Vice President of Business Unit

• Mar 2019 - Present

Sr. Supply-Chain Management/Factory Manager

• May 2016 - Present

Sr. Factory Manager Microsoft May ’16 ~ current• Provide Operations, Manufacturing and Technical support and innovation required to assure best in class manufacturing/repair operation worldwide. • Provides Operation and Technical leadership to worldwide manufacturing in support of continuous process improvement for Microsoft Mechanical Manufacturing Supply Base. • Overall operation management of the site to ensure smooth daily operations, ensure delivery requirements are successfully achieved in terms of quality, quantity and time same as other operation KPIs such as new product ratio, MTPT, operation efficiency. • Responsible for developing and implementation of lean manufacturing, specifically focus on manufacturing process optimization; build professional and standard management system; • Identify opportunities to streamline production, including Value Analysis/Value Engineering, continuous process improvement and automation. • Execute continuous improvement opportunities and activities, such as Kaizen, 5S, tracking on factory budgets (other Manufacturing cost), Cost Reduction Strategy & Management (via process and operations improvements), Capacity and resource management to ensure production meets project ramp plan• Forecasting labour requirements and providing recommendations and changes to equipment, work layout, production methods and material handling procedures to optimize and maximize labour and resource utilization across the site • Ensure that the site performances is in regards to Occupational Health & Safety, Environment and Quality• Authorize expenditure in regards to factory supplies, repairs and maintenance, PPE and project work within limits of approved budgets • Assess current operations competency and identify gaps, set up enhancement plan to ensure sufficient competency and effective pipeline.

資深供應鏈管理/工厂運營管理經理

• May 2016 - Present

资深厂长 美商微软公司 '16年5月〜目前• 提供所需的运营，制造和技术支持和创新，以确保全球最佳的制造/维修操作。为全球制造业提供运营和技术领先地位，以支持Microsoft机构件制造供应基地的持续流程改进。• 全面运营管理，确保日常运营工作的平稳进展，确保各项运营指标能够有效达成，如交期，质量，数量，新产品销售比例，库存周转，运营效率以及其他运营指标。• 负责发展和实施以制造过程优化为重点的智能工厂精益制造，搭建专业化和标准化的管理体系；• 确定和把握流水作业法生产的机会，包括价值分析/ 价值工程，持续改进，自动化等；• 识别持续改进机会，落实持续改进活动，如Kaizen，5S，降低工厂制造成本战略和通过流程和运营改进和资源管理确保生产符合项目量产爬升计划• 预测人员需求，对设备，工厂布局，生产作业方法，材料处理流程进行优化和调整，以达到整个公司人员及其它资源利用率的最大化• 确保现场各项工作满足环保，职业安全与健康以及质量等各方面的的要求。• 评估现有运营体系的能力水平，建立人员能力提升计划。

供應鏈管理處資深經理/工厂運營管理資深經理

• May 2008 - May 2016

资深营运经理/资深供应链管理经理 富士康科技集团 '08年2月〜'16年5月• 全权负责工厂的管理，确保工厂运营高效和优质的客户交付，对P&L负责。• 确保生产、质量、供应链等各个部门实现运营和财务目标。• 促进积极的工作环境，鼓励员工参与实现卓越的生产力，客户服务，质量和环境健康与安全（EHS）积极推动和参与并启动组织流程的流程改进。• 实施人员培训与发展，提升员工的资质与能力。• 对工厂整体运营进行财务预算和控制通过组织的识别，实施和跟踪流程来制定节省成本的机会。• 制定及开发智慧工厂策略，建立并成功实践SMT/PCBA到系统组装智能工厂解决方案。建立;o 智能制造整体规划, 根据公司战略要求和工业4.0的技术发展，结合业务战略发展和首要问题，制定公司整体的智能制造规划蓝图和实施方案，搭建智能制造推进、实施和管理组织；o 智能制造实施管理,建立智能制造实施的长效管理机制和KPI衡量目标，拉动、协调、管理各业务方和IT资源实施实现智能制造整体规划；o 重点项目管理,针对于阶段重点项目，例如MES，数字化工厂、工艺数据平台、产品数字化等项目，支持甚至主导推进，确保重点项目目标达成；o 业务咨询和信息化技术支持, 能够寻找、调动、协调、整合内外部技术资源和业务资源，解决智能制造实施过程汇总的业务模式转型和信息化技术开发等难点问题；• 组织并负责与苹果所有位于深圳、上海和美国的供应计划人员密切合作成品和备件供应计划管理。• 负责供应计划绩效，包括按时交货，延期交货，库存周转，过量库存管理，预测准确性的供应商管理。并预先建立缓解苹果潜在的挑战并支持潜在的业务增长。• 负责苹果NPI供应计划管理，包括能力评估与OPM合作推动材料供应，确保在各地区按时并顺利推出。• 与苹果各地区合作管理需求，以优化库存水平，减少短缺和/或过度/过时风险。支持包括关键部件和成品在内的地区之间的库存分配/重新分配战略决策。• 参与制定公司发展战略与年度经营计划，组织制定并实施供应链战略规划； • 设计并改善公司供应链系统，制定并完善切实可行的计划、采购、仓储物流、生产等管理工作流程，实施监控和管理，确保产品质量，并根据业务的变化不断优化； • 建立和健全供应商、承运商的开发、维护、跟踪及评估体系，控制采购及运输成本符合公司目标；• 定期编制、执行分析和动态管理供应链的预算和费用，善于利用行业信息及新方式降低成本。 • 客户服务、客户投诉及运输、配送事故的处理，采取有效预防措施，降低客户投诉率； • 实现工业4.0，C2B，互联网+趋势中供应链契合的结构调整。• 负责制定所属职能的绩效考核方针和实施，以及对下属的专业能力的培训和培养、激励、考核等工作；

Sr. SCM Manager/Sr. Operation Manager

• May 2008 - May 2016

• Promotes a positive working environment that encourages employee involvement to achieve excellence in productivity, customer service, quality, and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) • Implement personnel training and development to improve the qualifications and capabilities of employees.• Financial budgeting and control of the overall operation of the plant. Develops cost-savings opportunities via identification, implementation and tracking processes of the organization• Develop and setup “Smart Factory” strategies, to establish and implement SMT/PCBA to FATP smart factory solutions to meet with next generation demand. Setup; o Intelligent manufacturing overall planning, According to the company's strategic requirements and the technical development of Industry 4.0, combined with the business strategy development and pain points, formulate the company's overall smart manufacturing planning blueprint and implementation plan, build intelligent manufacturing promotion, implementation and management organizations, and establish two integrated management systems;o Intelligent Manufacturing Implementation Management, Establish a long-term management mechanism and KPI measurement target for smart manufacturing implementation, pull, coordinate and manage the implementation of various business parties and IT resources to achieve overall smart manufacturing planning;o Key project management, Focusing on key projects of the stage, such as MES, digital factories, process data platforms, and product digitalization projects, support and even promote the progress of the project to ensure the achievement of key project goals;o Business consulting and information technology support, Ability to find, mobilize, coordinate, integrate internal and external technical resources and business resources, solve difficult problems such as business model transformation and information technology development that are integrated in the intelligent manufacturing implementation process;

Operation Manager-運營經理/Project Manager-項目經理

• Feb 2004 - May 2008

个人计算机事业群-PCEBG工作职掌: Plant Manager/BPM(Business Project Management)/OPM(Operation Project Management)• 生产管理制造与质量管理 • 项目发展规划,管控及协调 • 成本管控,成本评估及RFQ 报价业务管理• 与客户协商产品问题并讨论解决方案 • 管控与协调生产进度• 产品的推广及导入 • 领导业务团队确保客户满意• 交货管制操作系统管理 • 新产品开发时程管控库存分析与控制,降低库存. • 需求Upside, Pull in物料交期及补单. • 依据物料Lead-time,下采购订单. • 厂商物料缺货时,寻找2nd source. • 依据客户MPS展开生产及出货计划• 本土干部领导统御及训练• 领导采购团队开发新的材料、供应商和生产流程对新产品提供技术支援。• 与工程和制造团队合作，确保最適合的供应商列入考量名单中。• 在降低成本和增加品质和可靠度的同時，更带领团队发掘新的材料、技术和生产流程以加大产品的差异化。• 有能力组织和管理跨部门组成的项目团队• 领导生产团队在新产品导入階段完成仼何指定仼务2004年七月，调任至刚成立之笔记本计算机事业处担任经理级项目企划经理(Project Manager)一职，负责业务为Business PM及Manufacturing PM包括工厂与研发的协调与整合、对联想客户-Lenovo之沟通协调与连系及厂内生产与管理，控制项目的进度和成本及对客户的报价。工作贡献:1. 商务/合同管理:• 执行策略规划, • 基于对PC产业了解制定策略规划及关注新科技动向• 管理产品生产规划并控制物料呆滞库存• 预防物料短缺并快速响应短缺回补• 和客户海外需求单位合作制定预先生产计划及规划物料• 开发和计划的执行以检视商务机会和达成的差异• 开发和管理客户新商务要求• 与集团其他单位合作在计划时间之内达成商业目标• 管理及对客户承诺的执行• 以项目的全面性宏观角度做为项目管理的执行2. 领导统御:• 带领项目团队制定运作规范并确认执行• 提供方向并与相关单位进行跨部门合作以达成客户要求目标• 带领项目团队成功完成达成产品质量、成本预算和如期量产目标3. 合作关系管理:• 藉由有效的沟通以管理供货商而达成项目计划2005年二月，个人之业务工作重点由联想-Lenovo笔记本计算机转而奉命负责富可视-InFocus投影机业务。负责业务范围重点为Business PM及Manufacturing PM。业务工作之内容包括鸿海集团内三阶工厂-L5(Enclosure)、L6(PCBA)及L10(System Assembly)的协调与整合、Flextronics(伟创力)马来西亚厂的模具及塑料原物料移转、L6(PCBA)控制基板及电子材料移转及富可视-InFocus量产中投影机业务L10(System Assembly)整机系统组装及材料移转、对客户-InFocus之沟通协调与连系及厂内生产与管理、控制项目的进度和成本及对客户的报价，在个人主导下计有六种投影机机种于2005年七月份起移转到鸿海集团开始量产。将量产中投影机机种由竞争者伟创力的马来西亚厂移转至深圳龙华厂生产是个人对InFocus业务项目计划中的第一阶段，并己于2005年十月份完成。 个人并继续计划于2005年十一月份起进行第二阶段提升产品市场竞争力的降价计划，即透过制定未承认的新料件试产流程(CPR)，使得未承认的新料件及新厂商能藉由CPR的运作及流程被合理化的承认及以替代料方式建入系统中，便于采购单位能在生产物料采购方面拥有更大议价空间及掌控能力，更积极藉此机会将集团相关事业处所生产之连接器、扁平电缆导入生产以提升集团对InFocus量产中投影机零件自制比例。个人基于个人过去于PC产业所累积的经验，更深刻地体会到若只是一味地要求供货商进行材料成本上的降价，所能达成的市场竞争力与市场趋势相较毕竟是杯水车薪，为此，个人结合台湾光电业界丰富的相关资源向富可视提出产品规格整合的降价计划，除了提升市场竞争力之外，并借此以延续产品市场寿命及提升本市业部对客户之附加价值。在OEM代工模式中稳定的成长之下，个人继续规划第三阶段于2006年六月份起进行提升产能及工程能力以进入ODM层次的深耕计划，即藉由富可视产能的提升而进行生产线的扩增至三条完整之系统组装生产线，并同时具备生产LCD及DLP投影机之能力。进而提升工程能力而培养研发基础，将原有之工程含盖范围由传统集团内所熟悉及专长之主板及机构件扩展至光学零组件领域, 更透过现有集团之客户而积极计划扩展有潜力的新客源。

Operations Manager/Project Manager

• Feb 2004 - May 2008

Foxconn Technology Group, Personnel Computer & Enclosure Business Group (PCEBG), from 2004-10 to 2007-10Job functions and responsibilities:BPM (Business Project Management)/OPM (Operation Project Management)• Project management • Cost management and evaluation• Cross function integration and linkage• RFQ replying• Inventory and cost management in NPI stage• MPS fulfillment and shipment planning • 2nd source and replacement sourcing • Project related issues solving and target achieving• Budget control and cost management• New product ramp up and EOL management• NPI leading to develop new products• Production planning and quality management• Local staffs training and leading• Lead procurement team to find and explore materials, suppliers and manufacturing processes to support future products.• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams to lead supplier qualification and ensure the best in class candidates are considered. • Research/explore materials, processes and technologies that will differentiate products, while reducing cost and increasing quality/reliability.• Ability to assemble and manage cross-functional teams.• Lead the operational side of development builds during new product introductions for any assigned products. Contributions:• Business/Engagement management:- Perform tactical and strategic planning, - Set strategic account direction based on in-depth knowledge of PC industry and emerging technology trends. -Manages global system product transitions to minimize excess and obsolete material. -Coordinates activities globally to prevent material shortages and react quickly to material shortages. -Works with regional demand teams to plan pre-production and production materials. management:- Developing and executing plans to address opportunity and performance gaps- Developing and managing client specific requirements- Supporting growth initiatives within the account

Project Manager-項目經理

• Feb 2002 - Feb 2004

自2002-10起2004-02止 精英(ECS)计算机 工作职掌: Operation manager/FPM(Factory Project Management)/NPI(New Product Introduction) • 项目进度管理与协调沟通 • 问题解决与执行纪律 • 成本控制 • 产品Ramp up 与 EOL 管理 • 跨生产部门及PE/QE整合 • 主导NPI开发生产 • 本土干部领导统御及训练 • 领导采购团队开发新的材料、供应商和生产流程对新产品提供技术支援。 • 与工程和制造团队合作，确保最適合的供应商列入考量名单中。 • 在降低成本和增加品质和可靠度的同時，更带领团队发掘新的材料、技术和生产流程以加大产品的差异化。 工作贡献: 1. 商务目标管理: • 整体达成客户要求目标 2. 领导统御: • 带领项目团队制定运作规范并确认执行 • 提供方向并与相关单位进行跨部门合作以达成客户要求目标 • 带领项目团队成功完成达成产品质量、成本预算和如期量产目标 3. 团队合作: • 和相关供货商合作以达成客户要求目标 • 带领项目团队制定产品质量、成本预算和量产目标 由于加入PC产业以来,便一直及专职在处理OEM及ODM的项目，相对地，对于Clone市埸及自有品牌便不是那么地了解及熟悉，为了扩大个人在PC产业接触的面积及了解的深度，因而于2002年十月加入精英(ECS)计算机设于深圳的精茂科技服务，成立项目管理部。 精茂科技是精英计算机设于深圳市沙头角保税区内PC产品生产基地，其主要产品为Add-on cards、M/B、Desknote、LCD PC和NB，主要客户为通路商，例如法国AEE、Winbook、Gericom、Syntax 和 Vobis及中国境内二线NB供货商，例如清华同方、方正。在任职期间，因精英菫市会决定将中坜厂及Apple的i-Mac代工业务转卖给华硕计算机，因此，个人于2003年五月份起开始进行精英自有品牌及代工产品-NB及Desknote的移转(Projects transition)，计有7种NB及2种Desknote机种并于六月份起于精茂科技新厂开始量产。 在服务期间，为了使新机种在试产阶段就可预期及提早解决任何量产时可能所发生之问题，秉持着 ”试产形同量产”的原则，个人将NPI (New Product Introduction)的准备工作以更有效率的Plan-Do-Check-Action方式在内部网站以系统化及书面化方式管理。 同时，为了使未承认的新料件能进行试产并顺利导入量产，个人制定未承认的新料件试产流程Component Pilot-Run (CPR)并主导在内部网站以系统管理，使得未承认的新料件能藉由CPR的运作及流程被合理化的承认及以替代料方式建入BOM中，因此便于采购单位能在生产物料采购方面拥有更大议价空间及掌控能力。

Project Manager

• Feb 2002 - Feb 2004

Job functions and responsibilities: FPM (Factory Project Management)/NPI (New Product Introduction) • Project management • Project related issues solving and target achieving • Budget control and cost management • New product ramp up and EOL management • Cross function integration and linkage • NPI leading to develop new products • Local staffs training and leading • Lead procurement team to find and explore materials, suppliers and manufacturing processes to support future products. • Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams to lead supplier qualification and ensure the best in class candidates are considered. • Research/explore materials, processes and technologies that will differentiate products, while reducing cost and increasing quality/reliability. Contributions: • Business quality management: - Over achieving client satisfaction targets • Leadership: - Leading project team made up of several disciplines and delivery towers - Providing direction and coordinating with cross functional team to design the best fit solution to meet the client business requirements -Leads team to successfully deliver the goals for schedule, budget, product cost, product quality, and production ramp rate on your assigned program • Teaming: - Coordination with all suppliers to engage and deliver good FG to clients -Working with the core team on assigned program, develop the engineering portion of the schedule, budget, risk management plan, quality goals, and product cost estimates The key manufacturing base of ECS is in China ShenZhen city, Shatoujiao Free Trade Zone, the products of ECS are add-on cards, M/B, Desknote, LCD PC and NB, the customers range from 2nd tier NB vendors in China, such as, TongFong, Founder and overseas distributors, such as, AEE, Winbook, Gericom, Syntax and Vobis.

Project Manager-項目經理/Administration Manager-行政管理處經理

• Feb 1998 - Feb 2002

自1998-08起2002-10止 仁宝计算机(Compal)工作职掌: Project Manager-項目經理/Administration Manager-行政管理處經理1. 项目管理及NPI导入主管• 项目进度管理与协调沟通 • 问题解决与执行纪律 • 成本控制• 产品Ramp up 与 EOL 管理• 跨生产部门及PE/QE整合 • 主导NPI开发生产• 本土干部领导统御及训练• 教育、訓練和支援當地所招聘的员工以达成快速出货的目标• 快速地將生产技术、工艺流程和设备在仁宝的平鎮和昆山工厂进行项目移轉2. 行政管理处主管• 人力资源规划与管理 • 组织规划与发展 • 人员招募与培训 • 薪资福利规划与管理 • 教育训练规划与实施 • 人才激励与留任工作贡献:1. 商务目标管理:• 整体达成客户要求目标2. 领导统御:• 带领项目团队制定运作规范并确认执行• 提供方向并与相关单位进行跨部门合作以达成客户要求目标• 带领项目团队成功完成达成产品质量、成本预算和如期量产目标3. 团队合作:• 和相关供货商合作以达成客户要求目标• 带领项目团队制定产品质量、成本预算和量产目标• 在研发项目团队中代表生产制造单位憑藉生产專業知识，從工厂为出发奌，去介入和參與DFX、供应鏈、测试和产品特性。• 区别和组织人力(Dell、仁宝、供应商等)以迖成所设定的目标。在一九九八年七月完成研究所(MBA)学业后，便加入仁宝计算机(Compal) 股份有限公司平镇厂项目部担任项目企划经理(Project Manager)一职，负责业务包括协调工厂与研发合作解决任何量产所发生之问题和协助处理新供货商导入，对国内外客户之沟通协调与连系及厂内生产与管理，了解客户需求，保持与客户与项目小组成员的接触，向项目小组成员解释客户需求，控制客户需求的变化，使项目的进度和成本控制在预算内及评估开发周期。身为项目经理，我在中国需导与负责新产品开发与量产上市。所需负担的责任包括即时上市、成本、品质、有效庫存和定单週期。项目经理是项目的主要的负责人並且是台湾和美国产品研发、生产制造和工程单位间的溝通橋樑。在仁宝计算机(Compal)平镇厂服务期间所曾经负责过的项目产品有Dell和Toshiba的Notebook (NB) 、HP 和Fujitsu 的Docking及 Toshiba 的LCD PC 和LCD Monitor(LCM)。基于个人生涯规划，于2000年内部转调至中国仁宝(中国昆山市)计算机并成立制造中心项目室，专职负责DELL之产品移转(Project transition)，新机种试产(New projects pilot-run)及机构料件模具移转(Tooling transition)及外包作业安排(Sub-contract、Outsourcing)等相关业务，其间经历过SKD、CKD新生产线的设立及合格认证，并参与仁宝计算机昆山新厂规划及搬迁。在中国仁宝(中国昆山市)计算机除了负责制造中心项目室之外，更于2001年一月起开始兼管行政管理处一职至2002年十月。行政管理处下辖总务部，人事部和事务采购部，其工作内容含括全体员工之日常生活事务之安排，例如，餐厅及宿舍的管理、公交车的安排、员工休闲活动的举行、新进员工的招募及训练、员工人事升等、薪资调整……等。对个人而言，这是一段全新的经验，因为相较于项目管理而言,行政事务的管理更具有其不定背景及因素，其中，涉入最深的又为”人”的因素居多，为此，所作出旳行政决定更较其他工作岗位更有立即性的影响效力及未有一个决定是所谓”对”的决定，只能以满足大多数人的利益为决定之依归，相对地，决策也更需弹性。

Project Manager/Administration Manager

• Feb 1998 - Feb 2002

Manager of Project Management and New Product Introduction(NPI)Job Function and Responsibilities:• Project management • Project related issues solving and target achieving• Budget control and management• New product ramp up and EOL management• Cross function integration and linkage• NPI leading to develop new products• Local staffs training and leading• Educate and train local staffs and support personnel to enable rapid sales and margin growth.• Rapid transfer of existing technologies, processes, and equipment between Compal plants and facilities globally into plants and facilities.Contributions:• Business quality management:- Over achieving client satisfaction targets• Leadership:- Leading project team made up of several disciplines and delivery towers- Providing direction and coordinating with cross functional team to design the best fit solution to meet the client business requirements.-Leads team to successfully deliver the goals for schedule, budget, product cost, product quality, and production ramp rate on assigned program• Teaming:- Coordination with all suppliers to engage and deliver good FG to clients-Working with the core team on assigned program, develop the engineering portion of the schedule, budget, risk management plan, quality goals, and product cost estimates-Lead Compal team's new product introduction efforts during ramp within the Operations sphere. Specific goals include team leadership in driving issue resolution, supply chain design, schedule, cost, quality, availability and order cycle time goals.-Represent operations with the product design teams. Use production expertise, from factory perspectives, to influence and negotiate for DFX, supply chain, testability, product features.-Identify and organize resources (Dell Staff, Compal Staff, Contractors, etc) to meet required goals.

Project Manager-項目經理

• Jun 1996 - Feb 1998

自1996-09起1997-02止 致福(GVC)电子工作职掌: MB项目管理1.产品策略制定 2.主导产品推广 工作贡献:在完成大学学业后，个人便束装返台，于一九九六年一月任职于致福(GVC)电子营销本部项目企划经理(Project Manager)一职，负责业务为主板生产及其他相关事务的统一协调工作及解决任何量产所发生之问题和协助处理新产品、量产品相关修改及新供货商导入，使项目的进度和成本控制在预算内及评估开发周期。其后因深感所学将不足以应付日趋激烈的社会竞争，便决定于一九九七年一月返回澳洲继续求学。

Project Manager

• Jun 1996 - Feb 1998

GVC Electronics Co., Ltd., from 1996-09 to 1997-02Job Function and Responsibilities:• Product strategies setting• New develop products promoting• New product and market developingContributions:In Sep. 1996, a period of new life of mine was kick-off which was working in GVC Corporation who is specialized in making M/B for Dell and HP, as a business project manager (BPM). Owing to further studying plan, this job was terminated in Feb. 1997. In the working period of motherboard manufacturing, what I learned from that was flexibly adjusting manufacturing processes, that is, in order to satisfy customers’ needs and wants, properly managing the essential and critical components and, furthermore, cultivating good negotiation skills with other colleagues.

Sourcing Manager

• Feb 1992 - Feb 1996

自1993-03起1996-09止 昆山华弼(HuaBi)公司工作职掌: International Sourcing manager• 国内大客户销售管理 • 国内外新客户发掘推广• 国外新供货商发掘推广工作贡献:• 新市场及新产品的开发:在一九九零年代初期，个人为家族企业之一的昆山华弼公司在澳开发与拓展所需之货源供应厂商，以避开竞争日趋激烈的美、日市场。个人在此时期负责的事务，主要在确保货源的稳定、货品的鉴定及价格的估算、货柜运期的排定和其他相关事务的统一协调工作等。另一项工作经验为出任慈香实业驻澳务采购专员，此时所负责的部份为出口澳洲所生产之海鲜食品、果汁及牛肉到台湾等事宜。此工作的主要经验获得是在于对生鲜食品出口之时效控制及对市场的消费分析。

Sourcing Manager

• Feb 1992 - Feb 1996

Job Function and Responsibilities:• Sales management in domestic market• New potential customers development in international market• New suppliers development in international marketContributions:New market developing:Hua-Bi is a family own company whose main functions were processing and recovering scrap metal in KunShan city China. As the supply of scraps were less and less in the States and Japanese markets, in order to ensure the supply of scraps should be maintained above certain level and secure competitive advantages in Chinese market, it would be important to develop a new material supply channel in South-East Asia region, in particular, in countries like Australia and New Zealand.