Essays on Apple Inc.

Apple is an American technology company that was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Apple is known for designing, manufacturing, and marketing of personal computers, software, mobile phones, portable digital music players, media communication devices. They also offer networking solutions and sell third-party digital music and application (Apple Inc, 2015). In summary, Apple’s business nature is manufacturing technology devices, software and providing various services to clients. Apple’s hardware products include Apple TV, iPhone, iPod, and iPad. The software applications offered by the company include OSX and iOS operating systems. Apple also sells ...

The main issue of the contemporary businesses is to introduce the price that satisfies the demand and the supply itself. The balance can be achieved if the price is justified and this is understood by the customers. However, for an average consumer it is tough to assess the price through the prism of its justification. In the present paper, we will draw the attention to the Apple’s production in terms of the grounds for their high prices. I. Company’s Background Apple Inc. is world’s technical giant well-known for such the products, as MacBook, iPhone, iPad, iWatch, ...

Business Level and Corporate Level Strategies

Introduction The industry that the following research will be based on is the telecommunications industry with the company of interest being Apple Inc. The industry has culminated in massive developments of technology such as in mobile devices and enhancement of communication on the global platform. Apple Inc. has been a leading innovator of various electronic gadgets, software, and even operating systems. It commenced its operations in 1976 and has its headquarters in California. It is in this regard, therefore, that the following article will conduct research about Apple Inc. It will analyze both its business and corporate level strategies, ...

Background of Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is an American technology company located in California. The company designs and develops software and electronics such as iPhone, Mac Pcs, and iPad. Apple also develops online services such as iTunes and Apple music. The company is multinational as it has operations in different countries. Apple buys and sells products from different parts of the world including Kenya and Mexico. Apple is one of the richest companies and manufacturers of mobile phones and consumer electronics. The company is known for its widespread consumer loyalty. Apple relies on the uniqueness of its products that has developed a strong ...

There is a 100 word minimum for Part 1. For Part 2, Read the abstract below. Answer the CHALLENGE questions in detail. Your final written answers for part 2 will have a minimum of 400 words (all answers combined).

Part 1

Identify a business or sports leader who you think is highly effective, and explain why you think they are effective. Answer Apple Inc. is a good example of an effective company. Apple’s achievement emanates from its customer oriented policies which seeks to provide the customer with unique products. This explains the reason why the company enjoys an unmatched level ...

The industry for this research will be the telecommunications sector. The industry has consistently been at the center of innovation and growth and has also culminated in the disruption of other industries. Its key elements encompass mobile devices, as well as, broadband connectivity that has also been regarded as important fabrics of the current society which is the information age. The sector has been instrumental in promoting the momentum for other notable technological trends such as video streaming and mobile payments. In this regard, the publicly traded corporation in the telecommunication industry that will be subject to this discussion ...

Nowadays, competitions on markets are getting more aggressive and the market of modern technologies in not an exception. Therefore, in order to maintain its market share, Apple Inc. embraces and executes the four competitive strategies model that was created and developed by Michael E. Porter. These strategies are also being used to enhance Apple’s advancement and maintainability of its business operations in the worldwide market (Kroenke, . Apple Inc. is a reputed and well-known computer manufacturer, smartphone, and digital device maker. From the beginning, the company has made strong roots in the market since because it managed to maintain ...

Introduction:

The main purpose of writing this report is to determine the marketing metrics and marketing effectiveness of Apple. Marketing metrics are the performance indicators, which permits the business to perform overall marketing performance. The marketing metrics help to attain greater accuracy in the business activities. Marketing plays an active role in the business and the success lies in the marketing abilities. The marketing metrics are categorized into various types’ namely behavioral, financial, physical availability and consumer profile etc. In this report, these metrics with respect to Apple Inc. will be discussed. As a marketing consultant, I will provide the ...

Apple Inc. is one of the most premium brand names that one could think of. Apple has been valued as the most valuable brand across the globe i.e. valued around $151 billion. Apple Inc. has successfully grown by more than 6%; whereas, its share values has also ascended by 255% in last 5 years, which is accumulatively double than the overall return of Nasdaq. This incredible success and superior brand image of Apple Inc. is in fact the result of Apple’s distinctive and thoughtful strategic competitiveness. Also, above average returns, revenues and exceptional brand image of Apple clearly ...

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Product 3 Place 4 Price 4 Promotion 5 Social media 5 Televised communication 6 Personal selling 6 SWOT Analyses 6 Threats 7 Findings 7 Challenges 8 Opportunities 9 Recommendations: 9 Conclusion 11 Last US bag 14 Abstract: The Last US Bag company is a leading company which provide its consumers customized products and services and it is the main promotional strategy of the company. The market mix explains that the company is strong in its products and are able to cover maximum areas for its supply chain. There are explanations about the company’s SWOT analysis and recommendations from ...

Financial Statement Analysis

Introduction and overview: The Apple Inc. is one of the leading companies in the production of smart phones and other latest hardware appliances. The main products of the Apple Inc. are Iphones, laptops, tablets and other small appliances. The Apple Inc. is listed on the major stock exchanges and they have a number of stores all over the world that are providing the best customer relation and increasing the sales. The Apple Inc. is performing business in the technology field and their main competitors are Samsung, HTC, Intel and Motorola. ("AAPL Income Statement | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow | Apple Inc. ...

Executive Summary

Apple Inc.’s marvel iPhone has been dominating the smartphones market for a long time. Every time, people behind iPhone strive to make it better in appearance as well as technology. This phone will be focused to appeal a wide range of consumers from different age groups. It is built to cater the needs of all kind of customers be it from a businessman, a student or a retired person. It has all to offer. Apple Inc. has faced some criticism while launching iPhone 6 as it was not up to what people were expecting it to be. To ...

Background

Recently, Apple Inc instituted few changes in the Company’s Code of Conduct, particularly in China. It must be notified that more than 90 percent of their products are manufactured and assembled in China, which enforced the company to conduct operational audit and environmental audit in order to measure the tendency of deviation in production standards. The reasons for conducting the audits were the controversies related to labor mismanagement and environmental unfriendliness in China. According to Guglielmo (2013), Apple Inc announced that the inspection of facilities would be done by “Fair Labor Association” in order to evaluate the quality ...

Rationale for the stock selection

Since the shares of preferred stocks have dividends that must be paid out before bonuses to the common shareholders, they are the class of ownership in a corporation. Thereby, possessing high claims on the company's assets, common stock, and earnings. It does not carry voting rights. Additionally, the preferred shares more rights as compared to the ordinary shares. Therefore, the rationale for selecting this stock rely on the ability of companies to retain the issue options of buying the common shares at an exercise price with a reasonable discount from the prices of the preferred securities. The accounting and ...

Introduction

Operation processes revolve around the mass production of goods in a continuous flow. In other terms, it is some conveyor belt system whereby there is the production of similar and standardized products in high speeds. Apple Incorporation is well aware of the need to include process operations and strategy in its production; it is only through such a move that the company can realise leading innovation and curb competition.

Selection of Operation Processes at Apple Inc

Apple usually bases its operation process on ten primary areas. These areas include product design, quality management, capacity and process designs, location strategies, layout plans and design, human resources and ...

Business policy case study

Executive Summary The case summarizes the challenges that JC Penney faced in the 1990s and developments that it brought in 2000. JC Penny was a retailer on the front line in the U.S. thus, found it difficult to embrace changes in the late 1990s. The plans for growth became an obstacle to its effective operation in the 1990s, which later contributed to the company’s improvement. JC Penny relocated from a decentralized merchandising system to a consolidated merchandising system. The company linked its business goals with HR practices and put aside the Eckerd drugs store to pay attention to ...

THE iPhone: A PRODUCT OF THE APPLE COMPANY

Apple, Inc. is one of the very successful companies in the world and very few people around the globe would deny the fact the Apple is one among many other companies that grew tremendously in the short period. The company specializes itself in designing, developing and selling the consumer electronics, software, and it also sells the digital content through its retail chain store called as Apple Store. The consumer electronics includes the products like Mac personal computers, the tablet computer called as iPad, smartphone device as iPhone, and media player with high portability as iPod, Apple TV digital media ...

Apple on Social Media

A company such as Apple has such an active persona on social platforms it’s easy to find examples of all six categories on any of their channels. Apple is strategic in their marketing research. Their insights can be seen as the company leverages trends of their audiences. Apple poked fun at the topic of truth in advertising as they joked about iPhone 7 rumors in a Facebook post. There are many rumors circulating the web about the next model of iPhone but the company is not ready to confirm its position (Apple Inc. 2016). On Apple’s Official ...

Introduction

The report is intended to identify and analyze the skills of project management and planning in the project of implementation of information systems as well as the critical evaluation of the skills of business analysts for the effective use of the system. The most critical issue and challenge for the executives these days is the improved and efficient business information system planning and implementation for the successful outcomes and results for the business performance (Lederer & Sethi, 1988). The business goals and targets can be attained through effective information system (Van Grembergen, De Haes & Van Brempt, 2008). Therefore, the report ...

Industrial Background

Throughout the modern era, the technology has become a strategic tool for organizational success and necessity for customers. In context to businesses, none of the sector can operate and survive without the institution and usage of information technology (IT). By the utilization of IT, businesses tend to enhance their competitive advantage in the industry. Discussing the customers, they use IT for purposes such as socialization, acquisition of information, entertainment, and educational means. However, this paper aims to use Porter’s Five Forces Model to study the strategic position of Samsung before making a takeover decision. By definition, Michael Porter ...

Introduction

Apple Inc. is a global company based in California, United States. The company is well-known for designing, manufacturing, and selling state-of-the-art personal computers, consumer electronic products, computer software, and cell phones in different parts of the world. It concentrates on providing its customers with the best user experience through its innovative services, software, and hardware. The company leads in innovation with iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, and the Mac. Apple is the most valuable brand in the world. Apple Inc.’s marketing has played a considerable part in its success over the years. Consequently, the focus of the present paper ...

Multi-Organisational

Enterprises & System(BNM830) Major: Supply Chain Management Total word count: 5728 Net Word Count: 5023 PART 1 A. Apple Inc. is one organization that is known by many to deliver a diverse and complex product-service system. The firm is a technology organization whose products are of high quality and more available to its clients. The company also provides varied services and has opted to venture into other complex activities that are not common with many, if not all, technology companies (Apple, 2015). One of its best selling products is the iPhone6 brand that is not only available in the ...

Apple is one of the valuable brands in the world. The company is well-known for designing and producing highly intuitive and user-friendly products. Apple Inc.’s product strategy is essentially at the core of its marketing strategy. The company’s product line is equated with innovation, invention, and high-quality. Specifically, Apple Inc.’s product line includes hardware such as iPhone smartphones, Apple TV, Mac computers, iPad tablets, computer accessories, Apple smartwatches, as well as software such as iTunes, iWork, iLife, Safari web browser, and iOS and OSX operating systems (Martin, 2016). The corporation also provides its clienteles with services ...

Intrapreneurship Plan

Apple Inc. is one of the most successful companies in the world. Since its incorporation, the company has continued to create brands that have been accepted globally. Even so, technology continues to thrive, forcing Apple to realign its strategies to come up with new innovative products. The company needs to ensure that it maintains brand loyalty to its customers, which could be achieved by coming up with innovative brands. Apple could consider diversifying its products by tapping into the digital camera industry. Apple brands such as the iPhone, iPad, iMac and apple watch have done so well in the ...

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Question one Apple Computer was incorporated in 1977 to design, manufactures as well as marketing mobile communication and media devices (Reuters.com, 2016). Moreover, it also sells different related software, and third party digital applications. Its products are iPhone, Apple television, iPod, Mac, both consumer and professional software applications, iOS and OSX operating systems. The Apple computers Inc. provides a variety of mobile communications, personal computing products, and portable digital players.

Question two

The operating performance of Apple Inc. relies on the general economic conditions. Therefore, for the last four years (1999 to 2002), the demand for the Apple's products has been ...

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Introduction Synergy is often referred to as the underlying motive for a merger or an acquisition of a smaller company by a larger one (Anderibom and Obote 99). The concept of synergy refers to the interaction of specific characteristics of two or more organizations in such a manner that the combined effect is greater than the sum of these respective traits operating independently in these organizations (99-100). When Apple acquired Beats Electronics in 2014 for $3 billion, that synergistic effect appeared to be the motive of the corporate action as far as official ...

Human Resource Management (HRM) refers to the practices and knowledge within an organization that is concerned with the organization’s primary responsibility and employment relations (Redman, & Wilkinson, 2009). As such, it is a discipline that is guided by numerous models that include Guest, Harvard, Warwick, Storey, and Fombrun models. The Guest model developed by David Guest contends that the HR manager is initially presented with specific strategies which then create a need for certain practices within the organization in order to achieve the desired outcome. It bears six aspects that include HRM strategy and practices as well as behavior, ...

Question/Problem Definition

In a global and competitive world of corporation, each organization aims to acquire a significant share of market and earn lucrative profits from loyal customers. On the contrary, the customers want products and services from organizations that ensure their quality at least possible price. In order to produce and deliver a quality product and/or service to the customers, it is important to have an in-depth customer orientation and standardization in production processes. The two aspects need a strong synchronization with the organizational culture and strategic decision-making. Organizations need to sustain a strong compliance with quality guidelines and factors that ...

Milestone I

Apple Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, which makes it 40 years old. There is something to say about a company that has been around for that long; they must be doing something right. There were three different kinds of computers starting with the Apple I, Apple II and the Macintosh. The Apple I had a typewriter like keyboard with the ability to connect to the TV for the screen. These were all built by hand. The Apple II arrived in April, 1977 and with this came color graphics and a tape based machine. Then in 1984 Macintosh ...

The American constitution advocates for the equality of all people in the United States. The law in the US protects all the vulnerable and minority groups who live within the American territories. Specifically, religious minority groups and the disabled are among the protected individuals in the American law. The legislative and judiciary arms of government have been in a push to ensure that the rights of the aforementioned groups are protected legally. In this context, this paper will analyze the way the American law recommends employers’ treatment of individuals with disabilities and those from different religions. Significantly, this paper ...

Mission Statement

The mission of Elwn Wireless Earbuds is to ensure that the clients receive a fitting wireless earbud with a long-lasting battery. Elwn wireless earbuds follows the slogan that all ears are not the same, therefore, they require different earbud sizes.

Company Analysis

SWOT Analysis: SWOT Analysis is a program that shows and examines the market value and the situation of any company in the market.

Strengths:

Elwn Wireless Earbuds is boasting a huge customer base due to the huge reputation it has earned in the industry. By offering musicians, artists, and designers an opportunity to bring their creative projects to life, the ...

Innovation and Risk Management

Introduction Strategic growth is an essential element of increasing business activity and profits. There are a number of possible ways through which strategic growth can be achieved by an organization. One of the best ways to achieve strategic growth is to introduce a new product in the existing range of products. The new product should be unique and better or complimentary to the existing range of products. The organisation chosen for this study is Apple Inc. and a New Product Development (NPD) process is included in the report while covering the strategic growth of the company.

Apple Inc. is ...

Innovation and Risk Management

Innovation and Risk Management

Introduction

This report aims at producing a strategic growth report for Apple Inc. Apple Inc is a telephony company that provides innovative products to suit customer’s needs. The innovativeness of Apple Company is a significant factor in steering its growth in the international market. The paper delivers the strategic growth plan in four parts. The first part is an overview of Apple Inc and why it is innovative. The second part contains the strategies that Apple can adopt to realize the proposed growth. Third is the components of New Product Development and how it can ...

The most important quality of a leader is the ability to inspire and motivate his or her subjects. Inspiration comes in many ways; the ability to keep the team focused on its goals, encouraging members to be creative and fearless while putting across their ideas and having a direct relationship with team members to understand some of the challenges they might be going through in their day to day activities. Particularly, the ability to motivate innovation comes handy in complex situations, like when the team is caught up between a rock and a hard place, and an extraordinary reaction ...

Apple Inc. is a multinational company with headquarters in Cupertino, California, and deals with the designing, development and selling of computer software, consumer electronics, and online services. The company has managed to create value in an industry that is highly competitive by differentiating its products and focusing on stylish and quality designs, and superior customer service. Apple has formulated its strategy to ensure value creation and to have the best competitive position in the industry. The business strategy of Apple Inc. is to bring innovative products to its customers so as to ensure the best user experience. The business ...

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING

Abstract The computing is the study of the fundamentals of the data and information that is processed by computers. The input and output of the computing are the information, necessary for businesses to operate and grow. The business data is a concept used in the marketing world to refer to solutions for businesses to use the data in a successful way to improve their business . The most important business data applications are Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Resource Management (CRM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM). One of the most important relations in the computing discipline is between hardware and ...

Individual Case Analysis of Apple Inc

Many companies operate in the mobile phone industry. One firm that many people around the world know and recognize to be the best in this industry is Apple Inc. The company is known to be market leaders in the sector in which it operates. The firm has a range of products, which include Smartphones such as the iPhone range of products, headphones, Mac computers and laptops among others. Those clients who have used products from the firm speak highly of them. On the same note, most people know that Apple’s products guarantee client satisfaction and are of high ...

Introduction

The paper gives a report of an interview, which was carried out with a purchasing and supply professional from Apple Inc. The interviewee, who is a data analyst at the company, shared some information about the work that he does. He elaborated about the roles, challenges, achievements, and functions of a data analyst. The paper, therefore, describes the work of a data analyst in depth, as analyzed from the interview. It focuses on the goals, mission, operational and strategic objectives of the supply and purchasing department. Lastly, the paper will compare the company’s goals and mission with the ...

1. Answer: Mobile communication devices including different personal digital assistants are not limited to voice calls and short messages only. These devices can easily browse the internet and can use different types of utility and facility applications, such as viewing maps of a certain place, tracking other people via a GPS system and so on. A device with so many features certainly helps a person as well as the society to ease the lifestyle. On the other hand, bad people can use these features to harm other people. In the recent days 22nd July 2016, an eighteen-year-old guy attacked ...

Management SWOT and PEST Tools

Management SWOT and PEST Tools

Introduction

In the management field, PEST and SWOT analysis can be used to help in decision-making. SWOT is a useful tool that can be used for strategic planning, the evaluation of competitors, and product and business development. The PEST analysis refers to Political, Economic, Social, and Technological issues that may affect a business in one way or another. This is useful in conducting the industry analysis to evaluate the external factors that may impact a business. According to Scott-Quinn, a SWOT analysis is useful in summarizing key issues that arise from the assessment of the ...

Apple Inc. has focused on data that few people think is important. According to Apple Inc., the world of tomorrow shall need smart devices that can help in navigation between places and help them locate important facilities such as petrol stations, restaurants and guest houses. Apple Inc. has, given the above, focused on gathering data and analysing it with a view of making this navigation on their smart devices as easy and as intuitive as possible (Rossio, et al. 2013). This navigation data is so important to Apple Inc. that in just the last three years, the company has ...

INNOVATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Executive Summary 3 Innovation and Risk Management: An Introduction 3 Invention and Innovation: The Concept 5 Innovation to Achieve Growth 5 Innovation and Risk Management 6

Recommendations 9 Conclusion 9 References 11 Executive Summary Innovation is leading to newer products and technology advancements in today's business scenario. While it promotes growth and profitability, there lurch equally good chances of running into grave business risks. It is important to a business to avoid risks; risks cannot be avoided in totality. The key lies in taking calculative risks by which the organization can reduce the chances of losses and increase the ...

Introduction

Despite the fact that Apple Inc. and the Geek Squad are both engaged in the business of technology, they distinctly provide and offer different services to the market. Simply put, Apple Inc. basically provides the hardware while the Geek Squad provides the technical support to the end-users in order to operate such hardware. Regardless of their operational differences, it can be observed in the two case studies that both organizations have become successful in their endeavors through an understanding of the five environmental forces which impact their respective companies. These include social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory forces which ...

Abstract

This paper is about the strategic management and strategic competitiveness of an organization. Apple Incorporation is an American-based multinational corporation, which is mainly involved in designing, development, and selling computer software, consumer electronics, online technological and user-based services. Apple Inc. is currently the largest information technology company across the globe and second largest phone manufacturer in the world. It relishes a superior brand loyalty and as per 2014, it was the most valuable brand with an approximate valuation of US $ 118.9 billion. The paper discusses how globalization drastically influences the business style, capabilities, proficiencies, expertise, and overall business performance ...

Comparison of DYB and GYB Strategies

Owing to intense competition in business environment, the organizations need to come up with innovative dynamic models to sustain in global markets. This fierce competition increases due to rapid fluctuations in market conditions, technology, and environment. You will find many new companies emerging at a rapid rate, ready to destroy your business with their novel business models. Therefore, it is better to explore your weaknesses before someone else realizes you about it. Intelligent businesses critically evaluate their old business models before they are destroyed by market pace. The practice of so called “creative destruction” has emerged since 1990s in ...

New Product Release by Apple Inc.

Introduction This paper highlights the important aspects of new product introduction that Apple Inc. shall need to keep in mind during launch of its new version of the iPhone. The paper is a comprehensive outline of the entire process beginning with identification of target market, factors for consideration in the marketing strategy to be adopted as well as a step-by-step process of launching the product into the market.

Target market

Apple is regarded as the leading manufacturer of smart devices in the world ranging from high definition TVs, iPods, iPad and the revolutionary mobile smart phone, iPhone (Yoffie & Rossano 2012). Most ...

Stock statistics are calculated to develop an understanding of the level of volatility and stock appreciation for companies operating in Business Software and Services industry (Thomsett, 2015; Murphy, 1991). The companies chosen for the analysis include Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., and HP Inc. Microsoft Corporation is analyzed and compared with its competitors to identify the situation in the read sense.

Ranking in terms of Risk

Identifying the value for Beta carries out the risk analysis. It shows the degree of volatility of the stock with the industry (Ehrhardt & Brigham, 2008; Vishwanath, 2007). The analysis helps to reveal/draw the following rankings ...

Branding platform

Apple Inc. is a multi-technological company with the aim of defining the brand identity by deploying appropriate and significant branding platform. The vision and mission statements of any brand define the branding platform deployed by the brand. Apple Inc. is the brand that promises to provide savvy and hi-tech products, which no other brand can provide. Apple Inc. believes in the mantra that brand creates customers. Therefore, the branding platform is clearly and carefully chosen by the management of Apple Inc. Simply being cool is not enough as the core objective of Apple’s branding strategy. It is about ...

Referring to the ratio multiples of the company, we found that CanGo is in a very strong position to take up the new projects. Beginning with the working capital analysis, the company is having the current ratio of 5.39 and quick ratio of 4.53, which confirms the strong liquidity position and the ability to handle short-term liquidity requirements. Important to note, even the working capital amount of $164.5 million also confirms strong liquidity position of the company. Moreover, the existing net profitability , which is recorded at 10.97%, also confirms that the company is utilizing its available resources and assets ...

Coca-Cola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhevPcfcN6I is a presentation on job satisfaction at Coca-Cola given by, Josh VanEmmerik, Austin Jacobs, and Grecia Rojas for Dr. Mueller's Organizational Behavior course group at the prestigious University of San Diego. The video explains the factors and the causes of job satisfaction and, at the same time, reviewing how employers treat workers. The video shows that the primary reason for job satisfaction is the rewards that the workers get after working. Job satisfaction also entails how a person feel contended with what they input in their line of work.

Organizational implications of Coca-Cola Company

Most people will conduce to think that the Coca-Cola ...

Introduction

Apple Inc. is an American multinational cooperation that specializes in the design and the manufacture of consumer electronic goods, hardware and software implements. This company is best known for their personal computer line, which is subscribed to by millions of loyal users. Apple company has its headquarters in Cupertino in the state of California with an upwards of 284 retail locations in more than ten different countries. The company has recently made major strides in establishing markets in foreign markets with records of great profit. Nonetheless, as it can be expected for any multinational corporation, the process of establishing ...

How international finance affects Apple?

Needless to say, Apple Inc. is one of the world’s most profit making multinational company and has its target market segment spread across the world, serving consumers with its wide range of computer electronics, computer software, and online services. Hence, international finance plays a crucial role in shaping the financial position of Apple Inc. in the global market. The impact of international finance on Apple Inc. can be easily justified by the fact that the company is the second biggest brand worldwide in terms of its market share in the smartphone category. As a result, the performance of ...

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Apple Inc. was founded in the year 1976 and was incorporated under the name of Apple Computer Inc. in the year 1977. By now, the company is 40 years old and it is headquartered in California in the middle of Silicon Valley. According to the Store list from the official website, Apple Inc. has 479 retail stores in 18 countries, many of them are located inside shopping malls, but Apple has also built several “flagship” stores that stand alone mainly in big cities of Europe and the United States. Since the company’s formation, it has been ...

Apple has made significant steps in improving the way suppliers treat employees and on the effectiveness their corporate social responsibilities with emphasis on dignity and respects as supplier core values. Progress in the supplier responsibility report is usually done with the objective of reviewing and identifying better ways through which suppliers can create fair employment and safe working conditions as the products move across the value chain. Moreover, incidences of violations are dealt with through termination of the contracts with suppliers or making suppliers pay for their unethical actions.

Apple’s stances with regards to varied key functional aspects are identified below:

Accountability Over the years, changes have been done to Apple’ ...

Customer service as a value driver

Apple Inc. is one of the largest publicly owned corporations in the United States. Apple products are known far and wide for their good quality though critics have tried to point out at the high pricings of Apple products(Apple Inc., 2015). Regardless, Apple still has numerous customers in many parts of the world. One of the reasons for this is their excellent customer service. One of the major value drivers for Apple is customer service. Many times, tech companies concentrate more on the specifications of their products and forget about customer service(Scholar, Johnson, & Singer, 2012). Customer service ...

Lead customers are those that express an interest in Apple’s products and rely mostly on referrals from their friends and relatives who are existing users of a variety of products offered by Apple. The lead customers are also influenced by the adverts on televisions, social media platforms, and movies where Apple Company uniquely markets its products. They have the urge to go ahead and learn more about how the products offered could solve their needs as well as evaluating the profile of the seller. The willingness by the lead customer to go the extra mile and purchase the ...

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Company Overview Apple Inc. is a multinational company that designs, manufactures, and markets one of the best consumer electronic items and software. It is headquartered in Cupertino, California and is best known for its products like Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad. Apple Inc. also provides online services to its customers, which includes iCloud, iTune Store, and App Store. OS X and iOS are the two operating systems of this company. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded the company in 1976 and incorporated it a year afterward under Apple Computer Inc. name. Later, the products of the company ...

Apple Inc was founded in 1976 and incorporated under the name of Apple Computer Inc the next year. By now, the company is 40 years old. Its headquarter is located in California in the middle of Silicon Valley. According to the Store list from the official website, Apple Inc has 479 retail stores in 18 countries, many of them are located inside shopping malls but also Apple built several “flagship” stores that stand alone mainly in big cities both Europe and the US. Being an unusual man, Steve Jobs did not tolerate ordinary worldview in the office. Therefore, he ...

SUMMERY

INTRODUCTION The manufacturing sector, production means making a product either by using a machine or hand or both. It’s a component of goods producing industry. Unlike trading or service businesses that buy products and sell at a higher price to make the profit, manufacturing instead make products that they finally sell. Manufacturing companies that produce and sell goods needs an accounting system that does not solely look at the accounting aspect only but also sale and purchase of the goods. By this, the accounting system for the manufacturing industry is more complex than the service sector does not ...

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While analyzing the financial performance of Apple in 2015 in comparison to 2014 fiscal period, it seems that the company has improved its overall financial position. According to the Annual Report 2015, in 2015 fiscal year, the organization achieved revenue of US$233.715 billion and operating income of US$71.230 billion. The company also attained a net income of US$53.394 million in the same financial period (Apple Annual Report 2015). In 2015, Apple’s current ratio is more than 1 (1.11) and it indicates that the organization’s current assets are adequate to pay ...