However, there is inventory in relation to mass production, order production of longer production cycle, will result in customer loss.

但是，相对于有库存的批量生产，订单生产延长了生产周期，会造成客户流失。

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This could be a trend, but it could also be part of a seasonal production cycle where Chinese companies import raw materials and components in the spring, in order to gear up to export finished products later in the year.

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