For the furniture industry, this mass migration is always a period of anxiety that has companies asking, "Will my goods ship before or after Chinese New Year?" If the answer is after, that leads many to wonder when their goods actually will ship, given that many workers dont return to the factories after the holiday.
via Chinese New Year Tests Industrys Ability to Plan Ahead - Sourcing Strategies by Tom Russell | Blog on Furniture Today. I have just come across this article and although the Chinese New Year is now over, it is always interesting to see how companies deal with Chinese manufacturers that will shut down over this period, often for between 1 and 2 weeks. Over the years we have learnt to plan ahead to stop our usually regular orders from disappearing over this period, which means over ordering for the period well before the shut down to enable it to leave the country before it grinds to a halt for the festivities.
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