The new iPod Nano features polished aluminum and at 5.4 mm and 1.1 ounces, it is the thinnest and lightest MP3 player in the market (Apple Inc, 2015). It comes in six available colors including (product) Red which means apple will contribute a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS. When purchased from the official website, the iPod Nano is eligible for a free engraving and gift…
explain that during their growth stage Apple faced competitive competition from the MP3 player. To deal with them, in 2004 Apple felt the need to expand their market by making little changes to the appearance of the iPod, by introducing iPod Mini, Nano, Shuffle, and Touch. By 2008, Apple reached the maturity stage with the iPod producing global sales up to 54.8m units (Oakley, 2014). With each new change to the iPod, Apple was able to successfully differentiation themselves from the competition…
A crowd-sourced, collaborative education is a smart alternative to top-down learning, but it can easily become counterproductive. “Project Classroom Makeover” by Cathy Davidson showed the success of collaborative education with Apples Digital Campus. “The Naked Citadel” by Susan Faludi showed the destructiveness and failure of crowd-sourced education at The Citadel. In the case where crowd-sourcing failed, it was because of a lack of supervision. When crowd-sourcing succeeded, a professor was…
The merger between Tata and JLR was a mutually beneficial, for whereas Tata was looking for a means to have a global foothold, Ford was looking for prospective buyers to help them cut their losses by buying Jaguar and Land Rover from them. This was the prime reason for Ford to invite tenders for the sale of the same . There were many reasons for Tata to acquire JLR. Some of them are : i. As part of a larger strategy to grow in the automotive sector; ii. Opportunity to participate in two fast…
THE MORGAN CAR COMPANY 1. INTRODUCTION - The Morgan Car Company is a specialist car manufacturing company; the last remaining independent, innovative, British Car Company; based in Malvern in Worcestershire (Morgan, 2017). 2. OPERATIONS STRATEGY - Morgan’s Operations Strategy, or broad objectives can also be described in terms of “performance objectives” of the market (Slack, 2017, p.16) Quality – This is very important to Morgan and their products are known for their quality of engineering and…
The string of M&A’s presents a challenge to the Tata Group as it is plunged into debts, for instance, the acquisition of Corus in addition to lowing the company’s growth. This would be generally contributed by the struggles of the Corus business, which is sure to eat up a great chunk of the Tata’s profit margin. Additionally, the Corus workers’ union demands that Tata to invest without cutting jobs thereby threatening its profitability. 2.5 Ambitious Projects The company has entered into a deal…
Ford truck wrecking in Brisbane Ford is one of the world’s biggest car manufacturing brands in the world, founded by Henry Ford in 1903. It is one of the most reliable and sturdy cars in Australia. Some of the models of ford dealt in are: ford falcon, fiesta, territory, focus, mondeo, kuga, F100, F150, F250, F350,F450 and F550 F series of truck among others. Spare parts that wreckers look for in ford trucks include: bonnet/hood, bumper, doors, bumper bars, boot lids, tailgates and guards…
manufacturing business, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel drive vehicles and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car marques. Under the ownership of Tata Motors Limited, Jaguar Land Rover is transforming its business to realize the full potential of its brands and deliver profitable results. (Jaguar Land Rover About us, n.d.) Human Resource Management Human resource management is a modern…
Lamborghini is an Italian origin company which manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUV’s based in Bolognese, Italy. Ferruccio Lamborghini is the founder of Lamborghini. This company is one of the super car company in the world. They have a 360-degree approach for their company to keep them successful in business and company wise. The 360 approach of this company includes the department like. • Research and Development • Design • Production • Purchasing • Marketing (including the selling…
The Indian textile industry is the second largest in the world and the Arvind ltd. Is India’s one of the largest producers. The Arvind Mills was set up with the effort of Lalbhai brothers in 1931. Arvind has become a true Indian multinational with the best technology and business strategy. Today it is a flagship company of Lalbhai Group with Rs.2o billion. Arvind Mills has set the pace for changing global customer demands for textiles and has focused its attention on select core products. Such a…