What is semi-finished product output?

Semi finished products are also called work in progress, which refers to the intermediate products that have gone through a certain production process and passed the inspection, but have not yet been finally manufactured into finished products. Xiao Bian learned that the concept of semi-finished product output should be applied to the food processing industry at the earliest. Some quick frozen dumplings, steamed stuffed buns, fast food and other products are semi-finished products, so semi-finished products are also products that require secondary processing to be used.

Why does Xiao Bian think that he will gradually move towards the semi-finished product output mode in the future?

The output mode of finished curtain has been driven by the general trend in the past two years, just as the reasons mentioned in the previous article on finished curtain: for example, the traditional curtain production mode is backward; Reduced demand for joining curtain shops; The main force of purchasing curtains has changed; Improve curtain processing standards; The increase of processing demand of large processing plants and many other reasons have caused the demand of the finished curtain market. However, this mode of finished curtain is more like to be called customized finished curtain due to national conditions. This production mode still cannot solve the two key factors of curtain: ① the delivery time of curtain; ② the overall control of curtain quality; ③ the high cost of finished product leads to the high price. These three points actually directly affect customers' habit and experience of purchasing curtains, and the output of semi-finished products can completely solve these three difficulties.

Why can't China export commodities/finished products like Japan and South Korea?

Mature curtain markets abroad (such as Japan and South Korea) adopt the concept of commercialized/finished curtain export, which is different from the domestic concept of finished curtain export. First of all, the curtain size standards are different. The window sizes in Japan and South Korea are uniform, and there are only three to four general specifications; At the beginning of the 20th century, every family in China had different windows. It was known that in recent years, because of the rise of real estate companies, there were more and more hardbound houses and apartments, and the window height was gradually unified; The second is the difference in sales channels. The sales channels of Japan and South Korea are mainly placed on the shelves in supermarkets or specialized household stores (such as Ikea and Muji) for sales (similar to the packaging method of bed sheets or shirts), while the main sales mode of curtains in China is still in the soft clothing stores and curtain stores. Customers choose fabric patterns and color matching accessories. Based on these two differences from Japan and South Korea, China's current concept of finished curtain output is more similar to that of customized finished curtain output, rather than the finished/commercialized output of Japan and South Korea. Because of these market factors, the road that really suits China in the future is to avoid the semi-finished output of these problems.

So what should the semi-finished product output of the curtain market look like?

Xiao Bian has heard of a mode that focuses on the production mode of finished curtain, from planarization to three-dimensional production mode, from design to fabric to production and shipment, and integrated management, which ensures the product quality. As for clothes, after the specific style is introduced, the side and bottom edges are sewn and shaped in large quantities, and then these semi-finished products are pushed into curtain stores and soft clothing stores. After customers choose the curtains that are suitable for them, they can modify the height and width by setting the height and pleating, so that customers can get the finished curtains at the first time. Finally, we improved the product style and production process by summarizing a large number of customer cases and big data. The curtain can also gradually become a mass product like clothes and bed sheets, thus changing the price model of the customized curtain market today, and further changing the user's consumption habits and experience (like Japan and South Korea, the habit of changing curtains seasonally).

How far is the output of semi-finished products from us?

In recent years, Xiao Bian has also seen attempts to export semi-finished products from customers, but none of them has worked very well, which makes Xiao Bian feel that this model is still far away from the Chinese market. First of all, the change between this output mode and the traditional output mode is very big, which is not only a challenge to the boss to change his thinking, but also a challenge to the quality of the management in the industry at this stage. Without a strong management team and extremely strong funds, it is difficult to support such a highly centralized production mode. At the same time, because the sales model will gradually change, the requirements for downstream dealers (curtain stores, soft decoration stores) will also be different. Xiao Bian thinks that it can reduce the pressure of downstream. Finally, for the change of traditional ideas, although the overall direction is moving forward, if there is no huge push to change the market, the risk of semi-finished product export is still very large.

The above is Xiaobian's understanding and cognition of semi-finished product output. I wonder if it will enlighten you?