yang-jing@uiowa.edu Linshan Li linshan-li@uiowa.edu Apple Inc. (NSDQ: AAPL) April 17, 2012 Current Price $609.60 Target Price $765-790 Apple Bytes Its Way To The Top The iPad has revolutionized the booming tablet industry and is dominating a 61% market share with a unit sales increase of 111% over the year ago quarter. A yearly increase of 334% in sales volume during FY2011 makes the iPad the most popular product in the tablet industry. Apple shattered analysts’ expectations for Q1 of its FY2012
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Analyzing company’s external environment 9 Analyzing the nature and strength of competitive forces 11 Competitive pressure stemming from bargaining power of buyer: 16 Determining whether the collective strength of the five competitive forces is conductive to good profitability: 17 Competitive pressure from seller of substitute products 18 Sign that competition from substitute is strong 19 Competitive pressure stunning from supplier bargaining power 20 PESTEL ANALYSIS 24 SCENARIO
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1997 The Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereal Industry in 1994 (A) All is not well in the land of Tony the Tiger.1 In early 1994, the ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereal industry had reached a critical turning point in its evolution. In an industry historically characterized by stability and above average profitability, slowing demand growth and a surge in private label sales threatened to undermine the dominant positions of the Big Three: Kellogg, General Mills, and Philip Morris. The 1993 year-end statistics
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.......................................Pg. 12 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Real estate throughout the world suffered a huge shock during the financial downturn of the late 2000's, and while the vast majority of other sectors are on the mend, the retail sector still seems to be having a bit of trouble getting back to where they were before the crash. A large reason for this has to do with Amazon and other online retailers taking up a larger and larger share of the available sales forcing many companies
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COMPANY BACKGROUND Costco was founded by Jim Sinegal and Seattle entrepreneur Jeff Brotman. Operation of the first store of Costco began in 1983. There were nine Costco stores in five states by end of 1984. Costco became a public company for raising additional fund for business expansion in December 1985.Costco successful to reach one billion dollar in sales in less than six years which make the company the first ever United States (U.S) that reach that huge amount of sales. Costco merge with
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for new ways to achieve structural and operational efficiencies in a bid to outpace competitors. Furthermore, new players from other retail segments and industries are ramping up their retail presence. For example, big-name manufacturers including Apple, P&G and Nike are now bypassing traditional retailers and reaching consumers directly through multiple channels. Growing numbers of retailers are going international—and small wonder. Home markets are saturated, but markets near and far, particularly
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WebCampus: | http://wcl.unr.edu | Catalog Description Emphasis on the application of knowledge from all functional areas of business to organizational problems and the formulation and implementation of organizational strategies. (Major Capstone course.) Prereq(s): CH 201; ENG 102; FIN 301; MGT 323; SCM 352; junior or senior standing. Course Overview The theme of this course is the development and implementation of strategic missions, plans, objectives and tactics. You will develop strategic
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Hewlett-Packard: Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage By Eric M. Lowitt and Jim Grimsley May 2009 Case Study Hewlett-Packard: Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage Having worked with thousands of corporate and government clients around the world, Accenture has long understood the special characteristics that enable organizations to outperform their peers—to become high-performance businesses. High-performance businesses are those that: • effectively balance current needs and
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marketing. Smartphones are already 35% of the handset market in the US, Europe and Japan, and tablet computers are now taking off. Apple and Android apps set a new standard, and mobile is now at the forefront of marketers‟ conscience. A $14 billion market – at least – by 2015 This report focuses on marketing, not tech or telecoms, though we incorporate views from Macquarie‟s internet, telecoms and software analysts. We estimate the global mobile ad market could grow from about $3.5bn in 2010 to $14bn
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State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Organization State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Culture State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Relationships State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Markets The Six Pillars of a Value Proposition Leveraging up the Apple Value Proposition Reconciling Different Value Propositions Leveraging up Samsung Electronics’ Value Proposition Components of a Business Model Aligning the Business Model and Value Proposition Business Model Needs Analysis Delivering Strategy System
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