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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Table 4: Gold supply and demand (WGC presentation) % ch 2008 vs 2007 2006 Supply Mine production Net producer hedging Total mine supply Official sector sales Old gold scrap Total Supply Demand Fabrication Jewellery Industrial & dental Sub-total above fabrication Bar & coin retail investment 3 Other retail investment ETFs & similar Total Demand "Inferred investment"4 London PM fix (US$/oz) 2‚288 460 2‚748 424 -8 260 3‚423 145 603.77 2 2007 2008 Q1’07 Q2’07 Q3’07 Q4’07 Q1’08
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1) Based on the demanded and supply of Kitkat‚ If I am the manager of Ten-10 in Lim Kok Wing University‚ I would lower the price of a bar of KitKat. In demand‚ if I lower the price of a bar of KitKat‚ the quantity of demanded will increase‚ so more people would buy the bar of Kitkat. More people in Lim Kok Wing University would afford to buy the bar of Kitkit. In supply‚ the lower the price of a bar of KitKat‚ the greater the quantity supply. So there is more product to being sell.
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Yes/No (iii) The quarantine service Yes/No (iv) The Great Wall of China Yes/No (v) Contact lenses Yes/No * Question 2: (a) Suppose the income elasticity of demand for pre-recorded music compact disks is +5.0 and the income elasticity of demand for a cabinet maker’s work is +0.5. Compare the impact on pre-recorded music compact disks and the cabinet maker’s work of a recession that
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Supply and Demand Scenario In the global economical scenario the factors governing the supply‚ demand and even manufacturing location are driven by global factors. The opportunity cost is governed by customer demand in global locations. Proximity to the end user is a key factor in selecting the location of manufacturing facilities or distribution network. This is more important in products where the transportation cost is significant and business is serving a specific customer base. In case
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per pound‚ then the demand for leeks will rise by 10 pounds. Therefore we can conclude that the demand for leeks is elastic. 2. Marginal revenue is equal to price if the demand curve is horizontal. 3. If there is a price increase for a good that Marilyn consumes‚ her compensating variation is the change in her income that allows her to purchase her new optimal bundle at the original prices. 4. If the demand curve is a linear function of price‚ then the price elasticity of demand is the same at all
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Nescafe like cereals‚ chocolates and ice cream‚ it has its own perception by consumers by each products that they are producing off. Every new product that was published by Nestle will get hot responses from the consumers. Consumers are willing to try on what product that they are publishing and normally positive feedback will be gained. However‚ Nestle is not the only company producing the coffee product. Its position was shaken by the almost unlimited choices available on shelves. There are other companies
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EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com/MEFE.htm An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Price and Volatility of Coffee Future Returns Anastasios Alexandridis Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration Technological Education Institute (TEI) of West Macedonia Kila 50100 Kozani‚ Greece E-mail: tasosalexandridis@yahoo.gr Tel: +00306944523644; Fax: + 30 2461 39582 Abstract This paper examines the effect of financial and currency factors on the coffee future
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philosophy‚ mission‚ vision‚ values‚ and structure. In 1976‚ Apple Incorporated was formed and operated in Cupertino‚ California. The founders of Apple Inc. were Steven Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Gerald Wayne. Apple Inc. designed Macintosh computers‚ mobile cellular devices such as the iPhone‚ multi media devices such as the iPad‚ iPod music players‚ and sells a host of software such as the Mac OS and iOS operating systems. Apple Inc. operates third party content such as retail stores‚ online
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Apple Inc. in 2012 1. What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? First competitive advantage of Apple is high margin. In Exhibit 5 you can compare the percentage of gross margins and R&D/Sales of three major PC manufacturers. The percentage of gross margin of apple is the highest among the three from 2006 while there is no big difference in R&D/Sales. This implies that the manufacturing process of Apple is more efficient than those of other companies and that consumers are willing
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