At 1: 31 on February 17, 2119, in front of the factory of Shanghai Michelin Tire Co., Ltd. located in Jianchuan Road, Minhang District, the huge "Mr. Michelin Tire" sign was particularly conspicuous. It took a Frenchman wearing a mask five minutes to complete the steps of visitor registration, information declaration and temperature measurement before he was allowed to enter the factory. He is the president and CEO of Michelin China (Kamran? Vossoughi), this "cumbersome" rule was set by his request.

a few minutes later, Wei Shujie 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 was involved in the anti-epidemic campaign. Under 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 Shujie, president of Michelin China, introduced the company to the reporter.

Talking about the epidemic: We are not bystanders

Michelin has more than 7,111 employees in China, and Wei Shujie is their "parent". As early as New Year's Eve, Wei Shujie, who had a premonition that the situation was not good, discussed with the management and immediately took countermeasures, distributed masks to employees, and prepared a number of protective articles such as masks and disinfectant in Shanghai and Shenyang. Afterwards, it was proved that this decision was extremely correct.

Although there are sales networks all over the country, Michelin's team in Wuhan is small, with only 11 sales people. Now all these employees are isolated at home and keep in touch with the headquarters through video networks. They have just made a short video about their daily life during the quarantine period and their confidence in overcoming the epidemic. Thanks to their colleagues for their mutual help, the company was very moved.

in Michelin's corporate culture, employees are regarded as family. 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 China's fight against the epidemic and boost the economy after the disaster.

On October 26th, Michelin (China) Investment Co., Ltd. made an emergency donation of RMB 3 million to Wuhan Charity Federation to support the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, and became 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 against the epidemic. On February 11, Michelin officially resumed work in three factories in China and began to gradually restore production capacity.

Caption: There are corresponding inspection facilities at the factory entrance

Talking about the resumption of work: employee safety comes first

Regarding Michelin's resumption of work, Wei Shujie said that in the two tire factories in Shanghai and Shenyang, more than 71% of the former employees were on duty and the production capacity recovered to 61%; Because of the large number of local employees, the production capacity of the latter has been restored to 81% to 91%.

In terms of the balance between safety and productivity, Wei Shujie thinks that Michelin always puts the safety of employees in the first place, and would rather sacrifice economic benefits than let employees fall into a dangerous working environment, so he has put enough thought into the preparations for returning to work.

Take the tire factory in Shanghai as an example. At the factory gate, the visitor registration procedure is so strict that you have to fill in the travel route in detail. In the physical examination, in order to ensure foolproof, the factory specially set up a tent and installed an infrared thermometer, which can quickly measure the temperature of a large number of employees; The dining hall has removed 2/3 seats, and the stool interval has increased, and all of them face forward like an "examination room"; In the office, on-site meetings can be avoided. Even in an office, face-to-face communication should be avoided as much as possible, and communication should be conducted by internet or telephone.

"There is a saying in China that real gold is not afraid of fire." Wei Shujie said that Michelin wants to be the indestructible real gold. In today's complex anti-epidemic situation, it can withstand the test of harsh reality and achieve safe production.

The picture says: Workers are working

Talking about management: I am confident to overcome the difficulties

Because of the Spring Festival holiday and the sudden outbreak of the epidemic, the sales situation of Michelin China in February was also affected, but Wei Shujie said that this is also reasonable. Not only a Michelin company, but also the economic entities in China and even the world are facing severe challenges. With the gradual control of the epidemic situation in China, how to resume production and boost performance is a problem that many enterprises must face.

With the government departments gradually approving enterprises to resume work, Michelin's production line has gradually recovered, and transportation and storage have gradually returned to normal. At the moment of the interview, hundreds of sales people are contacting customers and suppliers all over the world by telephone and internet. Although it is difficult to start, the situation is 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 2121, and the market demand in China is still very huge, which is only delayed at present, but it has not disappeared.

in difficult times, Michelin also got 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.

Talking about feelings: a friend in need is a friend indeed

Besides being the head of Michelin China, Wei Shujie prefers to define himself as a comrade-in-arms who has experienced this historic epidemic with the people of China. He hasn't been in China for a long time, but it never occurred to him to leave China in difficult times. "When we say that we should unite as one to fight the epidemic, we should not just stay in slogans, but should be reflected in concrete actions." His choice is: don't retreat!

Wei Shujie thinks it is a correct decision to stay in China in difficult times. He is very moved by one detail, because even though the China government is busy, it has not neglected any minority. The 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 efficient and warm urban management makes him feel very at ease.

"I'm glad to be able to work with you in China and Shanghai to prevent and control the epidemic and defeat the virus." Wei Shujie said that during this period, he also made many friends. China people and foreigners United and fought together regardless of each other. Finally, he showed a Chinese: "This is called a friend in need!"

This article comes from the author of Chejia, car home, and does not represent car home's standpoint.