Ukucabanga ukuthi konke kwaqala nge-gooseberry snipper.
Kwakungu-1910. Amajikijolo ayemakhulu, etshalwa ngenjongo yokudayisa enyakatho ye-Indiana naseningizimu yeMichigan. Ukuze kube lula ukukhiqiza, uWilliam Urschel weza nomshini owahlukanisa isiqu ekupheleni kwembali.
"Lowo bekuwumshini wokuqala ka-Urschel," kusho iPhini Likamongameli Wezokuthengisa u-Urschel u-Tim O'Brien.
Eminye imishini ehlukene engu-50-plus kamuva, i-Urschel isikhule yaba umholi ekuthuthukiseni imishini yokucubungula imikhiqizo esanda kusikwa kanye nezinye izimboni. Indlunkulu yayo e-Valparaiso, Ind., inkampani isebenza esakhiweni esingamamitha-skwele angu-250,000 esinabasebenzi abangu-300 kanye nezikhungo ezintathu ezakhiwe ekhempasini ecishe ibe ngamabhulokhi amadolobha amane - futhi ayisenkulu ngokwanele.
Ngaleso sizathu, i-Urschel ibheke ukuthutha yonke imisebenzi yayo. Le nkampani ilindele ukumemezela izinhlelo zayo zokuthi ihambe ekupheleni konyaka, iso lokuhlaliswa kabusha endaweni entsha ngo-2015.
“Sivaleleke kakhulu ezweni lapha,” kusho uMphathi Wezokukhangisa u-Debra Novello. “Sihlale sitshala imali futhi sibheka izinhlobo ezintsha zamathuluzi, yebo, futhi imishini esiyisebenzisayo ukwenza izingxenye zethu iya ngokuya iba nkulu ngesikali.
"Sidinga indawo eyengeziwe."
IPhini likaMengameli wezokuSebenza u-Rick Urschel uthe inkampani ilindele ukuhlonza umasipala wesiza esisha ngesikhathi lolu shicilelo luzoshicilelwa ngalo. UValparaiso usaqhubeka; wenqabile ukusho omunye umphakathi wase-Indiana inkampani ewucubungulayo.
Kodwa-ke, uthe lesi sikhungo esisha sizoba sikhulu kakhulu futhi singakwazi ukwengeza.
"Sizama ngempela ukuhlela iminyaka eyi-10 ezayo kuphela, kodwa iminyaka eyikhulu ezayo," esho.
Akubanga khona futhi isinqumo sokuthi wenzeni ngesiza samanje, u-Urschel wengeza. Izinketho zifaka phakathi ukuyithengisa ukuze isetshenziswe njengenye indawo yokukhiqiza noma ukuyidiliza ukuze kuthuthukiswe kabusha ezohwebo.
Ukuvela kokusikwa okusha
Ukukhuphuka kwe-Urschel Laboratories emakethe esanda kusikwa kufana nemboni yokufaka amathini.
“Besinomshini osika ubhontshisi oluhlaza – ubhontshisi obuluhlaza owubona ethini,” kusho u-O'Brien. “Sasingadayisi amazambane – amazambane azoba sethini lesobho.
“Ngakho-ke besizibandakanye ngempela nemifino ngoba ngizothi iningi lekhulu lama-20.”
Njengoba imboni yemifino ikhula isuka ekuthinini ingene emikhakheni eqandisiwe neyisikiwe kabusha, kwaba uguquko lwemvelo lwe-Urschel.
“Amakhasimende ayazi ukuthi sinekhono lokusika lezo zinhlobo zemikhiqizo,” kusho u-O'Brien.
Ngawo-1990, i-Urschel yethula i-TranSlicer yayo yokuqala, i-2500 - umshini omkhulu, onekhono eliphezulu onesondo elingu-25-intshi lokusika umkhiqizo omusha. Lokhu kulandelwe yiTranSlicer 2000 nesondo layo elingu-20 inch, kanti muva nje, i-E TranSlicer Cutter, nayo enesondo elingu-20 inch elungiselwe ukwenza ama-cutting wheel changeovers ashelele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-footprint encane ye-E TranSlicer yenza kube lula ukungena emigqeni ekhona.
"Lowo mshini wokuqala ukhiqize uchungechunge lwemishini embonini esanda kusikwa ehlukene ngomthamo, ubukhulu obuhlukile kanye nephuzu lentengo elihlukile, ukunikeza amakhasimende izinhlobonhlobo zokuzikhethela," esho.
Unjiniyela Wokuklama uTony McCracken uthe i-E TranSlicer yenziwe yasebenza ngezindlela eziningi, kumakhasimende abo bonke osayizi.
“Idizayinelwe umuntu omncane wemifino esikiwe noma ikhasimende elikhudlwana,” uMcCracken. “Sinabathile abazofuna ukusika mhlawumbe amaphawundi ayi-10 ngesikhathi ukuze bagcwalise i-oda lehhotela, futhi sinabathile abafuna ukwazi ukuthi ungakwazi yini ukwenza amaphawundi ayi-10,000 ngehora.
“Lokho ukuhlukahluka esisebenza ngakho.”
Ngaphandle kwalokho, abasebenzi be-R&D basebenzela ukubhekana nezidingo zekhasimende ngalinye ngokusikeka okuthile.
“Sibanikeza ukuhlolwa kwamahhala ukuze sikwazi ukubasiza banqume, ngombiko welebhu onemininingwane enezithombe noma ividiyo namasampula abangawabuka futhi babelane ngawo nabaphathi babo nabantu be-R&D,” kusho uTony Krasoczka, uchwepheshe wokuhlola imikhiqizo. Kungaba indaba yokumisa kabusha umshini okhona, noma ukuthenga omusha.
“Ngokujwayelekile kuba ngamaphesenti angama-95 ukuthi singenza noma yini abayifunayo.”
Isizukulwane sesine
Eminyakeni engu-34, u-Rick Urschel uyisizukulwane sesine somndeni wakwa-Urschel ukuthi sisebenze ebhizinisini lomndeni. Ubaba wakhe, uRobert, uyi-CEO. Umalume wakhe, uDan, oyisekela likamongameli omkhulu, kwezokukhiqiza, useneminyaka engu-55 elapho. Umfowabo, u-Andy, ungumsizi womphathi wemisebenzi. Umzala, u-Heather Lynch, ungumphathi wokulawula i-inventory.
Uthe ukuthinta komndeni kanye nefilosofi kuyabonakala - futhi kusafana kakhulu nalokhu obukade unjalo kusukela ekuqaleni.
“Amafilosofi amaningi esinawo njengenkampani awagcini nje ngokubheka izinga lemishini yethu, kodwa indlela esiphatha ngayo abasebenzi ayijwayelekile embonini namuhla,” kusho yena. “Ubona iningi lalezi zinkampani ezisebenzisanayo ukuthi isisebenzi siyinombolo nje futhi zishaya ikhadi lesikhathi futhi zingashintshwa kalula. Lapha, umndeni ubulokhu uzigqaja ngokuba wumqaphi wesisebenzi.”
Umndeni nawo ubulokhu ugxile ebhizinisini lawo eliwumgogodla - njalo uthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe obunikezayo esikhundleni sokungena emikhiqizweni ehlobene kodwa ehlukene.
"Into eyodwa esiziqhenya ngayo AKUKHO ukuhlukanisa inkampani," kusho u-Urschel. “Ikhono lethu elisemqoka ukwenza imishini yokunciphisa usayizi. Nesenzo sokuthi asiguquki kulokho esikwaziyo ukukwenza yikho okusenza sibe bahle kwesikwenzayo.”
Ngibheke phambili
Namuhla, i-Urschel iyaqhubeka nokuvula amahhovisi amasha aqondile ezindaweni ezibalulekile emhlabeni wonke, futhi isekela inethiwekhi enkulu yomhlaba wonke yama-ejenti ezinkampani zangaphandle.
“Omunye wabo oseCanada ube nathi iminyaka engu-75,” kusho u-O'Brien. “Ngakho-ke sinomlando omningi nabanye ozakwethu ababalulekile.”
Futhi inkampani ibheka emhlabeni ukuze ikhule
"Ingxenye yomhlaba wonke yebhizinisi lethu ikhula minyaka yonke," kusho u-O'Brien.
Lokho kusho ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi kukhona okuthile kwawo wonke umuntu ekuhlanganiseni komkhiqizo.
“Akuwona wonke umuntu emhlabeni wonke odinga amakhono afanayo nesiwenza e-US, ngakho-ke, ngakolunye uhlangothi, siye saqaphela kakhulu ukuzama ukwakha imishini enamandla amakhulu, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, izamile ukunaka amakhasimende nawo angemakhulu kakhulu futhi angadingi umthamo omningi okungenzeka abe semakethe esathuthukayo, ake sithi, noma ngabe kuseNingizimu Melika, e-Asia noma eYurophu.”
Ukuletha ukusikwa okubushelelezi okusiza ukukhulisa impilo yeshalofu kube ngenye yezinto ezigxilwe kakhulu yinkampani, futhi kusaqhubeka.
"Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usika utamatisi noma ikhukhamba noma iqabunga likaulethisi, ukusika lokho ngokuhlanzekile ngokulimala okuncane kwamaseli kubaluleke kakhulu, futhi yilokho esizama ukukunjiniyela kuyo yonke imishini yethu," kusho u-O'Brien. "Amakhasimende ayakwazi uma ecubungula umkhiqizo ukuthi athole isikhathi eside sempilo yeshalofu ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlale ukhanga esikhwameni ngosuku lokudonsa nakho konke okunye."
I-Urschel iphinde yagxila ekukhunjweni kwendle kule minyaka engu-20 edlule noma ngaphezulu, imishini yokwakha okulula ukuyihlakaza, ukuyigcina nokuyicolisa. Futhi ibhizinisi eliphethwe umndeni liyaziqhenya ngokubamba isitokwe esikhulu sezingxenye.
“Sinesamba sezingxenye zamadola ezigidi eshalofini lapha futhi uma ikhasimende lidinga ingxenye yomshini, amathuba angamaphesenti angu-99.9 okuthi sinaleyo ngxenye,” kusho u-O'Brien. “Lokho ngobunye bobuhle bokwenziwa ngasese – umndeni ufuna lezo zingxenye esandleni.
"Kunezingxenye eziningi kakhulu kunalokho okudingekayo ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi ikhasimende alidingi ingxenye ye-Urschel."