Digitimes, in two separate reports that Foxconn, Apple’s biggest manufacturing problem, is seeing shortages in parts and labor that are needed to build iPhones and iPads. Apple is also still trying to snap up the remaining supplies of components, that are growing increasingly hard to get ahold of, due to the recent disaster in Japan.
Foxconn was planned, just at their Chengdu plant, to produce some 40 million devices a year, but due to the shortages, may fall under the 2.5-3 million units a month that Apple expects.
The component shortage has left everyone scrambling, but manufacturers in particular are feeling the burden. They are trying to stockpile supplies, while keeping the move low-key so as to not cause a significant price hike.
We were essentially warned of this, right after the quake struck Japan. In the wake of that awful tragedy, damages and rolling blackouts have caused manufacturers to cease production. This in turn of course, causes supply constraints on hot commodities such as LCD panels. To be honest, I’m surprised we hadn’t felt the affects of this before now. That just shows the tremendous stockpiles of components these companies had on hand in case of an emergency like this.
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