Identify one (real and existing) organization of your choice and embark on a research to understand the quality aspects of that organization and how you can improve the operations and bottom-line of that organization. Task 1 1.1 What are product‚ delivery process and services? Indentify and explain one definition that you will be using for this assignment. The company my chose is Burger King. Definition of product: A product is tangible with a physical form. Its design is to fit into a specific
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Key activities of Apple Apple’s Lines of Business The company divides its own product lines into iPhone‚ iPad‚ Mac‚ iPod‚ iTunes‚ Software‚ and Services‚ and Accessories. I will group these as three lines of business: Computing Hardware & Software‚ Mobile Devices‚ and the iTunes Store. Computing Hardware & Software Apple’s longest running line of business is that of computer hardware and software. The company has always believed that hardware is only as useful as its software‚ and the importance
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The Pareto chart would find the most likely cause and tell the organization where to focus its efforts. 2. Describe the origin and use of cause-and-effect diagrams. Cause and effect diagrams originated in 1968 by Dr. Kaoru a noted Japanese quality expert. These diagrams are often called the Ishikawa or fishbone diagrams‚ and are used in order to show the causes of a specific event. Cause and effect diagrams are a way of visualizing how a variety of factors associated with a process affect
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Apple’s mission statement? Apple designs Macs‚ the best personal computers in the world‚ along with OS X‚ iLife‚ iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store‚ and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad. Vision Statement Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal
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AppApple inc. is located in Cupertino‚ CA ‚ and founded in 1976‚ it currently employs 34‚300 full and part time workers globally. The current CEO for Apple inc. is Steve Jobs‚ and the COO is Timothy D. Cook. Board members include William V. Campbell‚ Al Gore Jr‚ Andrea Jung‚ and Arthur D. Levinson. Apple currently spends $1.3 billion in research and development‚ which is 3.6 percent of total revenues. Continuing innovation in a number of key products has been the key to the company’s success
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49306 – Major Individual Assignment Subject Name: Quality & Operations Management Systems Subject Number: 49306 Subject Mode: Standard Assignment Number: 1 Date Submitted: 11th May 2012 Student Last Name: HA Student First Name: Chun Cheng Terence: Student ID: Autumn 2012 11095243 Declaration of Originality: The work contained in this assignment‚ other than that specifically attributed to another source‚ is that of the author(s). It is recognised
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To: - Senior Manager of Apple Date: - 13th December 2011 From: - Lauren Report: - Management Issue at Apple Introduction The following report is being composed due to a request being received from the senior manager of Apple. The aim of this specific document is to identify a key management issue within the company of Apple that may affect their future production and success. Once the management issue have been acknowledged the report will go onto state the findings
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title: Apple Inc. Class: BSc 18C Word count: 2643 Date: Nov/15/2012 Table Of Content 1. Introduction – HRM & Potential risks in Apple Inc. (P3) 2. Recruiting – Internal & External sources (P4-P5) 3. Selection – Five steps in the selection process (P6-P8) 4. Training and development – Stages of designing (P8-P10) 5. Conclusion (P10) 6. References (P11-P12) Apple Inc. 1. Introduction – HRM & Potential risks in Apple Inc. Importance
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Apple Inc. Case Report Carlos Castro Luis Guzman Zuchytil Padilla Sergio Smith I. COMPANY BACKGROUND Apple INC‚ was founded on April 1‚1976 in a garage by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne. ‘The young entrepreneurs brought different strength to their fledgling company. Jobs had a flair for conceptualizing products‚ while Wozniak had the technical know-how to make them happened” (Washington Post Economy‚ 2012). At first‚ they only focused on personal computers but are now stationed
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Apple’s business strategy particularly for iPhone. Yes‚ Apple decided to cut off the price of iPhone to be an half of price‚ $99 in order to boost the sales. In fact‚ there are three steps of Apple business strategy for 2011. First they fertile platforms‚ second to introduce derivatives with incremental appeal and third step is to create the next exciting platform. Apple hardware will see only incremental improvements and cost reductions. Apple’s ability to align marketing strategy and business
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