Reborn 92's Business Tycoon

Chapter 210: Intensive preparations

The reeds along the river have gone from a few sparse ones at the beginning to the current reed swamp. Every morning, when the sun peeks out from the green mountains on the opposite bank and the morning mist hasn't dispersed yet, it's the most beautiful time of the day. If you ignore the boats on the river, what you see in front of you is a simple and natural landscape painting.

Feng Yiping particularly likes the wind at this time, blowing softly on his face. Sometimes you can't help but close your eyes to experience it, and it's no wonder that so many songs and poems are written about 'drunk on the spring breeze'.

However, this spring, that is, only in the morning, he has time to express his feelings. At noon and in the evening, he has to go to the warehouse to help.

The five stores are being renovated day and night, and the warehouse is slowly becoming a real warehouse.

The training of the 20 shop assistants has come to an end. Of course, there is still training in the evenings, but during the day, they have already started working. They are helping to assemble the shelves and then, according to the ERP system plan, define each area.

Don't think this is a trivial matter. Anyone who has used an ERP system knows that in a warehouse that is already operating according to old habits, the struggle of entering the inventory system is even more laborious than completely and thoroughly taking an inventory of the warehouse several times.

Moreover, when the system is being implemented, it is not good to take inventory out of the warehouse, and it is also necessary to spend a lot of time explaining to customers, such as 'why can't you ship the goods to me when they are clearly there?'

After these preliminary tasks are completed, goods will be delivered one after the other, so their current task is to help carry the goods to their respective locations.

In the courtyard outside the warehouse, the old school desks have become dining tables. Because most of the company's people are busy here during the day, they have to eat here for all three meals. When Feng Yiping arrived, everyone was queuing up to get their meals.

Seeing him coming, Zhou Xinyu and Hong Haoran came over. Feng Yiping gave a sign, and Zhou Xinyu took out the key and opened the warehouse door. Suddenly, a mixture of aromas came at them, which was even better than Feng Yiping's impression of the smell in the canteen when he was a child.

The original empty warehouse is now full of rows of shelves, with four storeys high. Some of the stalls are now full of colourful and assorted goods.

'How's the system?' Feng Yiping looks over the rows with the two of them, and asks Hong Haoran, who has also been busy on the front line these days.

'So far it's not bad, mainly because the warehouse hasn't been put into use yet. It's much easier for us to carry out our work in the front, but it would be really difficult for those warehouses that are already in operation.'

Feng Yiping knows this, 'Are there any problems?'

'Not yet. We'll examine and improve it when it's in operation!'

Feng Yiping likes Hong Haoran for this. He has the rigor and practicality of a science and engineering man, and he won't say anything like there's definitely no problem in order to impress his boss.

'If it runs smoothly, then this system is really a powerful tool,' Zhou Xinyu also said.

Zhou Xinyu and his colleagues have also put a lot of enthusiasm into this project. The supermarket where he used to work has not yet implemented a similar system. He has also learned about the functions of the software developed by Zhitong. If it can really run smoothly, it will not only greatly improve work efficiency, increase data accuracy, and save manpower and material resources, but also significantly save financial resources, keep inventory at a scientific and reasonable level, and accelerate the turnover of funds.

For him personally, being able to participate in such a project is also a very impressive addition to his resume.

Of course, otherwise why would I have gone to such great lengths to develop this system in the first place? Feng Yiping accepted the compliment with all due modesty.

Feng Yiping looked at the stepladder next to the shelves and said, 'We still need to buy a forklift so that we can put whole pallets up there, instead of handing them up one at a time like we do now.'

'At the moment, we have enough manpower, so this is not a pressing problem. However, we will definitely need a forklift in the future, otherwise we will need at least four or five people to carry each piece,' says Zhou Xinyu.

'Then buy it!' Feng Yiping has suffered from this before. Stacking dozens of kilograms of motors onto shelves two to three metres high for an hour causes his hands to ache and his back to straighten up.

'How many suppliers are willing to provide support for promotional activities at the time of opening?'

On the day of opening, there must be promotional activities to welcome customers. The company cannot bear all the costs, so the suppliers have to bear some of them.

However, this task is definitely more difficult, and any industry bullies newcomers.

For a start-up company like Youjia, many suppliers, especially those of internationally renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, simply will not consider giving you support. You are only qualified to negotiate with them after you have grown in scale and quantity.

Of course, when the company is on the right track and the outlets have reached a certain scale, then the initiative will be in their hands. No matter what brand it is, they must pay an entrance fee before they can enter the market. If they want to be placed in prime locations such as the end of the aisle or the middle of the shelf, they will definitely have to meet additional conditions. On large public holidays and anniversaries, it is only natural that they will provide promotional support based on sales points.

However, at their current scale and with this being their first purchase, it is only a wishful thinking to expect those manufacturers to provide sufficient support.

'Not very good,' Zhou Xinyu was a little annoyed. Feng Yiping had hired him at a high salary, precisely because he had some influence in the industry, right?

'Mr Feng, I want to take a day or two out of my schedule to talk to those familiar manufacturers. Even though I have to swallow my pride, I will definitely fight for more support for the company.' Zhou Xinyu, who was usually gentle and refined, sounded a little shrill when he said this, so he seemed a little effeminate.

Feng Yiping suppressed a smile. 'It's certainly good to get more support, but there's no need to be too persistent. Everyone in business is like this, they won't act until they see results. We understand, but,' Feng Yiping's tone changed, 'understanding doesn't mean not caring. Just wait, they'll come begging to us soon. By then, we'll get back double what they didn't do today.'

The noodle shop belongs to my parents, the renovation company is now managed well by my brother-in-law, and there is the Jia convenience store. This is the path that Feng Yiping has chosen for himself in recent years, and he is fully confident that he can do a good job.

Half a month later, the renovation of all the stores was completed, and the renovation team stayed for another day, working until 12 o'clock at night, helping to install the shelves and freezers in the stores. Hong Haoran, on the other hand, took the people from Zhitong Company to install and debug the system terminals.

Once all the goods ordered had been delivered to the warehouse and all the data had been entered, the warehouse began to deliver the goods to the branches. Then everyone spent a day and a night placing the goods one by one in the designated positions on the shelves in the stores.

After the goods were placed, it took another day to label each item on the shelves with the code and unit price.

Then, Huang Xinyu and Hong Haoran spent two days checking each store one by one. Some problems were found, which took another day or two to fix. Finally, in early April of the lunar calendar, everything was finally ready. They carried out a one-day trial operation, and the results were ideal. No omissions or areas for improvement were found.

After the trial operation, Feng Yiping gave a few words of encouragement: 'Everyone has worked hard recently. Starting tomorrow, the company will be closed for two days. Of course, don't just hang out and relax. Take a good rest and get yourself in the best shape possible. I hope that on the day of the opening, everyone can bring their best mental state and full enthusiasm.'