A. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs; VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program. 18. What challenge to the IBM PC did Apple launch in 1984? What response did Microsoft launch against Apple a few years later? A. Apple launched the Apple Macintosh in 1984.
Ratio Analysis Memo for Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. By Teri N. Owens University of Phoenix XACC/291 STEVEN GERMAN November 23, 2014 * Liquidity ratios 1. Current ratio $14,524,790 / $2,750,057 = 5.3% 2. Acid-Test $5,605,347 / 2,750,057 = 2.03 3. Receivables turnover 12564004 / 2669824.5 = 4.7 times 4. Inventory turnover 56,534,254 / 8,517,203 = 6.6 * Profitability ratios 5.
Micron Technologies Environment Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments Tammy Thompson Professor William Blix Business Administrative (Capstone) BUS-499 November 3, 2013 Micron Technologies Environment Choose the two (2) segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on Micron Technology. Assess how these segments affected on Micron. Micron Technology (MU) began trading publicly in June of 1984 but was founded in Boise, Idaho in 1978 (Scrudato, R.). Micron Technology has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Singapore, Israel, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, and China. Micron Technology is a global marketer and manufacturer who make (DRAM) Dynamic Random Access Memory, NOR Flash Memory, and NAND Flash Memory (http://www.forbes.com/companies/mircon-technology/).
There was no such thing as an iPhone, although we act like we cannot live without our smartphones and tablets as few as ten years ago they didn’t exist. Can you believe it the iPhone turned the electronics world on its head? The iPhone was introduced merely seven years ago June 29th 2007 it seems like it has been around for twenty years. Prior to that the biggest smartphone maker and most successful was Blackberry. The first Blackberry device was introduced eight years prior the RIM 850 which was introduced as a two-pager in Munich, Germany.
* It is the third largest mobile phone manufacturer following Samsung mobile and Nokia. * Apple went public in 1980 and by 1982 it hit $1 billion in sales becoming the first manufacturer of personal computers to make such revenue. * With over 13,500 employees all over the world, the labor policies of this giant have been the source of much complains and criticism. * All over the world, apple distributes and sells products via a channel of online stores, sales offices, authorized dealers and using
Impact 4/5 ……………………………………………………….……..8 2.2.4 Technological Factor. Impact 4/5 ……………………………………………………….…….8 2. 3 Five Force Analysis…………………………………………………………………….….……..8 2.3.1: Analysis of Five Force Analysis ………………………………………………………………10 2.4: Critical Success Factors …………………………………………………………………………11 2.5 Opportunities and Threats ……………………………………………………………………….14 2.6: Summary of task A………………………………………………………………………………14 3. Task B………………………………………………………………………………………………16 3.1 Value Chain……………………………………………………………………………………….16 3.2 Value Network…………………………………………………………………………………….19 3.3: Starbucks competitive advantage: threshold/unique resource and competencies………20 3.3.1: Financial resources ………………………………………………………………………….20 3.3.2: Financial competencies………………………………………………………………………22 3.3.3 Physical (Infrastructural resources)………………………………………………………….22 3.3.4: Physical infrastructure capabilities………………………………………………………….24 3.3.5: intangible resources …………………………………………………………………………25 3.3.6: Intangible resource capabilities…………………………………………………..………...25 3.3.7: Threshold and Unique resources and competencies …………………………………..25 3.3.8: Competitive advantage
Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, computer software, and commercial servers. Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak effectively created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976, with the release of the Apple I, and incorporated the company on January 3, 1977, in Cupertino, California. For more than two decades, Apple Computer was predominantly a manufacturer of personal computers, including the Apple II, Macintosh, and Power Mac lines, but it faced rocky sales and low market share during the 1990s. Jobs, who had been ousted from the company in 1985, returned to become Apple's CEO in 1996 after his company NeXT was bought by Apple Inc., and he brought with him a new corporate philosophy of recognizable products and simple design. What basic design elements and graphic techniques were used in the creation of this visual identity?
Organizational behavior Introduction of the organization’s background and nature of its business. Apple Inc., previously Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational company headquartered in California that designs, advances, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and individual computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its software contains the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork originality and production suites. The company was founded on April 1, 1976, and incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977.
Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5 AACSB: Use of information technology 5) Selling and buying electronically can be either business-to-consumer or business-to-business. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6 6) Purchasing a computer from dell.com is an example of B2B commerce. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6 7) Net-a-Porter buying merchandise from its designers is an example of B2B commerce. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6 8) Network infrastructures include cell phones and other electronic devices that are located in various locations by telecommunications networks, including wireless ones. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7 AACSB: Use of information technology 9) Today, over 90 percent of EC volume is B2C.
Individual Case: Sony Targets Laptop Consumer in China China Marketing GSB5138 Spring 2014, MP4 Sony Targets Laptop Consumer in China 1. Compare the consumer interview results with the CLUES report data. Why is there so much redundancy between the two studies? How are the four key consumer goals identified in the consumer interviews related to the CLUES segments? The customer interview was made to understand laptop-related perceptions and preferences in deeper detail.