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iPhone

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

IPHONE

BASIC INFORMATION

WHERE AND HOW IT'S MADE

SHENZHEN, CHINA

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  • Originally made in the U.S
  • More efficient to be made in China
  • Foxconn Technology has facilities in Brazil, Mexico and Eastern Europe

SITE FACTORS

LAND, LABOR, CAPITAL

MOST FACTORIES ARE IN CHINA FOR

  • Cheap labor and access to resources
  • Flexible production lines
  • Reliable

LABOR

  • Mostly unskilled workers
  • Mainly females
  • Paid less than $17 a day
  • Amount of laborers makes factories cramped and are usually in cities

CAPITAL

  • In 1976 Steve Jobs and Mike Markkula co-signed a bank loan for $250,000

SITUATION FACTORS

SITUATION FACTORS

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  • Proximity to inputs doesn't matter
  • Changing technology moved factories from the U.S to China to make the iPhone cheaper to make

TRANSPORTATION

  • People that work at factories normally leave families to live in nearby dorms