HISTORY:- Apple Inc.‚ formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California[2] that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers‚ the iPod music player‚ the iPhone smartphone‚ and the iPad tablet computer. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems‚ the iTunes media browser‚ the Safari web browser‚ and the iLife and iWork creativity
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Motorola Mary Pugh BSA 523 – Operations Management Averett University Dr. Bruton November 8‚ 2013 Motorola Solutions‚ Inc. is an American data communications and telecommunications equipment provider that succeeded Motorola Inc. following the spin-off of the mobile phones division into Motorola mobility in 2011. (motorola.com) Motorola Inc. was an American multi-national telecommunications company based in Schaumburg‚ Illinois. The company was founded September 25‚ 1928 in Chicago
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Circuit City Circuit City Stores‚ Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol CC) was an American multinational consumer electronics corporation. It was founded in 1949 and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s. By 2000‚ many Circuit City stores were out of date and in bad locations‚ unable to compete with the competition from newer Best Buy stores. In 2000‚ Circuit City abandoned the large appliance business and introduced a more self-serve format called "Horizon". This was controversial
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great hall of the Capulets‚ all is a-bustle. The servants work feverishly to make sure all runs smoothly‚ and set aside some food to make sure they have some enjoyment of the feast as well. But this ball isn’t what it seems‚ for many secrets lay behind the curtain and around the corner. The Capulet ball‚ where enemies were brought together‚ arguments occurred and love was in the air. It’s no surprise that the Montague’s were excluded from this event as the feud between the Capulet’s and Montague’s
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Shimano Inc. Case Questions: 1. Does Shimano’s home base fit Porter’s definition of an advantaged location? 2. Did the advantages or disadvantages of its location change over time? If so‚ how did Shimano respond - does it fit Porter’s framework of a global strategy? 3. Would you recommend that Shimano develop additional functions in North America (besides sales and service) as it has in Asia and in Europe? Why or why not? November 16‚ 2011 International Business MBAD 6244 Professor
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1. (a) List and discuss the major bases for segmenting consumer markets. Answer: Bases for Consumer Market Segmentation: There are number of variables involved in consumer market segmentation‚ alone and in combination. These variables are: Geographic variables Demographic variables Psychographic variables Behavioral variables By using any of these segmentation bases‚ either individually or in combination‚ an organization can construct market segments for evaluation to help them
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Introduction GAP Inc has been a member in the family-clothing-store industry for 43 years. They are one of the top four companies with a 16.3% market share as of 2010 (Van Beeck‚ 2010). They have a chain of stores that include GAP Inc‚ Old Navy‚ Banana Republic‚ Piperlime and Athleta. Between 2002 and 2010 GAP has implemented multiple strategies to accommodate changes in technology and the economy that have driven the strategies of all of the major competitors in the family-clothing-store industry
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Eight Ball Chicks concise By Laura Anderson The book "8 Ball Chicks‚" written by Gini Sikes. It is a thrilling yet shocking book about girls in gangs. The book explains in horrific detail the roles and existences of the girls in these gangs. Sikes traveled to several different cities to experience the life of girl gangsters. She traveled to Los Angeles‚ San Antonio‚ and Milwaukee. Through these travels‚ she became immersed in the lifestyles of each gang and had first hand accounts on what it
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Omnico‚ Inc Case 3-5 Marketing Management MM522 Robert Smith 6/18/11 Table of contents I. Statement of the problem II. Summary of the facts III. Analysis IV. Recommendations V. Conclusion I. Statement of the Problem Omnico’s customer retention is much lower than industry average. The problem as perceived by long time employee and current sales manager is that his salespeople fail to appreciate the importance of relationship selling. The sales manager’s
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Current Financial Health of Tire City Inc. Tire City‚ Inc. has been generating a stable profit during the period of 1993-1995. Sales income increased on average of 20% every year. Consistent profit margin of 5% and ROA of 12-13% have also contributed to the strong profitability of the company for the past three years. Along with the company’s growth in profitability‚ fixed asset turnover increased from 8.56 in 1993 to 8.93 in 1994‚ and to 9.65 in 1995‚ which facilitated the company to improve
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