Apple Inc.: A Case Study in Operational Efficiency and Leadership

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Business Management
Operations

Table of Contents
 IntroductionSlide 3
 1. An overview of the individuals biography and career highlights
Slide 4
 2. An introduction to the key operations of the organisation they
transformed Slide 6
 3. An evaluation how the internal and external operation management
environments created an atmosphere that allowed for that particular
individual and his respective leadership style to flourish Slide 8
 4. How operational efficiencies improved to successfully meet business
objectives, using appropriate management and leadership approaches.
SLIDE 11
 5. Conclusions and supported recommendations for future
improvements to be taken by the leader and the respective
organisation, taking onto account how different factors affect the
business environment and wider community Slide 13
 Conclusion Slide 15
 Bibliography Slide 16

Introduction
In this presentation, the modifications in the
leadership strategies of Apple has been
discussed in order to transcend on the
affinities of the leadership theories.

1. An overview of the individuals biography
and career highlights
The designation of the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) was adorned by the influential
figure of Steve Jobs. The personality of Steve
JOBS has been the role model on the
aspirations of incorporating entrepreneurship
virtues.

Cont..
The current operations of Apple are being
overviewed by Timothy Donald Cook after the
death of the enigmatic character of Steve
Jobs. The organisation had appointed him as
one of the senior vice president in the year of
1998 for the international operations

2. An introduction to the key operations of the organisation they
transformed
The operations in the R&D has been
observed with implicating transformation by
the leadership of Steve Jobs. The insertions of
simplicity were instantiated by him. The
organisation has been previously oblivion to
the use of the leaner means of producing the
electronic items. This has been acting as one
of the significant changes within the company
by the developments in the aesthetic
designing of product.

Cont..
The aspects of improving the supply chain
are one of the major operational
transformation that is undertaken through
the influences of the Timothy Donald Cook.
The organisation was suffering with the
misalignments with the inventory
management to the allocation of the financial
resources. This in turn decreased the optimal
utilisation of the raw material.

3. An evaluation how the internal and external
operation management environments created an
atmosphere that allowed for that particular individual
and his respective leadership style to flourish
External Operation Management
Environment
Changes in the Human capital
The leadership styles are more contributed to
the setting up of training practices and
programmes that would help the employees
to get accustomed to the innovations in the
skill set of microcomputer technology.

Cont..
Reduction in the economic wages
The recent scenarios of economic recession
have resulted in the decreased proficiency of
minimum wages. As the employees are not
able look up to the substantial incentives,
hence this results in the reduced motivation
of the employees.

Cont..
Internal Operation Management
Environment
Innovations on the Research and
Development technique
The organisation has been implemented with
the features of technological prowess but had
been lacking on the advents of the assertions
in the designing concept. The development of
Apple Ipod has been known to the creative
production of Steve Jobs

4. How operational efficiencies improved to
successfully meet business objectives, using
appropriate management and leadership approaches.
The situational leadership
Apple has been previously unknown to the
contributions in the department of proactive
participation of contributing to the society.
The organisation has developed the
inclinations of Corporate Social
Responsibility, as one of the major
organisational objectives.

Cont..
The contingency approach
The launch of the Apple iPhone has been
considered on the models of iPhone S and
iPhone C. The decisive role was played by
Steve Jobs as he developed on the
contingency approach of leadership style to
renovate the operational efficiency of the
Research development theory in order to
address the blatant feel of user experience.