Since the outbreak in Guangzhou on May 21, new local cases have appeared for many consecutive days, and neighboring Foshan has also been affected.
It is understood that when the epidemic was at its most severe, due to restrictions on personnel going out, some ceramic companies’ designer activities originally planned to be held in other places were temporarily canceled, and the normal business trips of salesmen were also more or less affected...
Many interviewees said that although this wave of epidemic has not subsided, the overall impact on the marketing and production of ceramic factories in Guangdong production areas has not been great, especially as the epidemic has gradually improved recently and normal work has basically resumed. , terminal activities in many places have begun to proceed in an orderly manner with the cooperation of manufacturers.
When traveling on a business trip, the green code turns to yellow code
Rejected hotel accommodation, canceled terminal activities...
In Wuxi, Jiangsu Province at the end of May, it was hot and rainy. The warm air was mixed with rain, and the fishy smell of earth hit your face. Zhang Chao (pseudonym) has been running in the East China market for nearly a month, helping to solve some "difficult diseases" encountered by terminal store sales.
As everyone knows, Foshan, Guangdong, on the other side, is about to experience a "shock" caused by the epidemic, which also forces Zhang Chao, who is on a business trip, to temporarily shelve his plan to return to Buddhism.
Since the first locally confirmed case was discovered in Guangdong Province on May 21, as of 24:00 on June 14, the epidemic in Guangdong Province has lasted for 23 days, with a total of 156 locally confirmed cases reported [140 cases in Guangzhou City (34 cases) The outcome of asymptomatic infections), 10 cases in Foshan City (6 cases were the outcome of asymptomatic infections). Since May 25, most of the new local infections in the country have been in Guangdong Province, and Foshan, which is close to Guangzhou, has also been affected.
In just a few days, the policy turned 180 degrees.
"I've been out for so long, but I didn't expect that there was an epidemic in Foshan. I also heard that some places were closed. The originally planned return time is probably going to be postponed." Zhang Chao said helplessly.
On the other side, Huang Wentao (pseudonym), a salesperson from Foshan Ceramics Factory who is also on a business trip, is even more "unlucky" than Zhang Chao.
Limited by my ID card in Foshan, Guangdong, I was rejected by the hotel when I checked into a hotel on a business trip in a foreign market, and I became "homeless".
Huang Wentao said that his experience should belong to a very small minority, but he also clearly felt the impact of this wave of epidemic - not only affectingWhen it comes to normal work and business, it also affects life.
Similar phenomena continue to occur in Guangzhou and Foshan.
Mr. Liu, the head of the engineering department of a ceramics factory in Foshan, said, "We recently made an appointment with a real estate company in Guangzhou to discuss supply cooperation. The other party kindly reminded us that we can come over, but the green code may turn into a yellow code, which scared us. Dare to move. "Business will be suspended due to the epidemic, but performance assessment will not be reduced due to the epidemic.
Zhou Chao (pseudonym) never expected that after a business trip to other places, after returning to Foshan, the green code turned into a yellow code. It was difficult to move forward in Foshan. The originally prepared project promotion plan was temporarily shelved.
Ceramic figures like Mr. Liu and Zhou Chao are torn between "urgent desire to move" and "unable to move".
Many interviewees joked: "It's hard to find food!", "Keep your health, keep your green code, and the most important thing is to keep your job."
At the same time, many ceramic companies have recently announced postponement plans for designer activities, dealer meetings, training sessions, etc. that were originally planned to be held in other places. "Our people and people from the design agency can't go out now, and the dealers have also suggested not to go there for the time being. The previously booked hotel has also indicated that it will temporarily cancel the reception plan, so the event has to be put on hold."
In Foshan, Guangdong, salesmen at the marketing centers of many ceramic companies have temporarily shelved their business travel plans. "There are no more urgent business travel plans now, such as the opening of new stores, etc., so they will not travel for the time being." said one interviewee.
A corroborating phenomenon is that in the Huaxia Ceramics City, the streets and alleys are full of vehicles, and it is basically difficult to find an empty parking space. The usually sparsely populated salesman’s office of the marketing department is also busier than usual. many.
In fact, not only ceramic companies, but also ceramic manufacturers in Guangdong production areas are mostly located in Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, and Enping. This wave of epidemic has also had a certain impact on local raw material suppliers in Foshan.
An upstream raw material supplier in Foshan said, “Although this situation is rare, when the epidemic was severe some time ago, the ceramic factory had stricter inspections of personnel entering and exiting. The most basic requirement was to provide 72 or 48 hours of service. Nucleic acid negative certificate and Guangdong Health Code green code."
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"Orders are tight”, "Customers urge goods every day"
The epidemic affects products and logistics transportation
It is understood that although the aftermath of this wave of epidemic is still there, overall, the impact on the marketing and production of ceramic factories in Guangdong production areas is not significant.
“We are out of stock now. Even though we can’t go on business, customers are still urging us to have the goods every day. We are also under a lot of pressure.” said the sales person in charge of a Foshan ceramics company.
It is understood that recently, many manufacturers in Guangdong have generally had tight production schedules. The sales managers of many ceramic companies said that they are "very out of stock."
“Our current orders have been scheduled until August, mainly for some engineering projects that have been backlogged before. Now we have to hurry up and supply, and new orders cannot be scheduled for the time being.” Some interviewees said that the tight production schedule is in addition to the previous In addition to the rapid easing of the backlog of engineering projects due to the epidemic, factors such as power rationing "four on and off three" and rising raw material prices have also affected production capacity and production scheduling efficiency to a certain extent.
“Although the epidemic has little impact on production, it has a certain impact on product transportation and logistics. On the one hand, off-peak power consumption has caused a delay in the delivery time of some customized products. On the other hand, Guangzhou and Foshan are affected by the epidemic. Affected by the epidemic, the transportation time of all goods will be delayed in the near future," said the sales person in charge of a Foshan ceramics company.
It is reported that starting from May 31, Guangzhou began to control major traffic arteries and provide nucleic acid testing services to all trunk line logistics drivers. Due to the large number of logistics vehicles out of Guangzhou, it is inevitable that there will be vehicles at toll stations and logistics parks. There are long queues and even freight rates have increased in major areas of the province.
The good news is that as the epidemic situation gradually improves in recent days, Foshan has had no new local cases for many consecutive days.
"Traveling is basically no problem now. I have been on a business trip for 5 days to attend the opening of a terminal store and designer activities in Suzhou. It has basically no impact now. I can get on the plane and go to other places after taking the 48-hour nucleic acid test. I will receive a phone call from the epidemic prevention department to inquire, so just explain it clearly and actively cooperate with local epidemic prevention requirements," said one interviewee.
(The article is reproduced from Ceramic Information)
