Foxconn Facing Display Shortages as it Struggles to Meet iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Demand

[thering1975]

It is obvious to me that its just to drive up demand and pre orders, everyone knows they never have enough stock so everyone preorders immediately, then those whom wait build themselves up ready to go straight in an order the next batch, which generates great headlines for click bait websites which fuels more excitement.

All the media, and apple sites refer to Tim Cook as the best supply chain manager full stop. endless articles on it, well if that was so true then how comes he cannot order and fulfil the demand each year, either hes not as good as he is made out or as we all know its a ******** stunt to generate headlines, frenzy and profit

 

[kerrikins]

It is obvious to me that its just to drive up demand and pre orders, everyone knows they never have enough stock so everyone preorders immediately, then those whom wait build themselves up ready to go straight in an order the next batch, which generates great headlines for click bait websites which fuels more excitement.

All the media, and apple sites refer to Tim Cook as the best supply chain manager full stop. endless articles on it, well if that was so true then how comes he cannot order and fulfil the demand each year, either hes not as good as he is made out or as we all know its a ******** stunt to generate headlines, frenzy and profit

I'm really tired of idiots proclaiming this every year.

Every customer who does not get an iPhone in their hot little hands within a short timeframe of a launch is a potential lost customer, is someone who is unhappy and complains about Apple, is someone who contributes to negative publicity. It's the opposite of what Apple wants. Apple wants to sell their phones, they don't want to keep people antsy and waiting for two months.

If it was all ~just marketing~ then considering that we have part leaks, we would have heard SOMETHING about factories working beneath top speed, or phones sitting around, or whatever.

But noooooo, people are so determined to believe that it's all deliberate. It just shows how little people know about marketing and chain of supply.

 

[heisenberg123]

in the past how long after launch are devices readily available?

2 months 3 months 6 months?

 

[zipa]

Here's an idea; why don't Apple use some of their enormous cash reserve to invest in a US manufacturing facility (or multiple ones) which can meet or exceed demand

What would they do with that facility the other 50 weeks of the year when it isn't iPhone launch season?

 

[mafaky]

Lets do some math:

140k iPhone 6+ per day
400k iPhone 6 per day.

Reports of July ramp up, lets put 6 working days in there:

140*26 = 3.64M units before launch
400*26 = 10.4M units before launch

And its still NOT ENOUGH?! Dang it Apple, get your act together!

Well there's still a missing part. Another thread in this Forum states that Pegatron (the 2nd mfcr. for iPhone 6) has obtained a contract from Apple for 25 million iP6 phones (only the smaller screen model) of the 50 million iP6 phones to be shipped out from China until the end of 2014.

Assuming both mfcrs. started manufacturing say on Sept 1st., then there are approx. 122 days until the end of the year, deduct 10-12 days for Sundays (they work fully on Saturdays in China...) and possibly some other public holidays: we end up in 110 working days.

110 * 800.000 (400.000 each for Foxconn & Pegatron...) makes 88 million iP6s but this figure highly contradicts with the 50 million units indicated in the other thread. That's way high like 76%. But on the other hand, it's hard to believe that any mfcr. (no matter how much experienced and well-staffed...) can start and end day 1, with 400.000 units and keep this pace for 110 simultaneous days (till the end of the year...).

I really wonder what Apple will come out with the sales (obviously figures less than the manufactured quantities) figures for Q3/2014 (September period) and Q4/2014.

But, if the above figures can be assumed to be valid, and if we escalate the iP6+ to a normal level if and when the screen supplies can be rationalised (production going up to 200.000 pcs/day), then we may end up with a 4:1 or (at the best 3:1) ratio for iP6:iP6+. Well if Apple insists on those kind of ratios in certain markets (like where I reside, Turkey) they will be highly mistaken. Here the demand seems to be not less than 2:1