由于奥密克戎变异毒株导致美国新冠肺炎疫情的严重恶化，已经造成并将继续造成美国整个制造业和运输业的劳动力短缺。为了提供更可靠的发货日期和尽量减少交货期变更的情况发生，美国保必丽公司正在对产品交货期进行临时性调整。尽管这次新冠肺炎疫情所造成的影响是全球性的，并且涉及整个美国工业领域，美国保必丽仍然继续竭尽一切努力降低对我们的销售代表和经销商伙伴的不利影响。我们希望主动沟通有关信息，以帮助减轻对您的工程项目、计划和业务的影响。

The current COVID-19 surge due to the Omicron variant has and will continue to result in labor shortages across the manufacturing and transportation industries. In order to provide more reliable ship dates and minimize reschedules, we are implementing short-term changes to product lead-times. While the impact of this pandemic is global and felt industry-wide, we continue to make every effort to minimize its impact on our sales representatives and distribution partners. Our goal is to communicate this information proactively in order to help mitigate the impact on your projects, schedules and business.

面对目前严峻的挑战，美国保必丽应对措施的灵活能力和完成订单的有效能力都受到很大的限制。因此，美国保必丽将鼓励自己的经销伙伴提前订货。

Given the current challenges, we have limited flexibly to accommodate order expedites. Therefore, we encourage our distribution partners to order ahead of schedule.

由于目前疫情的巨大不确定性和不稳定性，美国保必丽将在未来4-6周时间内持续评估各种新变化，并适时作出相应调整。

Due to the fluidity of the situation, we will continually evaluate these short-term changes over the next 4-6 weeks and make adjustments accordingly.

卫生间附件和婴儿护理产品

Accessories & Childcare

由于美国劳动力供应预计会萎缩，美国保必丽不得不暂时降低生产能力。这可能导致某些产品的交货期延长。虽然这种变化可能导致一些订单的交货期被迫重新安排，但是美国保必丽依然将尽一切的努力减小直接不利影响和冲击，特别是对已经确认的订单。对于数量大的订单和库存产品订单，其交货期都将被迫延长。

In anticipation of having reduced labor availability, we have temporarily decreased our manufacturing capacities. This may result in an extended lead-time for some products. While this change may result in some order reschedules, every effort will be made to minimize the immediate impact, especially on orders already acknowledged. Larger orders and order containing products with limited inventory will temporarily have extended lead-times.

美国保必丽正在积极主动做出相应调整，以便能够提供更加可靠的发货日期。美国保必丽也将尽力提前通知相关的订单交货期变更情况。随着美国保必丽相关措施的实施，iBob仍然是最新和最准确的可提供货物清单和订单发货期的最佳信息来源。

We are proactively implementing this adjustment now so we can provide more reliable ship-dates. It will also enable us to provide advance notice of necessary order reschedules. As these changes are implemented, iBob remains the best source for the most up-to-date and accurate item availability and order ship dates.

卫生间隔断

Toilet Partitions

考虑到当前和预期的劳动力紧缺的挑战，截至1月12日星期三，美国保必丽卫生间隔断（包括HPL、CGL和SierraSeries®系列）的交货期将暂时延长5个工作日，包括Rapid Response（快速响应）计划的订单。交货期的延长情况将在iBob中体现，并将影响1月12日以后下的所有订单。美国保必丽将尽一切努力实现所有现有订单的承诺交货日期，并将在有劳动力补充时将订单交货期提前。

Given the current and anticipated labor challenges, as of Wednesday, January 12th, we are temporarily extending lead-times for Bobrick Partitions (HPL, CGL and SierraSeries®) by 5 business days, including Rapid Response program orders. The extended lead-times will be reflected in iBob and will impact orders placed starting January 12th. We will continue to make every effort to meet the committed ship dates on all existing placed orders and will pull orders ahead when labor is available to do so.

物流

Logistics

尽管美国运输业结束了节假日季节的紧张高峰期，但是美国保必丽的合作运输公司依然面临持续的劳动力短缺危机。这些持续存在的挑战对这些运输公司实现承诺的运输计划和标准交货日期的能力都造成不利影响。

While the Shipping industry is concluding their peak holiday season, Bobrick’s partner carriers continue to deal with impacted freight capacity and ongoing labor shortages. These ongoing challenges are negatively affecting their ability to consistently honor the committed and/or standard delivery dates.

随着疫情的持续，导致运输时间持续延长，而且这种状况大概率将继续发生。

As a result, transit times continue to be extended and will likely persist as the pandemic continues.

目前预估的运输延误：

Current Estimated Transit Delays:

• 对于快递邮包，如果以前的运输时间是1至2天，那么建议您可能需要增加3天的延期交货时间。
  For parcel shipments, if typical transit time is 1 to 2 days, you may encounter an additional 3-day delay for delivery.
• 对于快递邮包，如果以前的运输时间是3天以上，那么您可能需要增加4天的延期交货时间。
  For parcel shipments, if typical transit time is 3 days or more, you may encounter an additional 4-day delay for delivery.

美国保必丽运输团队仍然致力于提供尽可能最好的服务。美国保必丽将与经销商伙伴密切合作，并全力实现他们的订单交付。美国保必丽的物流合作伙伴也随时待命，及时处理和解决所遇到的各种问题和困难。美国保必丽和美国考拉依然致力于按时交付您的订单。考虑到美国目前整个产业的现状，我们建议您在制定计划和下订单时，充分评估未来局势，提前安排，规避可能出现的运输公司服务延误。

Bobrick’s Transportation Team remains committed to providing the best possible service. We are working closely with our partners and have their full support in addressing their delivery performance. Our logistics partners have teams on standby ready to address any issues that arise. Bobrick and Koala remain committed to shipping your orders on-time. Given the state of the industry, we encourage you to plan in advance for potential carrier service delays as you schedule and place your orders.

美国保必丽正在尽一切可能降低这次疫情所造成的无数不利影响，并且感谢您在这一前所未有的挑战时所提供的持续支持。有关现有的订单或未来的订单所遇到的问题和困扰，特别是产品交货期或与交货期有关的问题，请联系美国保必丽国际客户服务部，美国保必丽将尽可能为您提供帮助。

We are doing everything we can to mitigate the impact of numerous disruptions, and appreciate your continued support during these unprecedented and challenging times. For questions or concerns about existing and/or new orders placed, especially as it relates to item lead-times and/or ship dates, please contact International Customer Service so we may assist you.

谢谢，

Thank you,

杰米·科廷

Jaime Kotin

美国保必丽国际营运总监

International Operations Manager

2022年1月7日

7 January 2022

美国保必丽卫生间设备有限公司

Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
6901 Tujunga Avenue,
North Hollywood, California 91605-6213