SupplyChainOpz

A closer look at Apple's supply chain shows you that it's a combination of foreign talent, huge labor forces and weaker laws protecting workers that really put together an iPhone and make Apple the company it is today.

The supplier hub alternative was particularly intriguing because it provided the additional benefit of allowing Apple to decrease the amount of inventory on its books, by negotiating with suppliers to defer payment for incoming materials until the day of use.

“The Seven Principles of Supply Chain Management” provides a clear and compelling case for excellence in supply chain management. The insights provided here remain remarkably fresh even ten years after its original published date.

In its rush to beat rival products to market, notably Apple's new iPhone, which launches tomorrow, Samsung Electronics has accelerated new phone launch cycles, but its haste is raising concerns that it fell short on quality testing.

Alphabet Inc easily beat Wall Street's quarterly profit forecasts, helped by strong mobile advertising sales, sending the shares of Google's parent higher in after-hours trading to surpass Apple Inc as the most valuable U.S. company.

Apple assemblers in Asia and U.S. could gain earnings boost, if devices are a success - the new touch technology is expected to bring in new demand to the supply chain and it could be a catalyst to stimulate smartphone demand.

Apple Inc. will release a new iPhone this week, and Wall Street will be watching the firm for signs of growth, or its opposite.

Apple's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are allegedly coming in September of 2015, with upgraded A9 processors, a stronger outer shell, Force Touch integration, an improved camera, and more.

Warehousing, transportation, and labor aren't going away, you still have to move goods.

In the consumer-driven world of high-tech gadgetry the struggle to meet demand is regarded as an endorsement of a product’s popularity, however, from a reputational perspective, a stock surplus would probably be more damaging to the company’s brand, than a supply shortage.

The Cupertino, Calif., company has several hundred employees working secretly toward creating an Apple-branded electric vehicle, according to people familiar with the matter.

Forget the iWatch, Apple Pay, and the iPhone 7…the next big thing from Cupertino will be the Apple Car.

The U.S. Postal Service is straining to keep up with the volume of packages being delivered on Sundays, with some carriers complaining of 12-hour days and weeks without a single day off.

Chip suppliers involved in the supply chain of the Apple Watch are gearing up to start production for the upcoming wearable device, according to industry sources.

If a company produces a top-selling product on the back of hundreds of suppliers, it has to be incredibly well organised, it also makes the company susceptible to mistakes, one hiccup in the supply chain and the whole thing can come crashing down.