Supply chain management confusion

The news that apple for foxconn production environment after serious questions about committed to "cut off relations with all Chinese suppliers of child labor".
Market rumors, in order to strengthen supply chain management, apple is trying to make its supply diversification, apple has also 6" sch80 galvanized carbon steel pipe adopted a "distant foxconn to pegatron" approach.

Tan small fang also told reporters that apple's supplier management, the cook had to talk about the policy of "checks and balances". Apple, for example, has cultivated the pegatron, as foxconn foundry rivals.However, with pegatron recently referred to labor problems, apple's supply long radius butt weld pipe elbow chain is "press the gourd ladle".However, in an interview with China business newspaper reporter also learned that in fact, apple's relationship with foxconn "unusual".

The personage inside course of study to introduce Chinese enterprises newspaper reporters, around 2000, apple was once management dilemma. That time, apple wants to cooperate with a Japanese company, but was rejected. Unlike other foundry enterprise, foxconn is bullish on the 180 degree elbow pipe fitting asme b16.9 steel elbow future of apple, so the effort to build the production line working with apple. That is to say, foxconn was apple's "big benefactor".

In addition, the reporter found that although repeatedly accused, exist for some illegal record companies, apple did not list from the supplier.Small fang tan pointed out that "apple to pollution of supply chain management is very chaotic, many suspected pollution of supplier and didn't get the effective punishment. Apple apple there are potential sources of pollution, many of the processes of apple's supply chain is expanding rapidly, more suppliers to expand capacity under construction in the new factory, so the pollution is caused by the rapid spread of apple products."

And the personage inside course of study, according to contract terms and apple through long-term cooperation and two-way choice, both sides can benefit. If they give up the existing contract, whether to apple or contract, it is difficult to accept, so in the short term is unlikely to have a lot of substantive change.Chinese enterprises newspaper reporter telephone call apple, also send E-mail interview, but were still did not get a reply.