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According to The New York Times, not the cost of labor, not the cost of
components, but rather the speed and flexibility with which Chinese
factories can respond to iPhone and iPad manufacturing demands is reportedly
the reason Apple prefers them over their U.S. counterparts.
One former executive described how the company relied upon a Chinese factory
to revamp iPhone manufacturing just weeks before the device was due on
shelves. Apple had redesigned the iPhone’s screen at the last minute,
forcing an assembly line overhaul. New screens began arriving at the plant
near midnight.
A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories
, according to the executive. Each employee was given a biscuit and a cup of
tea, guided to a workstation and within half an hour started a 12-hour
shift fitting glass screens into beveled frames. Within 96 hours, the plant
was producing over 10,000 iPhones a day.
This isn’t unique to Apple, of course, but Apple’s popularity and profile,
fueled by their exceptional supply-chain management, gets their name in the
headline.
For a complete run down of the realities of modern manufacturing, and
examples including Steve Jobs’ response to U.S. President Obama, give the
full article a read |
