Tan Xuguang is a well-known "model worker" and "workaholic" in the industry. He has always been vigorous and resolute. Not long ago, the super yacht Ferretti (9638.HK) was successfully listed in Hong Kong, and he quickly turned his attention from the "capital wave" to the more far-reaching "technical sea".
The reporter learned from insiders of Weichai that since the beginning of the year, Tan Xuguang has held more than 30 scientific and technological symposiums one after another, from traditional technology to future technology, from craftsmanship to quality, from talent introduction to ecological cultivation, almost all of Weichai's scientific and technological work. A comprehensive and thorough scheduling was carried out.
"Four-in-one" Tan Xuguang's scientific and technological system thinking casts "the most important weapon of the country"
In the eyes of the public, Tan Xuguang is a well-known international entrepreneur who grew up in full market competition. In fact, he is also a "strategic scientist" with deep merits and fame. He serves as the director of the State Key Laboratory of Internal Combustion Engine Reliability. He is the technological leader of Weichai Power and the leader of my country's diesel engine technology. Influence.
What is a strategic scientist? The reporter believes that the most prominent characteristic of a strategic scientist is to have a "big man" in mind and take on the role of "the most important weapon of the country". They can often focus on the long-term interests of the country, stand at the forefront of science and technology, and promote the formation of strategic ideas and theoretical methods with certain scientific qualities.
From this point of view, Tan Xuguang lives up to his name, not only has a unique understanding and achievements in the construction of the scientific system, but also holds a number of "great powers" in terms of scientific research results.
Tan Xuguang created a four-in-one new technological innovation system of "independent innovation + open innovation + craftsman innovation + basic research innovation", which skillfully balances the two pairs of relationships that commonly exist in the development of science and technology in China's manufacturing industry - originality and introduction, Design and craftsmanship, so that the two complement each other and complement each other.
Economist Justin Yifu Lin said that digestion, absorption and re-innovation are still an important magic weapon for innovation in China today. Ren Zhengfei also boldly stated that China has no soil for innovation, and if it is not open, it will die. Similarly, in Tan Xuguang's view, attaching importance to originality does not mean rejecting introduction, and insisting on technological self-reliance does not mean closing the door to open cooperation. Throughout the history of Weichai's technological development, independent innovation and open innovation have always "walked side by side".
In the field of independent innovation, Tan Xuguang led the Weichai technology team to sit on the bench for 5 years, overcoming the international problem of 50% thermal efficiency of diesel engine body in one fell swoop, and raising my country's diesel engine high-efficiency and low-carbon technology to an international leading level.
In the field of open innovation, Tan Xuguang combines capital and technology with ease. In view of the core technical pain points and major "stuck neck" problems such as high-end hydraulics, large-scale agricultural equipment CVT, fuel cells, etc., the global integration of high-tech enterprises, the establishment of joint ventures in China, the simultaneous construction of R&D centers, and the realization of independent and controllable technologies have complemented my country's Traditional high-end power, new energy power and other industrial chain shortcomings.
In Tan Xuguang's eyes, "craftsman innovation" actually refers to the ability to innovate in craftsmanship. "Whether a good product can be made is the core of craftsmanship." Tan Xuguang called craftsmen "baby" at the Weichai Group Craftsman Symposium. Thanks to these "babies", Weichai completely solved the problem. It has achieved the commanding heights of global power - the difficulty of making high-end large-bore engines in China. From being able to design to being able to manufacture, and to manufacture well, Tan Xuguang has explored a new paradigm of process engineering management for China's high-end manufacturing.
Basic research innovation is also the most aggressive position for Tan Xuguang's "funding cannonballs" in recent years. "In the past ten years, Weichai's research and development expenses have accounted for 6% of its annual sales revenue, of which more than 20% of the research and development expenses are basic research and cutting-edge research." Large investment will inevitably lead to large output. Taking reliability as an example, Weichai engine product B10 has a lifespan of up to 1.8 million kilometers, setting a global industry reliability benchmark.
Engineering thinking + WOS management "Strategic scientists" hold up trillion-level "strategic Rubik's cube"
In the green period, the "tech gene" was deeply rooted in the blood of the young Tan Xuguang.
In 1977, Tan Xuguang entered Weifang Diesel Engine Factory. His first job was as a product tester in the design department. He was very fortunate to participate in the R&D and trial production of the national 704 project tank diesel engine, and down-to-earth researched the "heart" of the diesel engine - the fuel system. A seed of "dedication" to the diesel engine business was quietly planted in his heart. 10 years of research and development experiments rooted in the front line also gave him a deep understanding of diesel engines, which played a crucial role in his grasp of the company's scientific and technological strategic direction in the next few decades.
If it is said that technological genes determine Tan Xuguang's sensitivity to technological trends, then technological systems thinking determines the breadth and depth of his business. From this perspective, Tan Xuguang is both a "strategic scientist" and a "technological entrepreneur". No wonder some media sighed: "How can Lao Tan know everything?" "Tan Xuguang is a rare compound talent"...
Below, the reporter tries to explore Tan Xuguang's "science and technology genes" and "system engineering thinking" from several aspects of enterprise management, and shows Tan Xuguang's systematic ability of "governing large enterprises like cooking small fresh food".
——The “vertical integration” of the industrial integration chess game. In 2005, Tan Xuguang acquired Hunan Torch, vertically integrated Shaanxi Heavy Truck, etc., leading the global industry giants for 12 years, and proposed the "engine + transmission + axle" heavy-duty commercial vehicle power system integration plan, supporting my country's heavy-duty commercial vehicles to form a global competitive advantage , won the first prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award. Under the support of this logic, Tan Xuguang has successively built a number of golden powertrain industry chains, firmly grasped a large number of world-leading and domestic leading high-quality corporate brands, and has become a master of industrial chain integration in the field of industrial equipment.
——The overseas business logic of "strategic unification + resource sharing + coordinated development + independent operation". In 2009, Weichai first tested the waters of overseas mergers and acquisitions. For more than ten years, Tan Xuguang, driven by the integration of core technology, built a global technology map around "urgent needs of enterprises, high-end industries, and technical bottlenecks", and successfully transformed "science and technology power" into It has become a "market force", and all overseas M&A businesses under its leadership have achieved profitability, and have effectively driven the transformation and upgrading of domestic businesses. The "counter-attack" of Italian Ferretti, which was once on the verge of bankruptcy, to be listed in Hong Kong is the best proof of Tan Xuguang's overseas experience.
——The science and technology ecological cultivation logic of "high pressure + high contribution + high salary". What Tan Xuguang pays attention to is that the heroes do not ask where they come from, break the ranks, reveal the leaderboard, and resolutely do not support idlers, lazy people, and those with poor ability, speed up the survival of the fittest, and realize a "jungle-style" ecological virtuous circle. Today's Weichai has a large number of talents, and the technology army of nearly 10,000 people at home and abroad "links and innovates" across time and space, which is what Tan Xuguang is most respected by his peers.
——Create a unique WOS quality management model, which effectively solves the problems that Weichai faces in the development of the two-way extension of the industrial chain, the large regional cultural differences among subsidiaries, and the difficulty of efficient management and control of mass customization. In 2020 and 2021, Weichai's production and sales of engines exceeded one million units for two consecutive years, which is inseparable from Tan Xuguang's advanced WOS engineering management thinking, supplemented by a powerful information management platform, collaborative R&D platform, and flexible intelligent manufacturing system. Efficiently solve the technical problems of high-end power mass customization. Weichai was also selected as one of the first batch of intelligent manufacturing benchmarking enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the lighthouse factory of the World Economic Forum. In July 2021, Weichai's characteristic WOS management model was rated as one of the "Top Ten Benchmark Models" by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and it is the only local state-owned enterprise in the country to receive this honor.
Valuation is the prospect of a company's future, and technology is the most imaginative factor in all valuation systems. Those companies with more core technology tend to have more possibilities than other companies.
Let's analyze Weichai's business model——
This is a strategic Rubik's cube in the shape of "concentric circles". Tan Xuguang takes multi-energy power as the core, and continues to expand outwards. The inner circle is built: commercial vehicle powertrain, construction machinery hydraulic powertrain, agricultural equipment CVT powertrain, ships Power propulsion system, new energy powertrain five power systems, the outer ring is built: a full range of commercial vehicles, agricultural equipment, construction machinery, smart logistics equipment, marine equipment and other business segments.
In the Rubik's Cube, the genes of science and technology are flowing, the dream of innovation is agitated, and the power of scientific and technological system thinking is gushing out. Revolutionary products are constantly hatching, such as Weichai's high thermal efficiency diesel engine, Sinotruk's ultra-low wind resistance Yellow River heavy truck, and Lovol high-horsepower intelligent tractor. All these make Tan Xuguang's "strategic Rubik's Cube" drive Weichai from the 100 billion level to the trillion level, full of possibilities.
