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Tuesday 11 May 2021
Suppliers see orders slowing for handsets, notebooks from India
ODMs and other suppliers engaged in the notebook and handset industry supply chains have seen orders from India start slowing down recently, as a resurgence of COVID-19 infections...
Monday 26 April 2021
China labor shortage worsens
Labor shortage in China's manufacturing industry is worsening, as the country's job market is experiencing some fundamental changes, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Walsin resumes resistor production at Malaysia plant
Walsin Technology has resumed resistor production at its Malaysia plant, which had been shut down temporarily to facilitate coronavirus-related inspections, according to the passive...
Thursday 27 February 2020
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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.