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In the Business section, you can find material dedicated to all things business. This section collects data on the activities of the various companies operating in markets all over the world.
17,334 Essays on Business. Documents 901 - 930
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Apple Computer: How Apple Managed to Re-Invent Itself
Name Apple Computer: How Apple managed to re-invent itself NETW583 – Strategic Management of Tech 7/11/2014 Apple Inc. has been consistently re-inventing itself over the years in terms of product innovations and making consumer electronics user-friendly. Stephen Wozniak and Steve Jobs both began the company now known as Apple Inc. back in 1976 with the introduction of the Apple I. The re-invention of Apple began much later as its start is not as impressive as
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Apple Computers
Apple is a huge organization based on Board of Director, CEO, Vice presidents of different departments, and a large work force. Within the United States, Apple operates using a divisional structure. The following figure indicates Apple’s corporate structure within the US: Board of Directors CFO CEO General Counsel VP of VP of VP of VP of Hardware Software Worldwide Sales Worldwide Operation At the international level, Apple’s worldwide geographic structure is as follow: Global Headquarters
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Apple Computers Case Study
Executive Summary Apple Computer’s 30-year history is full of highs and lows, which is what we would expect in a highly innovative company. They evolved throughout the years into an organization that is very much a representation of its leader, Steven Jobs. Apple made several hugely successful product introductions over the years. They have also completely fallen on their face on several occasions. They struggled mightily while Jobs was not a part of the organization.
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Apple Corporate Info and History
Apple Inc.(iPod) Apple Inc, formerly Apple Computer Inc. is an American multinational corporation which focusing in designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and also developing software products. Apple was founded in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne . Apple are developing, selling, and supports a series of personal computers, portable media players, mobile phones, computer software, computer hardware, and hardware accessories . iPod, The new way of listening
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Apple Corporation Inc. Case Study
I. Introduction. This external analysis of Apple Corporation uses an amalgam of Porter’s Five Forces, complementors, and elements of a PEST analysis to examine the threat levels in Apple’s market environment. Even though the analytical scheme is an amalgam of the various models, certain items are broken out for special attention below. First, in order to obtain an appreciation of that macroenvironment, an overview of Apple is offered. Apple is really involved in two businesses:
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Apple Financial Analysis
Company Analysis - Apple TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY OVERVIEW 5 Introduction 5 Brief History & Current Happenings 5 Apple Products & Services 7 Business Strategy 9 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 10 SWOT Analysis 10 Industry Overview 13 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 16 Short-Term Liquidity Analysis 16 Current ratio 16 Acid Test (or Quick Test Ratio) 16 Accounts Receivable Turnover 17 Inventory Turnover 17 Days in Sales Receivables 17 Days in Inventory 18 Days Purchases in Account Payable 18 Average
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Apple Financial Analysis
Company Profile Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on January 3, 1977. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple designs, manufactures and markets personal computers and related software, services, peripherals and networking solutions. The Company also designs, develops and markets a line of portable digital music players along with related accessories and services, including the online sale of third-party audio and video products. Apple Inc's products and
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Apple Ife Matrix Analysis
Apple IFE Matrix Analysis It was pretty surprising to me to find that all the different groups came up with fairly similar ratings in their IFE matrix for Apple Inc. My group, management, had the second highest rating at a 2.78 and I felt that we were fairly critical of the different strengths and weaknesses for the company. The groups that pertained to a more financial aspect like finance and accounting seemed to have lower
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Apple Inc
Executive Summary By this executive summary, we will introduce ideas and details of Apple Computers in its current state. We will examine AppleЎ¦s strategy of being consumer based and evaluate the current situation to see if it may be time for Apple to venture into the office business computer industry. This report will cover a brief overview of the company, itЎ¦s current assortment of products it offers, recent marketing strategies, competitors to the company, and
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Apple Inc Case Study
Apple Inc. Team 2 ________________ Industry analysis 1970-1990s PC industry was just being born with introduction of Apple’s personal computers. In 80s, IBM dominated the market with their quality product. PCs hardware and software were produced by the manufacturers and directly sold by them. 1990-2000s By the early 90s, Intel and Windows started dominating as a set of microprocessor and software for personal computers. As Intel and Windows entered the industry, there were new areas
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Apple Inc.
Executive Summary Apple Inc. is a company that designs, manufactures, and then sells desktop and notebook computers, portable digital music players, and cell phones. It also creates software like the OS X operating system, iLife, iTunes, or QuickTime; and peripherals such as printers or storage devices that go with these products. The biggest challenge Apple is facing is that consumers are reluctant to pay for songs and thus, Apple is losing customers to its
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Apple Inc. - an Analysis of the Apple Supply Chain
Online Assignment Submission Student ID Number: 1851578 Program Of Study: Exchange Student Autumn 2017 Supply Chain Management (07 14511) Assignment Title: An Analysis of the Apple Supply Chain Date and Time of Submission: 07/12/2017 16:29 Please ensure that you complete and attach this Submission Form to the front of all work that is submitted online. Before submission, please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your work, only your Student ID number. By
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Apple Inc. Case Study
________________ Executive Summary Apple Inc. is an American multinational company that designs, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The 5 year total return performance on Apple stock has been 370%. The reason for this growth is two-fold: the technology sector has transformed and Apple has capitalized on this wave of technological dependence. Apple has captured the market through improving existing technology and creating demand for new products through pervasive transformative innovation.
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Apple Inc. Pest
APPLE INC. INTRODUCTION Established in California on the 1st of April 1976, Apple Inc., formerly known as Apple Computers Inc., is mainly in the business of designing, manufacturing and marketing of personal computers, related software and hardware, services, peripherals and networking solutions. Apple revolutionized the media industry with the introduction of the iPod and iPhone to the market. Additionally, they run an online media store name “iTunes Store” which can be accessed via iTunes software.
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Apple Iphone
1- INTRODUCTION A. The Apple iPhone Not since the introduction of the original Apple Macintosh has a product introduction been met with so much anticipation. The Apple iPhone is an elegantly designed information communicator forged from steel and silicon that runs pioneering software under Apple's OS X in a Unix Kernel. The iPhone combines smart phone capabilities with a simple to use graphical interface projected on a large ‘multi-touch' display. Apple has managed to create
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Apple Ipod
Apple Ipod (nano) The proposed product is the Ipod (nano), which is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Computer. I Pod was a name that Apple registered for Internet kiosks, the uniqueness of this I pod is that the ability of containing high capacity of music storage and downloading video from any electric device. The device of the product features digital music player over 20,000 songs, 25, 000 digital photos,
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Apple Ipod Case Study
Executive Summary For the last 31 years, Apple has been providing consumers with computer systems, peripherals and more recently, consumer electronics. The intent of this report is to summarise the marketing elements that have contributed to Apple’s successes as well as its failures. Apple has been in operation since 1976 and had gone through ups and downs in the industry, from good beginnings to a less fruitful period while households implemented the use of Windows-based
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Apple Ipod Marketing Plan
Assessment task Marketing Plan Apple Ipod Contents Executive Summary____________________________________________3 Situation Analysis -Market Analysis_______________________________________________3 -Product Analysis_______________________________________________4 -SWOT Analysis_______________________________________________ 4 -Competitor Analysis ___________________________________________ 6 Marketing Objectives__________________________________________ 7 Identifying Target Market -Selecting Target Market_________________________________________7 -Target Market_________________________________________________7 Developing Marketing Strategies Marketing Mix: -Product_____________________________________________________ ___8 -Price_______________________________________________________ ___8 -Promotion___________________________________________________ ___9 -Place_______________________________________________________ ___9 Implementing the Marketing Plan__________________________________10 Monitoring and Controlling -Developing a Financial Forecast____________________________________10 -Comparing actual and planned results________________________________11 -Revising the marketing strategies____________________________________11 Appendix ______________________________________________________12 Appendix A_____________________________________________________13 Appendix B_____________________________________________________14 Appendix C_____________________________________________________15 Executive
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Apple Ipod Product Marketing Plan
Assessment task Marketing Plan Apple Ipod Contents Executive Summary____________________________________________3 Situation Analysis -Market Analysis_______________________________________________3 -Product Analysis_______________________________________________4 -SWOT Analysis_______________________________________________ 4 -Competitor Analysis ___________________________________________ 6 Marketing Objectives__________________________________________ 7 Identifying Target Market -Selecting Target Market_________________________________________7 -Target Market_________________________________________________7 Developing Marketing Strategies Marketing Mix: -Product________________________________________________________8 -Price__________________________________________________________8 -Promotion______________________________________________________9 -Place__________________________________________________________9 Implementing the Marketing Plan__________________________________10 Monitoring and Controlling -Developing a Financial Forecast____________________________________10 -Comparing actual and planned results________________________________11 -Revising the marketing strategies____________________________________11 Appendix ______________________________________________________12 Appendix A_____________________________________________________13 Appendix B_____________________________________________________14 Appendix C_____________________________________________________15 Executive Summary The focus of
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Apple Main Products
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a range of personal computers, mobile communication and media devices, and portable digital music players, and sells a range of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. The company's products and services include Macintosh (Mac) computers, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Xserve, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the Mac OS X and iOS operating systems, third-party digital content and applications through
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Apple Marketing Stratgy
Existing E-Marketing Methods Company Apple Computer (Apple) designs, manufactures and markets personal computers and related software, services, peripherals and networking solutions. It also designs, develops and manufactures a line of portable digital music players along with related accessories and services including online distribution of third-party music, audio books, music videos, short films and television shows. AppleЎ¦s products and services include the Macintosh line of desktop and notebook computers, the iPod digital music player, the Xserve
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Apple Summary
Executive Summary Apple Inc. is a company that designs, manufactures, and then sells desktop and notebook computers, portable digital music players, and cell phones. It also creates software like the OS X operating system, iLife, iTunes, or QuickTime; and peripherals such as printers or storage devices that go with these products. The biggest challenge Apple is facing is that consumers are reluctant to pay for songs and thus, Apple is losing customers to its competitors
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Apple Swot
Strengths. Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its second quarter profits to $320 (June 2005). The favourable brand perception had also increased sales of Macintosh computers. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series of segments that buy into other parts of the Apple brand. Sales of its notebooks products is also very strong, and represents a huge contribution to income for Apple. Brand
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Apple Swot Analysis - Competitive Strategy
Apple swot analysis S Closed ecosystem gives total control of user experience from R&D to retail sale. Competitors have to fight for shelf-space and use whatever Microsoft OS and Intel reference designs come out, which leads to a lot of $499 junk laptops loaded with crapware, on a shelf at OfficeDepot where the main user purchase assistance is "LetmeseeifIhaveoneinthebackstillinthebox". Apple gets to set the specs in detail, and deliver to the customer through a controlled
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Apple V/s Sony Strategy
1. INTRODUCTION If there is one piece of technology that has touched the lives of people all over the world irrespective of age, socio economic classification or geography it has to be the Portable Audio Player (“PAP”). Accordingly, it will be interesting to see how this industry has evolved over the years and the ensuing transformation with the advent of the internet/ e-commerce. The idea of portable players began in 1963 when PHILIPS NV (“PHILIPS”)
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Apple Vs. Microsoft
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the leadership, structure, and culture of two of the most influential and newsworthy companies in the technology sector: Microsoft and Apple. We will examine how the differences in the three aspects make companies different, and how leadership, culture, and structure influence each other in determining how the company operates and performs. Microsoft is the world’s leading supplier of computer software, specifically focusing on development, manufacturing, licensing, and
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Apple Watch Marketing Plan
Marketing Plan Executive Summary Our marketing plan focuses on the company Apple and their recently introduced product, the Apple Watch. Apple has long been known as a pioneering and innovative company that has sought to push the boundaries of what is possible with modern computing. Products like the iPod and Mac have literally changed the landscape of their respective markets (personal entertainment devices and computers). While Apple has an impressive list of groundbreaking
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Apple, Inc. Public Relations Plan
Current Corporate Situation Apple, Inc. was founded in 1976, formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc., the company changed its name to Apple Inc. in January 2007. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California. Apple, Inc. and its subsidiaries participate in the design, manufacture, and marketing of personal computers and related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions worldwide. Apple also provides a line of portable digital music players, as well as related accessories and services, including
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Appleaing Barnd
The image of Canada is not as favorable internationally as it should be. Therefore, developing an appealing brand identity has become an important part of attracting international investment to Canada, since its image is more prone to misconception while US has a strong brand image that does not require much active promotion internationally. Thus, Canada needs the help of a branding strategy to improve on a broader scale internationally. One of the problems Canada
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Apples and Beef: and In-Depth Look at Us Exports to Japan
Apples and Beef: and in-depth look at U.S. exports to Japan Krista Cortellini Ahmad Elarbi Jacqueline Garris Diana Hamel John Michaels INTRODUCTION Agriculture is one of the most disputed issues in the global economy, dealing with everything ranging from protectionism to health standards. In the current round of the WTO, the Doha round, agriculture is one of the most prominent features on the development agenda. Although much of the agenda deals with the developing world,
Rating:Essay Length: 762 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: March 15, 2010