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Someone explained the attraction of China with the complete supply chain. If you need 1k speciality screws now, you can order them from the screw factory next d
by geon 11y ago
Someone explained the attraction of China with the complete supply chain. If you need 1k speciality screws now, you can order them from the screw factory next door and have them ready in no time.
- nickpinkston 11y agoThis is definitely true, but with better information on suppliers + air freight, we're able to ship from China to the US very quickly and most components are tiny, so shipping costs are de minimis. The problem is more that the Chinese market is still highly fragmented and not easily searched without insiders on the ground. Alibaba is just scratching the surface on transparency in global supply chain, but once the market becomes legible, the local supply chain thing won't matter as much.