Daily Briefing — Thursday, April 9, 2026

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1 · Today — Thursday, April 9

No calendar meetings today. This is your last full work day before China/SEA trip departs Saturday Apr 11 (AA127, 10:40am DFW→PVG). Trip status still unconfirmed against CEO travel directive — resolve first.

Action items due today:

⚠ Confirm China trip with Prashant — CEO directive (Apr 2): reduce travel to essential only. Flight is Sat 10:40am, non-refundable. Go/no-go decision must happen today. If on, finalize all supplier agendas. If cancelled, pivot to remote calls. (#22)
⚠ Calibration inputs — Manager-level window Apr 7–13. VP+ review starts Apr 14 while you're in China. Complete any outstanding inputs today or tomorrow.
Tariff impact analysis — Yves waiting on Section 232 supplier allocation impact (15% flat, effective Apr 6 — already past). Get this out today. (#4)
Arif behavioral email — Documentation drafted Mar 26. Send to Marie Washington + Prashant before you leave Saturday. Don't let this sit two more weeks.
Program dashboard overhaul — Prashant directive (Apr 2): add priority, planned vs actual, justification, yearly savings. Coordinate with Sergio. Due before next biweekly. (Commitments)

China trip prep checklist (if confirmed):

Discussion topics per supplier — Suspa, KMI, Baojia, Yihua/CZT, Meishan (China); Baojia, Fator, Chenta (SEA)
Decide: Akshay joining for Fator (Malaysia)? Prashant asked. Answer needed now.
Yihua/CZT Wenzhou — Prashant: also visit HFT (gearbox) nearby. Confirm logistics with Sunking.
FASTFIX/Winter — brief yourself on rivet requalification before Wenzhou visit. (#9)
Batam, Indonesia (DJ request) — add to itinerary or formally drop. Decide today.
Shanghai team meetup — coordinate time slot while in-country.

2 · This Week — Remaining Days

Day	Items
Fri Apr 10	No meetings on calendar. Last full day before departure. Final supplier agenda prep, packing. Chase Howmet BOMtail recovery plan (Savannah Chambers — OVERDUE since 3/23). Push Boss Air requirements spec to Arif + Steve Kraft.
Sat Apr 11	✈ AA127 DFW → Shanghai (PVG) — departs 10:40am local. Conf: EZWDPF. Premium Economy. Arrives PVG Apr 12, 3:20pm T2. Sunking accompanying full trip.

Before leaving — near-term urgents:

Arif remote work agreement — Marie Washington OVERDUE since Mar 14. Follow up again today. Third ask.
MBR Apr 27–29 — You'll have ~3 days post-return before Day 1. Send prep instructions to team now (deck template in Box folder per invite).
Global Trade Compliance (Apr 14, 11am) — You'll be in China (time zone: +13h from DFW). Join remotely or delegate. Decide now.

3 · Lookahead — 2–4 Weeks

Date	Event / Note
Apr 11–15	China — Suspa (Nanjing), KMI (slew drives, 60K commit at ~45K), Baojia Suzhou (CO₂ PPAP), Yihua/CZT Wenzhou (GBA amendment, fastener LOI) + HFT nearby
Apr 14	Global Trade Compliance (11am–12pm) — You're in China. Attend remotely or delegate. Also: Tax Day. VP+ calibration review begins today (Apr 14–23) — your inputs must be complete.
Apr 16	✈ Air China 8335 — Wenzhou → Chengdu (TFU) 2:50pm (Conf: PCGTGF). Meishan visit (fasteners, ADD cost recovery, US import).
Apr 17–18	✈ Air China 403 — Chengdu → Singapore (SIN) 10:00am Apr 18 (Conf: NZ33EB). SEA leg begins.
Apr 19–20	Baojia Malaysia (slew drives), Fator Malaysia (Amendment 2) — confirm Akshay attendance for Fator today.
Apr 21	✈ Scoot 485 Ipoh→SIN 2:35pm (VB4Q9J) → ✈ China Airlines 758 SIN→Kaohsiung 6:15pm (A7F8Z8). Note: Administrative Professionals Day — acknowledge your admin support.
Apr 22	Chenta visit — Kaohsiung (sustainability audit findings: recruitment fee NCs unresolved; context for meeting). ✈ CX431 KHH→HKG 11:40am (A7DUP4).
Apr 23	✈ Cathay Pacific 876 — HKG → DFW 4:05pm, arrives 5:50pm (A7DUP4). Home.
Apr 27–29	MBR Days 1–3 (Power & Mechanical Systems + Logistics, 10am–12pm each). Deck prep required — template in Box. You'll have ~3 days post-return. Send instructions to team now.
May 3–7	FY27 Offsite (placeholder) — location TBD. 10 days post-return from China. Follow up on details as soon as you're back.
May 4	Compensation planning opens. Workday Data Freeze still in effect (no job changes through end of May).

4 · Teams Activity

Teams data not available for this briefing (Teams tab not found in Chrome). Check Teams manually — especially for messages from Yves Figuerola (prefers Teams over email) re: tariff impact analysis and supplier allocation. Also check for any follow-ups from Prashant on China trip confirmation or calibration.

5 · Top 3 Priorities for Today

#1	Get a go/no-go on China from Prashant — this morning. The flight is Saturday. CEO directive was clear. If the trip is cancelled, you need to pivot now to remote supplier calls and reschedule Sunking's role. If it's on, your afternoon is supplier agenda prep — nothing else. This is your single most time-sensitive decision today.
#2	Send the two overdue outputs: tariff analysis (Yves) + Arif behavioral email (Marie/Prashant). Section 232 took effect April 6 — Yves is waiting. The Arif documentation has been drafted since Mar 26. Both are blocking others. Both must leave your desk before you board Saturday.
#3	Complete calibration manager inputs today. Window closes Apr 13. VP+ review starts Apr 14 — while you're in Nanjing. If your inputs are incomplete, the process stalls at your level. One focused hour now saves a scramble from a hotel in China.

Nextracker / Nextpower Supply Chain · Daily Briefing · Thursday, April 9, 2026

``` **Summary of today's briefing:** - **No meetings on calendar today** — your cleanest day this week, and the last before China. - **The China trip decision is the critical path.** Everything else (supplier agendas, Akshay's Fator attendance, Batam add-on) depends on Prashant's go/no-go this morning. - **Calibration is time-gated** — window closes Apr 13, VP+ review starts Apr 14 while you're traveling. - **Two things that must leave your desk today:** Yves's tariff impact analysis (Section 232 already effective) and the Arif behavioral email to Marie + Prashant (drafted since Mar 26). - **Teams data unavailable** — check manually for anything from Yves or Prashant before the day gets away from you.