Business Organisations and Environments: Apple Analysis Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Apple's business model within a global context. It explores strategic planning, market analysis, and the company's operations in the mobile industry. The report delves into Apple's evolution, from its early days to its current market position, examining key aspects such as its business model canvas, PESTLE analysis (political, economic, social, technological factors), and supply chain management. It also discusses the company's product lines, including hardware, software, and services, and its financial performance. Furthermore, the report considers the future of Apple, including potential growth strategies and challenges. The analysis highlights Apple's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, providing insights into its competitive advantage and sustainability in the global market. The report also covers Apple's business model canvas, identifying key partners, activities, value propositions, and customer relationships. Additionally, the report discusses Apple's commitment to sustainability and its approach to corporate social responsibility.

Business Organisations and
Environments in a Global Context
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN..........................................................................................................3
APPLE BUSINESS MODEL..........................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
In the process of strategic planning, it includes different types of industry and research
that assists to make clear understanding about customer, market, etc. In addition to this, it also
assists to identify information regarding competitors, teams, competencies, environment and
many other aspects. Management in the business environment also produces effective results that
enhances economic performance as well (Murray, Skene and Haynes, 2017). Apart from this, it
also consists terms that have been used for describing management practices that make high
commitment, involvement and many other important activities that are required in the business.
DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN
Introduction
Globalisation assists to create link between several countries to develop global economy.
It is an important process in which connecting require in all over the world. It is basically a
process in which different economies, culture and systems carried that make proper support to
accomplish effective results. Along with this globalisation is also develops as the functional
integration of national economies that assists to meet with industrial and financial capital.
When business operates at global level, they are unable to operate their functions directly.
This is because, with other nations it might be affect to the domestic shortage and skilled labour
(Crane and Matten, 2016). Therefore, it is the main issue which creates direct impact on the
business and in it synonymously casual conversation also developed for ascertain effective
results.
Economic pressure also continues which also develop in the corporation that are looking
within the organisation to determines and improves business operations and reduces costs
(Murray, Skene and Haynes, 2017). In the costs constraints, efficiency will be improving that
assists to make productivity and measure the business performances in effective way. Therefore,
Apple will easily improve their services delivery in crucial aspect. There are many organisations
exists that develop aspects to share services in effective way. However, it also creates several
opportunities that make economic improvements with developing global business services which
need to be manage to delivery model alternative (Crane and Matten, 2016).
Background to the business organisation
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In this context, present report is based on Apple in which different kinds of activities
included that performed as mobile industry. With the help of different activities in this sector,
they are easily promoting to accomplish effective results in the business enterprise. Along with
this, there are many other organisations that are performing their operations and functions in this
aspect which enhancing relationship for business development. There are different kinds of roles,
responsibilities and authority carried to defined tasks. Organisations has open system which
could be affect to the environment in the boundaries (Barak, 2016).
There huge comprehensive Apple has lives history that make effective results for
business expansion. There are several features included in it that make successful results in
operations and functions (Kirton and Trebilcock, 2017). Jobs started there work from 1991
century that make own business and expand in several new areas. Therefore, it assists to develop
target market and opportunities for organisation performances. Furthermore, it also designs many
features that make high cost and create various effective results in the business.
Apple company is effective industry that target to the people through providing them
electronic products and services. In this aspect, there are several elements exists that impact on
its functions and operations such as PEST analysis:
Political factors
There are many issues and problems associated with the industry which could be impact
on its functions and operations. In this regard, political elements are beyond the control of Apple.
Selling of the Apple products continuously increasing day by day so that outsourced in different
nations impact on the business.
Economic factors
Purchasing power of the country's customers could be impact on the all over the world. In
this regard, unemployment rate goes high which could be impact on the Apple performances.
Therefore, in many nations sales of the Apple products decline. Hence, it also impact on Mexico
operations and functions.
Social factors
There are mainly two factors exists which could be impact on the Apple due to its social
aspects. In this regard, there are design and quality elements assists to attract several people in
the market which could be impact on the Mexico operations and functions.
Technological factors
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Apple also take several advantages because they determine innovative and high
technological products. There is large amount invested for conducting research and development
program. Hence, the company easily develop innovative products at workplace.
Background of business environment
Environmental risks and social inequality also need to be determines for complicated and
unpredictable. In order to increasing customer base to create awareness through creating personal
impact on the world classes to make build and maintain their trust (Zoogah, Peng and Woldu,
2015). Growing pressure on the natural resources and poor global stewardship also increases
costs of the business. Key raw material and global supply chain that are more volatile. Further,
CSR also creating as the journey that make more sustainable that make successful results in the
organisation. In this plan in 2007 to move towards the holistic approach that assists to addressed
sustainably issue that affect to business. Supply chain is also developed for making effective plan
that make successful results in the business unit (Murray, Skene and Haynes, 2017). With this
regard, future activities will be expanded to make successful results and objectives.
In order to increasing the business plan, objectives and goals constrained and experience
social change. It is a business plan, designed to make future outcomes that make success in
staying relevant for customers attraction. Exceptional products and services in the world that
increase constrained and experience social change (Barak, 2016). This assist to make certain
changes that are needed as the experience in the organisation.
APPLE BUSINESS MODEL
In respect to evaluate the apple, there are several elements need to be implemented that
are continuously ascertains for manufacturing computers and electronics items. From 1996, ther
chosen company focus on the exclusive personal computers to make innovative products and
services (Kew and Stredwick, 2017). There mission evolved for personal computing for several
products such as iPod, iPhone and iPad. They are continuously focuses on the channels through
they can play role in retail, wholesale and many other businesses.
Apple's lines of business
In order to develop effective results in the business, there are several products and
services caters through Apple enterprise such as iPod, iPhone, etc. In addition to this, they are
also providing different kinds of services in different areas of the world such as services,
accessories, etc. These products are group in three kinds of products that are as follows:
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 Computing hardware and software: Apple has the longest way to run their operations and
functions through computer software and hardware. Therefore, the organisation
understand that hardware is very useful as compare to software. It is very important to
make full software and hardware integration which could not be underestimate. Mobile devices: The chosen organisation also develop their era for development of the
mobile devices which create dominance of the phone and tablet industries. In the
beginning time, iPod music player focused on the ease use, quality construction and
customer experience. The selected business has targeted to sell several kinds of products
that are similar as the computer business. Apple sells their products through traditional
retail channel which assists to get effective results at workplace.
 iTunes store: iTunes is originally launched and support to the iPod. iTunes has primary e-
commerce engine that determines by media consumption on Apple devices. As results,
organisation has expanded their music through moving different areas such as music to
video to apps and books (Cho, Laine and Rodrigue, 2015).
Apple's profit pools
Impact of the mobile device not easily understand. Therefore, graphical representation
has been pools by the several products that shows and determines huge share of the enterprise.
Therefore, profit margin continuously grow up so that it make creative results at workplace
(Knight and Liesch, 2016).
Disruption and design
Apple has tried for true method that make effective success with better design. In this
aspect specific business model carry that are willingness develop to employ multiple business
models (Fowler, 2013). It is the best way for the chosen company to expand their operations in
Mexico. Model also describes multiple business model that develop better understanding after
1996 era. In order to develop the century, music industries facing many problems and issues so
that there are several elements required to implement in the business such as simple design, large
storage capacity, etc. Jobs also demonstrate ability to disrupt industry about the better design
(Lin, 2014).
With the help of analysis of fewer doubts, the company able to believe that larger iPhone
was pointless and remarkable to make effective results in the nation. Personally, it is also
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developed closer outcomes to create effectiveness in the nation (Lawrence and Weber, 2014).
Mexico has the several opportunities to implement plan for create effectiveness in the country.
Apple business model canvas
With this regard, business model generation also develops their outcomes to create
effective results. It describes shared language for ascertain visualizing, assessing and many other
elements that described for the several blocks that assist to focus on the attention of the selected
business unit. There are several elements included that make creative results such as key
partners, activities, propositions, relationship, segment, etc. All these elements signifies
effectiveness in the business which develop its functions and operations in the target market
(Moran, Abramson and Moran, 2014). With the help of these elements, the chosen business will
easily develop their outcomes that assists to cater media sales, marketing and many other
perspective in the Mexico.
Future of the Apple
Apple has point out the well future and outcomes in which the organisation willingly
settle their current success in significant manner. Due to unafraid of the cannibalization, the
enterprise also develop their functions and operations to make significant growth at workplace
(Ostrom, Parasuraman and Voss, 2015.). One of the significant development of the Apple has
been made to determine effectiveness in the country. iPhone has the larger screen which shows
to create effective pattern for the media industries. Other rumours also take place which impact
on the also suggest that Apple go smaller and improves their services and process to interconnect
in the different areas' perspective (Kew and Stredwick, 2017). Apple need to grow their
outcomes so that trouble will be blowing to make easier things in the business enterprise as
compare to other industries.
More interesting in this aspect determines as the long term objectives which assists to
ascertain effective functioning in the business environment. With the help of continuously
development, future will be expand to ascertain effective results at workplace (Mangan and
Lalwani, 2016). The chosen organisation continuously push their efforts to go in different areas
with developing devices. Different mobile applications and hard drive assists to create
effectiveness in the business unit which develop the Mexico development.
PESTLE ANALYSIS
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At workplace, there are different kinds of sustainable development develop that being
enable to develop effective results. With this regard, positive impact can be developed that create
wellbeing, communities, activities, etc. that assists to attract different customers (Crane and
Matten, 2016). There are mainly different issues can be solved in the business environment such
as climate, change, waste, resources, fair partnership, etc. Strength and weaknesses, addressed
that create effective results. In the unique and underpins business model that develop enable to
create long term objectives. There are different kinds of resources that assists to meet the goals
and objectives that create core values of inspiration to make creative results (Kirton and
Trebilcock, 2017). Every person also makes certain changes to run each activity that make brand
of APPLE. There are different kinds of resources such as finance, products, channels,
stakeholders, intellectual capital, etc.
Political factors: In respect to deal in the international market, political factors highly impact on
the functions and operations of the company. In this regard, high corporation taxes create major
impact on its functions and operations. In addition to this, heavily depends on the lower cost of
manufacturing social and political elements highly impact on the business operations.
Economic factors: On the other hand, increasing in the labour cost in Mexico exchange rates
also increasing continuously so that consumer goods highly impacted by the operations. It create
more expenses to do business and perform several functions in the Mexico.
Social factors: Mexico has no closer attention with young generation people so that it impact
highly on the Apple operations. In the several aspects of management, ethical concern will be
solved in systematic manner at workplace. Apple is closely attached with marketing strategy to
develop their market.
Technological factors: With the help of effective technology in Mexico, there are several
advantages has been attached with Apple. In this context, many new offering will be ascertain at
workplace such as Apple TV and increasing in the market. With the help of growing smartphone
and tablets, personal computer also develops in systematic aspect.
Legal factors: Apple entered in order to regulate different kinds of financial services in all over
the market. In this context, they are plan to enter in automotive products and services. Therefore,
in Mexico they have to make creative functions and operations to mitigate risk.
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Environmental factors: Biggest issue in the environmental perspective is disposal of
networking electronic. In this aspect, there are several expenses disposing to the devise that
assists to protect the environment.
Data/Graphs/Tables:
In this aspect, there are several aspects can be taken by the chosen business to make
dominant economic feature in the market. With this regard, several examples could be develop in
this report that signifies to the chosen industry.
Strategic group of Map of Apple Inc
With this regard, better understanding will be made at workplace for the categories of
industry in different perspective. Strategic group assists to cater effective results and better
understanding in the competitive environment. Therefore, various prices also differentiate
towards the smartphone market players (Murray, Skene and Haynes, 2017).
Relationship between the Apple's strategic Group and its organisational focus
 In order to develop effective functions and operations there are high quality of products
ascertain in systematic manner.
 Premium price also required for ascertain effective information towards the products and
services (Murray, Skene and Haynes, 2017)..
 Focus on the valuing customers also develops through providing exceptional quality
products, repairs and expert advice.
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Illustration 1: Strategic group Map

 Passionate and dedicated customer base also enable to the chosen industry to charge
premium pricing.
From the above graph, it has been stated that Apple has effective position in the market in
term of share. Therefore, it create profitability and outcomes to determines operations in the
Mexico market. It is the best way to capture different areas of the market that create more profits
and revenue.
Porter five forces model
In respect to ascertain effective functions in the Mexico, there are several advantages and
disadvantages take place for the Apple company. With this regard, the company need to focus on
their profits and revenue through they can make creative functions and operations. With the help
of Porter five force model, the company can easily enter in new areas of the market and develop
their profitability in systematic way. It includes following elements:
Competitive rivalry (High) : In Mexico, Apple company facing strong impact due to high
competition. With this regard, each competitor highly influence to the business outcomes and
goals that required unique elements to enhance functions. There are main factors high
aggressiveness of firm and low switching cost exist so that it making high competition within the
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Illustration 2: Data and graph
Source: (Performances of the social media, 2017)

market. As compare to other brands, the organisation facing issue to make tough competition at
workplace.
Bargaining power of buyers (High) : Bargaining power of the customers also create major
impact on the functions and operations of the Apple so that they are facing many issues in
Mexico. This is because there low switching cost and small size of individual buyers exists that
impact on the functions and operations of the organisation. With this regard, Apple need to
ensure their customers for their satisfaction (Murray, Skene and Haynes, 2017).. Therefore,
bargaining power of buyers is the one of the major significant aspect which could be impact on
the variables.
Bargaining power of suppliers (Low) : Bargaining power of the Apple company has weak
force. This is because, in Mexico there are several suppliers exists which could be impact on the
functions and operations of the organisation. In this context, demand of the customers and
requirement create major impact on the business outcomes. High number of suppliers and supply
is the low force in the market. In this context, Apple can buy raw material from any areas of the
Mexico. As results, it impacts positively to the operations and functions of the business
environment. It assists to develop strategies that make creative functions and operations in the
business environment. Therefore, innovation and industry leadership is the best perspective
which assists to make clear objectives and goals at workplace.
Threat of substitution (Low) : In order to identify impact of threat of substitution, there is low
impact on the business functions. In this context, Apple business has several components that
determines strength of the substitute products that assists to attract several people in the business
environment. With this regard, low performances also create substitute which impact on the
functions and operations in systematic manner. In the market, there are several substitute
elements exists that could be used by the customers. Therefore, it impacts on the performances of
the chosen business.
Threat of new entrants (Moderate) : Apple has also experienced towards the new entrants. In
this aspect, high capital require at workplace that create major impact on its performances. With
this regard, effect and possibility of new competitors enters in the market. Therefore, high cost
and brand development create impact on the functions and operations (Cho, Laine and Rodrigue,
2015). With this aspect, business will compete to the other organisation that require considerable
cost to make strong brand.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report, it has been concluded that iPhone industry has several advantages
to develop their operations and functions in Mexico. In this context, they are ascertained their
functions to target different people of the industry. With this regard, the business target young
generation people to make creative functions and operations. Therefore, the industry merge with
ascertain their targets in systematic manner.
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