And this prevents them from having clear visibility into their supply base, which makes it difficult to understand whether suppliers have the goods they need and whether they can be shippedontime.
At the time, the company had not shipped a single product and was working on an expensive project, a "massive-multiplayer online role playing game, " or MMORPG.
The advantage for Chinese buyers is that goods are mailed to a warehouse in Dallas and bulk-shipped to China, saving on postage costs, with 10 to 14 days of delivery time.