BRIEF GLANCE AT THE FY2005 RESULTS In the fiscal year that ended September 2005‚ Apple reported revenues of US$13‚931M‚ an increase of 68.3% over the preceding year. The Operating Income in FY2005 was US$1650M‚ an increase of 406.1% over the 2004 figure. Net Income also similarly increased by 383.7% in FY2005 to US$1335M. Additionally‚ Total Assets increased by 43.49% to US$11‚551M. Total Liabilities increased by 37.36% to US$4‚085M‚ but Total Debt remained at US$0. Shareholders benefited in
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Magazine – Supply Management Page 1 of 9 The purchasing and supply website Right to the core 27 May 2010 | Richard Brass Tyrannical‚ secretive - and a huge success. Richard Brass investigates how Apple devised the ultimate supply chain In each of the past two years‚ AMR Research has named Apple’s supply chain the best in the world. Its operation‚ the supply chain consultancy says‚ marks “an epic shift away from the 20th-century production-efficiency mentality to a new era of value based
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Apple Case Study The role of a successful leader in organisational change cannot be overestimated. Organisational culture is significant for each organisation and its successful operation‚ playing large role in whether or not a particular organisation has a happy‚ healthy and comfortable working environment. Organisational culture at any company has to be strong and well-established but able to be changed as well. So‚ in order to establish‚ maintain and improve the company’s culture timely
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Usually I like all the brands when it comes to phones but my personal opinion is with apple. I am a very frequent user of all the apple products and I have most of them. The reason why I like all the apple products is they provide many facilities which brands doesn’t have like better display quality effective sound etc. all this things attracts me towards apple. And when someone ask me about my choice I must say apple is the best because this is the only brand which replaces the phone when the customer
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INTRODUCTION Apple Computer‚ the Cupertino‚ California-based company ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple computer is one of America’s most inventive companies. It developed many of the features that computer users have come to take for granted‚ including the graphical user interface‚ the mouse‚ the laser printer‚ and the color monitor. In the last 10 years alone‚ the company has issued more
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CASE STUDY: APPLE Chapter 7: Pricing Contents A. Understanding Pricing 4 1. Internal and External Considerations Affecting Price Decisions 5 1.1. Internal factors 5 1.2. External Factors 9 2. Setting The Price 10 B. Introduction to Apple 13 1. Product 14 2. Promotion 15 3. Place 16 4. Price 17 C. IPHONE 19 1. Introduction to iPhone 19 1.1 Main Features 19 1.2 Market share 20 2. Pricing Strategy of Apple’s IPhone 21 2.1 High Reference Pricing 21 2
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designed Apple Computer on April 1‚ 1976. As both companies continue to grow they have contributed to a wide impact on competiveness and efficiency towards strategic goals. Dell Computer Corporation is one of the most visible success stories in the computer market. By selling personal computers directly to customers over the Internet‚ offering a build-to-order sales system‚ and then linking suppliers‚ workers‚ managers‚ customers‚ and service personnel together on the Internet‚ Dell has built a
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4th semester. The financial analysis reveals that Apple has been undergoing an impressing growth in the net sales for the past few years. Furthermore the financial analysis showed that a big part of the net sales is generated by complementary products which can be connected to the sales of Macs‚ iPhones and iPods. The strategic analysis revealed that there is reason to expect continued redevelopment of products. An analysis of Apples core capabilities‚competitors and the development in consumer
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Porter’s five forces Porter’s five forces model is an outline for any industry analysis that is used in analyzing an industry. The five competitive forces are; Threats of new entrants‚ bargaining power of customers‚ threat of substitute products‚ bargaining power of suppliers and competitive rivalry within an industry. By applying Michael Porter’s five forces framework‚ it will help establish Apple’s position in the market. Threats of new entrants In situations where it is easier for anyinvestor
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Apples have a good claim to promote health. They contain Vitamin C‚ which aids the immune system‚ and phenols‚ which reduce cholesterol. They also reduce tooth decay by cleaning one’s teeth and killing off bacteria. It has also been suggested by Cornell University researchers that the quercetin found in apples protects brain cells against neuron-degenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. An apple a day may not keep any physicians at bay‚ but apples are very nutritious. They are high in fiber
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