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Apple seems to be facing various supply chain issues that have caused it to halt the production of its iPhones and iPads.
Some weeks ago, we told you how Apple had to cut down production of iPhone 13 models by 10 million this year, and now the new report from Nikkei suggests that Apple missed targets for iPhone 13 production in September and October by around 20 percent as well. And with the projection coming true, the company is now said to have halted the production of both iPhone and iPad for several days because of the ongoing chip shortage and the Chinese golden holiday in the past.
The report further highlights that the current period is usually very productive for Apple in terms of manufacturing, but because of the Golden Week holidays in the first week of October and the current state of chip shortage, it has been the complete opposite of that. Instead of giving overtime to workers, the suppliers of Apple gave them time off during the said period. A supply chain manager also told the above-mentioned publication that since they had limited resources to work with, they had to stop the production process for a few days. The publication also mentioned that "this has never happened before".
But despite shortages and missed targets, Apple is still asking its partners such as Foxconn and Pegatron to accelerate iPhone development into December and January, to accommodate sales in the upcoming period. We hope the ongoing issue is resolved by Apple as soon as possible, as the extent of the current dip is expected to be in billions of dollars, and with the rising demand of the chipsets in Apple iPhone and iPad, eventually, the prospective buyers may have to face the brunt of higher pricing from the company.