FILE PHOTO: Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York, U.S., August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Apple Inc has asked its major suppliers to assess the cost implications of moving 15%-30% of their production capacity from China to South-East Asia as it prepares for a restructuring of its supply chain, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report on June 19.
Apple’s request was a result of the extended Sino-US trade dispute, but a trade resolution will not lead to a change in the company’s decision, Nikkei said, citing multiple sources.
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