It ’s only a PowerPoint Outline‚ sorry we didn ’t actually write a paper‚ should still be of some help though. Apple‚ Inc. Case Study BUSI 400-003 September 24‚ 2008 Dominant Economic Characteristics Large Market Size Steady Growth Rate Number of rivals is constant/low Scope of competitive rivalry is intense Low differentiation of products Product innovation is key in competition No surplus of supply as it relates to demand Pace of technological change is high Competition Analysis
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Case 10: Apple Computer and Steve P. Jobs CURRENT SITUATION * Performance The current performance at Apple Inc. shows a slightly higher gross margin percentage of 33.9 compared to 32.9 for the previous year. This is based on figures from the quarterly report ending March 29‚ 2008 and the date for the comparison figure is the previous year ending March 31‚ 2007. The revenue for that same quarter was $7.51 billion with a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion. The Macintosh computers unit
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Behavioral Sciences | Apple Inc. | Group 1 Project | TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 External Environment 3 Customers 3 Suppliers 4 Competitors 7 Regulatory Environment 8 New Entrants 8 Substitutes 10 Conclusion 10 INTRODUCTION Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. The company’s best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers‚ the iPod‚
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ALIAH UNIVERSITY Project-An organizational study of Apple.inc Introduction to the study of industry profile- Concept of organization- noun: organisation 1. An organized group of people with a particular purpose‚ such as a business or government department. a research organization" : company‚ firm‚ concern‚ operation‚ corporation‚ institution‚ group‚ establishment‚ consortium‚ conglomerate‚ combine‚ syndicate‚ body‚ agency‚ federation‚ confederation‚ alliance‚ coalition‚ association‚ movement
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Organizational Analysis: Apple Inc. Part 1 Apple Inc. History/Background: Apple Inc. is an iconic United States technological company based in Cupertino‚ California. Apple is engaged in the development of World changing consumer electronic products such a mobile phones‚ music media devices‚ tablets‚ and personal computers. The company also sells and creates operating system software‚ peripherals and delivery of third-party digital content (iTunes) to consumers. Apple sells its products and services
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Apple Inc. – Rational System Apple Inc. was formerly known as Apple Computer Inc for about 3 decades‚ but removed the word "Computer" in 2007‚ to show the company ’s ongoing progression into the consumer electronics market‚ in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers. Apple Inc is a corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics such as the iPod‚ iPhone‚ iPad‚ computer software such as the Mac OS X operating system‚ and personal computers such as the Mac Book and Mac Book
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Project Report on B2B Market Plan Of APPLE INC. AND STARBUCKS CORPORATION: iSTATIONS Submitted to Prof. Sanjay Srivastava Rajan Arora Submitted by Group No. 2 Vikas Kumar ( FT-12-MM- 544) Gaurav Manchanda (FT-12-109) Mikail Mohd. Salim (FT-12-160) Malay Mondal (FT-12-16) Kushagra Varshney (Ft-12-mm-546) Nikita Kabra (FT-12-119) Rahul Yadav (FT-12-MM-542) PGDM Batch: 2012-2014‚ IILM Graduate School of Management‚ Greater Noida ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The
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Apple Inc and the Economic Environment of Business Le Hai Hoang Cric ID: LEHP1303 Content No Title Page I Introduction 3 II History 3 III Market Structure 4 IV Supply and Demand 5 V Effect of new market regulation and condition 10 VI Globalization – effect and reaction 12 VII Recommendation 14 VIII Conclusion 15 IX References 16 I) Introduction Apple Inc – a multinational corporation is considered as one of the biggest and
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Running Head: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS OF APPLE‚ INC. APPLE‚ INC. External Analysis of Apple‚ Inc. Aaron Nance‚ Jeanette Odetola‚ Zuaibar Rashid‚ and Rachel Rozo Strategic Management MGMT 4340 FALL 2012 Dr. Uche Nwaubeze University of Houston‚ Victoria TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………….. 3 2. COMPANY HISTORY…………………………………………………………………... 2.1 Background…………………………………………………………………………. 2.2 Purpose of this study ……………………………………………………………… 3. EXTERNAL ANALYSIS ………………………………………………………………
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Current Market Evaluation of Apple Inc. [pic] [pic] (Charts from Yahoo Finance and YCharts) From the charts above‚ we can find that Apple’s current PE is 16.7‚ much lower than its past five years’ average 23.32. Also‚ its PEG Ratio is 0.64‚ which is a very healthy one. What’s more‚ take Apple’s some key advantages into account: (1) Apple has a strong brand name‚ loyal customer base‚ and defensible installed base. (2) iPod is still a major traffic and revenue driver for the company’s computer
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