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3. Two Issues of Fox Coon The two outstandin issues that are reflecting the deficiencies of the HRM of Fox Coon are 1) employee remuneration, and 2) employee health and safety. Based on the widely spread negative reports on the Fox Coon, most of the criticisms are concentrated on these two issues. 3.1. Employee remuneration Remuneration refers to a reward that employers offer to employees as compensation for their cooperation with the company. In order to attract and retain valued staff the…

less bargaining power. As a result, supply chain will be lack of coordination. Without doubt, Apple has big bargaining power and may shift the cost to the suppliers and request them to set the factory near Apple. Foxconn and Pegatron are the two larger iPhones assembler in China. Foxconn complied to move in the U.S what Apple requested while Pegatron declined to formulate due to cost concerns. Other than having its popular gadgets assembled in China, Apple also procures most of the key…

company LG made LCD Panels, Samsung made Batteries, and SK Hynix made Chipset. Taiwan company TSMC made DRAM & Flash Memory of the iPhone. A French-Italian company STMicroelecronics produced the Gyroscope in iPhone. 85% of all are assembled in China Foxconn. 2. What externalities exist in the production of their good/service There are both positive externality (international) and negative externality (pollution in the other countries, i.e. China) The positive externality through product iPhones…

There are many things that stuck out to me after watching that video. When I was watching it though, there was one particular quote that made me think for a second. This is the quote where the cartoon of Confucius says "In a well governed country, poverty is something to be ashamed of" and he continues to say "In a badly governed country, wealth is something to be ashamed of" (Poor Us). When you have a well governed country, it is important for the poverty levels to be as low as possible. There…

the supply process is sped up significantly due to the reduction in communication delays and the improved flow of information between firms. An army of 300,000 employees work for Foxconn, assembling iPhones. In 2010, eighteen of their employees attempted suicide, with fourteen deaths. ‘The suicides introduced Foxconn to much of the world in the worst terms imaginable—as an industrial monster that treats its workers like machines, mainly 18-to-25-year-old, to make products like the iPhone at…

Americans enjoy three things in life when purchasing something. The product must be cheap, trendy and benefit the home countries economy by producing a good. However, it is nearly impossible to find all three aspects in a product. As 2015 is coming to a close, it is virtually impossible to find items produced in this country. All American companies have found it to be cheaper to produce goods in other countries. This phenomenon is called outsourcing. Outsourcing is useful because the companies…

Retail SEERS Analysis – Apple A: Raw Material: Glass (Not Sapphire) Corning (Gorilla Glass) – USA Apple has decided against following an industry shift towards sapphire glass. They did this because due to environmental concerns since “Sapphire requires 100 times more energy to produce than glass” (Bajarin 2014). Apple’s commitment to designing products in this way allows them to remain competitive while addressing sustainability issues as well. B: Minerals (Conflict Free) Intel (Processors)…

Apple Inc. is a multinational corporation founded in 1976 by Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne and Steve Jobs that specializes in the development and manufacture of computer software, online services, and general consumer electronics. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California and its main products include Macintosh computers, smartphones, tablets and portable media players. The company’s online services include iCloud, iTunes Store, and App Store. The computer softwares include OS X and…

Apple and Foxconn factory completely violates these four virtues. Apple had no courage to stop what they were doing because it was wrong and unethical. Foxconn factory are not honest in the fact that they are breaking overtime regulation laws and child labor laws. This is unfair to those employees who work there and are treated this way…

Apple Supply chain – Issues AMR research and Gartner ranks Apple’s supply chain management as the best in the industry. Apple widely considered as the number one innovative company in the world has developed many breakthrough innovative products like Mac, iTunes, iPods, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone series and more recently the iWatches. These products garners a huge demand from the consumers even before the products are made available for the release. In the case of iPhone 6 Apple sold a record…