FACTORY CALENDAR
The Dragon Boat Festival is a single statutory day, but it lands mid-week and shifts the shipping calendar further than its length suggests.
A short break with a long shadow
One day off costs one day of output. What it also does is split a working week in two, and a week split in two is a week where a two-day test cycle no longer fits. Units that would have been tested on Thursday and packed on Friday, a self checkout kiosk batch for instance, are tested on Monday instead, and a shipment booked for the end of the week moves to the next one.
Where it lands in the year
The festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which puts it in late May or June. That is the same window in which European and North American buyers start confirming autumn retail orders, so the break tends to sit exactly where a first batch is being packed.
What to lock before it
◆ The forwarder booking, including the cut-off date rather than the sailing date.
◆ The test plan, if the unit needs ageing or a burn-in longer than a day.
◆ The packing specification, since a changed carton needs a new drop test.
The festival itself
The team marks the day with zongzi, gifts and a shared table, and the first half of the year birthdays are celebrated at the same time. It is a good pause in a month that otherwise runs flat out, and it is the last quiet day before the autumn order season starts.
Check the range
The models discussed here are listed in our collections, from industrial panel PCs and kiosk hardware to retail pos hardware, with port maps and panel sizes on each product page.
◆ industrial panel PCs
◆ self-service kiosks
◆ POS terminals
If you need a drawing or a port list for a specific model, send the requirement and we will reply with the document rather than a brochure.
