Variosystems EMS Issues Update on COVID-19 Impact
This report is current as of May 15, 2020; the company cautions that the situation may change daily:
Steinach, Switzerland:
- Our production is running in normal operation again from May 25th.
- All safety measures are strictly observed and controlled during operation.
- Various employees continue to work from home.
Badalgama, Sri Lanka:
- Despite difficult circumstances, 90% of our workforce is working in the factory or from home.
- Our backlog should be made up over the next 4-6 weeks.
- The biggest challenge is logistics and the procurement of materials.
Southlake, USA:
- Company is working at full capacity.
- Wherever possible, work is done from home.
- The production runs in a 2-shift operation.
Suzhou, China:
- Production is running at full capacity.
- The day shift in production has been extended.
- The backlog is made up.
Ludbreg, Croatia:
- Production is in operation until further notice.
Supply chain:
- Securing the supply chain is still the biggest challenge for all locations.
- Material bottlenecks due to lock-down of component production.
- Air traffic is still severely restricted.
- Deliveries from and to China are delayed up to two weeks.
- We are working intensively to find the best possible logistics solutions.
- The current situation has increased all transport costs significantly. All customers have already been informed about that.
