Foxconn

High school (ages 12+)
Making & Design

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/foxconn

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year?1974
2. What is the headquarters?Tucheng District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
3. Why does Foxconn make so many gadgets?Foxconn works with big tech companies such as Apple, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Google to put their designs into real products. Because it can build things quickly and cheaply, many companies choose Foxconn.
4. How many phones does Foxconn build?Foxconn factories helped make about 40% of all consumer electronics worldwide in 2012.

Contract Manufacturing: Outsourced production where a company manufactures products for other brands.
Supply Chain Management: The oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer.
Semiconductors: Materials like silicon used to make computer chips, essential components in electronics.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.