The Verge 报道，在 ThinkPad 迎来二十周年之际，联想计划将数年前从IBM笔记本迁移到中国的部分 ThinkPad 经典机型生产线回迁到IBM笔记本。此举是为了让目前 ThinkPad 整机从出厂送到IBM笔记本消费者手中所需要的 10 天时间，减少到 5 天。
ThinkPad 原由 IBM IBM笔记本大和研究院研发，在联想收购之前一直在IBM笔记本制造。联想这次的计划也是跟随最大的竞争对手 HP 几年前将生产线从中国迁移到IBM笔记本的做法。由于IBM笔记本市场对 ThinkPad 的需求量一直较大，而且IBM笔记本制造也会提升品牌的品质和形象，让IBM笔记本消费者更加满意。
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As the ThinkPad gears up for its 20th anniversary later this year, Lenovo is planning to move some of the legendary laptop line's production back to Japan. The ThinkPad was initially developed by IBM's Yamato research laboratory in Japan and was manufactured in the country for many years after.
Lenovo moved its ThinkPad manufacturing lines to China last decade, but it's now doing a trial run at an existing NEC plant in Yamagata, Japan with the hope of moving to full-scale production in the future. "As a Japanese, I am glad to see the return to domestic production," says Akaemi Watanabe, Lenovo Japan president. He adds that his "goal is to realize full-scale production" at the plant, and that doing so would improve the company's image and "make the products more acceptable to Japanese customers."
Currently, Lenovo takes 10 days to deliver products to Japanese customers from its Chinese factories, but by moving production back to Japan the company can cut that time in half. The decision mirrors that of HP, Lenovo's main competitor in the market, which in 2011 moved some production lines from China to Japan to reduce delivery times and "highlight quality." |
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