-Introduce Apple -Brief history -Business perspective -Products -Past problems -Diversification -Current product portfolio -Revenue overall company performance -Profit -ROA -Stock Price (template for product portfolio) Year -Introduce Smartphone Industry -Google -RIM Competitors- introduce figures -Samsung -Target Market -Marketing mix -Describe products -Functions -Packaging -History -Design -Price -Appearance -Distribution Apple Store -Promotion -Ads‚ Symbols
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APPLE TEACHING NOTE The Apple case can be used to illustrate the issues of make or buy and managing the supply chain. It is best used in the middle part of an operations strategy course. It not only introduces the issues of managing suppliers but also affords the opportunity to reinforce other key topics‚ including developing an operations strategy‚ designing products‚ and managing lead times and inventory. Questions similar to the ones below have been found adequate to bring out the key issues
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MatMarket Penetration: -The signature product that made Apple‚ Apple‚ was the Macintosh. It first had a famous Television Advertisement in the US in 1984 introducing its signature product the Macintosh. This was led by Anya Major who was chased by agents of Thought Police‚ threw a sledgehammer into the screen of big brother David Graham. At the end‚ it says‚ “Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you’ll see why 1984 won’t be like 1984.” This screen of big brother David Graham supposedly represented
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Open Innovation Case: W. L. Gore & Associates‚ Inc Introduction In light of the trend towards open innovation‚ inter-organizational technology transfer by means of alliances and licensing has become a key component of the open innovation processes. In this assignment we will discuss how open innovation can be the key of success and open up different opportunities‚ describe innovation in terms of what managerial consequences it can have on a company and try to find out what can be the driving
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Government in Promoting Innovation Table of Contents |Particulars |Page No. | |Introduction |3 | |Innovation and Change |3 | |Origin of Innovation
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Lecture 1 WHY NEW MARKETS MATTER Overview: • • • • • • What defines a new market How new markets create big industries How new markets build great companies Why ignoring new markets is perilous How new markets can become a source of corporate renewal What trends make new markets particularly critical today What Is a New Market? • • • For the purpose of this subject‚ our focus is on markets that have not existed previously. It is concerned with tapping latent demand to create new sources of
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Case Analysis 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? The PC (personal computer) industry is fairly competitive‚ making it important for a company like Apple Inc. to stand out among its rivals. Although all computers are not created equally and each model can have vast differences‚ it is sometimes difficult for the end user to differentiate between brands. One competitive advantage for Apple is that Macs are known to be different than all other
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terms‚ innovation is a significant evolution of a product‚ service or manufacturing process that brings something new‚ unknown or of using a new technology from basic research. Innovation results from both a new idea‚ using creativity‚ a concrete realization and response to consumer expectations. It aims to gain a competitive advantage in meeting the needs of the market. Innovation can be timely and focus on a project‚ a product. It can also be part of a continuous process of innovation management
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City Road‚ describe some of the inequalities on a street which you know.” Very much like City Road‚ the street which I observed for comparison‚ Concord High Street‚ is a mixture of consumer outlets and places in which the local population socialise‚ during the day and later on on a night. Concord High Street is part of what is locally understood to be ‘Old’ Washington‚ i.e. the original small village that once stood here amongst the coal mines‚ as opposed to ‘New’ Washington‚ which includes the
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1. Introduction The term innovation is derived from the Latin word innovatus‚ which is the noun form of innovare to renew or change. Although the term is broadly used‚ innovation generally refers to the creation of better or more effective products‚ processes‚ technologies‚ or ideas that are accepted by markets‚ governments‚ and society. Due to its widespread effect‚ innovation is an important topic in the study of economics‚ business‚ entrepreneurship‚ design‚ technology‚ sociology‚ and
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