Apple

Question 1

what do apple rely heavily on?

Answer 1

Apple relies heavily on outsourcing as part of its supply chain. With products designed in the USA,
built in China and much of the software being increasingly programmed in India.

Question 2

What multiplier affect does the outsourcing make?

Answer 2

Apple Inc. and its suppliers employ many thousands of workers globally and the arrival of an Apple store or Assembly plant will undoubtedly have a positive multiplier effect on the area (high prestige brand name, jobs created, other businesses attracted to area etc).

Question 3

what countries does it out source to?

Answer 3

Taiwan, UK, USA, Germany, Japan and Korea

Question 4

negative effect of outsourcing?

Answer 4

Often workers are young and move from small rural villages, which are now in jeopardy because all the people of child bearing age have left to work in the factories.

Question 5

how many people were employed in 2011?

Answer 5

1.1 million

Question 6

what percentage of facilities use renewable energy?

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

problems with foxconn?

Answer 7

Between 2009-2011 there were 19 suicides and suicide attempts within the staff and complaints from workers that they stand on their legs so long that their legs swell and they cant walk.