Detailed report on iPhone production in Zhengzhou

At the moment, the iPhone is the most important aspect of Apple's business, so a more detailed report on the Foxconn factory has appeared.

where this device is assembled.

The article was published in The New York Times and provides a large number of details that explain what exactly is behind the iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China.

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The dimensions of the factory are so huge and it hassuch an impact on the region that this territory is called among themselves only "iPhone City". The article itself covers various topics, listing many of the “hidden preferential incentives, tax benefits, and subsidies” that Foxconn has in its operations. Apple, for its part, said that "is not part of this."

“Existing in China is well conductedthe customs procedure is part of hidden preferential incentives, tax incentives, and subsidies that support the world's largest iPhone assembly factory according to confidential government documents examined by The New York Times, as evidenced by more than 100 interviews with factory workers, logistics specialists, truck drivers, tax officials, and current and former Apple executives. An impressive billions of dollars worth of incentives and incentives is central to the production of iPhone devices, Apple's best-selling and most profitable products. ”

The report notes the huge size of the factory,located in a poor region and employing more than six million people. When the plant starts at full capacity, by the end of the day shift, 500,000 iPhones are collected every day, which also helped the factory earn its nickname.

Foxconn had to look for the right area tobuild their massive factory, and many different cities within China offered their own incentives, which included reduced transportation costs and reduced electricity costs.

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As a result, the city of Zhengzhou was chosen and througha short period in 2010, the first assembly lines were launched. The city received the factory with open arms, and then another $ 250 million loan to Foxconn. The government also promised to spend more than $ 10 million to expand the neighboring airport.

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Every effort has been made to create allconditions so that the Foxconn factory could operate at full speed as often as possible and could issue the maximum possible number of assembled devices on any given day. Foxconn also receives bonuses if export quotas are met. All of the above applies to workers standing on assembly lines, of which there were 94 in 2014.

“The bulk of the first shift workforce starts working at 6.30 am. They arrive on foot, by bus, on motor scooters and even in pedicabs.

They are evenly distributed among tenfactory sites spread over an area of ​​2.2 square miles. At peak capacity, approximately 350,000 workers assemble, test and package iPhones – up to 350 pieces per minute.

Apple's labor force, the size of a national army, is heavily dependent on the generosity of the Zhengzhou government.

As part of the deal with Foxconn, governmentthey select new recruits, train them and provide them with housing. Provincial officials are phoning urban-type villages and villages asking for help in finding potential workers. ”

Foxconn is one of the mostloyal and the most important part of the manufacturing process of Apple and its iPhone lineup, it is also planning options to expand its production throughout the United States. The company is also preparing to become a major supplier of assembly services for new iPhones next year.