RTR: Apple results hit by supply chain woes, Cook says holiday quarter impact will be worse
REUTERS reports: Supply chain woes cost Apple Inc $6 billion in sales during the company’s fiscal ...
Oooh, controversial… but you get the feeling there’s more than a grain of truth here. This is a reaction to IndustryWeek’s lauding of Apple as the US manufacturer with the best supply chain. The key argument is that Apple is neither a proper manufacturer, nor does it have the best supply chain – its production is entirely outsourced while its supply chain is simply a one-way conveyor belt.
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