Introduction From one perspective‚ Apple’s world could not be rosier and its future shinier. Rising from the rubble of a disintegrating company in 1997‚ Apple has reached the pinnacle of success in 15 short years. With a market capitalization of over $500 billion‚ Apple is amongst the most valuable and highly profitable companies in the world. Its remarkable success lies in the company’s ability to create truly innovative products with vast customer appeal. Apple flouts the conventional wisdom
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Q: 3 (A) What factors must a firm consider while addressing the make or buy decision? Ans: International Operations management and corporate strategy: Operations management of an International business needs to be integrated with the firm’s corporate strategy. The central role of operations management is to create the potential for achieving superior value for the firm. If operations management takes Rs. 100 worth of inputs and brings out product worth Rs. 150‚ it has crated considerable value
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Apple’s advertisement‚ Perspective‚ takes its audience on a journey through a wide‚ white‚ industrial space: a seemingly empty art gallery. The setting is framed with large columns‚ glossy flooring reflecting the grid above‚ and enormous windows‚ stretching from floor to ceiling‚ flooding the vast space with bright sunlight. The camera guides the audience on a tour of optical illusions; each exhibit revealing a hidden message. A new exhibit is around each corner‚ leading to the next like clues
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we have attempted to retain Apple’s classy style of communication through the minimalistic poster. The white background is reminiscent of Apple’s earlier print ads. Secondly‚ we deliberately excluded any mention of the price‚ and just focused on the much more useful term affordable. The new iPhone has been named ’fab’. It’s a simple‚ easy to remember word without much baggage. The tagline "More affordable than ever" seeks to establish a continuity with Apple’s efforts of luring customers in
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Though it started 5 years back‚ it was a threat to Facebook and it started losing its market share to WhatsApp. Facebook also provides the feature of messaging and photo sharing. This was one of the biggest acquisition and many people criticized the decision but in my opinion this was a very good example of planning and leadership since it solved the concerns of both the companies. The article provides the insights of the situation of both companies and how with proper leadership and planning the deal
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Memorandum To: John Harquest From: Date: Re: Paccar’s Buy or Build Decision Executive Summary To maintain prominent competence in heavy truck manufacturing industry‚ PACCAR needs to upgrade major lines to the most efficient and advanced technologies. There are two options to be considered: purchasing technologies from outside providers or developing the technologies within the company. As financial analysts‚ we evaluate the two options by calculating and analyzing NPV‚ payback‚ IRR‚ and
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weeks the company has unveiled a flurry of new items‚ including the all-important iPhone 5‚ the iPad mini‚ a new 13-inch MacBook Pro‚ a new Mac‚ and a new iPod Touch‚ proving that the company is still innovating for the future. • The iPad mini puts Apple’s foot in the small tablet market‚ a space that for a time
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The film “How to Make Better Decisions” was quite interesting. The beginning of the film highlighted how based on science‚ it shows that the decisions we make are bad. We assume that we have a strong awareness of our choices and the reason why we do certain things. I agree with that because every time I make a decision‚ I always think that I know what the outcome would be‚ but really I am only making a decision based on my emotions and I am only assuming to think the outcome will be great. When
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Scott’s Miracle-Gro has a plant in Temecula‚ CA that produces seed spreaders. Management is deciding if it should keep the Temecula plant open or if it should outsource manufacturing either to mainland China or offshore China. Before Miracle-Gro became Scott’s Miracle-Gro‚ they outsourced to contract manufacturers for production. Scotts manufactured their spreaders since it acquired Republic Tool and Manufacturing. Scott’s Miracle-Gro manufacturing facilities have a plant in Temecula‚
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Argumentative Essay Topic: - Parent’s Decision VS Child’s Decision There is always a conflict between the parents and the child. The child has always a concern that their parents are not giving them freedom. And it’s true. Parents don’t give their child freedom. So the child only gets his/her wish fulfilled by some or the other means. But I think we should listen to our parents. Our parents have seen the world that we are leaving in in a more detailed way. They are more experienced than
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