Brief Overview Apple Inc., formerly called Apple Computer, was founded in California on April 1, 1976. Apple is an electronics and software company who designs and sells personal computers and laptops, computer software, and consumer electronics. They are known primarily for producing iPods, iPhones, iPads, and the MacBook Pro. The software Apple has developed includes Mac OS (operating system), iOS (mobile operating system for the i-product line), iTunes, iLife, QuickTime player, Final Cut
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“An Apple a Day, Keeps Supply Chain Robust Another Day!” In their article, “Apples Supply-Chain Secret? Hoard Lasers,” Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows introduce us to several key attainments that Apple has been able to incorporate into their structure. Along with design and “buy or make” scenarios, Apple’s innovative and successful Supply Chain Management and Operational Divisions have leapt well above those of other companies. Satariano and Burrows also share with their audience the “front-runner”
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throughout this paper are Apple, Inc. (Apple) and Dell, Inc. (Dell). Both are successful technological companies. Operating in the technology field they pay a great deal of attention to technological factors and trends in the industry. Their internal and external environments can be scanned and evaluated using the PESTEL tool and Porter’s value chain. Using the PESTEL tool will help them identify opportunities and threats that they might encounter. Using the Porter value chain will help them identify
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Introduction Supply chain case study analysis covers a broad range of a company’s activities falling within a value chain. Each company has its own circumstances that lead to specific supply chain strategies and decisions. 1.1 Apple – Company Background Apple is a world leader in mobile, media and communication devices, PCs, Laptops and music players etc. Hardware is its primary business, however it also sells own and third party software applications and contents, peripherals, services, and
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cellular networks, functionality from over 250,000 applications available on Apple’s App Store, and the ability to deliver video, music, text, social networking applications, and video games. Its entry-level price is just $499. The challenge for Apple is to convince potential users that they need a new, expensive gadget with the functionality that the iPad provides. This is the same challenge faced by the iPhone when it was first announced. As it turned out, the iPhone was a smashing success
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2009 Concordia University John Molson School of Business July 22, 2010 INTRODUCTION Situation Synopsis After almost 20 years of unprecedented growth and industry leadership, Dell has started losing market share to its competitors: HP, Apple, Acer and Lenovo. Furthermore, its stock price has plummeted from its record 1998 high of US$139.88 to almost US$20.00 in July 2008. Due to poor performance, the founder of the company Michael S. Dell has returned to the company as CEO and has devised
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provide a detailed history of Apple and describe the current state of the company and the corporation’s future goals and vision. (Page limit: 2-3 pages, double spaced. Please include references and in-text citations). On April 1st 1976 Apple Computer was founded in a garage as the result of the combined effort of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. At this time Steve jobs was working at Atari, under Atari founder Nolan K. Bushnell. Wozniak finishes work on the Apple 1 at the time when he was
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carry consequences for the associated risk within the Supply Chain Author: Mathijs Cornelis van Itterzon What are the consequences of a tsunami in Japan, with respect to the price of Apple stocks? If we ask a regular person this question, one may answer that it doesn’t have that much influence at all. Mainly because people have never heard of the company ShinEtsu, which is responsible for manufacturing thin silicon wafers for Apples products (Der Spiegel, 2011). What many people do not know
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Introduction Apple dedicates its social corporate responsibilities in regards to a plethora of policies and governance in regards to: labor practices that builds the dynamics of employment and labor relations, employee benefits and workplace safety; supply chain management, strategic management regarding customer, legal compliance Apple defines the employment governance structure in the Supplier Code of Conduct and Ethics covering labor and human rights, health and safety, the environment, and
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Dell Inc. Competitive forces The Competitive forces has five forces which are threat of new competition; threat of substitute products or services; bargaining power of customers or buyers; bargaining power of supplier; and intensity of competitive rivalry. I. Threat of new competition: In the other word, it is the threat of new entrants. For the threat of new entrants, based on the Porter's five forces, a model for industry analysis, " Barriers to entry are more than the normal equilibrium
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