Stock, Logistics, & Production
We present the world stock numbers and discuss the geo political risk in relation to our need to diversify production.
Diversification of producttion
Apple's announcement marks its latest move towards diversifying supply chains to avoid disruptions as tensions rise between China and the US over Taiwan and trade.
The report also predicted that a quarter of all iPhone production will be in the South Asian nation by 2025.
Last year, Apple supplier Foxconn invested $1.5bn (£1.4bn) in Vietnam, according to the South East Asian country's government.
Vietnamese state media reported last month that the company had signed a $300m agreement to expand its facility in the north of the country to increase production.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63043083
The report also predicted that a quarter of all iPhone production will be in the South Asian nation by 2025.
Last year, Apple supplier Foxconn invested $1.5bn (£1.4bn) in Vietnam, according to the South East Asian country's government.
Vietnamese state media reported last month that the company had signed a $300m agreement to expand its facility in the north of the country to increase production.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63043083
Proposed Strategy of Diversification
There is a real external threat of China invading Taiwan or doing something similar that will provoke sanctions from the US/EU or worse. How would this affect our production and capability to supply BazookaGoals?
Potential new factory countries shortlist:
India: We already have a major producer of football goals and gear interested. Potential with same prices and credit.
Poland: We already have the tools ready, but price is higher than Asia and no credit.
Greece: Factory control is a benefit, but we need to investigate pricing and tool costs (plus credit terms).
(Vietnam): I do not know enough about this country and its capabilities for especially plastic part production.
Potential Risks
Potential Rewards
There is a real external threat of China invading Taiwan or doing something similar that will provoke sanctions from the US/EU or worse. How would this affect our production and capability to supply BazookaGoals?
Potential new factory countries shortlist:
India: We already have a major producer of football goals and gear interested. Potential with same prices and credit.
Poland: We already have the tools ready, but price is higher than Asia and no credit.
Greece: Factory control is a benefit, but we need to investigate pricing and tool costs (plus credit terms).
(Vietnam): I do not know enough about this country and its capabilities for especially plastic part production.
Potential Risks
- ProStar stops funding our production without their exclusivity agreement. We need to check the current agreement to make sure we can get out of it.
- Quality issues with new factory production. Historically, we have had such issues with every single factory in the start up phase. Some worse than others.
- Logistics complications. If production in Poland, we need to produce the nets in India.
- More?
Potential Rewards
- We could use this to negotiate down our production prices both in China and with new factory. Also seen in connection with the strong USD.
- More?
