APPLE INC. SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats in a business. It involves identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve an objective. Strengths: Attributes of a company that are helpful to achieve the objective. 1: Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its profits. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series
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I. Situation Analysis A. Category/Competitor Definition The brand equity of Apple Inc. is largely comprised of five product lines‚ two functional solutions‚ or two types of customer-based services. The industry‚ in which Apple competes‚ therefore‚ depends on the methodological classification of its products. The diversification of markets enhances Apple’s value chains‚ as a result. In a product lines based system Apple competes in five markets‚ including the PC industry with its Macintosh computers
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New Entrants: When Apple first began in the early 1980’s‚ the threat of new entrants was significant. PCs were a relatively new commodity with little distinction‚ few competitors‚ and no government regulation‚ and although initial R&D was complex‚ assembly was simple. Unsurprisingly‚ new firms emerged quickly and forced Apple to differentiate its product over time. This push continued through the years‚ and ultimately‚ Apple was forced to create more innovative‚ unique‚ and quality products—a dynamic
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Total Quality Management and Materials Management Introduction TQM is the way of managing for the future‚ and is far wider in its application than just assuring product or Service quality – it is a way of managing people and business processes to ensure complete customer satisfaction at every stage‚ internally and externally. TQM‚ combined with effective leadership‚ results in an organization doing the right things right‚ first time. The core of TQM is the customer-supplier interfaces‚ both
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Advantages of Globalization: Resources of different countries are used for producing goods and services they are able to do most efficiently. Consumers to get much wider variety of products to choose from. Consumers get the product they want at more competitive prices. Companies are able to procure input goods and services required at most competitive prices. Companies get get access to much wider markets It promotes understanding and goodwill among different countries. Businesses and investors get
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Introduction: Apple‚ Inc. is an electronics and software company based in California‚ USA. Originally known as Apple Computer‚ the company is familiar to most people as innovators of the personal computer as it is known today. Apple Computer had introduced many of the now-commonplace features of personal computers‚ including the GUI‚ the mouse‚ the floppy disk drive‚ and color graphics. Apple Computer ’s Macintosh line of PC ’s had brought numerous software and hardware components within reach
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Environment PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer and Render Operations Management‚ 10e Principles of Operations Management‚ 8e PowerPoint slides by Jeff Heyl © 2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 2-1 Developing Missions and Strategies Mission statements tell an organization where it is going The Strategy tells the organization how to get there © 2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 2-2 1 Mission Mission - where are you
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Apple Inc. Financial Ratio Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Introduction Liquidity i. ii. iii. Working Capital Current Ratio Current Cash Debt Coverage Ratio pg. 7 pg. 3 pg. 5 pg. 6 Asset Management i. ii. Inventory Turnover Days in Inventory iii. iv. Solvency i. ii. iii. iv. Accounts Receivable Turnover Receivable Collection Period pg. 9 Debt to Total Assets Ratio Cash Debt Coverage Ratio Times Interest Earned Ratio Free Cash Flow pg. 11 Profitability Ratios i.
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developing a wider marketing program and better management system for the company had put a distinctive twist on its continued existence and expansion to the industry. With the situational analysis‚ the researcher hopes to develop a profitable operation‚ better management and marketing program for this company. It is in this context that this study was undertaken. Findings are expected to improve the human resources management system‚ the operations and management of San Miguel Brewery‚ to make its marketing
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