APPLE INC. SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats in a business. It involves identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve an objective. Strengths: Attributes of a company that are helpful to achieve the objective. 1: Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its profits. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series
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Abstract Would Apple Corporation be a good investment? Apple is a well known company‚ but the decision to invest cannot be made on the popularity of the name. To make a well informed decision one must investigate how the company is run. Questions to answer range from looking at the numbers to where the CEO’s are wanting the company go in the future. Assets Comparing the final asset numbers from September 27‚ 2008 and March 28‚ 2009 it is obvious that the company has more assets. The total
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How to write an extended response – Section IV of HSC Exam Question: Outline the marketing process and explain the importance of each element of the marketing plan. | Criteria: In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: * demonstrate knowledge and understanding relevant to the question * apply relevant business case study/studies and contemporary business issues * communicate using relevant business terminology and concepts * present a sustained‚ logical and cohesive
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Introduction: Apple‚ Inc. is an electronics and software company based in California‚ USA. Originally known as Apple Computer‚ the company is familiar to most people as innovators of the personal computer as it is known today. Apple Computer had introduced many of the now-commonplace features of personal computers‚ including the GUI‚ the mouse‚ the floppy disk drive‚ and color graphics. Apple Computer ’s Macintosh line of PC ’s had brought numerous software and hardware components within reach
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Market and Industry Analysis Figure 1 - Market/Industry Cement Dispatches In 2008-09 a total of 30.78 million ton material was attained and sent forward‚ generating an increase of 2.12% as compared to last year (Bestway Annual Report‚ 2008-09). Dispatches made locally contracted by 14% to a level of 19 million ton (as per DGKC Annual Report‚ 2008-09)‚ owing to inconvenient economic‚ political‚ law and order atmosphere reigning in the country (Bestway Annual Report‚ 2008-09). High cost of contracting
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of Apple Inc. is largely comprised of five product lines‚ two functional solutions‚ or two types of customer-based services. The industry‚ in which Apple competes‚ therefore‚ depends on the methodological classification of its products. The diversification of markets enhances Apple’s value chains‚ as a result. In a product lines based system Apple competes in five markets‚ including the PC industry with its Macintosh computers and Xcode software of MAC OS X‚ the consumer electronics industry with
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Assignment for the article of "How Industries Change?" by Anita McGahan Harvard Business Review‚ Oct 2004 1. Why need to understand change in the industry? Understanding change in the industry is very important. Unless one understands how the whole industry is faring and changing‚ making investments within one’s organization for the purpose of maximizing the firm’s successes and profitability could backfire. Companies may misinterpret signs and formulate irrelevant assumptions and actions
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Founded in 1978 in Austin‚ Texas‚ Whole Foods Market started as a small grocery store before becoming a supermarket with more than 450 stores in the United States‚ Canada‚ and the United Kingdom. Nowadays‚ it employs more than 91‚000 people and it is dedicated to organic healthy food. It describes itself as a “dynamic leader in the quality food business” (“Our core values‚” 2017) where it stresses the importance of quality over quantity‚ in addition to promoting high standards of excellence. Dedicated
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personal computing market as well as looking into the strategies of Apple and Dell to analyse how they have become two of the leading players in the technology industry. The main body of the report will include Apple’s entry into the retail market and how they managed market innovation theory to their advantage. 2.1 Personal computing market The personal computing market is ever expanding and is expected to continue its rise following 2012 and beyond (Mintel‚ 2012). The laptop market is set to return
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The Potential Market for Apple iPad in the UK Table of contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Creative thinking 3 3.0 Recommendations for successfully marketing iPad in the UK 3 4.0 Conclusion 4 References 5 1.0 Introduction After iSlate and iGuide‚ iPad as another tablet-shaped computer was launched by Apple. The various applications of the iPad are very attractive for customers‚ but it also has some shortcomings including high price and the same user interface as iPhone. The
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