competitive products and technology to the marketplace. As a result‚ the Company incurs higher research and development costs as a percentage of revenue than its competitors who sell Windows-based personal computers. If Apple is unable to continue to develop and sell innovative new products with attractive gross margins‚ its results of operations may be materially adversely affected by its operating costs structure. Apple has also been lacking in their business marketing strategies and distribution
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Has anyone ever broken a promise to you? Someone has broken a promise to me before‚ it was my friend who I lend a money and we both signed an agreement with the date of returned and on the document was that names of the guarantor and witnesses. After the due date‚ he did not fulfill the promise made on the agreement‚ he started pleading. Were those promises legally enforceable promises? The promise was legal enforceable simply because we have already made and signed an agreement‚ which was
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Assignment Day 4 Question 5.9 Prepare a product-by-value analysis for the following products‚ and given the position in its life cycle‚ identify the issues likely to confront the operations manager‚ and his or her possible actions. Product Alpha has annual sales of 1‚000 units and a contribution of $2‚500; it is in the introductory stage. Product Bravo has annual sales of 1‚500 units and contribution of $3‚000; it is in the growth stage. Product Charlie has annual sales of 3‚500 units and a
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The product The first market mix element is Product. A product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption that might satisfy a need or want. Product decision normally base on brand name‚ functionality‚ styling‚ quality‚ safety‚ packaging‚ repairs and support‚ warranty‚ accessories and services. These product attributes can be manipulated depending on what the target market wants. Also‚ customers always look for new and improved things‚ which is
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Reliable Cars‚ Inc. I. Summary of Facts A) Market – Used automobile industry 1) History of Reliable Cars‚ Inc. a) Honest Carl’s Cars – Established in 1945 by Carl and Mary Lou and within the next five years‚ became the highest volume‚ single location used car dealership in California. Mary Lou made a point of employing the disabled and providing a friendly work environment. b) Reliable Cars‚ Inc. – Honest Carl’s Cars changes their name to Reliable Cars‚ Inc. They target
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CASE: GS-62 DATE: 04/29/08 RENAULT’S LOGAN CAR: MANAGING CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR A GLOBAL PRODUCT There are some commodities with very high levels of complexity with respect to customs duties. Because of this‚ we must have some specific knowledge of what duty optimization‚ drawbacks‚ specific regime‚ and automotive laws are. —Isabelle Roca‚ Customs and Trade Manager‚ Renault Renault designed the Logan car to address the needs of new‚ high-potential markets around the world. Initially launched in
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debt. The bankruptcy led GM to restructure using the turnaround strategy and build a new company. This report will discuss several dimensions within GM‚ before and after bankruptcy‚ including SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces Analysis and other organizational‚ cultural‚ and strategic changes. Company overview: General motors (GM) is an American multinational automobiles corporation founded in 1908 in Flint. It is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world and its headquarters are speeded through
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makes self driven cars safer than a human driving it Editor for Industrial Robot journal since 1996 July 2013 2 Emerging Themes Journals / trade Websites/News papers/ Magazines /Research Reports Article / Author / Interviewer Here’s what it would take for self-driving cars to catch on Brad Plumer (Reporter) How much would you pay for a selfdriving car? Jerry Hirsch (Reporter) April 2012 Coming in 2020 Cars That Drive Themselves
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Future. Azizah as my personal assistant came knocking on my white big door and turned my door knob gently. She knew I was having a diplomatic talk with the France Ambassador. She put my coffee on the table and glanced at me with her finger on her wristwatch symbolizes its time for another meeting. I stood up and shook hands with the big and tall Ambassador with an agreement that Malaysian students will give their full commitment of studies in France in Engineering‚ Culinary or Language. With his
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’ Case 10-2) 1 The Smart Car In 1991‚ Nicolas Hayek‚ chairman of Swatch‚ announced an agreement with Volkswagen to develop a battery-powered "Swatch car." At the time‚ Hayek said his goal was to build "an ecologically inoffensive‚ highquality city car for two people" that would sell for about $6‚400. The Swatchmobile concept was based on Hayek’s conviction that consumers become emotionally attached to cars just as they do to watches. Like the Swatch‚ the Swatchmobile (officially named
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