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Apple ' S Supply Chain Diversification Plans Ares, although slowly, with the expansion of the iPhone from China and India, still encountering stones.
Apple is currently in A long journey to expand the coverage of its supply chain. consumers. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, which causes factory problems, and a constant threat of violation as a result of trade wars, the need for Apple to diversify its production base more than ever.
However, the income to the fact that it can be pleased with the production of his products in several places, is still a distant prospect. According to the report from the information, he is still faced with problems in order to put forward the production of the iPhone from China and India.
Indian threat to China
Production exports from China poses a threat to the country's economy, but at first it did not seem. The initial negotiations of Apple with Chinese suppliers in the construction of factories in Vietnam for AirPods and Apple Watch were considered as favorable officials, according to the members of the Apple supply chain.
this was due to a combination of factors, including a small 100-million-million-in population of Vietnam, limiting the growth of Apple in the country. There was also the prospect that China sees companies from the country, expanding its international square.
India, however, was a more threat to Chinese interests. 1.4 billion people living in India were compared with China. This allowed India to potentially become a viable secondary production base for large products as iPhone, which will distract work from China.
At the moment, India produces up to 40 million iPhone per year, about the fifth of the global production of Apple iPhone, but this will not be long. Apple allegedly wants to increase this percentage by 10% in 2025. Nevertheless, there are things that are still in the way of this.
The struggle of India is a real
, tightening India and running for Apple, partly due to the reluctance of China.
This took the form of things such as the border control of India and China, clashes that saw fatal cases on both sides in 2020, and the continuation of retribution between the two countries.
this was manifested in such a way that directly influenced Apple. In one famous example, Apple and its suppliers were faced with labor visas in India to work to improve supplies chains.
The Indian government also made attempts to block Chinese suppliers, such as LuxShare, from investment in India.
From the part of China, the authorities talked with Apple partners on the supply chain to try to encourage them to move lines outside the country. Sources reported that they quoted the risk of employment.
on the side of India, Apple leaders in 2023, according to reports, told employees not to pay attention to Chinese companies when developing manufacturers for work in India. Intercranial tension was given again.
Culture Clash
there are other problems that affected the ability of Apple to attract more production in India. Some of them are simply from the differences in culture.
, while the iPhone assembly lines work in China in two 12-hour shifts, Indian labor laws force partners on the Apple supply chain to have three eight-hour shifts. This demanded to hire more workers in India than in China.
Although Apple successfully lobbied the governments to resolve 12-hour shifts, they were not implemented due to working riots.
there were also problems that receive an admiration lines in India. The search for key components on a fairly high Apple quality to be approved by Apple turned out to be unpleasant.
The car was also a problem, since some of the operating system menu were in Chinese, and therefore it became more difficult to use in India.
that is, if in fact he had equipment at all. The Chinese authorities, according to reports, put off and blocked the sending of equipment for the iPhone to India, often without any official explanation.
The purpose of Apple to spread production is noble and reasonable, especially within the current climate of the USA-KITA tariffs. There was still a struggle, and probably remains such for a long time.
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