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Thursday 13 June 2019
HannStar Board conservative about 2H19
PCB maker HannStar Board, after enjoying a significant increase in orders with short lead time in the second quarter of 2019, has turned conservative about orders for the second half...
Monday 5 November 2018
Pegatron says labor shortage no longer an issue for smartphone production
Pegatron has already solved the issue of labor shortage at its plants in China and has made prompt shipments allowing its major brand client to start delievering its new smartphone...
Friday 22 April 2016
Manufacturing overcapacity constrains industrial robot market growth in China, IHS says
The China market for industrial robots reached an estimated US$1.3 billion in 2015. This market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 20%, reaching US$3.3 billion in 2020, according to...
Thursday 8 January 2015
Notebook supply chain building up inventories to minimize impact from labor shortage
To avoid a labor shortage caused by the Lunar New Year holidays from impacting their shipments, notebook component suppliers have been building up their inventories recently with...
Monday 17 February 2014
Notebook production in Chongqing suffers labor shortage
Notebook production in Chongqing City, western China, has been impacted by labor shortages, with shipments below order volumes by as much as 40%, according to Taiwan-based ODMs.
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Upstream suppliers planning measures to keep production lines running during holidays
Upstream supply chain makers have recently started taking measures such as separating workers' vacation times and raise the overtime pay, to minimize the impacts from the labor shortage...
Monday 16 December 2013
Notebook supply chain sees strong December orders thanks to Lunar New Year holidays
The notebook supply chain is expected to see strong orders in December as brand vendors are preparing extra inventories to avoid possible supply shortages caused by the upcoming Lunar...
Monday 28 October 2013
Notebook ODMs see inland plants only able to deliver 60% of orders due to labor shortage
The labor shortage at Taiwan notebook ODMs' plants in Chongqing, China is reportedly becoming more serious recently and the plants are currently only able to deliver 60% of their...
Monday 7 October 2013
October notebook shipments to be impacted by labor shortage
China is currently suffering from a labor shortage and the issue has caused many notebook-related players to only be able to deliver 85% of their orders for September. With the approach...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Notebook ODMs, component makers suffer labor shortages in China
Factories established in China by Taiwan-based notebook ODMs and component makers are suffering from labor shortages, according to Taiwan-based notebook supply chain makers.
Friday 12 April 2013
ODMs, component makers face labor shortages in western China
Mainly because Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have been accelerating the process of shifting production to plants in Chongqing and Chengdu, in western China, the factories of ODMs and...
Monday 1 April 2013
Commentary: Labor shortages, rising wages in China push notebook component firms toward automation
China continues to increase minimum wages but labor shortages along the coast continue sending the notebook supply chain moving inward to central China. The lack of labor is notebook...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Apple iPhone 5 puts labor shortage pressure on Foxconn
Due to strong market demand, Apple's iPhone 5 orders rose significantly from only 8-10 million units in September to 14-16 million units in October, a growth close to 60%, and the...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Compal expects strong shipment performance in 2H12
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to achieve a sequential growth of a double-digit percentage in the third quarter with the volume to continue rising in the fourth,...
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