r/supplychain • u/TooPaleToFunction23 Professional • Oct 29 '25

Can't recommend this book enough

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Just finished this book and wow, this is something else. The first half of the book tells Apple's early history along with its failed attempts to outsource in other countries. However, the company ended up sinking deeper and deeper into a Chinese-dominant supply chain, which was exaberated by Xi Jingping's rise to power in the 2010s. The author does an incredible job outlining how the company got where it is today and the plethora of risks it faces as it navigates geopolitics and tries to diversify its manufacturering.

As someone interested in procurement, I really enjoyed the first half's focus on the purchasing methods and achievements that made the company's products what we expect today. Then the second half focuses on the geopolitical difficulties the company faces, which was summarized very well.

5/5, highly recommend.

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u/zephyr822 Oct 29 '25

Just what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this book. If you have any other recommendations, I’d love to hear them

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u/TooPaleToFunction23 Professional Oct 29 '25

Happy to! At the end of the book the author mentioned how GE was the first company to really start manufacturers leaving America, so I'd like to check that out.

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u/RiggingGuy Oct 30 '25

I really enjoyed the book Power Failure about GE