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Believing Foxconn Means Suspending Belief
The Foxconn makeover is in full swing, with the latest this piece from the New York Times that supposes that the world’s largest ODM is worried that Apple — yes, Apple — might be bringing it down. When Apple was … Continue reading
Headline Humor
“Foxconn Has No Plans To Make Apple Products in New Indonesia Factory” – Tech in Asia, April 30, 2013 “Foxconn to Expand to Indonesia to Make Up for Apple Shortfall” – VR-Zone, April 30, 2013
Broken Signal
Lots of mainstream media hand-wringing over reports that Apple has returned a large number (5 million? 800 million? a gazillion?) iPhones to Foxconn for repairs. Two things are on display here. One, that calling the companies involved for clarification or … Continue reading
Slowdown at Foxconn
Could PCs do what the rest of the EMS industry could not — derail the Foxconn train? Over the past decade, Foxconn has been practically unstoppable. Not a backlash against China, outrage over dozens of worker suicides, at least two … Continue reading
Apple Supply Chain Takes a Green Arrow
Interestingly, nearly half of Apple’s suppliers that underwent a focused environmental audit last year violated the company’s standards. Those who violated standards were cited in China’s Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) pollution database. The IPE was founded by environmentalist Ma … Continue reading
Smoke and Mirrors?
Apple has cut ties with Guangdong Real Faith PZ Electron on the grounds that it was using scores of underage workers. So while noting that this is a step in the right direction, is it cynical to suggest that Apple’s decision … Continue reading
Onshoring
Onshoring has become the word of the moment, the expression of hope, the exposure of wishful thinking to those who try to intepret relatively small onshoring activities as major moves for job and economic recovery. Flextronics CEO Mike McNamara pointed … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Flextronics, Michael McNamara, onshoring, reshoring, Taiwan
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Foxconn Moves Intriguing
There is a lot of speculation regarding Apple’s stated intent to build a manufacturing site in the US. This is not a major move. Only 200 jobs will be created. I cannot help but wonder if this is related to … Continue reading
The Unsung IBM
As CEO Tim Cook shakes up the Apple management team and struggles to keep Apple at the top of the hyper-competitive electronics heap, I am reminded of the last time Apple saw such a fundamental challenge to its mojo. It … Continue reading
US Commitments
When I heard early this month that Foxconn (Hon Hai) chief Terry Gou offered to train Americans in electronic manufacturing I recalled one of Apple’s excuses for putting its production in Asia, much of which went to Foxconn which now … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Foxconn, Goo Chemical, Japan, OTC, solder mask, Taiwan, Taiyo, Terry Gou, US manufacturing
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