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From today's NYT article: But when Apple began making the $3,000 computer in Austin, Tex., it struggled to find enough screws... In China, Apple relied on fact
by josu 8y ago
From today's NYT article:
But when Apple began making the $3,000 computer in Austin, Tex., it struggled to find enough screws... In China, Apple relied on factories that can produce vast quantities of custom screws on short notice. In Texas, where they say everything is bigger, it turned out the screw suppliers were not.
After creating months of delay, Apple ended up ordering the screws from China. Eventually, Apple found a supplier in Texas that could produce 28,000 custom screws, although they weren’t the exact screws needed nor in the right quantity, according to the NYT. And they were delivered over 22 trips, often in a Lexus driven by the maker’s owner.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/technology/iphones-apple-china-made.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/technology/iphones-apple-...
- larrik 8y agoWhen everyone moves their manufacturing to China, you can't be surprised that the industry here doesn't stay open in case they come back.
- thiago_fm 8y agoThey can do that, but they will spend a lot of money and will make their shitty phones even more pricey.
- mads 8y agoNot the enterprise way, I know, but if they really really wanted those screws couldn't they just have gotten on an airplane and hand carried them back to the manufacturing site? Probably could fit into a standard luggage container.
- josu 8y agoThey probably considered producing the screws part of the assembly process, so they wanted to keep it local.
- onetimemanytime 8y agoAPPL can announce that they'll make x product in USA, announce parts they want and start accepting offers. No doubt their demands will be met. But like the other poster said, why keep producing screws in Texas if everyone is making their products in China?