Lenovo to streamline smartphone supply chain after Motorola Mobility purchase

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By Gavin van Marle

04/02/2014

A follow-up to our story last week on the challenges facing hi-tech 3PL Flextronics in the wake of Lenovo’s $2.91bn bid to buy Motorola’s mobile phone business from Google. Here, the South China Morning Post takes a look at recent developments at Lenovo, including the recent construction of an advanced manufacturing facility in Wuhan, and asks what the implications for supply chains and its competitors could be if the Chinese giant receives regulatory approval to buy the ailing phone maker.

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