Apple to start making iPhone in India

[Jolly]

Rather see it in America, but India is vastly preferable to China.

[taiwan_girl]

India had a 65% increase in the number of iPhone made last year and that rate of increase is expected to be quite large this year also.

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216055/made-india-iphones-surge-apple-moves-production-away-china?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article&campaign=3216055

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in Apple to start making iPhone in India:

Rather see it in America, but India is vastly preferable to China.

American children's hands are probably too chunky.

[jon-nyc]

Awesome.

[Mik]

Should have been investing there all along, but we naively thought China would be seduced by capitalism.

[Doctor Phibes]

Many of the US and European companies I work with seem to be looking for alternatives to China - Vietnam, India, Malaysia etc.

I've found that working directly with Chinese companies can be quite challenging, although it's probably easier than it was say 15-20 years ago.

[Jolly]

Been a PITA for my BIL. He's been trying to coordinate shipments of chemicals and specialty products like biocides and genetically engineered bacteria to papermills around the world.

Since most of the basic chemicals come from China now, he's been like a one-armed paper hanger the last couple of years, changing or tweaking processes for customers because of supply chain nightmares.

Might be nice to make more basic stuff in India, along with tech.

[Copper]

I hope Indian iPhones aren't difficult to understand.

[Axtremus]

@Jolly said in Apple to start making iPhone in India:

Been a PITA for my BIL. He's been trying to coordinate shipments of chemicals and specialty products like biocides and genetically engineered bacteria to papermills around the world.

Since most of the basic chemicals come from China now, he's been like a one-armed paper hanger the last couple of years, changing or tweaking processes for customers because of supply chain nightmares.

Would he increase manpower to deal with the added complications and attendant workload?

[Jolly]

@Axtremus said in Apple to start making iPhone in India:

@Jolly said in Apple to start making iPhone in India:

Been a PITA for my BIL. He's been trying to coordinate shipments of chemicals and specialty products like biocides and genetically engineered bacteria to papermills around the world.

Since most of the basic chemicals come from China now, he's been like a one-armed paper hanger the last couple of years, changing or tweaking processes for customers because of supply chain nightmares.

Would he increase manpower to deal with the added complications and attendant workload?

Doubt it. They're currently undergoing a buy-out or merger (I'm not sure which one), so hiring folks is on hold.

[Axtremus]

@Jolly said in Apple to start making iPhone in India:

@Axtremus said in Apple to start making iPhone in India:

@Jolly said in Apple to start making iPhone in India:

Been a PITA for my BIL. He's been trying to coordinate shipments of chemicals and specialty products like biocides and genetically engineered bacteria to papermills around the world.

Since most of the basic chemicals come from China now, he's been like a one-armed paper hanger the last couple of years, changing or tweaking processes for customers because of supply chain nightmares.

Would he increase manpower to deal with the added complications and attendant workload?

Doubt it. They're currently undergoing a buy-out or merger (I'm not sure which one), so hiring folks is on hold.

Perhaps a temporary “contractor” then. Best of luck to your BIL.

[taiwan_girl]

Apple to open first Apple stores in India.

https://observer.com/2023/04/apple-tim-cook-visit-india/

[Axtremus]

Surprising that Apple Inc. does not already have Apple Stores there.