Apple’s Fiscal Q1 Financial and Operational Holiday Fulfillment Disappoints
As businesses report their financial performance for the 2022 final quarter and full year, Supply Chain Matters highlights Apple’s reported holiday focused quarterly financial and operational performance which disappointed investors.
by Bob Ferrari 
The Messages of 2022 Cyber Monday and Black Friday Are Far Different
On this Cyber Monday, Supply Chain Matters provides perspectives on where various industry supply chain management teams should be focusing their attention both short and longer term.
by Bob Ferrari 
Apple Warns of Lower iPhone Shipment Plan Because of Foxconn Covid Impact
The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers with newer, and more concerning news concerning an ongoing production disruption occurring at Foxconn’s largest Apple iPhone production facility.
by Bob Ferrari 
Financial Results of Amazon, Apple, Intel Foretell Added Supply Chain Challenges
Supply Chain Matters highlights Q1-2022 financial performance reported by Amazon, Apple and Intel, along with the supply chain disruption message being communicated by company executives.
by Bob Ferrari
Apple Reportedly Impacted by Semiconductor Shortages
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a report indicating that Apple is facing the need to cut its planned 2021 production targets for the newly released iPhone13 because of semiconductor chip shortages.
by Bob Ferrari 
Apple’s Q2-2021 Profit Explosion- Sign of Both Market and Supply Network Influence
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides added perspective on Apple’s reported Q2-2021 profit explosion and the realities of the company’s significant market and global supply network influence.
by Bob Ferrari
Reports of Worker Violence at Apple iPhone Factory in India
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights multiple reports that angry workers at the Wistron production facility located in southern India rioted on Saturday over alleged working conditions resulting in potentially costly physical and reputational damage to the facility.
by Bob Ferrari
Apple Leverages Clout and Influence to Attempt Aggressive New Product Introductions Within the Shadows of COVID-19
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights Apple’s planned 2020 new product introductions and speculates how the consumer electronics giant will leverage its aggressiveness and clout to overcome likely COVID-19 related challenges and constraints.
by Bob Ferrari
Report Reveals Apple’s Procurement Management Practices Which Are Not Necessarily Collaborative
The Supply Chain Matters blog calls attention to a published report exposing Apple’s procurement management practices which are not necessarily collaborative, and which is certain to fuel ongoing debate as to whether extracting aggressive cost savings from suppliers adds to sustaining product innovation.
by Bob Ferrari
Apple Indeed Assessing Some Movement of Production from China
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights of more definitive reports indicating that Apple’s is indeed assessing a shift of some of its iPhone and other consumer electronics manufacturing out of China. The effort appears in an assessment phase for upwards of 30 percent of current production, and if consummated could result in a permanent shifting of some manufacturing sourcing.
by Bob Ferrari
Foxconn Discloses Contingency Production Sourcing Readiness for High Tech Products
According to a published report, Foxconn Technology Group, Apple’s prime contract manufacturer is ready to shift production out of China if becomes necessary. The revelation came in the contract manufacturer’s first-ever investor meeting and conference call.
by Bob Ferrari
Breaking News: Apple Resets Revenue Expectations for the Holiday Quarter in a Thud Heard Round the World
In a direct letter to Apple investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook dramatically lowered revenue guidance by $5 billion for the current fiscal quarter that ended on December 31. He further pointed to revenue expectations hampered by supply network constraints.
by Bob Ferrari 
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