Assumption University Graduate School of Business Syllabus 2/2012 | | |Graduate School of Business’s Vision | |
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Apple Inc. From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the technology company. For other companies named "Apple"‚ see Apple (disambiguation). Coordinates: 37.33182°N 122.03118°W Apple Inc. Type Public Traded as NASDAQ: AAPL NASDAQ-100 component S&P 500 component Industry Computer hardware Computer software Consumer electronics Digital distribution Founded April 1‚ 1976 (incorporated January 3‚ 1977) Founder(s) Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak Ronald Wayne[1]
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SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths: * CEO Steve Jobs. * Product development. Apple’s products establish high standards for the market. * Robust Research & Development Department. * Design and convenience. * Marketing. * ITunes Music Store is an outstanding source of revenue‚ especially with the iPod and its availability to access Windows platform. * Apple Computers are expert in developing own software and hardware. * Apple Computers have respectable brand
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Company Analysis - Apple TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY OVERVIEW 5 Introduction 5 Brief History & Current Happenings 5 Apple Products & Services 7 Business Strategy 9 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 10 SWOT Analysis 10 Industry Overview 13 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 16 Short-Term Liquidity Analysis 16 Current ratio 16 Acid Test (or Quick Test Ratio) 16 Accounts Receivable Turnover
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Strategic management : Etude de cas 1- SWOT SWOT Apple : Strenghts : - Good reputation among consumers always with innovative products (ipod: the first portable music player) - A high turnover and the company is quoted on stock - They have their own operating system (Linux) - Customer loyalty to the brand it create a community among users of Apple - An operating system more intuitive than Microsoft. Weaknesses: - Steeve Job’s death destabilized the brand - Product prices are
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Current Market Conditions Competitive Analysis EOC-365 November4‚ 2013 Current Market Conditions Competitive Analysis When it comes to Apple iPhones the elasticity or inelasticity of the price per unit does not change until a “new and better” product comes on the market. When the iPhone 5S was released to the market the demand far outweighed the supply on hand yet‚ the price did not change. Colander (2010) stated‚ “Formally‚ demand or supply is elastic when the percentage change in
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| Apple Case Analysis | Dr. Jacobs Buad326.101 | | Charles Fields | 4/12/2012 | | Foxconn a major Chinese manufacturer and supplier of Apple products‚ was audited from February-March 2012‚ after receiving an increasing amount of criticism in relation to their current business practices. Accused of “turning a blind eye to dismal working conditions at partner factories” (Paronen‚ 1)‚ Apple agreed to allow the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to conduct an audit of their suppliers’ factories
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chain of the new Apple iPhone and‚ at some point‚ the supply chain of the Apple TV‚ hoping that this might help to demonstrate the complexity involved in manufacturing the Apple iPhone — a feature-rich product I wish I could have‚ if I could afford it (update: I’ve had several iPhones now). I conducted some research and found some interesting information on the suppliers of the Apple iPhone. My data comes from The Wall Street Journal‚ January 14‚ 2007; Supplier Code of Conduct‚ Apple Corporation; and
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Company Completive Analysis Porter’s Five Forces: In this section I will be using Porter’s Five Forces to analyze market competition and attractiveness. The analysis showed that the drug/retail market is highly competitive and the risk of new entrants to the market is fairly moderate to high. Considering CVS’s position in the market as the largest pharmacy chain in the US and its integrated services‚ CVS has only a few strong competitors. Currently‚ CVS has a few competitive advantages that should
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Industry Competitive Analysis Wimm-Bill-Dann was found in 1992‚ Wimm Bill Dann is one of the largest dairy products companies in the European country‚ its headquarter is in Moscow‚ Russia. Wimm Bill Dann produces dairy products‚ such as milk‚ yogurt‚ fruit juices‚ and baby food. Currently‚ WBD has over 30 production sites in different cities; WBD also owns the subsidiary company in other countries. PepsiCo purchased 66% of Wimm Bill Dann for 3.8 billion in 2010‚ it was one of the largest purchase
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