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
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Diversification Strategies in the Global Retailing Industry: Essays on the Dimensions and Performance Implications DISSERTATION of the University of St. Gallen‚ School of Management‚ Economics‚ Law‚ Social Sciences and International Affairs to obtain the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Management submitted by Timo Sohl from Germany Approved on the application of Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph and Prof. Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens Dissertation no. 3987 Difo-Druck GmbH‚ Bamberg 2012
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Apple Global Supply Chain Hang Pan Agenda Company Profile Global Supply Chain Management Challenges and solutions Conclusions Apple profile Founded on April 1‚1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Ste ve Wozniak ‚ Ronald Wayne Headquarter : Cupertino‚ California 394 retailed stores worldwide Produc ts Hardware: iMac‚MacBook‚ iPhone‚ iPod‚ iPa d Software: Mac Os X‚iTunes‚ Internet brower s‚….. New product development process The whole development process is in USA. Global supply chain
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of Mac laptops. [pic] Report on the different ways to improve Apple’s sales of Mac laptops. Prepared for: Mr. Steve Jobs CEO Apple Prepared by: Shou Heng‚ Guan Yu Shiun‚ Tan Zhi Ping‚ Ng Guo Ren‚ Kuah Liyana December 6‚ 2010 Executive Summary Apple has a wide range of products from computers like Macintosh (Mac) to MP3 players like iPod to other devices with special combination like iPad and iPhone. For Macintosh
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Statement 3 Objectives 4 Solution 5 Budget 6 Qualifications 7 Conclusion 7 Introduction Since its introduction to the public on April 3‚ 2010‚ the Apple iPad tablet device has become a revolutionary teaching tool embraced by both the K-12 and higher education markets. With thousands of educational applications currently available and accessed through a simple user interface‚ the iPad represents a paradigm
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The battle between Apple and Samsung that defined a Smartphone generation. Since‚ the establishment of a brand called “IPhone” which is a high-end cell-phone which was unveiled in 2007. Furthermore‚ it was the one and only Smartphone in the market. In 2009‚ Samsung the Apple’s supplier made a shocking device that is similar to Apple’s IPhone called “Samsung Galaxy” which started a war that will never end. (Kurt Eichenwald‚ 2014). After the betrayal from Samsung to Apple which made it seek redemption
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Apple Inc Patent Map/ Track pad As I have searched in the query of WIPO patent scope for the track technology of Apple Inc. I have found 3 patent which is track for music‚ track for GPS and the last track pad which I choose track pad for further investigation. The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi‑Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi‑Touch technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of gestures‚ giving you a whole new
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Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyse the events taken place in Apple from its establishment to the year 2006. It highlighted the problems Apple was facing‚ and also the achievements it received. There were both bad and good news for Apple’s product and its management and shareholders that brought much excitement in the year 2006. Apple’s stock fell and there were change in the management level after some stock option investigation due to irregularities related to the
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Brief History of Apple Macintosh The first Macintosh was the 128 K released first in 1984. Macintosh was first affordable computer to include a GUI (Graphical User Interface). It was built around the Motorola 6800 chip which was significantly faster than previous processors. It came in a small case with a black and white monitor built- in. It even came with a mouse and keyboard. Big progress from the Apple I which came out in 1976 which included only the circuit board‚ but here’s the real kicker
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Busch‚ Stephanie Hudson‚ and Rachel Wichert RE: Apples Eat Themselves ARTICLE SYNOPSIS A review of the legal battles between Apple‚ a computer company and Apple‚ a record company‚ are discussed in this article. Both share a similar logo (an apple) and since 1991‚ the companies have gone to court to claim the Apple logo should only be unique to one company. In 1991 the Court agreed for each company to continue to use the Apple logo but now‚ the record company has accused the computer
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