New reports claim that Apple had to halt manufacture of its iPhone and iPad products. For the first time in more than a decade, Apple was forced to halt production of its popular iPhone series. Chip shortages disrupted manufacturing for many days and forced a halt to assembly.
For several days, the iPhone production was halted due to chip shortages and missing components, according to the article published by Nikkei Asia. Employees were sent home because there was not enough work for overtime over the Christmas season.
There were only a limited number of components and chips available, so overtime on holidays and extra pay for front-line workers made little sense, a supply chain manager acquainted with the scenario told Nikkei. No one has ever experienced such a thing. Every assembler geared up for output around Chinese Golden Holidays in the past,” says the author.
At the beginning of October and November, Apple also lowered its overall annual predictions, and the firm no longer expects to supply 90 million iPhone 13 units. Instead, Apple slashed output by 10 million devices, and the latest story suggests that the corporation may have decreased it even further due to a shortage.
In September and October, Nikkei reported that Apple’s production of the iPhone 13 Series had plummeted by 20 percent. Since Apple favored iPhones over tablets and some of the same components may be used in both devices, iPad output plummeted even further by 50%. Older iPhones and iPads haven’t fared any better in November.
