I. Brief Background of the Case August Scientific Instruments‚ Inc. (ASI‚ Inc.) is a small private company which specializes in the manufacturing of miniature electromechanical components. It is located on a small but progressive town wherein a Technical Education Institute is also based. At first‚ the company underwent several problems and setbacks and was able to grow steadily and expand its operations until in 1958; it was able to acquire additional investments‚ substantial monthly sales and
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Livent‚ Inc. is a company that is very involved in the entertainment business‚ mainly in live theatrical productions. When dealing with a company in the entertainment industry‚ there are many risks that can be involved in auditing situations. A big risk that can be common is working with the higher officers of the company who are not strongly educated in the financial field. They are only familiar with the entertainment part of it and do not pay attention to a lot of the finances. It is common for
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Executive Summary History Ever since Apple Inc. was established‚ they never had a straight way to reach success‚ but today Apple. Inc is the one of the largest and most successful technological companies around the world. Their main key to success is that they have a good management team that is led by founder Mr. Steve Job. They have had some issues that may have had some bad influence to their recent success‚ such as gross margins that were not increasing despite falling component prices‚ but
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SCM Case Analysis: Apple‚ Inc. Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management Capella University April 23‚ 2014 Apple is one of the most widely known companies in the world. They started as a computer company in 1976. Apple is now a Fortune 500 company and have been voted as having the best supply chain for the past several years by the IT research team Gartner. Many factors make them number one. Apple was not always the supply chain kings. A smart firm recognizes their weaknesses‚
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Food Inc. 1. Food production has changed more in the last 10 years than in the preceding 10‚000. 2. Images of agrarian (farm) society in the consumer’s mind include: green fields cattle grazing red barns 3. The average supermarket contains 47‚000 (how many?) items 4. How do you think farm animals should be treated? How do your ideas compare to what you saw in the film? I think farm animals should be treated with some respect. If we are going to keep them trapped then we ought to let them do what
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Ethical Challenges and Agency Issues Analyzing ethical challenges Most people are aware of the ethical challenges businesses face in today’s world especially‚ in the financial services industry. Financial services became a major target after several scandals such as Enron and MCI. Unfortunately‚ the financial industry is very large‚ which encompasses entities such as banks‚ insurance companies‚ mortgage lenders‚ pension‚ and securities funds. “The financial service sector represents 20 percent
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Introduction Apple Inc. was established on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne (Mary Bellis‚ n.d). Apple Inc. which is an American multination corporation that design and sells mobile phone‚ computer software‚ tablet and personal computer. Apple well known hardware product are the Macintosh‚ iPod‚ iPad and the iPhone while its software are the OS X and iOS operating system. Today‚ Apple Inc is the second-best global brand base on Interbrand statistic (Interbrand‚ 2012)
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I. Case Analysis A. The Situation As earlier mentioned‚ the case involves Mr. Romulo Bernas‚ a staff assistant in Prime Shipping Inc.‚ who earns a salary enough to support his family. He is directly reporting to a manager and has no fixed job description. He also works closely with Mr. Jose Narciso‚ a former New People’s Army member and is now a bodyguard of a politician connected to the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Mr. Bernas has been given several credits for his work. As such‚ he was
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Running head: ETHICAL PRINCIPALS CASE Ethical Principals Case Study Shawn R. Holy Grand Canyon University HLT 305 May 2‚ 2010 Ethical Principals Case Study You are presented with a 52-year-old female patient. She is experiencing acute discomfort from gall stone symptoms for the fourth time in 8 years. The condition has responded to non-surgical treatment in the past‚ but each subsequent time is a slower and more painful recovery. She is underinsured and the cost of a surgery would be
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peculiarities of the production processes of iProducts by Apple Inc. This article is a result of interviewing of dozens of people related to the company or experts sharing their personal view on the subject‚ including economists‚ manufacturing experts‚ technology analysts‚ academic researchers‚ competitors and corporate partners‚ government officials. The main aim of the article is to evaluate reasons and consequences of a decision of Apple Inc. to move the production of its products abroad. The decision
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