Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the start of operations of various enterprises has been repeatedly delayed this year. Currently, only one-third of textile enterprises have started production. It is understood that a certain company in Yancheng, Jiangsu has nearly 40 yarn, thread, cloth production, Among textile industrial parks that process and operate enterprises, only two have obtained application permission to start operations, accounting for 5% of the operation rate. The actual resumption of work was delayed by more than a week than expected. For enterprises that rely on production and processing to make a living, how big is the impact on efficiency? What is the reason for such a low rate of resumption of work?
Staff shortage has become a “long-standing difficulty” in resuming work
Currently, epidemic prevention and control is still causing a shortage of workers. The main reason is the low resumption rate of enterprises. At the source, workers must go through corresponding procedures when returning to the factory, and completing all the procedures may not necessarily result in a smooth return to the factory. For example, some of them are under observation and quarantine or are infected with the disease, and it is impossible to return to the factory as scheduled. It is understood that most of the key positions of experts and technicians in textile enterprises along the rivers and coasts are located in other places. At present, the epidemic situation means that expert technicians cannot return to work in time. When reconfiguring enterprises, they must first select and recruit personnel, secondly, training time, and thirdly, docking and running-in, which is inevitable for reaching full production. This phenomenon is common among the companies surveyed, and some companies are facing a shortage of front-line workers and are temporarily unable to operate at full capacity.
In addition, it is more difficult for employees in key epidemic areas in the central and western regions to go to work in enterprises, and the day when it will be difficult is still uncertain. At present, enterprises fully understand the concerns of governments at all levels and the prevention and control measures taken, and calmly accept on-site and qualification reviews such as resumption of work training during the epidemic period, epidemic prevention and control measures in place, personnel sorting and file management and control. Applicant companies reported that government companies have one goal in mind when it comes to resuming work and driving that meet the requirements. During the application process, as long as the hardware controls and fortifications are in place and the software procedures are complete, the relevant license documents can be processed very quickly. Not only that, many local governments are also trying to find ways to help companies in their jurisdictions resume work and start up. They actively provide services to relieve concerns about companies’ resumption of work by adjusting employee surplus and vacancies between companies, holding online labor markets, and carrying out employee skills training.
IndustrialThe imbalance of the industrial chain makes resumption of work difficult
According to reports, Amazon currently relies only on warehouse inventory due to blocked freight routes. Amazon related people said that the new coronavirus epidemic is a “global crisis” that will interrupt every company’s supply chain; while the Mercator China Research Center in Berlin said that if Chinese partners do not resume production as soon as possible, some companies may ” Temporarily forced to close European factories.”
Due to the interruption policy during the epidemic period, not only the movement of people is restricted, but the freight channels of various raw materials and products are also greatly affected. Under this influence, it is difficult for the upstream and downstream of the textile industry chain to operate normally. Due to the supply chain Operational imbalances and the elusiveness of post-epidemic market trends have made many business owners hesitant about resuming work as soon as possible.
Of course, at present, the resumption of production by textile enterprises is actually a big concept in a sense. How many employees are in place and the operating rate are basic issues. The inventory of raw materials and products of the enterprise, the auxiliary guarantee of equipment operation, The continuity of production and operations, order holding status, etc., under the current epidemic situation, will restrict the normal operation of enterprises.
About raw material inventory. Under normal circumstances, because the supply of cotton resources is guaranteed, the cotton inventory of small and medium-sized textile enterprises is mostly controlled at 30-40 days. It is uncertain whether they can maintain orderly purchase and sales after resuming work. A company is worried that the price difference between the cotton quotation after the epidemic and the price of on-hand processing orders is too big. What should I do? Can raw materials from key epidemic areas be obtained? Can the logistics of connecting industries be supported? Most are unknown now. A person in the cotton industry is even worried that after the car is turned around, it is still unknown whether the key and commonly consumed parts for normal procurement can be purchased normally. The person in charge reflected that there are many textile machinery equipment manufacturing companies in Wuhan. Now facing the epidemic, companies are unable to resume work for a while, and the original product supply will be disrupted.
About the continuity of production operations and orders. Almost all the companies interviewed believe that post-epidemic market changes are inevitable. International economic and trade efforts have set up barriers to prevent the epidemic in textile exports; textile business and consumption will be affected by post-epidemic economic pressure. At present, some companies are not sure about the follow-up order business. The result of communication with downstream customers is that everyone is waiting and watching. It is obvious that these companies are in different regions, with different epidemic severity, different industry policies, and different resumption times. It is indeed difficult to match industries with each other. As for the order. At present, most of the orders held by companies are orders before the Spring Festival. Some companies have abundant orders and can last until the end of the first quarter or even longer, some for ten and a half months. Will there be real-time changes in these orders now? Whether there is any adjustment information downstream is still in progress. As the epidemic develops and the market has responded, these changes are very likely.
The government and enterprises are concerned about the impact on resumption of work
In the face of epidemic prevention and control and orderly resumption of work, various places have continued to Preferential policies have been launched to support the resumption of work and production of small and medium-sized enterprises. Enterprises hope to receive attention from government policies. Since companies are currently facing difficulties in product production, sales, and capital recovery, it is very important to stabilize the company’s industry at the moment. Faced with the current problems faced by enterprises in the process of applying for resumption of work, textile enterprises said that the resumption of work was hindered bySuduo is affected by the epidemic. Although governments at all levels have taken strict control measures and tried their best to stop the epidemic, companies’ own prevention and control capabilities in responding to this sudden epidemic vary, so the difficulty of resuming work is highlighted.
For example, in order to help the company’s employees from outside the province return to work, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Shangyu District, Zhejiang Province coordinated with the public security, transportation and other departments, racing against time to ensure that the company’s employment bus “smoothly travels all the way” with “three things in place”: First, Issue documents to ensure that responsibilities are in place; the second is to set up special classes to ensure that services are in place; the third is to implement policies and ensure that funds are in place to ensure the company’s original employees returning home before the holiday, newly recruited employees from other places, and labor recruited by human resources service companies Employers can arrive at their posts as early as possible to promote the resumption rate of enterprises.
In addition to chartering cars, it is also particularly important to provide effective protective measures for employees to reassure them. In terms of preparation of prevention and control materials, Linyi, Shandong Province, has prepared masks, gloves, alcohol, disinfectant, thermometers and other various epidemic prevention materials and life support materials in place, and staff have carried out periodic disinfection of living areas and office areas. Sterilize. Professional doctors were hired to provide guidance at the factory, and separate isolation observation rooms were set up to lay a good foundation for resumption of work.
Edel Textile, the largest textile and garment company in Guangdong, successfully resumed work on February 10. “In order to ensure the health of our employees, we will conduct large-scale cleaning and disinfection of the workshop at least three times a day. In the important passages of the workshop, every They will be disinfected every two hours.” Liu Zhipeng, deputy general manager of the garment factory of Guangdong Esquel Textile Co., Ltd., said that in order to ensure that the epidemic prevention work is in place, the garment factory also mobilized more than ten employees to temporarily transfer jobs to expand the cleaning team. Strength, the existing cleaning staff has been expanded from 15 to more than 30 people.
It is understood that during working days, each employee will receive a medical mask issued by the company for self-protection every day. For some positions with higher protection requirements, such as front-line security guards and staff in special workshops, Esquel Textile will also issue N95 masks to them to strengthen safety protection.
Relatively speaking, places with effective policies and measures and active cooperation from enterprises resume work earlier and have a higher startup rate, while places with strict epidemic prevention and control resume work later. Of course, for enterprises, the resumption of work and the prevention and control of the epidemic are They are considered in an equally important position, but there is always a gap between ideal and reality. However, the measures taken by the party and the government to support enterprises have given them confidence. On the road to overcome difficulties, the government and enterprises are united and the government provides sunshine and assistance, so that enterprises can advance with difficulty and get out of the predicament as soon as possible.
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