sir jesus Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 President Landry addresses the nation: "Citizens of the Melvin Republic, together we face hard times ahead. Our neighbor, Palintine is facing terrible economic woes and has experienced a stock market crash. Unfortunately, this economic downturn is not limited to his borders. The Bureau of Employment conducted a recent survey of our national situation, and it does not look good. Unemployment is at 11% and everyone is aware of the recent collapse of several medium-sized firms. Investigation after investigation has been launched, yet there is no evidence of any force at play here other than the problems of our neighbors. Simply put, there is some suspicion of sabotage within our domestic market. We do not know who or why, but believe me the problem will be solved soon. In order to stimulate our economy in the short-term, I am announcing the formation of the Military Mass-Production Initiative. Congress has agreed to fund the production of munitions and armaments factories that will increase military production by 30% when completed. Also, our scientists and economists will begin research on improving the production capabilities of existing plants. More information will be released as it comes about. Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted May 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Congress has appropriated $100 billion in plant production for the following fiscal year. The money has been broken down like this: -$80 billion allotted toward new-building construction costs. -$10 billion allotted toward renovation of existing munitions/armament plants -$7 billion allotted toward miscellaneous costs -$3 billion allotted toward administrative costs Congress has also set aside a $1 billion dollar reward for the firm/person who invents either: -New machinery to improve mechanical efficiency -New administrative processes to increase the productivity of armament/munitions plants. Whichever invention or innovation is deemed to be the most beneficial to the Melvin Republic will receive their prize, tax-free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 OOC: One billion, eh? That person would be set for life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comrade nikonov Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 The Northeast People's Republic proposes rational communism to increase the production and efficiency of military plants. Why have one state plant when you could have 4? They will compete to stay in business, because every ten years, it will become a game of musical chairs! The least efficient company will be shut down and merged into another. In 20 years, you'll have two fine-tuned corporations in fierce competition, creating top of the line weapons for the Melvin Republic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeVentNoir Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 A much simpler solution would be a globally optimized fully robotized factory, where no workers or human error could be introduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 A much simpler solution would be a globally optimized fully robotized factory, where no workers or human error could be introduced. An efficient solution, perhaps...but then what to do with all the laborers who are now out of work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynneth Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 An efficient solution, perhaps...but then what to do with all the laborers who are now out of work? Service industries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 (edited) Service industries. That can hardly replace all the jobs that would be destroyed by having the factories completely automated. And machines can't think creatively. Edited May 30, 2009 by Subtleknifewielder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeVentNoir Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 That can hardly replace all the jobs that would be destroyed by having the factories completely automated. And machines can't think creatively. Do you want your factory worker to think? If any of the people in a factory I ran though "What if we put it on backwards", well, things would be fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V The King Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Service industries. ...Or technical support for said industrial robots (which are already employed by many of the high-end nations, anyways). Those boys need constant check-up, maintenance and occasional repairs, too. Hell, even in the raw resource markets, since robots don't spontaneously sprout - there has to be materials to build them, and since there will be more demand of said materials, thus more labor will be needed to extract/handle them. Robots may directly put some blue-collar workers out of the job, but they created many indirect position which those folks could fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Do you want your factory worker to think? If any of the people in a factory I ran though "What if we put it on backwards", well, things would be fired. Well, that is an extreme case. but yes, we do want our factory worker to think, so they can offer suggestions on how to improve things. Not so they can tinker with the machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Vortex Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 That's what the technology, improvement, and research departments are for. SO basically, fire the factory workers.. and send them back to school so they can learn to think also and in doing so increase net creativity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthey Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Without factory jobs they will just need to be retrained either in the technical fields, or given jobs in the service industry. Also a portion could be added to the managerial base of the private(or public) sector allowing a reciprocal expansion in industry through the creation of more factories. Basically just re-purpose your labor to think rather than to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Vortex Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Without factory jobs they will just need to be retrained either in the technical fields, or given jobs in the service industry. Also a portion could be added to the managerial base of the private(or public) sector allowing a reciprocal expansion in industry through the creation of more factories. Basically just re-purpose your labor to think rather than to work. Nice indirect quote there. *chuckles* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 The problem with that is...if you fire the workers and buy machines, you still have the initial cost of the machines. Then you have to pay for maintanence, pay for things to be fixed or replaced in case of accidents, etc. if you end up creating just as many jobs as you destroy, jobs that pay approximately the same or more, you really aren't making things any more cost-effective. you still have to pay the workers, even if it is in a more indirect manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Vortex Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 You have to pay to fix broken workers to, it's called health care. Machines are vastly cheaper to operate and with steel, tend to last much longer when properly designed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted May 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 (edited) The problem with that is...if you fire the workers and buy machines, you still have the initial cost of the machines. Then you have to pay for maintanence, pay for things to be fixed or replaced in case of accidents, etc. if you end up creating just as many jobs as you destroy, jobs that pay approximately the same or more, you really aren't making things any more cost-effective. you still have to pay the workers, even if it is in a more indirect manner. This man has a pretty clear understanding of the situation. The majority of my idustries are already heavily mechanized, and the capital to labor ratio is increasing steadily. However, a state-funded "push" to automated production would: - Increase unemployment [and subsequently you'll be talking to a new President] - Cost the government a lot of revenue, forcing the government to begin deficit spending. The citizens of the Melvin Republic are well educated in economics, they understand through the laws of the Ricardian Equivalence that this will damage the economy in the long run. The Melvin Republic already has a heavily mechanized industry and we are pursuing a less labor-intensive economy, just in an efficient manner: Congress has also set aside a $1 billion dollar reward for the firm/person who invents either:-New machinery to improve mechanical efficiency -New administrative processes to increase the productivity of armament/munitions plants. Also, regarding rational communism. If I (President Landry) even hinted at the conversion of our economy, I would wake up with 5 frag grenades in my bed with the pins removed. Edited May 30, 2009 by sir jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 The Republican News Today the Melvin Republic has released an artist's rendering of a new industrial facility that has been designed by Faraway Military Inc. Construction will begin in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Breaking News The firm Innovative Consultants has announced the start of research regarding a new mechanical process in the production of tanks. They claim they will be able to reduce the construction time of an M1A1 Abrams tank by 30%. Of course the infromation involved is classified, but Innovative Consultants did say that the process utilized higher-quality steel being used in a newly invented piece of machinery. The nation's leading defense firm, Melvin Munitions, has announced that they have developed a 15% more efficient production method regarding infantry body armor. The raw materials will be processed into Kevlar and other "finished" products at a plant that will be fully integrated into the pre-existing vest manufacturing plant. This increase in "through-put" production will cut costs by approximately 5%, while increasing the speed of production 10%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Update on the Military Mass-Production Initiative Renovation processes are moving along at a considerable rate, and at the moment they are approximately 40% complete. Through rough analysis, munitions productivity has risen approximately 2%. New plant production has been moving slower than estimated, only 25% of the funding has been allocated and the construction is less than 20% finished. Photograph taken inside of construction site of new Melvin Munitions ammunition factory In other news, Faraway Military Inc. has announced the deal it has struck with Innovative Consultants regarding the designs for improved M1A1 production. The two firms have announced that they will split the billion dollar prize if chosen as the winner of the Initiative. The defense contractor also offered a presently unknown amount of money for the machinery schematics. Insider information has reported that the two firms are now working together in defense designing. Harrison Strategic Defense has announced that it will be striving for increased production in wartime cruise-missile construction, through the utilization of silo inventories. Recently the firm has been struggling to stay out of bankruptcy, mostly due to the recent conflicts. The two declarations of war resulted in massive orders to replace cruise missiles that were never launched. Both short wars spurred massive investment within the company's production facilities, but received no revenue to show for it. However, they have claimed to have designed cost-efficient underground inventories. President Landry applauded the plans to increase the Melvin Republic's strategic reserve. Harrison Strategic Defense officials have claimed that constant production will increase profits considerably, basically allowing their bottom line to look healthy for the first time in months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthey Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Nice indirect quote there. *chuckles* OOC: Lol that's funny I just saw subtle's post and replied with that. (Bit late for a reply but oh well.) Edited June 8, 2009 by iamthey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Update on the Military Mass-Production Initiative Renovations have been completed for the fiscal year, with 27 major and 142 minor factory renovation projects bringing the production rate of the facilities up approximately 4%. The majority of these projects comprised of local area infrastructure and increased mechanization of repetitive production process. Picture of newly renovated Melvin Munitions facility. The construction speed regarding the new plant production has quickened considerably due to the recent boom in the construction industry. With the Melvin Republic's entrance into the Dragon Empire, the financial market has stabilized dramatically and interest rates have lowered. This influx of available loan money and the drop in labor wages due to the rise in unemployment, construction companies have been placing record-setting bids on the defense contracts. Over 60% of the Initiative's funding has been assigned and the construction project is estimated to be 47% finished. Several of the munitions and arnament plants are near completion, and one of them will be operational in a few months. The new and nearly operational Harrison Strategic Defense conventional warhead production facility. Edited June 11, 2009 by sir jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Update on the Military Mass-Production Initiative With the final bid for new military hardware production facilities placed by Melvin Munitions, 98% of the Initiative's funding has been allocated. The remaining 2% will be reserved for hiring additional firms to assist with slow-moving construction sites. Nationwide, construction is estimated to be around 75% complete. At the moment there are 37 new and finished facilities and 21 of these are already in operation. There are 329 defense contract plants that are still under construction. Breaking News Farawary Military Inc. has announced that its cooperation with Innovative Consultants has been extremely successful. The new piece of machinery designed last year has been implemented in the production line, improving productivity 24%. This is slightly lower than than earlier estimate of 30%, however they plan to more than make up for this discrepancy. They have announced that Innovative Consultants has suggested a reformed labor system within the firm. The change would allow supervisors to decide a successor who would in turn assist the supervisor in improving production line speed. Also, these team leaders would receive incentive pay based on employee productivity. Innovative Consultants claims that these changes would increase production speed of the M1A1 Tanks by 20%, while incurring an increase in wages paid by 5%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir jesus Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 All construction has been completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Vortex Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 "Congratulations on the progress." Came a memo from the Adviser's office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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