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Software will eat the world and other hogwash

Software will eat the world and other hogwash

By Vinnie Mirchandani on January 27, 2014

I am a lifelong software guy – developer, analyst, blogger, author– and have marveled how the industry has grown around the world over the decades. The New Florence blog has number of software innovation categories, my books are chockfull of software executives and projects (the underpinnings of  many innovations in the case studies in the […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged apple, Foxconn, Marc Andreessen, moore's law, Technology / Software | 1 Response

Is outsourcing success an oxymoron?

Is outsourcing success an oxymoron?

By Vinnie Mirchandani on March 28, 2012

Phil Fersht and his team wrote a pretty stern column recently : “Let’s cut to the chase here – “outsourcing”, for most buyers, is like purchasing a wedding dress – a one-time transaction followed by seven years of relationship struggles and future legal wrangles.” I have been married 22 years and it’s so easy to […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged apple, data center, Flextronics, Foxconn, iPad, Outsourcing, workday

In Mild Dissent and Some Agreement

In Mild Dissent and Some Agreement

By Denis Pombriant on January 31, 2012

Re: Larry Dignan’s ZDNet Piece “Apple’s supply chain flap: It’s really about us” When he died, the cover of the New Yorker had a cartoon of him checking into heaven and St. Peter looking him up on, what else?  An iPad.  So began the mythologization of Steve Jobs. There was a lot to like about […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Apple supply chain, Current Affairs, economics, Foxconn, larry dignan, ZDNet

IPad, Mercantilism and the Chinese Plantation

IPad, Mercantilism and the Chinese Plantation

By Denis Pombriant on January 27, 2012

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald This is not a post about CRM. If you could apply Fitzgerald’s definition of a first-rate intelligence to a thing or group endeavor—always a dubious […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged apple, China, Current Affairs, economics, Foxconn, Friedman, iPad, mercantilism, NY Times | 4 Responses

Apple and US labor

Apple and US labor

By Vinnie Mirchandani on January 24, 2012

Steve Jobs supposedly told President Obama ““Those (iPhone) jobs aren’t coming back,” according to this article in the New York Times.  Apple’s labor in China is also showing up in much hand-wringing in the Presidential race. Let’s explore a few other dimensions of the issue: The Chinese labor is a small part of the iPhone […]

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, China, Foxconn, iPad, New York Times

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Is Apple’s Supply Chain Rotten at the Core? (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on September 20, 2011

In the first part of this post, we considered some of the accusations that a number of NGOs have recently leveled against Apple when it comes to supplier environmental practices. These accusations come on top of the many labor practice…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged apple, Foxconn, supply chain

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Apple and Supplier Audits — How Far Does the Apple Fall From the Green/CSR Tree (Part 2)?

By Jason Busch on February 25, 2011

In the first post in this series, I analyzed trends in Apple’s supplier auditing programs and shared a bit of input on how both physical and virtual audits may allow the tech giant to extend its supplier management reach even furt…

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, Audit, child labor, child labour, China, Foxconn, human rights, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Social responsibility, taiwan

Image credit: The New York Times

Foxconn: An Outsourcer Takes to Outsourcing — Worker Dorms

By Jason Busch on July 8, 2010

If we were the Academy and we could grant an Oscar for the greatest “ironic production” of the year, the drama of Foxconn would be sure to win our favor with this headline from the NYT. Perhaps the story itself is not all that surprising. Foxconn, the giant contract manufacturer responsible for all those Apple […]

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, China, Foxconn, Manufacturing, Migrant worker, Outsourcing, Real estate, Suicide

Friday Green Numbers round-up 05/28/2010

Friday Green Numbers round-up 05/28/2010

By Tom Raftery on May 28, 2010

And here is this week’s Green numbers: Infographic: Gulf oil spill by the numbers Amazing infographic of BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill – puts it into perspective. tags: Gulf of Mexico, oilspill, bp, greennumbers Quantum teleportation achieved over 16 km Scientists in China have succeeded in teleporting information between photons further than ever before. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, climate change, Dell, exxon, exxon mobil, Foxconn, GreenNumbers, hon hai, oilspill, peak water, Quantum teleportation, Sustainability

Will Apple's Supply Chain Let it Down with the New iPad?

Will Apple’s Supply Chain Let it Down with the New iPad?

By Jason Busch on March 11, 2010

There’s been much buzz in the Apple community about whether Apple will be able to meet initial demand for its new iPad. Many Apple enthusiasts would agree with the statement that Apple’s new product supply chains usually take time to flex to keep up …

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, Foxconn, Manufacturing, supply chain, supply risk | 1 Response

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