Apple Board of Directors decided to hand over the reins of Apple Inc. to Timothy Donald Cook better known as Tim Cook‚ then Chief Operating Officer(COO)‚ and make him the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Jobs resigned from the post of CEO and was chosen to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Tim cook was also inducted in to the Board. The decision taken by Jobs was not because of any pressure or due to declining sales or problem with the company but because he was suffering from
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SWOT Analysis Strengths The first and most apparent strength of the W.L. Gore company is its diversity of products. The company is able to market to a variety of industries on a global level‚ including electronics‚ medical industry‚ IT‚ aeronautics‚ and telecommunications. This diversity affords the company some protection financially should there be any negativity in a given market segment. Another important strength of the company is its strong growth and financial performance over the long-term
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Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix or a QSPM The Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix or a QSPM approach attempts to objectively select the best strategy using input from other management techniques and some easy computations. In other words‚ the QSPM method uses inputs from stage 1 analyses‚ matches them with results from stage 2 analyses‚ and then decides objectively among alternative strategies. Stage 1 strategic management tools... The first step in the overall strategic management analysis
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SCM Case Analysis: Apple‚ Inc. Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management Capella University April 23‚ 2014 Apple is one of the most widely known companies in the world. They started as a computer company in 1976. Apple is now a Fortune 500 company and have been voted as having the best supply chain for the past several years by the IT research team Gartner. Many factors make them number one. Apple was not always the supply chain kings. A smart firm recognizes their weaknesses‚
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Company Background Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Apple” or the “Company”) designs‚ manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions‚ and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone ® ‚ iPad ® ‚ Mac ® ‚ iPod ® ‚ Apple TV ® ‚ a portfolio of consumer and professional
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Using Internal Analysis‚ identify: a. Apple tangible and intangible resources as a source of competitive advantage. Tangible Resources * Apple.inc continues innovates several new products offering such as the iPod‚ iMac‚ iBook and also PowerBook. * Apple Inc. introduced the PowerMac G4 Cube that designed in a novel form and style. It is for those who did not want the monitor included with the computer. * Apple began marketing personal computer in general public‚ producing the specially
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An Analysis of the Financial Statements of Apple Intermediate Accounting III INTRODUCTION I chose Apple for my course project mainly based on the fact that they release all their records to the public and they have excellent accounting practices. Their paper work is easy to read and follow and based on their records they have an endless amount of revenue in the billions. As we have discussed about Apple in class I was very intrigued how they looked in the books on a specific level of detail
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Facilities Planning Study Theme 1a: Introduction Chris van Schoor d p ed o Adapted by G.J Botha Copyright reserved Facilities Planning - Introduction 1 Strategic Importance of Facilities Planning (1) Facilities planning is an integral part of strategic planning - the art and science of employing the resources of the firm f l i th f th fi to achieve its business objectives Cost of Facilities planning is a long term p g g making commitment with a minimum 5 year design changes horizon Facilities
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Applying SWOT Analysis for Effective Planning By Betty McQuilla Okocha December 24‚ 2012 Professor Lisa Bradill GM500 Introduction The objective or purpose of applying a SWOT diagram as a planning tool in business is to have a platform of doing business or having a through picture of a business plan. Applying SWOT diagram as a planning tool has helped me to work out the strengths‚ threats‚ benefits and strategy of achieving financial prosperity in business. (Draft‚ 2012/2010‚ p. 209) I have
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CASE ANALYSIS: IBM IN 2009 Analysis Industry: Computer Services Industry Porter’s 5 Forces 1) Risk of entry by potential competitors The risk of entry by potential competitors is relatively low (+). This is due to the newly entrant competitors that need a large market capitalization‚ software materials‚ services and consulting; to gain consumer’s interests. If consumers are able to choose buying their products from a large company that are adequate in the computer hardware‚ services
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