E – Commerce & Value Chain Integration Group Assignment (B2C) Page Contents Page No (1) What is E COMMERCE ?……………………………………………..……………………… 1 (2) What is Business-to-Consumer…………………………………………………………… 1 (3) What is Virgin Atlantic………………………………………………………………………… 1 (4) Company Background and History……………………………………………………… 2 (5) Company Strategy ………………………………………………………………………………
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On June 29‚ 2007‚ Apple Inc. launched sales of the iPhone at Apple and AT&T stores across the country. Many hours earlier‚ enthusiastic customers lined up outside stores to get the first iPhone in their hands. The iPhone is more than just a breakthrough mobile-phone device. It is a strategy that may expand Apple’s sphere of influence. Apple elegantly combined a mobile phone‚ mp3 player‚ and personal digital assistant (PDA) on the same machine characterized by its unique‚ innovative design. On July
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Primary and Support Activities of Value Chain. Introduction Raytheon Company has created new software that improves the logistics system of the company by providing constant tracking data of all products in the inventory‚ which has saved the company nearly $9M. MTrak is a web-based system that includes the Microsoft .Net technology‚ which is used to capture bar-code scans and combines it with information from the mainframe computer to provide tracking of all inventories anywhere within the
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Situation analysis Strengthens Brand reputation and awareness Apple Inc. has developed both band equity and brand awareness among the consumers in the electronic industry for nearly forty years. The brand equity of Apple Inc. will allow iwatch to be priced at a high rate due to the value the consumer will place in the product. Current Apple user and potential Apple consumers will want to buy an iwatch due to their brand awareness to Apple Inc. They have used more than one device of Apple‚ and they
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iPhone Strategic Intent Apple – A Company • Apple was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. • Focused on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and closely related software products. iPhone Strategic Intent Strategic Intent behind iPhone • Develops‚ sells‚ and supports a series of personal computers‚ portable media players‚ computer software‚ and computer hardware accessories. • Apple is the early
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Strategic analysis of Apple inc * * Table of contents * 1. History of Apple inc 2. Analysis of strategy * 2.1 Applying Porter’s strategy framework to Apple Inc * 2.2 future strategies 3. Recommendations 4. Leadership/culture 5. Appendix 6. References * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1. History on Apple Inc * Apple Inc. is an American corporation
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Case Analysis 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? The PC (personal computer) industry is fairly competitive‚ making it important for a company like Apple Inc. to stand out among its rivals. Although all computers are not created equally and each model can have vast differences‚ it is sometimes difficult for the end user to differentiate between brands. One competitive advantage for Apple is that Macs are known to be different than all other
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| Brief description of PC and Smartphone’s industry Smartphones | Company | Market share | Key success factors | Android | 68‚1% | * software * innovation * synchronization with google account | Apple | 16‚9% | * design * style * size * capacity * software * download facility * distribution | Blackberry | 4‚8% | * reliability * carrier friendly * design | Nokia | 4‚4% | * price efficiency * reliability * distribution * client’s service |
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How Starbucks makes the customer a part of their value chain. Starbucks value chain consists of the following factors: * The Firms infrastructure: This is the way Starbucks want their organization set up and how best to conduct systems such as planning‚ finance‚ quality control and their information technology management. * Human Resource Management: HR is the activities associated with recruiting‚ managing‚ training‚ developing and rewarding people within the organizations. In order to make
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Apple Inc Introduction Apple Inc is an American multinational organization located in 1 infinite loop‚ Cupertino‚ California 95014‚ in the middle of the Silicon Valley. It is focused on designing and developing the personal computers‚ other related software products‚ and the electronic products such as MP3 players and iPods. Apple Inc’s main products are iMac‚ iPod‚ iPhone‚ and its latest advanced product is iPad‚ which is on the verge of creating another revolution after iPhone. Apple Inc was
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