Apple Leaving No Quarters for Suppliers
Apple Leaving No Quarters for Suppliers
2016 - 09 - 01
Even for a company as rick like Apple, cutting price and order volume is a must, leaving no quarters for its suppliers.
Apple再怎樣富可敵國，照樣雙刀砍（砍價格、砍單量）；活不下去？你家大事，干我啥事。
Apple suppliers say the Cupertino, Calif., company has told them to accept price cuts for parts destined for the next-generation iPhone while cutting forecasts for order volume.
那這張圖又代表什麼呢?
由於iPhone已經是個無聊的產品了；上一季，供應鏈裡各家公司的淨利都跌。蘋果本身掉27%，富士康31%，大立光27%，可成26.4%，和碩14.3%，台積電8.7%
Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Ltd., said its operating margin slid to 2.3% from 3.4% in the second quarter from a year earlier.
富士康的茅山道士（毛利率3到4%）也守不住了。現在，是2.3%
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