Apple supply chain sees smooth sailing ahead

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20097728-17/apple-supply-chain-sees-smooth-sailing-ahead/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=image"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/08/26/ref_05cook.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> <p class="image-caption">New CEO Tim Cook is a supply-chain pro.</p> <span class="image-credit">(Credit: Apple)</span> <p>Apple's manufacturing partners expect their relationships with the iPhone maker to remain strong, even though there's a new CEO at the company.</p> <p>In a statement yesterday, Taiwan-based manufacturer, Hon Hai Precision Industry, said that it expects its relationship with Apple to become even closer under the new leadership. That sentiment was echoed by DigiTimes <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110825PD211.html" >sources</a> at Apple suppliers, who said that they don't anticipate any order changes to come about.</p> <p>Earlier this week, Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple. In <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20096897-37/text-of-resignation-letter-from-steve-jobs/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=embed" >a resignation letter to the board</a>, Jobs recommended his chief operating officer Tim Cook assume the role of CEO. The board accepted the recommendation, as well as another from Jobs, making him chairman of the company's board of directors.</p> <p> Related stories: &#149; <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20096897-37/text-of-resignation-letter-from-steve-jobs/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=embed">Text of resignation letter from Steve Jobs</a> &#149; <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20097113-37/analysts-react-to-jobs-resignation/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=embed">Analysts react to Jobs' resignation</a> &#149; ... <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20097728-17/apple-supply-chain-sees-smooth-sailing-ahead/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/XpNhxkiUqB4" height="1" width="1"/> [More]