
Is Apple Leading a Radical Change in Sourcing Strategy?
The SupplyChainBrain Podcast
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Is There a Need for Better Collaboration With Suppliers?
There has to be a point at which you can't do everything in-house. India, for instance, when we talk about the 5% of Apple volumes currently being produced, they're a plan to be produced there. And so, yeah, I think the raw materials is a significant barrier when it comes to chip manufacturing. But that challenge is replicated in other sources of supply chains all around the world. There's so much talk these days on the procurement side of the need for better collaboration with suppliers. The executive needs to buy into this risk adjusted view means that you shouldn't have all your eggs in one basket.
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