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		reaperducer on June 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple explores moving 15-30% of production capacit... When you have to ship in 100 parts to make the phone that shipping efficiency disappears. The auto manufacturers make it work. Japanese, German, and Korean car makers all have factories in the U.S.

cududa on June 20, 2019 [–]

There’s a difference when most all the parts are manufactured within 2km of the production facility

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