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> Given how massive these companies must be (despite of how they appear to be), I doubt if they'd answer to low volume inquiries. I wouldn't be so sure about t
by InitialLastName 8y ago
> Given how massive these companies must be (despite of how they appear to be), I doubt if they'd answer to low volume inquiries.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. I work at a low-medium volume electronics manufacturer, and have direct contacts at a few of these. They're perfectly happy to spend a few $$ on sales reps across a wide range of customers.
That said, we don't tend to purchase directly from most of these companies; at lower volumes we often have to rely on distributor networks.
- fermienrico 8y agoCan you share some strategies of breaking through the noise and finding reputable excellent suppliers in Asia?
- starky 8y agoI am also familiar with quite a few of the companies on that list, despite the company I work for being a long way from Apple scale. It was particularly fascinating to see some companies that we have rejected for being terrible, and other top quality manufacturers you would expect Apple to use that are missing.
- InitialLastName 8y agoAgreed. I'll some of the reasons that we've rejected manufacturers (for being terrible) disappear when you're buying 10^7+ parts/year. I'm sure Apple has no trouble getting development support or reasonable lead times from Maxim, for example. Unlike smaller engineering firms, who mostly have to take the parts they can get off the shelf to operate, Apple is at a big enough scale that companies will go way out of the way to make parts that suit their needs. It's a whole different ballgame.