The 7 problems manufacturers will need to solve to move their supply chains out of China:
To avoid the tariffs, companies need to ensure that their product assembly undergoes a substantial transformation outside of China. Those who are considering the move are mostly looking at opportunities to move the final stage of assembly: where multiple larger sub-assemblies come together to form the final product. While this may sound like a small modification in an already complex system, this is a huge challenge on its own.
Most manufacturers provide bilingual teams to support their customers in English, but nothing beats native speaking proficiency to overcome the inevitable issues that arise during development and early production.A standard assembly line is 110 meters long and can require as many as 180 people, called operators, sitting shoulder to shoulder.
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