09 IM Hand-in date: October 17th 2011 Team members: Wang Lehuan , Apple Inc. Fei Xuan , Liu Danfei , Jiang Yongming , Zhang Hao , Li Changhua Counselor: Sun Na Synopsis The paper is about Apple Inc. which is a famous IT company in the world. It's main business is to offer different kinds of high information technology electronic products. Through the internal and external analysis by using SWOT, STP, 4Ps, PEST models for Apple Inc., some problems are indentified. Firstly, in the analysis of
Words: 5223 - Pages: 21
Historically what were Apple’s competitive advantages? * Apple made its successful appearance for unique design of Mac and deep integration between hardware and software From the early years when Apple was created, its capabilities in design and graphs made the company a leader in the industry, especially in publishing and education areas. During Sculley years (1985-93), Apple’s competitive advantages relied on that the company controlled the unmatchable software and peripherals which turned
Words: 689 - Pages: 3
1- How has Apple developed extreme loyalty among consumers that has resulted in an almost cult-like following? When shoppers sleep outside of stores just to be one of the first to buy an iPhone, it's obvious that Apple Inc. is a company that enjoys fanatical brand loyalty. However, this brand success is not a result of dumb luck or forces beyond Apple's control; it's part of a well-thought-out plan to deliver strong products and to create an Apple culture. “Apple was able to develop extreme
Words: 869 - Pages: 4
competition from Nokia and others' Jennifer L.Schenker 'the iPhone in Europe: Lost in Translation', The plummeting economy persuaded Apple to decrease the price of it's product as global recession was hitting it's peak by the time Apple launched it's product in the European market. The market although dense & vast still couldn't afford the price of the product so Apple had to work on the problem enumerate the decision factors and the best alternative it had according to the situation was lowering
Words: 2897 - Pages: 12
Running head: Apple Case Study Apple Strategic Plan Insert Name Here Insert Affiliation Here Executive Summary Apple Inc commonly known as Apple has effectively managed to be a successful company in a very competitive consumer electronics industry by been innovative and differentiating the company’s products with similar products in the markets by offering high quality products and good customer service while the actual manufacturing of the products is outsourced to trusted third party suppliers
Words: 7638 - Pages: 31
and its employees succeed. These values are the basis for what Apple does and how Apple does it. These values govern Apple’s business conduct. Innovation/Vision: Apple built on innovation, providing products that were new and needed. Apple accepts the risks inherent in following their vision, and work to develop leadership products that command the profit margins Apple strive for. Positive Social Contribution: Apple build products that extend human capability, freeing people from drudgery and
Words: 443 - Pages: 2
Principles of Marketing MKT 100 November 03, 2013 My company is called Henderson’s iPhone Store. We market all the latest versions of Apple smartphones. We will be marketing the new Apple iPhone 6 and entering all foreign markets. The target market for the iPhone is teenagers, college students, business class individuals, and adults. (Apple Inc., 2013). Our specific target market for this report is a married person, approximately 36 years old, and lives in a major city. This individual
Words: 1302 - Pages: 6
days, Apple usually didn’t look beyond its own backyard to manufacture its devices. A few years after Apple started to make the Macintosh computer back in 1983, Steve Jobs bragged that it was “a machine that was made in America.” As late as the early 2000s, Apple still manufactured many of its computers at the company’s iMac plant in Elk Grove, California. Jobs often said that he was as proud of the Apple’s manufacturing plants as he was of the devices themselves. By 2004, however, Apple had largely
Words: 887 - Pages: 4
APPLE INC. [pic] APPLE COMPUTERS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research paper is fully depends upon the true information on the Apple Inc. This paper is specially made for the Apple Computers. The purpose of the paper is to provide the strategic analysis plan for the Apple Inc for the next three years i.e. 2011-2013. The strategic Management Model for Apple Inc gives the useful output from the analysis of all the factors that contributes. This project is based upon to find out
Words: 6124 - Pages: 25
. 04 4. Recruitment and Selection…………………………………..... 05 III. Case study: Apple Inc..................................................................... 06 1. Apple Inc Information............................................................... 06 2. Apple Inc Human Resource Management................................. 06 3. Apple Inc Managing Employment Relationships...................... 08 4. Apple Inc Recruitment and Selection........................................ 10 IV.
Words: 3046 - Pages: 13