Apple Company Overview Apple Inc. is a designer and marketer of consumer electronic devices. The company's main products are the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet, the iPod line of music players, and lines of personal computers. The company is ver Continue Reading...
Apple Inc. About the company The odds that Apple will be mentioned as the most innovative company are very high due to its reputation for leading edge products. It is the world's third largest mobile phone maker just after Samsung and Nokia. Apple Continue Reading...
Apple Corporation SWOT analysis Apple Inc. is one of the well-known and recognized enterprises by not only the business community but populace from all over the world are cognizant about this corporation. It started off its business from the decade Continue Reading...
Table 2: Distribution of Revenue by Product Area Source: (Apple Investor Relations, 2008) (Prudential Equity Group LLC, 2006) Planning The cornerstone of Apple's planning processes is the continual development of products and services that compl Continue Reading...
74 and a cash ratio of 2.03. Apple has no long-term debt and a 2-to-1 debt ratio (MSN Moneycentral, 2010). Apple has relatively few weaknesses. The company's emphasis on software, marketing and design has left it with a weakness in hardware. Apple p Continue Reading...
Financial Research Report A: Introduction There are several factors that one ought to take into consideration before investing in a firm. These factors include, but are not limited to, the enterprise's performance, the caliber of the management i Continue Reading...
Apple Inc. Marketing Audit Apple Inc. is an American multinational company specializing in producing and marketing of innovative electronic brands that include iPad, iPhone, Apple watch, Mac, and iOS. Globally, Apple is the second largest IT (inform Continue Reading...
Apple Inc. Feras Awwad Apple is one of the world's principal producers of a product mix consisting of a range of electronics goods and gadgets, as well as their related software applications, in a broad range of different international industry seg Continue Reading...
(Apple iPhone: Revolutionary Phone) Revenue and Profit & Loss for 2005: For the fiscal year 2005, Apple Inc. earned revenue of $13.93 billion and a net profit of about $1.335 billion thereby showing an annual growth of 68% and 384% respectivel Continue Reading...
Supply Chain Management Practices at Apple, Inc. Today, Apple, Inc. (hereinafter alternatively "Apple" or "the company") is the world's largest company in terms of brand value, with nearly twice as much value at $154.1 billion compared to its neares Continue Reading...
This represents a shift in corporate strategy. The company for most of its existence operated as a niche player, essentially utilizing a differentiated focus strategy. The current strategy, however, has been to downplay the exclusivity it long sough Continue Reading...
Apple Inc. The organization that I would like to join is Apple Inc. Apple represents one of the world's preeminent technology designers, manufactures and software developers and the organization is known for producing premium products that are uniqu Continue Reading...
As far as regional sales are concerned, U.S. business sales comprise the most sales (Annual Report, p. 58). This is not surprising because Dell's home country is the U.S. The other markets represent emerging markets and represent excellent chances f Continue Reading...
Strategic and Financial Analysis: Case of Apple Apple Inc. is a U.S. multinational company specializing in designing and selling different types of electronic products that include computer software, personal computers, and range of hand-held electr Continue Reading...
risk that Apple Inc. faces with respect to its international economic exposure. Apple designs its products in the United States, manufactures them in China and then sells them all over the world. In order to analyze this exposure, a number of steps Continue Reading...
.....yearly, quarterly and monthly periods. Trends and issues that will be identified include patterns of growth, regression and other items that are clearly outside of the norm. The items and trends that have been identified include the following: Continue Reading...
Company Name, Mission Statement, and Key Leaders In this research paper, the company of interest will be Apple. Its mission is to use innovative technology to develop hardware and software that takes user experience to another level. The mission was Continue Reading...
Business Innovation Risks and Benefits of Enterprises Creating a culture of innovation Innovation in emerging Countries Government's involvement in innovation 2008 Hot Trends Value of Video Risks and Benefits of Enterprises Categorize some of Continue Reading...
Apple Jobs Apple's Post-Jobs Shift From Innovation to Ethicality The death of Steve Jobs would mark a sharp transition in the history of the Apple Company. Driven by innovation under the visionary CEO's watch, Apple would nonetheless be the subject Continue Reading...
Marketing Research: Products and Brands In previous years, Apple Inc. has progressed from being an abstract participant in the computer market to a major player in the technology market. Through courageous advancement, they have developed items that Continue Reading...
AMZN Company Overview Amazon is a Fortune 100 company, recording over $61 billion in revenue in the 2012 fiscal year, with a net loss of $39 in that period. The company is a retailer, operating almost exclusively online. Amazon runs a large family Continue Reading...
Inventory valuation is not material to Red Hat. As of FY 2011, inventory was valued at $265,000, compared with current assets of $1 billion. Profitability and Risk Red Hat's service/subscription model yields high gross margins. The current gross m Continue Reading...
SCM Supply Chain Management An Overview of Supply Chain Management which Includes Two Recent Examples Supply Chains as a Competitive Advantage Apple Inc. Wal-Mart's SCM Supply chain management (SCM) stands at the forefront of operation manageme Continue Reading...
Value A."Suppose your bank account will be worth $15,000.00 in one year. The interest rate (discount rate) that the bank pays is 7%. What is the present value of your bank account today? What would the present value of the account be if the discoun Continue Reading...
Management The Challenge of Improving Upon Exemplary Customer Service: Apple, Inc. For the purposes of this task, the organisation of focus will be the international giant, Apple, Inc. Apple is an organisation and a brand with international fame co Continue Reading...
Publicly-Traded Company Sharing a passion for computer programming, two childhood friends; Bill Gates and Paul Allen (the two founders of the computing products manufacturing company, Microsoft) changed the Application Software Industry for good wit Continue Reading...
Branding A new entrant in the financial services industry will want to have a strong brand. In this industry, branding is absolutely critical for several reasons. First, many of the firms that are currently in that market have brands that go back 10 Continue Reading...
The primary reason to own Altria is its dividend. The current dividend, $1.28 per year, results in a dividend yield of 8.34%. Given that Altria's EPS is only $1.54 per year, it is evident that the company pays out most of its profits to its shareho Continue Reading...
The fact that iTunes is compatible across the entire spectrum of iPod/iTouch, and iPhone models has transformed Apple's business model by creating significant switching costs, further ensuring their market leadership. This has also created a defensi Continue Reading...
E-Marketing Strategies at Apple Orchestrating rapid new product development cycles that in many cases deliver products and services that create new markets, while at the same ensuring the continual strengthening and fidelity of a global brand is a Continue Reading...
Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness How globalization and technology changes have impacted the Apple as a corporation Globalization refers to the possibility of a firm opening up and expanding it in various places whose culture might Continue Reading...
Marketing Plan Current Marketing Situation Product The personal computer (PC) is designed to increase convenience of computing aspects employed by consumers. In particular, this product is purposed to enable the consumer to undertake several funct Continue Reading...
Tim Cook "So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me." APPLE CEO, TIM COOK (Brand, 2013) Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple since Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, has recently come out public Continue Reading...
HP has long been a respected computer brand and Compaq also had a decent share of the market prior to the merger. Together the companies have become a force to be reckoned and although HP has experienced some of its own problems recently, these prob Continue Reading...
A Refreshing Vision: Fizzy Fountains Unique ApproachExecutive Summary of Fizzy Fountains Business Plan1. Company Overview: Fizzy Fountain focuses on revolutionizing the fruit juice sector by combining health-centric options with carbonation. The goal Continue Reading...
Organizational Case Analysis Organization Overview Apple Inc. is a multinational companies specializing in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of mobile communication devices such as personal computers and digital music players. The company Continue Reading...
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) US GAAP is the general accounting principles, standard, and procedures that the U.S. companies follow to prepare their financial statements. GAA Continue Reading...
Nike Inc., founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in 1962 was partnered under the name, Blue Ribbon Sports (Carbasho & Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.), 2010, p. 25). Back then their motto was to dispense affordable high-quality athletic shoes Continue Reading...
Maxx Company -- Strategic Marketing Plan TK Maxx Strategic Marketing Plan TK Maxx is expanding beyond the brick and mortar footprint that helped it rise to the top of retail operations in the United Kingdom. As with its competitors, TK Maxx has ent Continue Reading...
