Each year, Apple releases a report called the Supplier Responsibility Progress Report detailing its audits of the labor practices of its suppliers around the world. Apple reports violations it finds at various categories of severity and gives its suppliers ratings based on how they treat their workers. The 12th annual report was released this week, and in it, Apple says it found more violations than it did last year, at least in part because of new suppliers and partners added to the supply chain. Out of 757 suppliers included in the audit across 30 countries, 197 were being audited for the first time. Apple found twice as many "core violations" in 2017 as it did in the previous year. Core violations are those that Apple "considers the most serious breaches of compliance" and for which it claims to have "zero tolerance." Three of the most serious violations were debt-bonded labor violations. In one example, a supplier charged 700 workers in the Philippines a total of one million US … [Read more...] about In an audit of supply chain partners, Apple found increased labor violations in 2017
Future supply chain
Supply chain makes claim that Apple is already planning to ditch the iPhone X notch in fall 2019 releases
By Mike Wuerthele Wednesday, March 07, 2018, 06:02 am PT (09:02 am ET) A questionable report from South Korean sources suggests that Apple is preparing a new display without a notch —for phones 18 months down the road.ETNews declared on Wednesday that "according to industries" Apple is examining new possibilities for OLED technology to deal with the notch. Ideas floated by the publication including drilling holes into OLED panels, or using so-called "Black Matrix" areas within the displays themselves. Other than the vague "industries," ETNews didn't name sources, or particular manufacturers that were working on the notch-free 2019 iPhone. As such, and given the timetable between now and the fall 2019 releases, it seems probable that the publication, or its sources, are making an educated guess at Apple's future intentions regarding a true all-screen iPhone. At present, the technology does not seem to exist to eradicate the notch entirely, and have an edge-to-edge screen. … [Read more...] about Supply chain makes claim that Apple is already planning to ditch the iPhone X notch in fall 2019 releases
Digital transformation for the connected supply chain
The world today has evolved into a massive digital network, and it’s an ongoing battle for many organizations to stay connected and in communication with their trading partner networks. This complex nature of global business means technologies and requirements change without notice, and just when companies think they’ve found a tool that will work for them, a new requirement emerges.This also means supply chains are more global and connected than ever before, and just as complex given the rapid adoption of IoT-connected devices, RFID chips, GPS tracking, and other modern technologies. However, legacy systems supporting these networks often don’t integrate with one another and create organizational data silos. Central visibility into the information flowing within and beyond the four walls of an organization is limited, and gaining clearer insights into your supply chain cannot happen organically.And that’s too bad, because across the connected supply … [Read more...] about Digital transformation for the connected supply chain
Blockchain will be the killer app for supply chain management in 2018
This year, blockchain testing programs will evolve from pilot tests to real-world platforms, and supply chain management is among the industries the distributed ledger technology is set to disrupt.In January, Maersk and IBM announced a joint venture to deploy a blockchain-based electronic shipping system that will digitize supply chains and track international cargo in real time.The new platform could save the global shipping industry billions of dollars a year by replacing the current EDI- and paper-based system, which can leave containers in receiving yards for weeks.A more efficient workflowA lot of companies are interested in blockchain for creating more efficient workflows, but supply chain management is one of the "big, killer apps," according to Vipul Goyal, an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)."For example, as goods move from one place to another or one part of a company to another..., companies are interested in … [Read more...] about Blockchain will be the killer app for supply chain management in 2018
Comments for : iPhone 6s Plus expected to be scarcely available at launch due to supply chain bottleneck
posted on 14 Sep 2015, 17:51 2 1. darkkjedii (Posts: 27060; Member since: 05 Feb 2011) No it won't. We here this every year. posted on 14 Sep 2015, 18:28 0 5. j2001m (Posts: 3013; Member since: 28 Apr 2014) Sorry then they are 100% not selling In the UK as per my other posts o the other listing about good sale, hahha ye I think not in the UK, loads of stock over athttp://www.carphonewarehouse.com/apple/iphone-6s-plus posted on 14 Sep 2015, 18:33 0 6. j2001m (Posts: 3013; Member since: 28 Apr 2014) Also 3 in the UK the cheap network with best prices and free unlimited 4ghttp://www.three.co.uk/iPhone/iPhone_6s_Plus?featuretab=Features&memory=64&colour=Space_Grey 8. j2001m (Posts: 3013; Member since: 28 Apr 2014) They also got the new gold in 128gb ver posted on 14 Sep 2015, 20:42 0 16. cheetah2k (Posts: 1870; Member since: 16 Jan 2011) Buy cheap components for a flagship device from cheap a55 suppliers and wudda you get. Delays.. posted … [Read more...] about Comments for : iPhone 6s Plus expected to be scarcely available at launch due to supply chain bottleneck