From CNET: The iPhone 6 seems to be running into the same old story -- not enough supply to meet demand.
Apple supplier Foxconn has brought more factory workers on board to make the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus at its plant in Zhengzhou, China. But the complexities of manufacturing both phones appear to be taking their toll, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday, citing the usual "people familiar with the matter."
More than 200,000 Foxconn workers are stationed at the Zhengzhou factory with the sole job of assembling the new iPhones and some of its key components, the Journal said. The plant is also running 100 production lines 24 hours a day to keep up with demand for the new phones. So what exactly is the problem?
Foxconn is the only supplier manufacturing the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus and is responsible for most of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 units, the Journal's sources said. With larger screens and other enhancements, the two new phones also represent a dramatic shift from last year's models. As such, most of the burden and work is on Foxconn's shoulders. That contrasts with Foxconn's obligation last year when it initially made only the iPhone 5S and just a small number of iPhone 5C units before it eventually dropped the 5C altogether.
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