ISSN 1913-0341 [Print] ISSN 1913-035X [Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org Management Science and Engineering Vol. 7, No. 2, 2013, pp. 94-103 DOI:10.3968/j.mse.1913035X20130702.Z001 A Strategic Analysis of Apple Computer Inc. & Recommendations for the Future Direction TAN Jinjin[a],* [a] “Think Different” (continuous innovation spirit), direct sale business model, customer-focused services and Apple brand power. With “Think Different” spirit, Apple innovates and upgrades
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and information Acer_case_10-99.doc 2 Acer: An IT Company Learning to Use IT to Compete Jason Dedrick, Kenneth L. Kraemer, Tony Tsai I. INTRODUCTION Acer Computer is an unusual company in the personal computer industry. Companies such as Dell, Compaq and Gateway focus on designing, configuring, marketing and servicing PCs and increasingly leave the manufacturing to contract manufacturers and OEM producers. By contrast, Acer is a diversified, vertically integrated manufacturer of PCs, components
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ANNALS of the ORADEA UNIVERSITY. Fascicle of Management and Technological Engineering, Volume VI (XVI), 2007 STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGETHE CASE OF ZARA FASHION CHAIN Sunhilde CUC, Simona TRIPA University of Oradea, Faculty of Textiles and Leatherworks, e-mail: hectic@rdslink.ro, tripasimona@yahoo.com, Keywords: Company Strategy, Competitive Advantage, Operational Effectiveness, Strategic Positioning Abstract. In this case study we want to analyse this phenomenon called
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6 Opportunities 13 3. DELL’S online only strategy in the 80s and 90s analysis 14 3.1 Dell’s online strategy 14 3.2 Online business value 15 3.3 Online Sales Growth 16 3.4 Convenience 16 3.5 Consumer behaviour intelligence 17 3.6 Was online only strategy suitable for under and developing nations? 17 4. Proposed Channel Strategy for Dell to be Market Leader In SA 18 4.1 Marketing Channel Selection 18 4.2 Market Research and Analysis 18 4.3 Distribution Channels 18
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BUS 320 – Group Research Project “JUST IN TIME” Just-in-time (or JIT) manufacturing is a way of managing manufacturing systems that could reduce waste, and lower cost, thus increasing profit. Just-in-time can also be defined as a philosophy of manufacturing based on planned elimination of all waste and on continuous improvement of productivity. It has been described as an approach with the objective of producing the right part in the right place at the right time, hence the phrase Just-in-time
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The world is so dynamic, with new products and new competitors rise seemingly overnight, that truly sustainable advantage might seem like impossibility, but there are winners and the Zara chain is one of them. The Zara fashion chain, founded in 1975 in Arteixo, is perhaps the world's most successful clothing chain. Zara has helped its parent, the Spanish firm Inditex, grow from obscurity in the mid. 90’s to the world's third largest pure-play fashion retailer after the Swedish H&M and US-based Gap
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Since 2007, when Michael Dell resumed being the company’s CEO, Dell has made more than 10 acquisitions, cut about 10,000 jobs, and hired executives from Motorola and Nike to add more excitement to its product line. Its $3.6 billion purchase of Perot Systems allowed it to expand into higher-margin computing services. Nevertheless, Dell’s stock fell 42% since January 2007, during a period in which Hewlett-Packard’s stock gained 11% and IBM gained 31%. The industry’s focus shifted from desktop PCs
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five product lines, two functional solutions, or two types of customer-based services. The industry, in which Apple competes, therefore, depends on the methodological classification of its products. The diversification of markets enhances Apple’s value chains, as a result. In a product lines based system Apple competes in five markets, including the PC industry with its Macintosh computers and Xcode software of MAC OS X, the consumer electronics industry with iPod, the electronic mp3 distribution with
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Chapter Eleven: Order Fulfillment Along the Supply Chain and Other EC Support Services 11-1 Online File W11.1 What Services Do Customers Need? Insights on online customer services: ◗ Customer preferences. Customers tend not to do much self-service in terms of getting information from companies (e.g., only 19% use FAQs), so they require attention. As more companies offer online self-service, though, this situation is changing. When contacting companies for information, customers use e-mail
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information system activities of the online sales system of Dell. In this system, customers are allowed to purchase electronic devices directly through the internet. First of all, let take a look on the some brief description about the company background and the system. 1.1 Company Background Dell Inc. is a world class e-commerce company that manufactures, sells, repairs and supports computers hardware and other related software and services. Dell does not own any direct stores instead the company is
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