#Sourcing from #China offers immense #opportunities, but #navigating the #Chinese #business landscape requires more than just #identifying the right #suppliers. A deep understanding of Chinese business #culture is paramount to #building strong #relationships, ensuring smooth #negotiations, and ultimately, achieving sourcing #success. https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-sourcing-understanding-chinas-business-culture/

The 5th #China #Chaoshan #International #Textile and #Garment #Exhibition is scheduled for March 18–20, 2026, at the #Shantou International #Convention and Exhibition #Center in #Guangdong province. The #trade #show will span 150,000 square meters across 18 halls, featuring 19 #expo zones focused on the textile and garment #business #industry. https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-chaoshan-textile-garment-exhibition-2026-dates-venue-and-what-to-expect/

[#TRADESHOW] The 26th #China (#Guangzhou) #International #Casting, #Die #Casting, #Foundry, #Forging, #Industrial #Furnace & #Heat #Treatment #Exhibition from May 16 to 18, 2026, at the China #Import and #Export #Fair #Complex. #Event has become a #platform covering the entire #metal casting and forming #industry #chain and gathers #global #brands and major #industrial #enterprises, serving as a strategic #marketplace for #business expansion and #brand enhancement. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/26th-china-guangzhou-international-casting-die-casting-foundry-forging-industrial-furnace-heat-treatment-exhibition-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #API #China 2026 from May 13 to 15, 2026, at the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center (#NECC), #Shanghai. As a #flagship #fair #event it brings together the full #pharmaceutical #ValueChain, including #APIs, #chemical #drugs, #biopharma, formulated #TCM, and contract #services. The #expo serves as a key #business #gateway for #international #professionals seeking to #access China’s rapidly expanding pharmaceutical #market and #supply #network. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/api-china-2026/

#Work

Sometimes, I'm SMH about our office people.

We needed [wooden] disposable pallets for packaging. They must hold at least two metric tons, so roughly 4400 lbs.

They ordered a truckload.
They paid for it.
Whole.
Today, the truck arrived.

It's wood.
They hold three tons.
They have only five boards instead of seven, thus the space between boards is too wide.
We can't use them.

Explanation from the office?
They were cheaper…

Just ask, people.
Just ask.
Or look it up.

[#TRADESHOW] #WEPACK 2026 – #World #Expo of #Packaging #Industry 2026 from April 15 to 17, 2026, at #Shenzhen World #Exhibition & #Convention #Center, #China. #Event #connects upstream raw material #suppliers with downstream #processing and end-use #manufacturers. Positioned at the forefront of packaging #innovation and #sustainability, the event #empowers #businesses to expand #internationally, #innovate #business #models, and accelerate #green #transformation. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/wepack-2026-world-expo-of-packaging-industry-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #AICE 2026 – #SMM (21st) #Aluminum #Industry #Conference & #Expo from April 8–10, 2026, at #Suzhou #International Expo #Center, #China. #Event gathers #global #leaders across the entire #industry #chain, from #upstream raw #materials to advanced #applications and #recycling systems. With focus on #innovation, #sustainability, and #industrial upgrading, AICE serves as a #platform for #tech exchange, #business #supply-demand #matching, and #cooperation. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/aice-2026-smm-21st-aluminum-industry-conference-expo/

[#TRADESHOW] #Shanghai #International #Fishing #Show #Premium 2026 will be held from March 29 to March 31, 2026, at Shanghai #World #Expo #Exhibition & #Convention #Center, #China. Under the #theme “Premium Fishing #Tackle, Enjoyable #Living”, the #trade #event integrates fishing tackle, #outdoor #lifestyle, and #cultural #tourism, positioning itself as a #strategic #platform driving #industry upgrade, #brand #transformation, and cross-sector #business #collaboration. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/shanghai-international-fishing-show-premium-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] 2026 #Shenzhen #International #Industrial #Manufacturing #Technology and #Equipment #Exhibition (#ITES) from March 31 to April 3, 2026, at SZ #World Exhibition & #Convention #Center, #China. The #event brings together full-chain #manufacturing #solutions, highlighting #robotics, embodied #intelligence, #smart #factories, and high-end #equipment, and serves as a strategic #sourcing and #matchmaking #business #platform for #global #buyers and #manufacturers. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/2026-shenzhen-international-industrial-manufacturing-technology-and-equipment-exhibition-ites-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #China #Ningbo #International #Stationery #Fair 2026 will be held from March 25 to March 27, 2026, at the Ningbo International #Conference & #Exhibition #Center. As China’s #largest professional stationery #trade #expo, the #event focuses on #office, #school, #art, and #lifestyle stationery, presenting the entire #industry #chain in one integrated #sourcing #business #platform. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/china-ningbo-international-stationery-fair-2026/

The 57th #China #International #Furniture #Fair (#CIFF #Guangzhou 2026) is scheduled to take place in Guangzhou from March 18 to 31, 2026. The #Home Furniture #Exhibition, a key component of the #event, will run from March 18 to 21, covering 430,000 square meters. It aims to #facilitate engagement between #overseas #brands, #buyers, and #designers with China’s #SupplyChain, while tracking #global #trends and exploring new #business #opportunities. https://cnbusinessforum.com/ciff-guangzhou-2026-to-highlight-global-furniture-innovation-and-china-supply-chain/

[#TRADESHOW] The 8th #Shanghai #International #Hats, #Scarves, #Gloves #Expo (#HSGE2026) will be held from March 23 to March 25, 2026, at Shanghai #World Expo #Exhibition & #Convention #Center, #China. As a specialized #B2B #fashion #business #sourcing #event, #HSGE focuses on hats, scarves, gloves, and #sunscreen #wearing #products, covering the entire #industry #chain from #materials to #manufacturing and #equipment. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/8th-shanghai-international-hats-scarves-gloves-expo-hsge-2026/

The #CantonFair remains one of the most #important reference points for understanding #China’s #export and #business landscape. Held twice a year in #Guangzhou, this long-running #fair and #global #expo #event brings together #buyers, #manufacturers, and #suppliers from across #international #trade #networks. Even as #sourcing becomes more #digital and fragmented, the #exhibition continues to #show how China’s #industry and #economy present themselves to the #world. https://cnbusinessforum.com/canton-fair/

[#TRADESHOW] The #China #International #Fertilizer #Show (#FSHOW 2026) will take place from March 17–19, 2026, at the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center (#Shanghai). #FSHOW2026 provides a unique #B2B #platform for product #showcasing, #market expansion, and #strategic networking. It gathers over 50,000 #visitors and 650 #exhibitors from around the #world, offering #unmatched opportunities to #connect with #global #buyers, #suppliers, and #business #partners. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/china-international-fertilizer-show-fshow-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] The #CIFM / #interzum #guangzhou 2026, #Asia’s most #influential #trade #fair for #furniture production, #woodworking machinery, and #interior #decor, will take place from March 28-31, 2026, at the #CantonFair Complex, #China. This premier #expo #event covers the entire furniture #manufacturing #ValueChain, offering unparalleled #opportunities to #build #business #relationships, discover #innovations, and expand #market reach. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/cifm-interzum-guangzhou-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] The 2026 #China (#Taizhou) #International #Electric #Two-#Wheeled #Vehicle and #Motorcycle #Parts #Fair will be held from May 22 to 24, 2026, at Taizhou International #Exhibition #Centre. The #expo #event serves as a focused #trade #platform for the electric two-wheeled #vehicles, motorcycle parts, and related #mobility #industries, bringing together #suppliers, #manufacturers, and #business #buyers in one of China’s important #production regions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/2026-china-taizhou-international-electric-two-wheeled-vehicle-and-motorcycle-parts-fair/

[#TRADESHOW] 26th #China (#Guangzhou) #International #Tube & #Pipe #Processing #Equipment #Exhibition 2026 from May 16 to 18, 2026, at the China #Import and #Export #Fair Complex. #Expo has grown into a major #platform covering tube and pipe #materials, #manufacturing #technologies, processing equipment, and #industry applications. #Event brings together #business from around the #world for #sourcing, #networking, and exploring #innovations in the industry. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/26th-china-guangzhou-international-tube-pipe-processing-equipment-exhibition-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] The 26th #China (#Guangzhou) #International #Casting, #Die #Casting, #Foundry, #Forging, #Industrial #Furnace & #Heat #Treatment #Exhibition from May 16 to 18, 2026, at the China #Import and #Export #Fair #Complex. #Event has become a #platform covering the entire #metal casting and forming #industry #chain and gathers #global #brands and major #industrial #enterprises, serving as a strategic #marketplace for #business expansion and #brand enhancement. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/26th-china-guangzhou-international-casting-die-casting-foundry-forging-industrial-furnace-heat-treatment-exhibition-2026/

With agentic engineering it is easy to just keep adding features, which leads to an incoherent and unsustainable whole even with perfect agentic engineering models.

Product managements is becoming ever more important, and someone needs to be able to look at the stakeholder needs and value propositions, and prioritize and plan on what is actually needed and what brings more trouble than value. This can be partially automated, but someone still needs to understand where the value comes from.

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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[#TRADESHOW] The 39th #China #International #Hardware #Fair (CIHF) is scheduled to take place from March 24 to 26, at the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center (#NECC) in #Shanghai. The #expo #event is expected to attract #manufacturers, #distributors, and #procurement #specialists. It serves as a key #trade #platform for the #global hardware and #tools #industry, #highlighting China’s role as a major #hub for international #business and #innovation. https://cnbusinessforum.com/china-international-hardware-fair-2026-to-showcase-industry-innovations-in-shanghai/