Fast, focused and forward-looking, China manufacturing opens new frontier

As Europe was gripped by extreme heat this summer, a production base in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, was racing to meet urgent orders from its European clients: 20,000 mobile air conditioners had to be produced and loaded in just seven days. The tight deadline set an equally demanding task for the supply chain. More than 1,000 types of components had to be coordinated at the same time, with some rushed to the production line…