Foxconn
Taiwan electronics manufacturer
Foxconn is a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, the world's largest contract maker of consumer electronics.
The company assembles products for Apple, Sony, Microsoft, and other major brands, operating massive factories primarily in China.
Foxconn became widely known after reports of harsh working conditions and worker suicides at its facilities: My iPhone was assembled at Foxconn.
Corporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- OEMOriginal parts producer
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- corporationLegally separate business entity
enterprise · shareholders · IPO · revenue · contracts · clients · Nokia · acquisitions
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- automationSelf-operating system design
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- workforceAll available workers
plant · machinery · precision · fabrication · scale · efficiency · capacity · tooling
Production-to-consumer pathway
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- expansionIncrease in scope
- tradeExchange of commodities
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
logistics · China · India · Vietnam · Wisconsin · Brazil · Mexico · diversification
People doing jobs
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- dormitoriesCommunal student lodgings
- wagesPayment for work
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
protests · unions · turnover · recruitment · management · strikes · suicides · scrutiny
Apple mobile device
- AppleCupertino tech giant
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- chipsetCoordinated circuit collection
components · circuitry · soldering · hardware · smartphone · PlayStation · Xbox · iPad
Automaton design field
- AISimulated cognitive processing
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
conglomerate
Corporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- OEMOriginal parts producer
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
corporation · enterprise · shareholders · IPO · revenue · contracts · clients · Nokia · acquisitions · headquarters
factory
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- automationSelf-operating system design
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
workforce · plant · machinery · precision · fabrication · scale · efficiency · capacity · tooling · conveyor
supply-chain
Production-to-consumer pathway
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- expansionIncrease in scope
- tradeExchange of commodities
globalization · logistics · China · India · Vietnam · Wisconsin · Brazil · Mexico · diversification · operations
workers
People doing jobs
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- dormitoriesCommunal student lodgings
- wagesPayment for work
overtime · protests · unions · turnover · recruitment · management · strikes · suicides · scrutiny · audits
iPhone
Apple mobile device
- AppleCupertino tech giant
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
chipset · components · circuitry · soldering · hardware · smartphone · PlayStation · Xbox · iPad · MacBook
robotics
Automaton design field
- AISimulated cognitive processing
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- efficiencyProductive without waste
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