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By•CH.SUMA,2T3-48•I.SRIPRIYA,2T-18•BABA TAJUDDIN,2T3-7•SHABARISH,2T3-24•VINAY,2T3-47

The manufacturing plant of apple is located in Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States, where most of the companies are located. It is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations. Silicon Valley continues to be a leading hub for high-tech innovation and development, Silicon Valley has been most famous in recent years for innovations in software and Internet services. Apple to build manufacturing plant in Arizona with solar power.

LOCATION

CURRENT APPLE PRODUCTS DESKTOPS:

Mac mini iMac Mac pro

LAPTOPS: MAC BOOK MAC BOOK AIR MAC BOOK PRO

IPHONE

IPAD

IPOD: IPOD CLASSIC IPOD NANO IPOD SHUFFLE IPOD TOUCH

SOFTWARES:

ILIFE ITUNES IWORK

DEMAND FORECASTING

• Basic Forecasting Terms– Market or Industry Potential– Sales or Company Forecast

• Two Basic Approaches to Forecasting– Top-Down Forecast– Bottom up Forecast

Buildup approach to a two-quarter sales forecast for Buildup approach to a two-quarter sales forecast for Apple Computer productsApple Computer products

LAYOUT OF COMPANY

• Types of layout

1.Production Layout.

2.Process Layout.

• Apple using cellular arrangement.

• Advantages are:

1.Less handling, Less inventory, Improved quality and more flexibility.

APPLE LAYOUT PROCEDURE

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

• Types of Inventory

1. Merchandising

2. Manufacturing- Apple company uses this method for inventory management.

Analyze by using:

1. Inventory turn over (more)

2. Days of Inventory (less)

Capacity Management

• What is Capacity?

• Apple uses proactive capacity built up.

How to Increase Capacity.

• Diversification.

• Product Development.

• New Production Plant.

Competitive advantage

• What is competitive advantage

• Apple was the first company to Integrate multiple products as one.

Competetive advantage

• Apple is best in the world at innovative product development because the company develops hardware, software and associated digital services rather than focusing on just one dimension.

• Excellent hardware Design

• Continuous product development.

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