The epidemic "black swan" has come, and it is difficult for all walks of life to stay out of it. Specific to the automotive field, both vehicle companies, parts suppliers and dealers have been impacted to a certain extent. Among them, the "supply failure" crisis faced by the automobile supply chain is attracting the attention of the whole industry.
At present, many foreign OEMs have no choice but to suspend production due to the shutdown of domestic parts suppliers. As Gu Tao Yong, the president of China Hengrui Co., Ltd. said in an interview with Geshi Automobile, the industrial chain is interlocking, and the short-term downturn in sales caused by the suspension of production by automakers and parts suppliers will inevitably have a self-defeating impact on suppliers. In a word, the rapid recovery of automobile supply chain has become the "urgent need" of the whole industry.
Of course, this does not mean that enterprises in the automobile supply chain can ignore the epidemic situation and relevant state regulations and start work at will. Instead, they should avoid panic. On the premise of trying to cooperate with the epidemic prevention and control, they should use internal and external forces to minimize losses and quickly resume work and deliver orders.
"Policy Support" from External Forces
From a policy perspective, in order to better support the development of SMEs, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Chongqing, Guangdong, Haikou, Liaoning, Qingdao and other provinces and cities have recently issued policies to provide policy support from strengthening financial and credit support, reducing the tax burden of enterprises, and ensuring stable employment to reduce the burden on SMEs.
For enterprises, policy support is tantamount to giving timely help. Du Feng Dao, director of the Parts Department of China Automobile Industry Association, said in an interview with Geshi Automobile that these policies are timely and operable, which is of great benefit to the later development of SMEs. At the same time, he also said that it is necessary for relevant departments to introduce support measures for supply chain enterprises when China's automobile industry is facing adjustment and epidemic impact.
Wang Xianbin, a senior analyst at Gaspar Automotive Research Institute, pointed out that relevant enterprises should first interpret these supporting policies, understand the corresponding requirements and regulations, and make maximum use of this policy advantage to tide over the difficulties.
For the field of automobile supply chain, Wang Xianbin believes that in the future, the state can provide financial support to specific industries and enterprises in the automobile field, including low-interest or even discount loans, supply chain financial loans, asset mortgage loans and so on. To help them get the corresponding capital flow, so as to ensure normal product development, manufacturing and marketing, so as to ensure that related enterprises can survive this difficult period and promote the subsequent stable development of the automobile supply chain.
From the perspective of enterprises, Horiba pointed out in an interview with Gaspar that the state should give enterprises appropriate tax concessions or reductions on the supply side, improve information transparency and enhance consumers' confidence on the demand side.
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Li Jianlin, CEO of Nava Electronics, said that the best way is for banks to issue credit loans, lower the loan qualification requirements, simplify the approval process, speed up the approval time, and replenish cash flow for enterprises. At present, some policies, such as medical insurance in social security, are adjusted from 10.5% to 10%, which does not help enterprises obviously.
Li Peng, CEO of Dou Xian Intelligent, believes that after this epidemic, more and more industries and enterprises will accelerate and deepen the digitalization process, and the automobile industry is no exception, and its digitalization ability is becoming more and more prominent. "I hope that relevant departments can join hands with relevant enterprises of intelligent network connection to introduce relevant standards of automobile intelligent network connection as soon as possible and standardize the access standards of the whole industry. For start-ups, I hope to combine the development of China intelligent networking industry with the new situation and new trends, promote the integration of production and operation, and broaden the financing channels of the industry. "
"All Zero Coordination" of External Force
As mentioned above, the industrial chain is interlocking, and all parties involved in the automobile industry chain are grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Therefore, from the perspective of vehicle manufacturers, it is a good thing to provide support to supply chain enterprises and strengthen cooperation between them to promote their rapid recovery.
Du said that upstream and downstream enterprises should fully consider the impact of the epidemic on each other, and consider the relevant regulations on the delay of order delivery as appropriate, and give support to China brand small and medium-sized parts enterprises, vehicle manufacturers and superior parts enterprises after the subsequent resumption of work; After returning to work, enterprises can't fight the price war for the benefit and hurt the whole industrial chain.
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Wang Xianbin pointed out that automobile manufacturers can support supply chain enterprises in the following four aspects:
1. An automobile factory with financial strength should try its best to give appropriate financial support to parts enterprises, such as paying the accounts receivable of parts suppliers as soon as possible, especially those parts suppliers and upstream suppliers with poor premium ability, so as to ensure their liquidity and normal operation;
Second, in terms of products, vehicle and parts enterprises can jointly develop, which can not only improve the development efficiency, but also amortize the R&D expenses together;
Third, in terms of production, the two sides can cooperate to flexibly or digitally transform some production lines to improve production efficiency and reduce operating costs;
Four, if some enterprises are greatly affected, but there is still potential for follow-up, vehicle and parts enterprises and their downstream enterprises can jointly apply to financial institutions for financing loans or financial support.
On the other hand, Li Jianlin said that vehicle manufacturers can issue orders from June to February in advance, so that suppliers can prepare in advance, and a long time span is conducive to the material turnover of suppliers. In addition, in view of some difficult situations, explain in advance, make preparations early and communicate sincerely.
Internal strength "multi-measures simultaneously"
While the iron is hot, you need to be hard. External environment support is of course important, but the enterprise's own adaptability and mobility are the key to solving the problem.
Cai Fang, head of global marketing and strategic development of BMTS, said in an interview with Geshi Automobile: "The period when we can't start work normally also gives the parts companies a rare opportunity to think calmly. In the past few years, China automobile industry has been developing at a high speed, but it has neglected the cultivation of internal strength. Therefore, when the epidemic broke out, many problems were exposed. The epidemic has sounded the alarm for the whole industrial chain. Whenever the iron is hot, enterprises should be down-to-earth, do a good job of internal control, improve actual efficiency, optimize processes and so on. , improve the overall core competitiveness, so as to be invincible in the cruel market competition and sudden crisis. "
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One idea is worth a hundred hasty actions. Wang Xianbin argues that you should find out the situation before you act. Specifically, supply chain enterprises can solve the delivery problem from the following aspects:
1. Evaluate the current situation of its own supply product line, judge what the hot products demanded by downstream customers are in the future, and reserve relevant parts according to the hot products;
Second, pay attention to the inventory management of self-owned parts and components, as well as the procurement of upstream raw materials, including logistics, and then evaluate and determine the monthly or quarterly production plan;
Third, integrate the situation of terminal sales and upstream and downstream supply chains, respond and feedback in time, and try to achieve low-cost production and delivery.
For some factories or parts enterprises in the hardest hit areas, he believes that in the short term, due to the persistence of the epidemic, these enterprises still need to arrange the time to resume work according to government regulations. Of course, they should not only defend against the epidemic, but also think about how to prepare relevant production in time; In addition, it is also necessary to consider whether the production line should be adjusted in the short and long term, and whether the production capacity in some areas can be shared with other enterprises, thus reducing the production and operation costs; In addition, in the long run, it is necessary to consider whether some non-core assets or assets that need to be divested can be disposed of in time.
Du pointed out that the measures that auto parts enterprises should take after returning to work include:
First, we should obey the overall arrangement of the national and local governments for epidemic prevention work, combine the actual situation of enterprises and resume work as required, put people first, do a good job in employee protection, and carry out production and business activities in an orderly manner;
Second, enterprises that can't completely resume work in stages should give priority to the orders for epidemic prevention vehicles and orders from epidemic areas, and give full consideration to logistics and other factors to make good material reserves for comprehensive resumption of work in the later period;
Third, before the epidemic situation is fully controlled, the spare parts manufacturing enterprises in areas with severe epidemic situation all take controlling the epidemic situation as their primary task. After reaching the standard of returning to work, they will timely connect with upstream and downstream enterprises and arrange production in an orderly manner according to the order situation.
Li Peng said: "General Eisenhower said that we should plan actions, not plans. In this way, as soon as the gunshots rang, they would improvise. I believe that experiencing such a war' epidemic' will make the cooperation within and between enterprises stronger and more United, and it will be more able to complete tasks in a self-organized and digital mode like biological organizations. "
So, what is the performance of enterprises in the field of automobile supply chain now? Gaspar recently interviewed and collected some specific measures taken by some enterprises (in no particular order) in resuming work and production, and shared them with you in order to contribute to the development of the industry!
Bosch
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: In order to actively cooperate with the epidemic prevention and control work, according to the time requirements of local governments, most Bosch companies and factories in Huada plan to resume work on February 10.
2. Employee protection: Bosch is very concerned about the epidemic situation in novel coronavirus. Since the epidemic was announced, Bosch quickly set up a special response team in China. At present, for Bosch, the first task is to ensure the health and safety of employees. To this end, Bosch's companies and factories have taken a series of protective measures, including the cleaning and disinfection plan of production and office areas, the purchase of masks and the requirements for measuring body temperature. In addition, the company requires employees to reduce business trips, avoid going to key epidemic areas, and cancel large-scale personnel gathering activities.
To resume production
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Schaeffler
Return to work
1. time adjustment: Schaeffler actively responded to the government's request to reduce the flow and gathering of people, formulated the policy of delaying the start of construction in time, and took measures to stop production in various factories.
2. Employee protection: The company immediately contacted the employees in Wuhan office, paid attention to their situation, and collected and tracked the health information of employees everywhere online. Inform employees of the epidemic prevention measures adopted by the company in time through various channels, strengthen epidemic prevention propaganda, and organize factory doctors to ask questions online to send care to employees. The company has also taken a series of thoughtful measures, including canceling business trips and making the office location and form flexible. At the same time, the company actively deployed various safety precautions, strengthened disinfection and protection measures in all offices and factory workplaces, equipped with protective materials such as thermometers and masks, and formulated a strict visitor management system.
To resume production
Schaeffler joins hands with upstream and downstream business partners in the supply chain to help each other and face challenges together. In order to ensure business sustainability, the company conducts inventory analysis and forecast in time, and actively communicates closely with domestic and foreign customers; At the same time, contact the suppliers to understand the situation at the first time, conduct risk assessment on suppliers, and manage the cash flow of enterprises, and strive to minimize the impact of the epidemic on business operations.
Magna international Inc. (short for magna international Inc.)
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: In view of the epidemic situation, the Spring Festival holiday of Magna China branches is mostly extended to February 9, and some office employees will work at home in the first week after returning to work, providing more time for epidemic prevention and control.
2. Employee protection: the preparation work includes employee health screening and workplace sanitation and disinfection measures; Obtain and provide much-needed health protection products to all business departments in China on a global scale, make efforts to communicate with employees in detail, and actively cooperate with various initiatives of local governments.
To resume production
Magna will mobilize global resources to provide support for employees in China, and make preparations for production and operation after returning to work.
BMTS
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: At present, BMTS' Shanghai factory, Shandong Dongying factory and Jinan factory in China and Beijing China R&D center have resumed work in batches on February 6th (438+00).
2. Employee protection: the shuttle bus runs as usual and is disinfected according to regulations; Check the health status of personnel entering and leaving the factory; Ensure that the office environment is non-toxic and safe; Ensure the safety of dining in the canteen (the dining route is single in and single out, in batches, taking meals from a distance and dining in a single row); Post-holiday return response mechanism.
To resume production
Because the development of the epidemic is a dynamic process, it depends on the control of the epidemic in the next two weeks, which is very critical. Whether it can be controlled is a special concern of the company. At the same time, the company also pays close attention to the inventory digestion of retail OEMs.
Horichang
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: resume work on February 10.
2. Employee protection: At present, according to the prevention and control requirements of the state and governments at all levels, the company has set up a special epidemic emergency working group to organize and implement various prevention and control measures related to the epidemic. The company has launched an online daily report system on employees' health status to encourage employees to work remotely. The Japanese headquarters and other regional operation teams have made great efforts to purchase N95 masks and other key materials around the world, and these health protection products have been shipped to China and distributed to employees of branches.
To resume production
Actively communicate with customers and coordinate the supply of production resources. Judging from the current situation, the company can meet the supply needs of customers.
Dou Xian intelligent
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: resume work on February 17.
2. Employee protection: The company set up an "epidemic command team" to start the employee care protection plan, such as daily health punching, to understand the health status and needs of each employee; In purchasing protective materials, the company has purchased the first batch of protective materials through various channels and distributed them to employees and their families in need in Shanghai, Beijing and Baoding. At present, the second batch of protective materials is being purchased to meet the needs of more employees and families after returning to work.
To resume production
The company strives to ensure that the customer's project delivery is least affected by the epidemic, and immediately sorts out all the situation of project delivery and resources affected by the epidemic, imagines the nature and degree of the impact of the epidemic on the internal operation ability, and gives corresponding countermeasures. At the same time, track the epidemic situation every day, adjust the mobilization and coordination of internal and external resources in real time according to changes, and eliminate defects in the action.
Nava electronics co
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: Nava Electronics resumed work in strict accordance with the requirements of the national ministries and commissions and the Shanghai Municipal Government, and made staggered adjustments in the specific implementation rules, adjusting the working hours to February 1 1 staggered Mondays, and adjusting the working hours to Tuesday-Saturday 9: 45 am-65438+08:45 pm.
2. Employee protection: All employees who return to Shanghai from outside Shanghai shall be isolated in a centralized way 14 days according to the requirements of the municipal government and the streets under their jurisdiction; Encourage employees who are temporarily unable to return to work due to traffic difficulties to apply for annual leave, transferred leave and personal leave; Before the end of the epidemic, employees are required to report their health and body temperature every day, and masks are issued to employees; After returning to work, all employees get up early every day to report their health status, clock in their body temperature, enter the work building for temperature measurement, and wear masks during the whole process of indoor fresh air during work. The meeting distance is more than 2 meters; Go to work at the wrong peak, and encourage employees to bring their own meals and eat alone; Employees who have the conditions to work at home can apply for working at home and ask the supervisor to check the work results.
To resume production
After the outbreak, Nava immediately contacted the supplier to prepare some materials in advance. After the resumption of work, some suppliers who cooperated with Nava have not started work. Nava immediately communicated with customers about the recent demand, and accurately calculated the actual demand within three months. Since the customer has not returned to work, Nava has a certain safety stock, and there is no delivery pressure at present. What's the follow-up situation? Look at the cooperation between suppliers and the actual needs of customers. If it can be delivered accurately, it will not be a big problem.
Luomu semiconductor
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: Rome has factories in Tianjin and Dalian, China, and 19 sales outlets in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. The time to resume work varies from region to region, and it will be resumed according to the policies of local governments.
2. Employee protection: implement measures such as employee health confirmation, temperature measurement and wearing masks.
To resume production
In order to fulfill the supply responsibility to customers, a comprehensive epidemic prevention system is being built to prepare for returning to work. Alternative production is expected in Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea. Rome Group regards the construction of business continuity management system (BCM) as one of the important business topics, especially for domestic and foreign outlets engaged in production. According to specific disasters and other crises, it set up a countermeasure committee, submitted a business continuity plan (BCP), and conducted corresponding training. Be prepared.
Suzhou lichao automobile system co., ltd
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: delayed resumption of work, adjusted to February 17.
2. Employee protection: according to local requirements, isolate first, apply for returning to work after working at home, buy necessary epidemic prevention materials, and do a good job in epidemic prevention propaganda.
To resume production
Coordinate OEM update project time; Technology research and development is mainly to catch up with the progress and complete relevant tests according to the requirements of the main engine factory.
Ashed
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: Axetil's three major operation centers, Asia-Pacific Science and Technology R&D Center and China Headquarters have all passed the start-up acceptance of governments at all levels, and were successfully launched before February 1 1.
2. Employee protection: Axalta China pays close attention to the epidemic situation and employees' situation in various places, and makes every effort to ensure the health and safety of employees. All offices and factories of the company strictly implement epidemic prevention measures such as comprehensive disinfection and personnel prevention and control from the date of resumption of work to ensure that all employees can work and produce normally in a healthy and safe environment.
To resume production
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Roman chemistry
Return to work
1, time adjustment: work at home before February 10, then you can enter the office, follow-up and other government arrangements.
2. Employee protection: According to employee statistics, employees who return to Shanghai from other places must be isolated at home 14 days without fever before entering the company. If they have symptoms, they should immediately report to quarantine and allow employees to arrange themselves to enter the company or work at home. Register and manage the personnel entering and leaving the office area, measure their body temperature, disinfect the shuttle bus, wear masks all the time, eat in the canteen according to time, increase air circulation, and open the window for ventilation.
To resume production
The epidemic basically did not affect the company's production.
reins
Return to work
1、? Time adjustment: the local Mahler company ensures that the time for returning to work meets the requirements of the local government;
2. Employee protection: cancel all unnecessary business trips before receiving further notice; All companies will be equipped with necessary protective and disinfection supplies. Mahler China's management team always pays attention to the development of the epidemic and the health status of employees in China.
To resume production
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Chihiro's position
Return to work
1. Time adjustment: start working from home on February 3rd, and formally resume work gradually on February 10.
2. Employee safety: According to the situation of employees' workplace and the actual situation in Shanghai, Beijing and Deqing, the company has formulated a scheme combining remote home office and on-site office. Employees entering the company need to take their body temperature and wear masks. At noon, employees are encouraged to bring their own meals or take-out, or they can choose the lunch box in the canteen of the park and send it directly to the company. The company further upgraded the disinfection and safety measures at various office locations. In addition, according to the requirements of the municipal government, people coming to Shanghai from key areas need to be quarantined at home for 14 days from the date of arrival in Shanghai, and timely synchronize information when they have symptoms such as fever, and actively cooperate with the quarantine investigation.
To resume production
The national Beidou ground augmentation system operated by the company runs normally for 7*24 hours, and stably serves millions of smart cars, tens of thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles,100000 surveying and various engineering equipment, hundreds of millions of mobile phones and other IOT devices. In view of the current epidemic emergency, Chihiro has specially established an emergency response platform, which connects all aspects of fault handling from discovery, response, processing and notification to the same platform, so as to ensure the continuous and stable provision of spatio-temporal intelligent infrastructure services to the greatest extent.
Summary: The epidemic has disrupted the pace of the automobile supply chain, and enterprises will inevitably panic, but they must not panic. The urgent task is to change from panic to calmness as soon as possible and take effective remedial measures!
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.