Why Apple is so committed to Asian production

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By Alex Lennane

23/02/2012

Well, this one has caused a stir. An exhaustive investigate piece from the New York Times on Apple’s global supply chain begins with an exchange between Barak Obama and former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in which the latter explained the realities of global supply chains – China will remain the epicentre of manufacturing and here are the reasons why. America hasn’t stopped talking about it since.

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