Re:Apple's Supply Chain Secret
by asmithmd1 on Friday November 04, 2011 @08:57AM
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I would bet that 90 day payment was a one off. You notice NO ONE quoted in the article was willing to have their name used so it might have been a friend of a friend story. The suppliers who talked gave details about turning down a $1 Billion pre-payment!
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I disagree for 2 reasons. First, Apple is notorious with NDAs. Second, many large retailers are quite willing to cancel contracts with any supplier that gets uppity enough to complain in public. Walmart is so notorious for cancelling suppliers that most Walmart suppliers will refuse to allow any company representative speak on the record.