STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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Analysis 4. Human Resource Management Analysis 5. Operations Analysis 6. Prioritised Strengths 7. Prioritised Weaknesses 5 5 8 10 12 14 14 15 15 18 19 21 21 22 22 External Analysis 8. P.E.S.T.E.L Analysis 9. Porter‟s Five Forces Analysis 10. Critical Success Factors 11. Prioritised Opportunities 12. Prioritised Threats Current Strategies 13. Strategic Position Future Strategies 14. Proposed Strategic Options 15. Selection of the Winning Strategy 16. Description and Risk Assessment 23 23
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Marketing Strategy Case Analysis – Apple Inc. Content Introduction -----------------------------------------------------------3 SWOT analysis -------------------------------------------------------4 Question 1 -------------------------------------------------------------6 Question 2 -------------------------------------------------------------7 Question 3 ------------------------------------------------------------10 Recommendation ---------------------------------------------------12
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Kansas City MO 64111 USA 816-931-1414 Apple‚ Foxconn & Manufacturing Strategy By Quarterman Lee‚ P.E. Strategos‚ Inc. 23 June 2012 C O N S U L T A N TS • E N GI N E E R S • S T R A TE G I S T S www.strategosinc.com 1 © 2012 Strategos‚ Inc. Apple‚ Foxconn & Manufacturing Strategy Steve Jobs and Apple Computer once built a "factory of the future" in Fremont‚ California. They spent $20‚000‚000 and then closed it after just two years. Today‚ Apple ’s net worth is more than Poland. So
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Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix for Apple Strengths | Weight | Rating | Wt.Score | 1. Customer loyalty combined with expanding closed system 2. As a leading innovator in mobile device technology 3. Strong financial performance 4. Powerful Brand reputation 5. Retail stores 6. Strong marketing and advertising teams | 0.120.100.090.110.090.10 | 443434 | 0.480.400.270.440.270.40 | Weakness | | | | 1. High Price 2. Incompatibility with different OS 3. Patent infringements
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Analysis for Apple’s Asian Strategies Introduction The increasing attractive Asia Pacific digital product market provides Apple with a new battlefield for its expansion‚ especially in Mac computer and iPhone. The company owns one of the top brand names in technology worldwide with 54% of their profits coming from foreign markets (Apple Annual Report‚ 2006). Furthermore‚ Apple was able to win an important place as the fashion of the market took place. Since‚ Apple image is also related to its
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Tutorial 7 2) What is strategy risk? What is the taxonomy of strategy risk? Strategy risk is a possible source of loss that might arise from the pursuit of an unsuccessful business plan. For example‚ strategy risk might arise from making poor business decisions‚ from the substandard execution of decisions‚ from inadequate resource allocation‚ or from a failure to respond well to changes in the business environment. The taxonomies of strategy risk are objectives‚ business plan‚ new business development
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The Marketing Strategies of Apple Inc. Charles Pinckney II Jason Miller Kim Lehecka Robert Paul Texas A & M University CommerceTable of Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………......3 Introduction‚ Company Overview and Market Opportunity Overview……………………4 Situation Analysis……………………………………………………………………………...4 SWOT Comparison Table…………………………………………………………………….6 Target Market Analysis………………………………………………………………………..6 Marketing Mix………………………………………………………………………………….
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customers to purchase from the first day of its launch and 1.4 million units within 90 days. Apple started off iphone with a high price to cover marketing and development costs as well as to create the perception of the iphone being worth $599. Suddenly Company reduced it to $399. It is one of the parts of their excellent marketing strategy which gives customers the feeling of getting a great deal. Apple also has an effective supply power‚ for them iphone is nothing more than summing up different
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of $599 in the United States‚ the iPhone was one of the most anticipated electronic devices of the decade. Despite its high price‚ consumers across the country stood in long lines to buy the iPhone on the first day of sales. Just two months later‚ Apple discontinued the less-expensive $499 model and cut the price of the premium version from $599 to $399. Target Group A study conducted by Rubicon (2008) on iPhone users indicates that 50% of the surveyed users are age 30 or younger. Most of the
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