Site & Situation Assignment
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS:
- China
- South Korea
- Thailand & Malaysia
- Czech Republic
- US
SHIFT OF LOCATIONS
- Originally manufactured in the US
- Factories gradually moved overseas
- Shift due to labor and input proximity
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INPUT LOCATIONS
- Germany (Advanced Semiconductors)
- Other parts of Europe (Chipsets)
- South Korea & Japan (Memory)
- Other parts of Asia ( Rare Metals)
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FACTORY LOCATIONS
- Factories are clustered near inputs
- Cost effective due to bulk- reducing manufacturing
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FACTORY LABOR
- Primarily semiskilled, Chinese workers of both genders
- Wage: $17 per day or less, sometimes with food or shelter
- Chosen due to fast ability to scale up and down & overall skill
- Also chosen due to strong Asian supply chains
- However, the industry is non- labor intensive
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CAPITAL
- Headquarters are located in Silicon Valley
- Location due to generous banks who lend capital
- Significant funds are given to technology companies, like Apple
- Generosity is based off of past companies' success
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SITUATION FACTORS
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PROXIMITY TO INPUTS & MARKET
- Factories are located near inputs in Europe & Asia
- Apple stores are located near large markets
- Markets include America, Europe, East Asia, and South Oceania
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WORLDWIDE APPLE STORE LOCATIONS
INFLUENCE OF TRANSPORTATION
- Due to the bulk reduction of products, factories tend to be close to inputs
- There is truck and rail transportation from inputs because of such proximity
- After production, iPhones are shipped to break in bulk points
- Because of expensiveness and small size, they are then sent off by plane
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INFLUENCE OF tECHNOLOGY
- New manufacturing advancements allowed new features
- For example; Chinese glass cutting machinery allowed for glass screens
- Rapid manufacturing technology growth occurred in Chinese plants
- Such technology further promoted the oversea shift for manufactuers
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