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1. In your own word, describe Apple's supply chain.
2. What differences set Apple apart from its competitors in terms of product design and innovation? Compare with Samsung or Huawei.
3. In your opinion, why Apple totally outsource its manufacturing to Foxconn. What are Apple's key advantages in how it manages its supply chain operations?
4. What are the challenges that Apple faces in the future and what are the implications for its supply chain?
For examples, the effect of COVID19 to the supply chain, trade war between China and USA, continuous, lockdown in some Chinese cities, congestion in major ports during the pandemic, insufficient supply of microchips from TSMC etc.
5. What could be the reason why Foxconn has its plant in Kulai, Johor and not other parts of Malaysia.