I don’t know how things will turn out in the next five years, but that it won’t stay long as it is — America outsources, China receiveth. Many US-based suppliers also subcontract iPhone component orders to companies in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, which outsource fabrication to other Asian countries with cheaper labor or greater ability to scale up production.
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Expanded its US capacity with $130 million worth of equipment
Corning out? Foxconn, Apple’s biggest supplier, which assembles the iPhones mostly in its facilities in China, has installed robots (nicknamed Foxbots) for the first time to meet its iPhone production quotas.
Despite strong competition from TSMC of Taiwan, Samsung is said to be manufacturing A8 in its US plant for iPhone 6S on top of its A9 plan
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The workers in the factory are neither overworked nor are they underpaid, yet Timbuk2 is not struggling financially unlike many other US-based manufacturers. But Apple apparently doesn't outsource these jobs to save money. We’ll feature a different book each week and share exclusive deals you won’t find anywhere else. Touted the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, iOS 8 is developed by the Cupertino team. $1.17B
Foxconn (Shanxi, China)
Of course, Timbuk2 does also produce many bags in China but these are mass-produced, non-customized bags, sold wholesale at a fraction of a price of a custom bag, and they are not time-sensitive.
Catcher Technology (Taiwan) needs to catch up
They are the authors of The Risk-Driven Business Model: Four Questions That Will Define Your Company (HBR Press, forthcoming). The latest story is about the iPhone 6 using glass and not the rumored sapphire crystal. French-Italian STMicroeletronics provided the gyroscope in past iPhones, but may lose it to InvenSense, the San Jose, CA-based company
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Apple’s global workforce at a glance
280,000 - Workers that received self-improvement training
The much bigger issue for Apple is supplier availability, engineering changes, and flexibility.
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Apple supply chain: 257,000 42.9%
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But, there’s the rub. Has ordered additional 420 sapphire crystal furnace units to bump up production by 84 to 94 million screen covers
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Yes, the China factory is maturing (higher wages and increasing competition from other Asian countries) and it’s inching closer to an American model. Philippines 24
However, it can sometimes be difficult to organize these because of geographic limitations as well as time zone differences. This infographic comes on the heels of our editorial team’s past effort to follow the iPhone supply chain and what it means to American manufacturing. When GT Advanced, the supplier of TouchID’s sapphire crystal, bumped up its facilities in Mesa, AZ, rumor had it that the iPhone 6 would feature a Made-in-the-USA sapphire crystal cover. Provided by Europe, No More? US: 09 months
Avago Technologies (Fort Collins, CO)
Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Share on FacebookShare on PinterestRaw data that we used:The iPhone Saga “Designed in California, Assembled in China” Follow how an iPhone is made…, Meetings are an essential part of business operations. How ever can this company invest in advanced robotics if not for the humongous Apple orders? Instead, it does so to save time. Biscuit and Tea
They’re probably assigned to more specialized tasks like circuitry or micro-welding, where precision workmanship is required.
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Increase in Japanese electronics exports
For Apple, China is not only a market with a strong iPhone user base but also the manufacturing hub of iPhones. TDK (Japan) - major Apple supplier for inductor coils
LG Display (South Korea)
Each month we help +100k companies to find efficient online tools. I wouldn’t say those Foxbots would replace Chinese workers, who manually pack the iPhones.
“Designed in California, Assembled in China”
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA)
A very similar logic lies behind fashion retailer Zara’s choice to manufacture in Europe, also an expensive location in terms of labor costs. 60 - Maximum weekly work hours allowed
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In fact, labor costs play a very small role in the equation — both for Apple and for Timbuk2.
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“If Apple brought iPhone manufacturing to the US it would cost them $4.2 B” - Tim Worstall, FORBES
American suppliers said the deadline was impossible. Each robot can assemble 30,000 devices. So it’s with some authority that we can say that there is no good business rationale for Apple to manufacture in the United States; if it were to try it would almost certainly get into serious trouble. As it happens, one of us actually authored the case on Timbuk2 cited in that article and both of us have taught it for many years. Germany 13
Apple says it is dedicated to the ethical sourcing of minerals, but the programme found evidence that tin from illegal mines could be entering its supply chain. 10,000 “Foxbots” - robots deployed by Foxconn to assemble iPhone 6. Japanese machine tools ordered by China for iPhone 6 assembly
Apple does not produce custom products and so it does not need to deliver quickly — all of its products are standard and mass-produced; just like the standardized bags for Timbuk2, so there is no reason to stay close to end-customers.
Supplies both front and rear cameras
Apple gets a lot of stick about manufacturing in China, and the issue came up again recently with the release of the iPhone 5. 5%
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Brazil gets into the assembly action
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This means that all information, internal and external, must be housed under a single source of truth. According to most sources component costs (which are about the same everywhere) are responsible for a lion’s share of Apple’s expenses. Samsung (Austin, TX)
The infographic below, from FinancesOnline.com, breaks down the complicated global relationship between Apple, its suppliers and manufacturers and the people whose livelihood depends on the iPhone's success. Costa Rica 2
35% Tax on profits Apple would have to pay for US-made iPhones vs. 2% on overseas profits
Bottom line: there may be many companies that ought to locate manufacturing back from China to the US because of the advantages in terms of delivery speed and other capabilities that the USA has, but Apple is not one of them. In China, by contrast, manufacturers can deploy thousands of collocated engineers to introduce needed changes overnight, and large supply of labor allows to ramp up and ramp down capacity quickly. $4 Extra cost if iPhones are assembled in the U.S. Apple’s manufacturing strategy is motivated by scalability and supply chain risk rather than cost
TSMC (Taiwan) is lead supplier of A8 for iPhone 6. Hit hard by issues surrounding its Chinese manufacturing partners, Apple has implemented a Supplier Responsibility program. Foxconn (Henan, China)
It’s the first iOS without long-time Apple designer Greg Christie who had a falling out with fellow designer Jony Ive last year over iOS 7. (51% increase since 2012)
Apple … Question: Q: Manufacturing country code i wanted to know the country from which my phone was manufactured from. This is especially for small- to medium-sized companies with fewer assets that need more care.…. The company signs all its products, "Designed by Apple in California," but in the U.S., design is as far as Apple is willing to go. Timbuk2 manufactures in the US because it produces custom-made bags, orderable through its handy web site, and customers ordering custom bags cannot wait for weeks for a bag to come from China by boat, while shipping by air is expensive and there would still be some uncertainty due to customs clearance. Amplify your business knowledge and reach your full entrepreneurial potential with Entrepreneur Insider’s exclusive benefits. Full-time employees: 50,250 8.4%
That's how everything ends up being "Made in China."