Infographic: The Making of an iPhone

Infographic The Making of an iPhoneAs Apple prepares to lift the curtain on its next generation iPhones – likely the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C – the company’s manufacturing and supply chain partners are working overtime to prepare millions of units for shipment in the coming weeks and months.

The process of building and shipping a new iPhone, however, is truly a monumental undertaking, as illustrated recently by a fascinating inforgraphic designed by Ruby Media for FinancesOnline.com.

So this morning, as Apple unveils the next-generation iPhone, consider all that went into producing that touchscreen smartphone upon which the tech world’s gaze will be trained.