BONUS: Covid Situation in China (24 Feb 2022)

In this episode, Renaud and Adrian give a bonus update on the Covid situation across China as localized Omicron outbreaks lead to restrictions and difficulty moving in and out of affected areas. Why is this important information for importers? Some major manufacturing hubs are affected, including Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Suzhou. This could mean that your supply chain is affected as workers are quarantined. Alternatively, it may affect your ability to keep control over or in contact with your supply chain and visits such as factory audits and product inspections may need to be cancelled. Restrictions are affecting logistics, too, as shipping to and from China is currently subjected to fairly strict quarantine procedures. We also explain some of the ways that we've used at Sofeast to keep providing remote services such as inspections at times when access to manufacturers is not possible...these could be helpful for you if your supplier is in an affected area. Related content... How Blending Off-site & On-site QA Activities Helps You Reach Your Objectives Get help from Sofeast to remotely audit a supplier's factory during times when auditors may not visit Utilize an off-site product inspection to maintain control over product quality even if an inspector can't visit 6 Advantages Of Conducting An Off-Site Product Inspection Does Sofeast need to go on-site to audit a supplier?    Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict