Apple Computers – Strategic Management Strategic Management Report By Jose Alexander Ros Lopera University of Lampeter Page | 1 Apple Computers – Strategic Management Table of Contents Introduction History TOWS Strategy Strategic Moves Licensing The Value Chain Operations THE Supply Chain Innovation(R&D) Marketing Differentiation Recommendations Conclusion References Bibliography Appendices 4 5 5 -6 6–7 7 8 10 10 12 13 14 16 18 18 19 21 24 Page | 2 Apple Computers – Strategic
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Date: 04/06/2014 Case 14: Apple Computers in 2012 Background Apple computer Inc. is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronic‚ personal computer‚ computer software‚ commercial servers and digital media. Apple‘s core product lines were iPhone‚ smart phones‚ iPads‚ tablet computers iPods‚ portable media players and Macintosh computers. The founder‚ Steve Jobs‚ and Steve Woziak started Apple Computers in 1976 and incorporated it into a company
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The Apple I‚ Apple’s first product‚ was sold as an assembled circuit board and lacked basic features such as a keyboard‚ monitor‚ and case. The owner of this unit added a keyboard and a wooden case. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne[1] to sell the Apple I personal computer kit‚ a computer single handedly designed by Wozniak. The kits were hand-built by Wozniak[24][25] and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.[26] The Apple I was
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Group Assignment APPLE COMPUTER Strategic Management (MRC2213) Prepared by Norhayati Sulaiman (MR111202) Ahmad Akmal Mohd Idris (MR121007) Nor Fadillah Md Ali (MR 11150) For Dato’ Dr. Mohd Padzil Bin Hashim International Business School UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia Introduction Apple Computer Inc was established by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in April 1976. It all started after Wozniak made a box called Apple 1 computer‚ it has no keyboard and no power supply but it was
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SWOTApple SWOT Strengths o Apple Love: “The majority of IBM and compatible users ‘put up’ with their machines‚ but Apple’s customers ‘love’ their Macs” o Perception of being a “hip” alternative & cultural force o Multimedia & design capabilities/software o Now compatible with Windows/Microsoft Office suite‚ and supports plug and play “peripherals” such as printers designed for Wintel PCs o Intel allowed Macs to run Windows and thus remove a long-standing disadvantage o
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Apple Case 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple was a hip alternative to other computer brands. It supported a plug-and-play peripheral‚ offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. The Apple Mac Pro had a sleek metal case and featured high-end graphics capability. Apple had attractive design factors‚ enabled ease of use‚ had high security and was high-quality bundled software. 2. Analyze the dynamics of the PC industry. Are these dynamics favorable or problematic
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Apple Inc is an American multinational organization founded by Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs‚ an American entrepreneur‚ marketer‚ and inventor‚ who was the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Apple Inc and Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak who is an American inventor‚ computer engineer and Programmer who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Apple Inc is Located in‚ Cupertino‚ California in the middle of the Silicon Valley. It is focused on designing and developing the personal computers
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SWOT analysis of Apple This is an Apple Inc. SWOT analysis for 2013. For more information on how to do SWOT analysis please refer to our article. Company background Name Industries served Apple Inc. Computer hardware Computer software Consumer electronics Digital distribution Worldwide U.S. Tim Cook $ 156.508 billion (2012) $ 41.733 billion (2012) 72‚800 Samsung Electronics Co.‚ Ltd.‚ Amazon.com‚ Inc.‚ International Business Machines Corporation‚ Cisco Systems‚ Inc.‚ Google Inc.‚ Microsoft Corporation
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deal with this matter‚ one of these is using the SWOT analysis (Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats)‚ it is considered an ideal answer. Many companies were trying to apply that solution in their organizations‚ however the results were not always what they expected‚ and some organizations failed in performing the SWOT strategy‚ some companies also succeeded. The Apple Company is known as typical company which is successful in performing SWOT analysis. This essay will argue that it is a perfect
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Analysis SWOT The forces of an organization are used to compensate for their weaknesses‚ capitalize on opportunities and counter threats. Forces Apple has an excellent reputation as one of the best technology companies worldwide‚ remained loyal to its customers in designing their products. Apple’s power means not only attract new customers but also retain existing ones with new products and services‚ which offers the company the opportunity to extend their products. Currently‚ Apple is the only
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