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INTRO With the rise of the Asian Tigers, the world’s attention has shifted to the East in terms of growth prospects and economic potential. Similar to other Asian countries, India has possessed the right ingredients for this transformation. However, because of its combination of a closed economy and a democratic government, changes were slow to come. India is in a different place now; it has been growing rapidly: inflation has eased, international investors are bullish on India and the Modi…

Apple Inc. is one of the world’s most successful companies when it comes to supply chain management. In its early years, the company had difficulties estimating demand and managing inventory often leading to stock-outs. In mid 2000s Apple began working with suppliers, providing their upfront capital in return for volume commitment. This concept not only reduced the overall price per unit but was the turning point for Apple in better handling its supply chain. In conjunction with working closely…

With the company committed to responsibility in business practices, it holds its suppliers to high standards of performance and excellence. Being a multinational company, Dell operates in different nations that have different cultures and varying economic levels. With the diversities of the world, the company is geared to attain the standards in the operations across the borders. According to Carter & Rogers (2008), all multinational organizations must meet these standards as a condition for…

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a business process managing software which is developed from MRP (Material Requirement Planning). Many organizations and companies are operating ERP in order to improve their working performance, because ERP can integrate all departments of the company which can reduce the operating cost and enhance the working efficiency, ultimately affects the working output. ERP vendors are divided into three types: tier I, tier II, and tier III. Tier I vendors pays…

PESTLE Analysis PESTLE Analysis is a analysis of the external factors of a company, which plays a significant part of company’s new project. Managers identify the risk factors by using this method before taking any steps for the company. There are six factors associated with PESTLE, namely Political, Economical, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental. Unalike SWOT analysis, this focus on the external macro environmental factors that would cause any negative effect on the business now or…

of Motorola devices is unlikely to hurt the partnership. The company can follow a similar model as Apple Inc. by developing design and concepts in the United States. It can then use large scale manufacturers such as Hon Hai Precision Industry Ltd (Foxconn) to actually produce the devices. The approach has been successful done by Apple Inc. and Google can succeed by using a similar approach. It will be able to develop competencies and capabilities through minor acquisitions that support hardware…

Resources and competencies/capabilities of a company are two most integral parts of the strategic capabilities of any company. In the most simplest terms Apple’s strategic capabilities can be divided in two forms i.e. Tangible and Intangible resources. Apple’s tangible resources include the CEO, Tim Cook, employees, the integrated system of software and hardware, its retail store all across the world. Whereas, some of the intangible resources include its brand name, unique design, cash In hand…

Political Influences In its current state, regulations on public power have a number of lobbyists spending and unknown amount of money to bring power utilities back to the private sector with unregulated profits. Groups like the American Public Power Associations (APPA) make a political organization known as PowerPAC. Their goal is to change legislation by supporting congressmen with similar interests. “PowerPAC (Public Ownership of Electric Resources Political Action Committee) is a group of…

CONTENTS 1. Background of Smartphones 2. Market Segmentation of Smartphone (Main Brand) 3. Value Proposition & Positioning 3.1 Features Comparison 3.2 Perceptual Map 4. Product 4.1 Product Life Cycle 5. Pricing 6. Promotion 7. Place 7.1 Direct and Indirect Channel 8. Reccomendation 9. Conclusion 10. Refrences 1. Background of smartphone A). iPhone Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple" or the "Company") has been existing since January 3, 1977 under…

The firm’s history of category-defining products like the iPod and iPhone and now the ipad provide sufficient evidence that it is well equipped to continue its path of innovation, by creating a digital lifestyle convergence devices that bridge users’ on their digital lives. The proposed device will be powerful and feature packed, while leveraging the Apple system of seamless integration to create a compelling user experience, presented in an elegant package showcasing the firm’s industry-leading…