Apple's iPhone Global Supply Chain Development (2007-2015)

1. iPhone unveiled, setting a global production model

   Jan 9, 2007Labels: Apple Inc, Global production, Asia manufacturing

   • Apple Newsroom

2. First iPhone goes on sale in the U.S.

   Jun 29, 2007Labels: Apple Inc, U S, Retail distribution

   • Britannica

3. iPhone 3G and App Store launch expand scale

   Jul 10, 2008Labels: iPhone 3G, App Store, Global rollout

   • Apple Newsroom
   • Apple Newsroom

4. Apple begins supplier audits and public reporting

   Feb 1, 2010Labels: Supplier audits, Apple Inc, Corporate reporting

   • SustainabilityReports
   • Macworld

5. Foxconn suicides draw scrutiny to iPhone assembly

   May 26, 2010Labels: Foxconn, Labor issues, Apple Inc

   • Bloomberg via MacRumors

6. iPhone 4S launch deepens global rollout demands

   Oct 4, 2011Labels: iPhone 4S, Apple Inc, Global distribution

   • Apple Newsroom

7. Apple publishes supplier list for the first time

   Jan 13, 2012Labels: Supplier list, Apple Inc, Procurement

   • SemiconductorDigest

8. Apple joins FLA and commissions Foxconn audits

   Mar 29, 2012Labels: Fair Labor, Foxconn audits, Apple Inc

   • Guardian
   • EPI

9. Touch ID drives expanded sapphire component sourcing

   Sep 10, 2013Labels: Touch ID, Sapphire materials, iPhone 5s

   • Apple Newsroom

10. Apple and GTAT sign major sapphire supply deal

    Nov 8, 2013Labels: GT Advanced, Sapphire deal, Apple Inc

    • CNBC

11. iPhone 6 launch expands demand for new components

    Sep 9, 2014Labels: iPhone 6, Product variants, Global launch

    • TechCrunch
    • Apple Newsroom

12. GTAT bankruptcy ends Apple sapphire-screen expansion attempt

    Oct 6, 2014Labels: GT Advanced, Bankruptcy, Sapphire program

    • MacRumors
    • Guardian

13. Supplier responsibility reporting becomes a standing system

    Jan 1, 2015Labels: Supplier responsibility, Apple Inc, Governance system

    • Apple Reports