With such a high demand for the iPhone 5, Apple cant keep up with the demand. Apple has 150k workers at Foxconn and still cant keep up with the orders and demand.
Citing unnamed market watchers, Digitimes on Tuesday reported that Apple may have doubled its monthly iPhone 5 orders with manufacturing partner Foxconn from as few as 8 million units in September to as many as 16 million in October.
The site states that strong market demand has placed a great deal of pressure on Foxconn, which currently has more than 150,000 workers at its plants in Zhengzhou, China working exclusively on assembling iPhone 5 handsets. Despite the staggering workforce dedicated to building Apple’s smartphone, the manufacturing giant is still reportedly experiencing a labor shortage that it hopes to resolve soon by recruiting more workers with the help of the government in Zhengzhou.
“To assist Foxconn in resolving its labor issue, in addition to help the company recruit workers, the government of Zhengzhou is also offering employment subsidies to attract workers,” Digitimes’ sources said.
Apple’s new iPhone 5 launched on September 21st and sold out at numerous retail stores across the country. The phone features a bigger 4-inch display, 4G LTE, a faster A6 processor and a completely redesigned aluminum case that is just 7.6 millimeters thick.
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