Apple‚ Inc. A Case Study in External Communication Executive Summary Background: On June 25‚ 2010 Apple released the iPhone 4. With its sleek‚ new‚ stainless steel frame design‚ thousands of people rushed to buy Apple’s latest gadget. Apple and its partner carriers received 600‚000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4s in the first 24 hours‚ making it the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that time. By the end of the month‚ Apple had sold over 1.7
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I. Identification Case Summary: Arnie is a newly employed technician at an up and coming data recovery company‚ Recoupabyte Confidential‚ Inc. He is assigned to a new customer‚ Mr. Bowen‚ a man who needs his tax documents recovered after hurling his computer out of a window in rage. The new client makes inquiries about the extent of confidentiality the company adheres to. The company’s website advertises comprehensive data recovery from most mishaps with complete confidentiality and their tagline
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In 2005‚ Phillip (Phil) Landgraf faced several glaring problems in the financial performance of his company‚ BioPharma‚ Inc. The firm had experienced a steep decline in profits and very high costs at its plants in Germany and Japan. Landgraf‚ the company ’s president for worldwide operations‚ knew that demand for the company ’s products was stable across the globe. As a result‚ the surplus capacity in his global production network looked like a luxury he could no longer afford. Any improvement in
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For Sky Fighters Inc‚ I would compare the costs and prices of my services‚ taking into account the costs of other offices like mine. We all know that the price is the sum of cost and profit. Therefore the forecast of the price depends on the price comparison of competition‚ considering that this company offers a similar service like mine. All business involves two types of costs: fixed costs and variable costs‚ so it is important to distinguish between reasonable‚ allowable‚ and allocable costs
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Issue Spotters Delta Tools‚ Inc.‚ markets a product that under some circumstances is capable of seriously injuring consumers. Does Delta owe an ethical duty to remove this product from the market‚ even if the injuries result only from misuse? Why or why not? I think Delta Tools‚ Inc. doesn’t owe an ethical duty to remove the product from the market unless the company doesn’t warn its customers of the danger they can meet upon misuse of the product. If the company takes all the measures to warn
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Markets by “Peter Lattman” Wall Street Journal Nov 7‚ 2006 (C1-C5). The case of Le Nature Inc was an indication of the fragility of the debt markets. On Tuesday November 7‚ 2006 in its section “Money & Investing” Wall street Journal reported the collapse of Le Nature Inc. Founded in 1989 by “Gregory Podlucky” this closely held beverage company specialized in producing and selling drinks: flavored water‚ vitamin juice. Le Nature Inc went to bankruptcy under the allegations of financial wrongdoing such
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ELEKTRA PRODUCTS‚ INC. CASE ANALYSIS REPORT I. BACKGROUND: As to the Company: Elektra Products‚ Inc. is an 80 year old company‚ publicly held and had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. Challenges that have to be addressed: In recent years‚ the company experienced a host of problems as follows: declining market share due to increased foreign and domestic competition; new product ideas were few and far between; departments such as manufacturing and
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Regan Thermal System Inc Case Regan Thermal System Inc was founded 9 years ago by brother and sister Carrington and Genevieve Regan. The company manufactures and installs commercial heating‚ ventilation‚ and cooling (HVAC) units. Ragan has experienced rapid growth because of a propriety technology that increases the energy efficiency of its system. The company is equally owned by Carrington and Genevieve. The original agreement between the siblings gave each 50‚000 shares of stock. In the event
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Prism Canada Inc. Case Study Problem Statement: Will outsourcing the company’s inefficient sheet metal operation be a proper strategic move to save the company money and satisfy current and potential customers with respects to quality and delivery lead time? Size up: Item | So What? | Machine break-downs | Since break-downs occur at the initial step‚ the rest of the process gets delayed causing longer customer lead time and extra shifts are required which increases labour expense. |
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Custom Molds‚ Inc. Summary: Custom Molds is a design & fabricator of precision molds and molds part for the electronic industry. The company has to face an environmental change when the electronic industry began to have partnership with parts suppliers. Problem statement: On a short term‚ Custom Molds is not able to satisfy its customers by having a high quality custom product: there was orders returned because of defective parts; and Custom Molds is also not able to respect it’s delivery
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