🌍Apple is expanding its manufacturing outside of China due to disruptions in iPhone production.
📱Facilities like Foxconn in India and Vietnam are being tapped to build iPhones.
🏭China's finely-tuned production system is difficult to replace.
📦Assembly plants in India and Vietnam face challenges in accessing the required components.
👥Foxconn's factory in India may eventually provide on-campus accommodation for workers.
Why is Apple looking to manufacture iPhones outside of China?
—Protests, infections, and the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted iPhone production in China, prompting Apple to explore alternatives in countries like India and Vietnam.
Which company is the main supplier of Apple products?
—Foxconn, the world's biggest electronics manufacturing company, has been the main supplier for Apple products.
What challenges do assembly plants in India and Vietnam face?
—These plants have limited access to the components needed to make Apple products and may experience import delays and workforce shortages.
Will Apple completely leave China's production system?
—While Apple is starting to look elsewhere, it is unlikely to completely leave China's efficient production system anytime soon.
What might be the future of iPhone manufacturing?
—Apple may reduce reliance on its main supplier, Foxconn, and engage a wider range of companies within China to build its iPhones.
00:00iPhone production in China is facing disruptions due to protests, infections, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:26Apple is turning to facilities in India and Vietnam to manufacture iPhones.
01:22Assembly plants in these countries face challenges in accessing components.
02:00Foxconn's factory in India may provide on-campus accommodation for workers in the future.
