CASE OVERVIEW Valley Technology Inc. is a part of the computer storage industry that initially offered a tape drive portfolio of products‚ which provides backup and recovery capabilities‚ and it has recently introduced a network attached product which is dedicated to file sharing only. The company encountered dilemmas regarding the most appropriate alternative that would be best to resolve their plan of reducing the company’s overall cost‚ specifically with the tape storage division
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Unit 1 Case Analysis: Apple‚ Inc.‚ 2008 Background Apple Computer‚ Inc. was created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in April 1976. It started as a computer software and hardware manufacturer. Apple Computer‚ Inc. is famous for having one of the largest and most loyal customer bases that have helped to make concrete consistent growth for the company (Yoffie‚ Slind‚ 2008). In 2007 Apple Computer Inc.‚ became Apple Inc. to mirror its expansion into the consumer electronics market while still
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Etymology The first recorded use of the word “computer” was in 1613 in a book called “The yong mans gleanings” by English writer Richard Braithwait I haue read the truest computer of Times‚ and the best Arithmetician that euer breathed‚ and he reduceth thy dayes into a short number. It referred to a person who carried out calculations‚ or computations‚ and the word continued with the same meaning until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century the word began to take on its
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Background Information Apple computers was established on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne and incorporated on January 3‚ 1997. The first Apple Computer was put together by Steve Wozniak and sold for $500.00. The computer‚ called Apple I‚ went on sale in July of 1976 and consisted of a circuit board‚ keyboards and screens. While Wozniak built the computers himself‚ both he and Jobs and sold them to a computer store‚ the Byte Shop‚ in Mountain View California. Most people
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Executive Summary Gap Inc. is facing the problem of decreasing sales in the family clothing store industry. Included in this paper is a detailed analysis of the family clothing store industry. This external analysis has showed that the industry is extremely competitive and difficult to make a profit due to low profit margins. The internal analysis of the company shows that although sales have decreased‚ Gap’s financial performance strengthens every year. Their profitability‚ leverage‚ and liquidity
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Computers Computers have made life easier for the human race. Americans today take for granted the great impact the computer has on their lives‚ making things easier‚ faster‚ and more convenient for them. Computers helped the world a lot and helped us take a large step into the future. Almost anything you know is run or made by computers‚ industry‚ cars‚ jets‚ and ect. Computers are the most important innovations in history‚ without computers the world would not be able to function in the
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2008 → John Dragasevich (president)‚ small water filtration company based out of Toronto‚ Ontario‚ considering expansion‚ increasingly strict regulations on wastewater management implemented by government‚ invest in new technology (membrane biological reactors)? Industry: → increased demand for water and water treatment‚ trend expected to continue → market projections reaching $348 billion → demand growing for safe drinking water in developing countries → sustainability challenges and advancements
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Zuber Case Task 1. Would you be willing to invest the funds in this country without covering your position? Explain. It looks like investing in this country could be very profitable because the yield offered would be 14 percent (compared to only 9 percent in the US)‚ but there are a few possible dangers in making an investment in a market that’s not stable yet. The country’s currency has become market-determined‚ so it’s volatile as it tries to find its equilibrium which means unstable market for
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latest of a long series of information technologies‚ which includes printing‚ mail‚ radio‚ television and the telephone. It is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store‚ retrieve‚ transmit and manipulate data‚ often in the context of a business or other enterprise. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks‚ but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Information technology refers
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Case Summary Dell was one of the greatest examples of a company that emerged in the tech bubble and survived when the bubble burst to be a leading example of one of the biggest companies‚ and the most successful one in the current time. The reason for this success was attributed to a single revolutionary model‚ which is Just-In-Time inventory management. From a financial point of view‚ this is an answer to one of the biggest problems that can face any company‚ which is cashflow management.
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