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The country with the shortest working hours in the world, working six hours a day, leads the world in manufacturing

A country that works six hours a day in manufacturing leads the world

By nally norrisPublished 3 years ago 4 min read

Not everyone can tell what is good about Made in Germany. Germany is one of the world's major industrial powers and has many well-known brands, such as: Volkswagen, Daimler, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Bosch, etc., and these well-known companies There is a concept of not believing in people behind it, especially in the production process, people are very easy to make mistakes, which will inevitably affect the quality of the product, so the method for the Germans to improve the quality is very direct, that is to use all possible means in the production process. Human factors are reduced to a minimum, everything is broken down into machines, and the qualified rate of products is as high as 99.9988%. Almost no company in the world can achieve such a low defect rate. So how strong is German manufacturing?

Germany is the country with the strongest economic strength in Europe and one of the eight major industrial countries in the world. It has a very complete industrial system. Its industrial output accounts for more than 30% of the global total. It has strong competitiveness in other fields, and owns three top car brands, BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, and occupies more than 70% of the global market share. Among them, Volkswagen's revenue is as high as 278.3 billion US dollars, ranking No. 500 in the world. 9, ranking first in the global automotive industry.

Some people may think that German manufacturing has achieved such great achievements, then the Germans must be very diligent and spend a long time on work, but all this is our fantasy, in fact it is not the case, the working hours of Germans Very short, according to relevant data: In the global working hours rankings, Germany works 1,371 hours per year. On average, Germans work six hours a day, becoming the country with the shortest working hours in the world. In addition to the 5-day workweek in Germany In addition to the 104 days of weekend leave in the whole year, each employee can enjoy at least 24 working days of paid leave every year, excluding weekends and holidays, plus statutory holidays, such as New Year’s Day and May Day Labor Day Etc, the sum of holidays exceeds 150 days.

On the other hand, many companies in China are working overtime. Many companies work overtime without overtime pay. Therefore, the wealth of Chinese bosses is obtained by squeezing the labor of workers. It is not like German companies relying on technology to get rich. We all know German companies. Automation technology is at the top level in the world. According to relevant data, 70% of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany have begun to introduce automated and intelligent equipment for production. For example, Amberg Electronics is the most modern digital factory in Europe, mainly engaged in PLC. and other industrial automation products. During the production process, the products and semi-finished products or products to be delivered have corresponding codes. When the circuit board is installed on the production line, each process can be automatically controlled throughout the process, including welding, assembly, etc. , all data are also recorded for traceability,

More importantly, in a production line, according to the pre-set control program, the machine can automatically assemble products with a soul. The entire manufacturing process is very smooth, and the production efficiency is greatly improved, with less than a quarter of the work. Manual operation is required, most of which are used for data inspection and recording. The factory produces 3 billion parts per year, and one part can be produced in one minute. The production capacity is increased by 8 times compared with the previous one. Due to the real-time monitoring and processing of all components and processes , the factory can supply customers within 24 hours. In addition, the staff working here have a rest time every two hours. Since there is a clock in the factory, it will ring several times every two hours. When the bell rings, go to the small room to eat, drink and smoke a cigarette, just like the recess in the student days. This is impossible in China, but the Germans can create such an economy in such a situation. Miracle, why are they?

First of all, Germans do not blindly pursue speed. For example, if a product takes 8 hours to complete, Germans must work for 8 hours to produce a product. On the other hand, Chinese people are different. The work can be completed in 1 hour, but the quality is not high. The world is different, but this kind of behavior that does not pursue speed is regarded as a "foreign worker" in the eyes of the Chinese.

Secondly, Germany has accumulated a wealth of experience and achievements in the industrial field. The innovation ability of Germans is also unshakable by other countries. The number of new invention patents obtained ranks first in the world, especially for inventions in electrical equipment. Very good results, such as: jet engines, trams, diesel engines, DC generators, maglev trains, airbags, etc.,

Finally, Germany has been leading the world in the field of industrial automation. At present, Germany has more than 5,000 industrial automation companies, such as Beckhoff Automation, Ropp Automation Control System, JUMO Automation, Testo, Neger and so on.

In general, Germans only work 6 hours a day, but the manufacturing industry is unmatched. On the other hand, we work overtime every day, and the manufacturing industry is still a backwater. Therefore, young people must not work hard, because working hard may hurt themselves. Knowing that China is still the world's factory, we are engaged in low-end jobs, with low profits and lower wages for employees. The domestic bosses who reprocess are ruthless. They only have money in their eyes and only think about the hard work of their employees. You don’t treat employees as human beings, and some things can’t be changed without your hard work. Today’s factories are killing the boss and starving employees. No matter how hard you work, you’ll only get dead wages, so there’s no need to work overtime for the boss, yes. What do you think about this?

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