyong heard this, he stood up and went to Cao Shujie's filing cabinet to open it, took out some tea leaves, and turned to several people and said, "Don't choose, just brew any kind."

It didn't matter to a few people. They mainly came to chat with Cao Shujie about work. It didn't matter whether they drank tea or not.

Today's event will make everyone realize the crisis. This time it is no joke.

They know very well that when other industries fail, their industry will also be greatly affected.

To put it simply, the deeply processed fruit products made by Xuemeng Food Factory are snacks, and to a certain extent, they are products that can be eaten or not.

It is not something that must be eaten, which determines that when the overall economic environment is not good or the economic trend is downward, many people will inevitably scrimp and save money.

Spending on non-essential items like snacks can be reduced if possible, or even not purchased at all.

The industries targeted by the US tax increase this time are large washing machines and the photovoltaic industry, but who knows which industry will be targeted next time?

When more and more industries are targeted and the incomes of people involved in these industries become unstable, many food industries, including Xuemeng Food Factory, will be greatly affected.

Before Guan Boyong could make tea, Wang Zhifeng and Shi Jingxiu were already chatting.

There were no outsiders here either. Wang Zhifeng and Shi Jingxiu directly followed up on Cao Shujie’s last mention of the topic of the trade war. They talked about their next thoughts from the aspects of production and human resources respectively.

In Wang Zhifeng's words, if the vicious market environment further intensifies, from the personnel perspective, we must consider increasing the assessment of all employees, and may not even rule out layoffs.

Cao Shujie had been listening carefully. He didn't express any opinions at first, but after Wang Zhifeng finished speaking, Cao Shujie said: "The assessment is okay, but the layoffs are fine. Don't raise this issue again in the future."

Hearing what Cao Shujie said, Wang Zhifeng was stunned for a moment, and Shi Jingxiu and Guan Boyong were also stunned.

When the economic environment is bad, layoffs have once become a necessary means for many companies, but Cao Shujie just disagreed with this method.

He knew that his boss had a "kind heart", but Wang Zhifeng still felt that this matter must be dealt with rationally, and he wanted to talk to his boss in private.

After Shi Jingxiu came to her senses, she continued to talk about her thoughts from the perspective of production.

According to Shi Jingxiu, the production side must strictly control quality. If their market shrinks, they must improve the quality of their products and make them refined!

During this process, Guan Boyong has been listening carefully. It can be said that the methods mentioned by Wang Zhifeng and Shi Jingxiu basically cover sales. The only difference is that sales must also consider the domestic market and overseas markets.

After Wang Zhifeng and Shi Jingxiu finished talking, Guan Boyong expressed his worries.

When Cao Shujie heard this question, he also said: "Manager Guan, let's continue doing it. If it doesn't work, we will suspend overseas business."

Guan Boyong nodded, but he also assured Cao Shujie that he would do his best to sell the company's products and get the money back until the last minute.

After everything that needed to be discussed was finished, Shi Jingxiu and the three of them prepared to go out.

Cao Shujie suddenly called out to Wang Zhifeng: "Manager Wang, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Wang Zhifeng was stunned for a moment, but still stayed.

After Shi Jingxiu and Guan Boyong went out, Cao Shujie asked Wang Zhifeng to sit down.

"Manager Wang, what do you think of the company's current procurement process?" Cao Shujie asked when he came up. Wang Zhifeng did not expect this.

This also made Wang Zhifeng feel that Cao Shujie's patience with the company's procurement seemed to have reached its limit.

Otherwise, the boss probably wouldn't talk to him directly about this issue.

Wang Zhifeng thought about it for a while and then said: "Boss, what are you asking about?"

"Don't act stupid for me, Manager Wang, do you really know nothing?" Cao Shujie came up and said.

After Wang Zhifeng heard this, his heart trembled. For a moment, Wang Zhifeng was very scared.

"Boss..." Wang Zhifeng thought over and over again, thinking about how to answer Cao Shujie's question, but he found that no matter how he answered, this matter was difficult to handle.

For example, if he told his boss that he knew there was a problem with the purchasing department, why did he not report it even though he knew about it?

If Cao Shujie is told that he does not know about the problems in procurement, then as the manager of the human resources department, he must have a big loophole in managing people.

There is no need to even say such prevarications as "This is the purchasing department's own business. As the manager of the human resources department, he has no access to the internal management of other departments and does not know how the purchasing department operates."

Speaking out would prove his incompetence, which would only make Cao Shujie despise him even more.

This matter put him in a dilemma.

When Wang Zhifeng was thinking about this problem, Cao Shujie did not rush him, but waited patiently.

He gave Wang Zhifeng enough time to think about it carefully. This was also a test for Wang Zhifeng.

About five or six minutes later, Wang Zhifeng's voice sounded in the office again: "Boss, there is a problem in the purchasing department."

"What's the problem?" Cao Shujie didn't pursue the past, but just followed his words.

Wang Zhifeng hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Boss, some time ago, Manager Xiang of the Purchasing Department invited me to have dinner with the Manager of the Sales Department. During the meal, Manager Xiang mentioned that the 2018 annual purchasing plan was rejected by the boss."

He thought about it and found that there was no way around it. In this case, he might as well tell the truth.

And to put it bluntly, they are all workers, and they all earn this money from Cao Shujie, not from forming a gang in Cao Shujie's factory and then dragging Cao Shujie off the throne of the boss.

If only uprisings were that simple, that would be great.

At this time, Wang Zhifeng told himself that he must not be confused.

He told Cao Shujie exactly what happened when he and Xiang Zhengyan had dinner that night. He also told Cao Shujie that after the three of them separated, he and Guan Boyong got together again to discuss issues in the purchasing department.

In short, there are big loopholes in the purchasing department.

"Why hasn't it been discovered before?" Cao Shujie asked.

Wang Zhifeng didn't know what to say.

In fact, if it weren't for the last company management meeting where Cao Shujie's attitude changed 180 degrees, Wang Zhifeng would not have realized these problems. Later, Xiang Zhengyan went to have dinner with him and Guan Boyong alone and took the initiative to talk to them about the 2018 annual procurement.

When the plan failed, I went to them for help. At that time, Wang Zhifeng belatedly figured out the gray area in the purchasing department.

But the problem is that this kind of thing happens no matter which factory it is in.

In response to the question Cao Shujie just asked, Wang Zhifeng thought for a while and said to Cao Shujie: "We currently use manual operations in procurement. I think we can develop a special procurement system."

He also told Cao Shujie: "Cross-examination can be implemented for future purchases."

"Tell me about it." Cao Shujie was very interested in what he said.

Wang Zhifeng told Cao Shujie about a procurement system he learned about.

Generally speaking, all the products that need to be purchased are entered into the system. Every time an order is placed from the online mall, the inquiry staff and the purchasing staff are two independent operations. Not only will there be cross-checking after the order is placed, but also after the order is placed.

There will be a dedicated audit department that conducts random inspections every day.

Wang Zhifeng told Cao Shujie that after using this procurement system, the review of purchase orders will not only be completed by the procurement department, but the company can also require the audit department to participate.

However, this cannot completely avoid this situation 100%, but it can avoid most of it.

After all, any operation is completed by people, and as long as there are people involved in the process, there will be loopholes, but you can't hide the disease and avoid treatment just because you know this.

They should seek more perfection in processes and systems.

"But Manager Xiang failed in his duty." Cao Shujie said.

Wang Zhifeng already understood what Cao Shujie meant, and he asked Cao Shujie if he wanted to recruit a new purchasing manager.

Unexpectedly, Cao Shujie told him: "Let's transfer Lian Qijian back first."

"Who will be in charge of the northwest region?" Wang Zhifeng asked.

The northwest region is not only responsible for sales, but also for raw material procurement. In a sense, procurement in the northwest region is more important than sales.
To be continued...