Apple Inc. Operations: Roles of Managers and Leaders Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Apple Inc.'s key operational functions, including product design, quality management, process design, location strategy, layout design, and human resource management. It identifies the roles and responsibilities of managers within each function, highlighting their impact on the company's success. The report explores various operational approaches, such as inventory management, human resource management, supply chain management, production management, quality management, and marketing management, emphasizing their value in ensuring sustainability and growth. Furthermore, it evaluates the impact of external business environment factors, such as political, economic, technological, social, legal, and environmental factors, on decision-making by leaders and managers. The report also examines how operational efficiencies can be improved through appropriate management and leadership approaches, recommending strategies for future improvements, such as increasing productivity, reducing costs, and adapting to the lower niche of customers.

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Apple Inc.

An introduction to the key
operations of the organisation
 Apple was established by Steve Wozniak and Steve jobs along with
Ronald Wayne.
 In 1976 Apple I was first launched.
 This company was transformed in Apple computer incorporation in
1977.
 over the next few tickets apple had shifted from hardware production
to software and now it has managed to employ its skills in iCloud
also.

An introduction to the key
operations of the organisation
 Apple Inc. is the American technology company that operates in
different parts of the world.
 the corporation has its headquarter in California. this is the company
which operates in designing developing and selling the consumer
electronics and computer software.
 this particular company also provides online services and considered
to be e one of the four most important technological companies like
Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

An introduction to the key
operations of the organisation
 Apple incorporation is mainly famous for its hardware products only
the iPhone and smartphone.
 Including it they are iPad tablet and Mac computers iPod portable
players and Apple Smartwatch.
 this has also included the Apple TV which has digital media player. In
addition to this the company also produces air pods which is wireless
ear pod and smart speaker.
 Along with hardware the software corner also is strong of Apple Inc.
that include iOS, macOS, watchOS, ipad OS, tvOS and many others. In
addition to this iLife, iWork, iTunes, Safari, Final Cut Pro, logic Pro, X
code are also some of the important products by this company.

Details of each of the key operational functions,
identifying the roles and responsibilities of
managers in the key operational functions.
 The operations of Apple incorporation involves
important decisions of operation management.
 This ensures that all the aspects of the business run
smoothly. In the operations management the
prospects like product designing quality
management location strategy process and capacity
designing inventory management are important.

Details of each of the key operational
functions, identifying the roles and
responsibilities of managers in the key
operational functions. Designing goods and services
 Apple Inc. Focuses on the development of
technological products and services.
 The managers in this company incorporate their skills
for the development and production of the products by
involving a senior Vice President in hardware
engineering as well as software engineering.
 They work hand in hand to reflect the nature and
features of the corporate structure of this company

Details of each of the key operational
functions, identifying the roles and
responsibilities of managers in the key
operational functions. Quality management it is an important aspect of the
responsibility of the managers in this corporation because this
is what makes this organisation stand out in the crowd.
 The senior Vice Presidents ensure compliance with quality
standard of the company and permeate various areas of
business.
 The managers in sure that product designing and development
have proper connection with Marketing, retail, sales, Human
Resource Management and industrial designing.

Details of each of the key operational
functions, identifying the roles and
responsibilities of managers in the key
operational functions. Process designing
 This is an important part of human resource
management strategy where the managers support
the workforce to maximize their productivity in the
designing and development of the products.
 the management also takes care of the suppliers
and give directives to the process designing by
ensuring that the suppliers act according to the
code of conduct.

Details of each of the key operational
functions, identifying the roles and
responsibilities of managers in the key
operational functions.
 Location strategy it is the responsibility of
the managers to understand the
requirement of the market of different parts
of the world and where the company must
expand.
 Now Apple has more than thousands of
stores in the 20 countries where the
company has been operating.
 The selective location chosen by the
management helps the company to strike

Details of each of the key operational
functions, identifying the roles and
responsibilities of managers in the key
operational functions. Layout designing and strategy. it is the process of
emphasizing Expectations of the customers.
 the management here show their responsibilities to
collect requirements of the customers and ensure
that they will by designing perfect products meeting
all the demands of the consumers.
 the managers encourage creativity as well as
efficiency of the workflows.

Details of each of the key operational
functions, identifying the roles and
responsibilities of managers in the key
operational functions. Job designing and human resource the managers
develop perfect understanding of the employees in
different markets of the world.
 in different markets are countries there are different
organisational and national cultures.
 the human resource management therefore feels
responsibility to develop a motivated working
culture so that they can utilise their workforce at
their best.

Explanation of the key operational approaches
to operations management and their value.
 The key operational approaches of this company include
various factors like inventory management, Human Resource
Management, supply chain management, production
management, quality management and marketing
management.
 All of these management are valuable for the growth and
perfect running of the organisation that ensure sustainability.
 the human resource management therefore feels
responsibility to develop a motivated working culture so that
they can utilise their workforce at their best.