As we emerge from the Covid19 supply chain nightmare and dust ourselves off, we note that some companies were able to react immediately to market opportunities. They placed orders and planned deliveries, secure in their knowledge that their supply chain will deliver. Those companies did really well when the market...
As we all know, Christmas and Thanksgiving in the U.S. can cause delays in business due to scheduled closures. But did you also plan for possible delays due to holidays observed in China? If you buy direct from China, you need to know exactly how these holidays affect Chinese exports....
“China Hating” is a popular thing to do in politics. It gets votes for Democrats and Republicans alike. It also affects companies that import from China. So much so that many are becoming concerned and wondering about the future of their supply chain. Should importers stop buying from China because...
For those involved with global sourcing, we trust you experienced three unusual years since Covid broke out at the end of 2019. If you have been sourcing high volumes of “Made in China” goods, do you trust China more or less given the challenges that emerged alongside Covid? From our...
In the US, we celebrate the New Year on January 1st, with festivities on the eve of the new year. We all get together, throw parties, pour champagne, count down to midnight and take part in our own traditions. There are all kinds of traditionsthatmake us happy,bring good luck and...
Over the past decade, China has begun making its mark in the global economy and, increasingly, beyond the world of manufacturing the world’s consumer goods. As of April 2012, this now includes publishing as China is a major sponsor of this year’s London Book Fair, one of the world’s largest...
Amid an EU debt crisis and slow U.S. recovery, the attention of many Chinese suppliers increasingly is turning towards the emerging economies of Africa and Latin America. This is the main finding of the recent survey "China exporters focus on emerging markets amid EU debt crisis" covering a number of...
Over the last six years, the appreciation of the Chinese Yuan has been as reliable as a clock. Since China tweaked the Yuan-Dollar peg in 2005, it has risen by 28%; so 4.5% per year. If you take out the two year period from 2008-2010 during which the Yuan was...