A few minutes later, Wei was interviewed by a reporter in the factory. He said that Michelin was not a bystander, but a "comrade-in-arms" of the people of China, and the whole company participated in the anti-epidemic campaign. On the premise of ensuring the safety of employees, it is Michelin's most important task to resume production as soon as possible and fully support China in fighting the epidemic.
Caption: Wei, president of Michelin China, introduced the company to reporters.
Talking about the epidemic: We are not bystanders.
Michelin has more than 7,000 employees in China, and Wei is their "parent company". As early as New Year's Eve, Wei, who had a premonition that the situation was not good, discussed with the management and immediately took countermeasures to distribute masks to employees, and prepared a number of protective supplies such as masks and disinfectant in Shanghai and Shenyang. The decision was proved to be extremely correct afterwards.
Although there are sales networks all over the country, Michelin's team in Wuhan is very small, with only 1 1 employees. Now these employees are isolated at home and keep in touch with headquarters through video network. They just made a short video about their daily life during the quarantine period and their confidence in overcoming the epidemic. Thanks to the mutual help of colleagues, the company is very moved.
In Michelin's corporate culture, employees are regarded as family members. At present, the most important task is how to ensure the safety of all employees, resume production as soon as possible, and make contributions to fighting the epidemic and boosting the post-disaster economy in China.
65438126, Michelin (China) Investment Co., Ltd. made an emergency donation of 3 million yuan to Wuhan Charity Federation to support the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, becoming the first donation enterprise in the tire industry, giving full play to its professional advantages and actively participating in the logistics and transportation support services to fight the epidemic. On February 10, Michelin's three factories in China officially resumed work and began to gradually restore production capacity.
Caption: There are corresponding testing facilities at the factory gate.
Talking about returning to work: employee safety comes first.
Regarding Michelin's resumption of work, Wei said that in two tire factories in Shanghai and Shenyang, more than 70% of the original employees were on the job and the production capacity was restored to 60%; Because there are many local employees, the latter's production capacity has recovered to 80% to 90%.
In the balance between safety and productivity, Wei believes that Michelin always puts the safety of employees first, preferring to sacrifice economic benefits and not letting employees fall into a dangerous working environment, so he has put enough thoughts into the preparation for returning to work.
Take the tire factory in Shanghai as an example. At the gate of the factory, the visitor registration procedure is very strict, so detailed that the travel track must be filled in; In the physical examination, in order to ensure foolproof, the factory specially set up tents and installed infrared thermometers, which can quickly measure the body temperature of a large number of employees; Two-thirds of the seats in the dining hall have been removed, and the interval between stools has increased, all facing forward like the "examination room"; In the office, you can avoid on-site meetings. Even in the office, try to avoid face-to-face communication and communicate through the internet or telephone.
"There is a saying in China that real gold is not afraid of fire." Wei said that Michelin should become indestructible real gold. In today's complex anti-epidemic situation, it can withstand the test of harsh reality and realize safe production.
Description: The workers are working.
Talking about management: having the confidence to overcome difficulties.
Because of the Spring Festival holiday and the sudden outbreak of the epidemic, the sales of Michelin China in February were also affected. However, Wei said that this is also reasonable. Not only Michelin, but also the economic entities in China and even the whole world are facing severe challenges. With the gradual control of domestic epidemic situation, how to resume production and boost performance is a problem that many enterprises must face.
As government departments began to gradually approve enterprises to resume work, Michelin's production line began to gradually recover, and transportation and storage also gradually returned to normal. While the interview was going on, hundreds of salespeople were contacting customers and suppliers all over the world by telephone and Internet. Although it was difficult at first, the situation was much better than expected. At least the company has withstood the test and started to get on the right track. Therefore, Michelin China has not lowered its growth forecast in 2020, and the market demand in China is still very huge. At present, it has only been postponed, but it has not disappeared.
In difficult times, Michelin also gained some gains. For example, in the past, supply and production may be adjusted once a week. Now, due to the epidemic, meetings are held every day to communicate, and customers' demand for products can even be updated once every 24 hours, which greatly improves business efficiency and can also help to resume production and make up for losses in the future.
Talk about feelings: adversity sees the truth.
Besides being the head of Michelin China, Wei prefers to define himself as a comrade-in-arms who experienced this historic epidemic with the people of China. He hasn't been in China for a long time, but he never thought of leaving China in difficult times. "When we say that we should unite to fight the epidemic, we should not just stay in slogans, but should be reflected in concrete actions." His choice is: don't back down!
Wei thought it was a correct decision to stay in China in difficult times, and he was very moved by one detail, because although the China government was very busy, it did not neglect any ethnic minority. Relevant epidemic prevention measures in Shanghai have been translated into many languages, including French. Any foreigner who wants to ask for help can get a response at the first time. This kind of efficient and warm urban management made him feel at ease.
"I am very happy to be able to prevent and control the epidemic and defeat the virus with you in China and Shanghai during this time." Wei said that during this period, he also made many friends. China people and foreigners, regardless of each other, unite and fight together. Finally, he showed a Chinese sentence: "This is called a friend in need!"
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