Apple and Foxconn Dilemma
Apple-Foxconn study
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Contents Introduction 3 Problem Regarding Apple supplier- Foxconn 4 Real situations 5 Apple role-Leadership 6 Organization structure 8 Measure for improvement 10 Conclusion 12 References 13
Introduction
Apple Inc, nowadays is one of well known leaders in the field of electronics items. This American multinational’s headquarters is in Cupertino, California. Its best known products are Mac lines of computers, the ipod, iphone and ipad. There are many competitors are in the market but the apple is known for its innovation in the product design so it is able to hold the majority of the customer base. The company has approximately 394 retail stores and a presence worldwide. The labor practices are a cause of concern for company for a long time especially in the region and production sites belonging to China and other developing countries. The condition of the worker working with the firms of Apple supplier and other major brand is reported not up to the standards as per of western countries. The major electronics companies outsource their work to China because their workforces are cheap and labor laws are also not strictly as in western countries, so they have a major chance to produce the items as mass production at much cheaper rates. The companies always promise to strengthen the regulatory process so that suppliers cannot exploit the workers but in reality they have secret agreements with suppliers and normal auditing outcomes are done in which falsifying the record and hiding the truth became a common phenomenon of suppliers. Generally it is seen from the behavior of the giant company like Apple that do the exercise to improve the conditions of the workers in their supplier firms only to show the media
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Contents Introduction 3 Problem Regarding Apple supplier- Foxconn 4 Real situations 5 Apple role-Leadership 6 Organization structure 8 Measure for improvement 10 Conclusion 12 References 13
Introduction
Apple Inc, nowadays is one of well known leaders in the field of electronics items. This American multinational’s headquarters is in Cupertino, California. Its best known products are Mac lines of computers, the ipod, iphone and ipad. There are many competitors are in the market but the apple is known for its innovation in the product design so it is able to hold the majority of the customer base. The company has approximately 394 retail stores and a presence worldwide. The labor practices are a cause of concern for company for a long time especially in the region and production sites belonging to China and other developing countries. The condition of the worker working with the firms of Apple supplier and other major brand is reported not up to the standards as per of western countries. The major electronics companies outsource their work to China because their workforces are cheap and labor laws are also not strictly as in western countries, so they have a major chance to produce the items as mass production at much cheaper rates. The companies always promise to strengthen the regulatory process so that suppliers cannot exploit the workers but in reality they have secret agreements with suppliers and normal auditing outcomes are done in which falsifying the record and hiding the truth became a common phenomenon of suppliers. Generally it is seen from the behavior of the giant company like Apple that do the exercise to improve the conditions of the workers in their supplier firms only to show the media
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