Editor’s Note: Today’s post is from Dick Locke, Sourcing Innovation’s resident expert on International Sourcing and Procurement. (His previous guest posts are still archived.)
China’s exports in February were up 45% from last February. (LA Times)
My opinion: the rapid decline and unsustainable increase in Chinese exports were from the bullwhip effect of a long supply chain. A small change in final demand can cause huge swings in upstream supply.
This mainly applies to those using ships to transport from China. If you can use air, China isn’t much further (in hours) than Mexico.