Firms that attended Apple’s Manufacturing Academy say the two-day training isn’t all they got. It’s been followed by months of Apple engineers joining their factories to solve business problems.
Apple’s Manufacturing Academy aims to help all kinds of US businesses — image credit: Apple
Apple’s Manufacturing Academy aims to help all kinds of US businesses — image credit: Apple
One criticism of the Apple Manufacturing Academy was that it was solely based in Detroit, although the company has since added a version online nationwide. But according to Wired, many participants are saying that Apple engineers have accompanied them back out to their factories across the country — and are making a significant difference.
Then the Detroit program is also a two-day one, but this engineering on-site help has been taking place for months. For instance, three Apple employees visited ImageTek in Springfield, Vermont, to see if they could help the company’s production of food labels — and then seven more joined in the effort.