CORPORATE LEVEL STRATEGY OF APPLE COMPUTER INC. Low level of diversification (1976-1996) To examine what strategies have been used by Apple‚ we divided the period into two ages. The first age is in between 1976 until 1996 were we can observe that all the products sold by Apple were computer related. They started with Apple 1 and continuously developed their products up until the evolutionary of Macintosh. However‚ their development restrained only to computers‚ chips and software which indicates
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business concept innovation in Apple The business concept innovation of apple will be analyzed by several business models. One of them is the concept of Gary Hamel . He defines the business concept innovation as following:  "Business Concept Innovation is the capacity to imagine dramatically different business concepts or dramatically new ways of differentiating exiting business concepts"  Business conept innovation changes the basis of competition in an industry 
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chain of the new Apple iPhone and‚ at some point‚ the supply chain of the Apple TV‚ hoping that this might help to demonstrate the complexity involved in manufacturing the Apple iPhone — a feature-rich product I wish I could have‚ if I could afford it (update: I’ve had several iPhones now). I conducted some research and found some interesting information on the suppliers of the Apple iPhone. My data comes from The Wall Street Journal‚ January 14‚ 2007; Supplier Code of Conduct‚ Apple Corporation; and
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About the Metric Division Case Study This case study analysis is intended to identify the major problems facing the Metric Division‚ and assess some potential solutions. The final recommendation utilizes the Action Research Model (ARM) (Cummings & Worley‚ 2001) to come up with viable‚ practical solutions. This study assumes that the reader has read and is familiar with the Metric Division Case Study. Problem Identification There are three major problems afflicting the Metric Division. The
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4. List three SCM metrics Apple should track‚ along with the reasons these metrics will add value to Apple’s business strategy. SCM metrics could include * Back order * Customer order promised cycle time * Customer order actual cycle time * Inventory replenishment cycle time * Inventory turns All of these metrics will add value to Apple by giving them insight into current production and order fulfillment issues. 1.INVENTORY TURN In its eighth annual Supply Chain
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share in the industry. Apple Computer Inc.‚ is known as Apple Inc. has proven that a company may successfully diversify its portfolio if they continue to be innovative in creating new products and improving older products. Apple Inc. was established in April 1‚ 1976 by founders Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs with the release of one computer. The company then became incorporated on January 3‚ 1977 in Cupertino‚ California. During the early years of the company Apple was known as the manufacture
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Should the United States adopt the SI units/metric system or keep the American standard system? This is a question that has been arising since the invention of the metric system in France‚ 1790. Thomas Jefferson‚ president at the time of the invention‚ was deciding whether to adopt the system at the time in which he included on the constitution. I think that the metric system should be adopted in America‚ not only to please others‚ but to benefit us. The SI units are easier to use‚ would be more
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The Metric Division Case Midterm Case I. Diagnosis After having carefully read the Metric Division Case‚ and having well in mind the Open Systems Model exposed by Cummings and Worley in The Essentials of Organization Development and Change‚ I think that as an OD professional I would choose to examine this case at the Group Level. Throughout the text‚ it seems pretty clear that the division and the staff encounter some problems that are typically related to the design component of the
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Apple Social Strategy In the case “Apple Inc. in 2010”‚ we can see that between 1980 and 1996‚ the company struggled with different management style and strategies. During those 16 years‚ Apple was a computer-based company that was not trying to differentiate itself from its competitor. That is why‚ in 1996‚ when Steve Jobs returned to Apple‚ he started to focus on the social aspect of Apple but also on how to innovate and create new products in order to differentiate the company. First of all
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Apple once again delivered very strong results in the face of hesitant consumers under recessionary pressures. Total revenue growth for the latest quarter was +36% led by the Mac brand in personal computers at +51%. The MP3 segment led by the I Pod brand delivered growth of +1% while the iPhone sold 1.7 mm units. So how is Apple able to deliver consistent sales and profit growth in tough recessionary times with premium pricing while many of its competitors deliver poor results. In a phrase --it’s
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