Flightpath. Sept 2013 | Page 38

38 Flightpath. AIR CARGO BRINGS THE iPHONE TOGETHER AIR TRANSPORT PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN MODERN ELECTRONICS, WITH MANUFACTURERS RELYING ON SUPPLIERS WORLDWIDE AND JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY OF PARTS TO ASSEMBLY LINES. HERE’S HOW AN iPHONE 4 IS BROUGHT TOGETHER: 1_Memory, Portland 2_Camera, Santa Clara and compass, Santa Clara 3_GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth, Irvine 4_ Audio codec, Austin and touch screen, Dallas 5_Radio frequency, Woburn 6_Accelerometer, Geneva 7_Power management, Naburn and Radio frequency, Neubiberg 8_Display, Seoul 9_Radio modules, Kyoto 10_Assembly of screen and other components, Chinese Taipei 11_ Final assembly, Shenzhen Global distribution from Hong Kong Details: operationsbuzz.com 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 11 9 10 [BOEING] [APPLE]