STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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A company situation analysis can be defined as “matching the company’s strategy to external market circumstances and to internal resources and competitive capabilities.” We believe that our company‚ Chester Electronic Sensors‚ is currently in a position to spring ahead in the Electronic Sensor market. The industry in 2011 (round 0) consists of six competitors in very similar positions‚ holding virtually equal market share. We will use indicators in the industry to help determine our position and
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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 Update as of mid-2013* * United Nations New York‚ 2013 The present document updates World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 (United Nations publication‚ Sales No. E.13.II.C.2)‚ released in January 2013. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 Update as of mid-2013 Summary Despite improved global financial conditions and reduced short-term risks‚ the world economy continues to expand at a subdued pace. After a marked downturn over
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a) To Patricia‚ I have assessed the current business situation for the Lodge Bistro Chain and I have decided to demonstrate‚ how your chain is effected by the external environment (threats)‚and what are the internal problems (weaknesses).To identify the problems I have done the SWOT analysed‚ and presented the two groups of factors which effected your business position. |STRENGHTS |WEAKNESSES
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about who is better: Apple or Samsung. They are both great brands‚ but I can say that many more people would rather have an Apple device over a Samsung especially when it comes to the phone they have. Now‚ I know some people would completely disagree with the points that I have‚ but this is what other people are saying and I would have to agree with a few of them because personally I prefer Apple over Samsung. I do know that there are those who would have Samsung over Apple or vice versa‚ but when
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INTRODUCTION Executive Summary/ Situation Amazon.com offers one touch shopping experience for millions of consumers around the world. You now have the ability to conduct all your shopping needs‚ wants and desires form the comfort of your own home. Say good bye to long lines‚ congested
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Apple-Foxconn study Submitted to ________________________________________________________ Submitted by ________________________________________________________ University __________________________________________________________ Contents Introduction 3 Problem Regarding Apple supplier- Foxconn 4 Real situations 5 Apple role-Leadership 6 Organization structure 8 Measure for improvement 10 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction Apple Inc‚ nowadays is one of well
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mechanisms are critical to monitor organization financial goals. Understanding where to focus on improvements is critical and with no type of control mechanisms to monitor Apple ’s organizational financial strengths‚ problem area could go unseen. Organizations that do not monitor the product output and how the market is changing will have a full warehouse of products not selling. This paper will show the control mechanisms used in marketing by Apple‚ compare and contrast the controls‚ the effectiveness
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Apple Marketing Strategy A. Marketing Strategy 1. Company Presentation The Company was created on April 1st‚ 1976 by two friends‚ Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak along with one of the former colleagues of Jobs at Atari‚ Roald Wayne who was supposed to act as an arbiter between the two former students but who left the company after only 2 weeks because of his financial situation and the risks involved in the project. The first computer ever created by the company‚ Apple 1‚ was built in
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Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix for Apple Strengths | Weight | Rating | Wt.Score | 1. Customer loyalty combined with expanding closed system 2. As a leading innovator in mobile device technology 3. Strong financial performance 4. Powerful Brand reputation 5. Retail stores 6. Strong marketing and advertising teams | 0.120.100.090.110.090.10 | 443434 | 0.480.400.270.440.270.40 | Weakness | | | | 1. High Price 2. Incompatibility with different OS 3. Patent infringements
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