Apple’s $10.5B on Robots to Lasers Shores Up Supply Chain
Apple’s $10.5B on Robots to Lasers Shores Up Supply Chain | Bloomberg
アップルが１兆円投じる「メカトロ」－ｉＰｈｏｎｅ生産技術 | Bloomberg
★An iPhone Tester Caught in Apple’s Supply Chain
An iPhone Tester Caught in Apple’s Supply Chain | Bloomberg/Businessweek
アップルサプライチェーンの罠に落ちたある労働者の話 | maclalala2
Starving To Death On An iPhone Assembly Line | Cult of Mac
When Apple launched the iPhone 5 last year, it was the most aggressive launch Apple had ever attempted, requiring entire armies of workers to aggressively line-manufacture their most advanced, difficult-to-make iPhone yet. But what was it like to be one of those workers? Businessweek has published a fantastic, haunting investigative report on one Nepalese worker, who almost starved to death after his stint as an iPhone tester.
iPhone製造に外国人出稼ぎ労働者の搾取問題が新たに浮上 | JDNet Japan
Apple iPad Mini with sharper display faces delay
Apple iPad Mini with sharper display faces delay | Reuters
発表の時期が近づくとまず出てくるのがこのテの話。さて今度は・・・
(Reuters) – Apple Inc will be unable to widely roll out a new version of the iPad Mini with a high-resolution “retina” display this month, people who work in the company’s supply chain said, leaving the gadget without the sharper screen found on rival tablets from Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
Apple Shifts Supply Chain Away From Foxconn to Pegatron
Apple Shifts Supply Chain Away From Foxconn to Pegatron | WSJ.com
Executive changes at Apple have also made a difference. Mr. Jobs had been easier at forgiving his favorite manufacturing partner, according to several people familiar with the relationship. Now, instead of relying on the uniquely close partnership between “two leaders with a hero complex”—as one of the people said—Mr. Cook is putting a greater premium on risk diversification, they said.
Pegatron Corp., named after the flying horse Pegasus, will be the primary assembler of a low-cost iPhone expected to be offered later this year.
Report: Apple picks Pegatron to build low-cost iPhone, not longtime partner Foxconn | GigaOM
Pegatron is already an Apple partner — it made some iPhones and the iPad mini — but is set to take on a larger role, according to the WSJ. Apple will reportedly be “dividing its weight more equally” among it and Foxconn
Apple Shifts Away From Foxconn | ParisLemon
Report Claims Apple Returned 5 Million Faulty iPhone 5 to Foxconn
Report Claims Apple Returned 5 Million Faulty iPhone 5 to Foxconn | M.I.C. Gadget
Apple’s Defective Phone Returns Could Cost Foxconn $160 Million | Tech in Asia
Apple’s dimming luster roils suppliers, investors
Apple’s dimming luster roils suppliers, investors | Reuters
An Apple supply chain source in Japan said those in the industry often jokingly refer to the company as “Poison Apple” because of its hard-to-meet high standards and low price expectations.
Foxconn reportedly ramping up for iPhone 5S production
Foxconn Steps Up Hiring As Apple Readies Next iPhone | WSJ.com
A Foxconn spokesman declined to elaborate about production plans, saying only that the company would continue to expand its workforce in Zhengzhou to meet seasonal demand from clients. But Foxconn executives familiar with the situation said the company has increased hiring in Zhengzhou because it is preparing to make the next iPhone.
“We have been very busy recently as we will start mass-producing the new iPhone soon,” said a Zhengzhou-based Foxconn executive with direct knowledge of production plans.
Foxconn reportedly ramping up for iPhone 5S production | iMore.com
Who Supplies Apple? (It’s Not Just China)
Who Supplies Apple? (It’s Not Just China): An Interactive Map | ChinaFile
Apple’s Supplier Responsibility 2013 Progress Report | Apple
Supplier List 2013 | Apple
Who Supplies Apple? (It’s Not Just China) | ParisLemon
アップルのサプライヤーは中国だけではない | maclalala2
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