scholarly journals A Critical Analysis of Internal and External Environment: Case Study of Apple Inc.

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Art Of War ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Factor Evaluation ◽  
Space Matrix ◽  
Evaluation Matrix

Apple Inc. is a famous information technology firm in the global market. The organization has a wide range of products which consists of MacBook, iPhones, Apple TV, iPad and Apple watch. In this era of globalization with technologies, Apple’s users seek for unique performance products that are aesthetically pleasing as well as emphasize good product qualities. In 1976, Apple was established by Steve Jobs and his partners to develop modern technology products. In order to assess Apple’s strategic capabilities, Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas is applied in this case study. There is several competitive analysis tools are written in this article including Internal Factor and External Factor Evaluation matrix, SWOT and SPACE Matrix, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysis as well as Internal-external (IE) analysis to evaluate Apple’s competitive intelligence. Throughout the report, every component in the evaluation model reflects the direction of how Apple overcomes the hurdles and how Apple could benefit by expanding their business in the international market. Lastly, Sun Zi’s Art of War is also being studied and included into business strategies of Apple. Keywords: Apple, Osterwalder, Factor Evaluation Matrix, SWOT, SPACE Matrix, Internal-external Analysis, Sun Zi’s Art of War

scholarly journals Determining Strategies for Constructing the Safety Supervision System by Considering Both Internal and External Safety Environments: A Case Study of X Group Corporation, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9486
Author(s):  
Qiaoli Wang ◽  
Xianyan Peng ◽  
Zijun Li
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Complex Environments ◽  
Internal Factor ◽  
Supervision System ◽  
Performance Evaluation System ◽  
Safety Production ◽  
Factor Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Matrix ◽  
Supervision Strategies

Safety supervision aims to safeguard the overall interests of the corporation, and ensure its safety production together with sustainable development. It is the key to reducing accident rates, and safeguarding employees’ safety and corporate property. The establishment of safety supervision system requires specify strategies. However, it is difficult to determine such strategies in an objective manner under complex environments. Therefore, first, this paper combined an external factor evaluation matrix (EFEM) and an internal factor evaluation matrix (IFEM) to analyze the internal and external safety environments faced by X Group Corporation (XGC). Second, the strength-weakness-opportunity-threat (SWOT) approach was employed to qualitatively analyze and explore the alternative safety supervision strategies. Following this, the most attractive strategies were selected from alternatives by using the quantitative strategic planning matrix (QSPM), namely construction of the safety culture system, clarification of modes and organizational structure of safety supervision, and improvement of the safety performance evaluation system. These strategies were subsequently applied in the construction and improvement of the XGC’s safety supervision system. This study can provide reliable theoretical and methodological support for the establishment of corporations’ safety supervision systems.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI MATRIK EFE, MATRIK IFE, MATRIK SWOT DAN QSPM UNTUK MENENTUKAN ALTERNATIF STRATEGI GUNA MENINGKATKAN KEUNGGULAN KOMPETITIF BAGI USAHA PRODUKSI KELOMPOK BURUH PEMBATIK DI KESER NOTOG PATIKRAJA BANYUMAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Sulasih Sulasih
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Internal Factor ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Swot Matrix ◽  
Factor Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Matrix ◽  
Qspm Matrix

The purpose of this research is to know the external and internal environmental factors by using the EFE and IFE matrix that lead to the competition changes and seek the alternative strategies by applying SWOT matrix as well as by specifying or selecting the most appropriate strategy through QSPM at Batik Labor Group Production on Keser Notog , Patikraja, Banyumas. This research implemented descriptive research based on the case study that applied qualitative and quantitative approach. The data collection related to the research was accomplished in several stages. It was started by interviews or Focus Group Discussion (FGD) by providing questionnaires to the concerned stakeholders. The data analysis was conducted through Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix; External Factor Evaluation Matrix (EFE) Matrix; Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT); and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). The results of this study shows that the strategy on creating a unique styles and motifs of batik is the best alternative strategy to be implemented in Batik Labor Groups Production on Keser Notog, Patikraja, Banyumas, Central Java with the TAS value of 6.22 for QSPM matrix. This strategy is the most appropriate approach to be implemented to enhance the competitive advantage to face the various kinds of threats and weaknesses and to strengthen the competitiveness in business production of Batik in Keser Notog, Patikraja, Banyumas, Central Java.

scholarly journals Pentingnya Strategi Bisnis Yang Tepat Dalam Mempertahankan Eksistensi Suatu Usaha (Studi Kasus: Penutupan Sevel)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Yuliani Dan Eko Harry Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Market Penetration ◽  
Matrix Space ◽  
Swot Matrix ◽  
Factor Evaluation ◽  
Space Matrix ◽  
The Right ◽  
Qspm Matrix ◽  
Do So

Sevel is a well known brand for convinience store that has thousand outlets in seventeen countries. In June 2018 Sevel had to stop their business in Indonesia due to the buyout failure by Charoen Pokphand. Sevel should have still operate their business as they have strong management and infrastructure to do so. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the business strategies they had been running for is the right strategies and if its not, what kind of strategies should be applied for the company business. The analysis methods of this research use five matrix, i.e Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix, Eksternal Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix, Competitive Profil Matriks (CPM), SWOT Matrix, SPACE Matrix, Internal Eksternal (IE) Matrix and QSPM. The QSPM matrix result shows that Sevel should focus on market penetration strategy in 2016 as there were so many factors, either form internal or eksternal environment, to support their action plan while they still can run few strategies from retrenchement strategy as necessary.

Integrating stakeholders' perspectives to develop tourism business strategies: the case study of a wine route

2017 ◽  
pp. 173-186
Author(s):  
Giuseppina Carrà ◽  
Mariagiulia Mariani ◽  
Ivana Radic ◽  
Iuri Peri
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategies

CASE STUDY: Regional Cultural Differences Within and Across Four Western European Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-47
Author(s):  
Nadine Waehning ◽  
Ibrahim Sirkeci ◽  
Stephan Dahl ◽  
Sinan Zeyneloglu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Western European

This case study examines and illustrates within country regional cultural differences and cross border cultural similarities across four western European countries. Drawing on the data from the World Values Survey (WVS), we refer to the Schwartz Cultural Values Inventory in the survey. The demographic variables of age, gender, education level, marital status and income vary across the regions and hence, have significant effects on the cultural value dimensions across regions. The findings help a better understanding of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of regions withinand across countries. Both researchers and managers will have to justify their sampling methods and generalisations more carefully when drawing conclusions for a whole country. This case study underlines the limited knowledge about regional within country cultural differences, while also illustrating the simplification of treating each country as culturally homogeneous. Cross-country business strategies connecting transnational regional markets based on cultural value characteristics need to take these similarities and differences into account when designating business plans.

Site specific agricultural soil management with the use of new technologies

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Interface ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Soil Variation ◽  
Soil Information ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Agricultural Areas

<p>The Soil Science Institute of Thessaloniki produces new digitized Soil Maps that provide a useful electronic database for the spatial representation of the soil variation within a region, based on in situ soil sampling, laboratory analyses, GIS techniques and plant nutrition mathematical models, coupled with the local land cadastre. The novelty of these studies is that local agronomists have immediate access to a wide range of soil information by clicking on a field parcel shown in this digital interface and, therefore, can suggest an appropriate treatment (e.g. liming, manure incorporation, desalination, application of proper type and quantity of fertilizer) depending on the field conditions and cultivated crops. A specific case study is presented in the current work with regards to the construction of the digitized Soil Map of the regional unit of Kastoria. The potential of this map can easily be realized by the fact that the mapping of the physicochemical properties of the soils in this region provided delineation zones for differential fertilization management. An experiment was also conducted using remote sensing techniques for the enhancement of the fertilization advisory software database, which is a component of the digitized map, and the optimization of nitrogen management in agricultural areas.</p>

Toward a Philosophical Approach of the Hermeneutics of the Qur’an

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-34
Author(s):  
Aliaa Ibrahim Dakroury
Keyword(s):  
Modern Technology ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
The Relationship

Although claims questioning whether religious sacred books can be “translated” or not have been heard for quite some time, they have increased with the emergence of globalization and the increasing openness and flow of information due to modern technology. In the context of the relationship between hermeneutics and communication, one could argue that interpreting the Qur’an is an interesting case study for many reasons. Among them is the number of debates and discourses that have been raised both for and against its translation. Another reason, perhaps one of the largest barriers according to some religious Muslim groups, is that the Qur’an is fundamentally revealed and written in Arabic, and, therefore, its true meaning cannot be translated into another language. Certain verses, such as “It is a Qur’an in Arabic, without any crookedness (therein): in order that they may guard against evil” (28:39), have been presented to support this argument.

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume 55

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Ancient Philosophy ◽  
Recent Book ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Original Essays ◽  
Constant Change ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Metaphysical Principle

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy provides, twice each year, a collection of the best current work in the field of ancient philosophy. Each volume features original essays that contribute to an understanding of a wide range of themes and problems in all periods of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, from the beginnings to the threshold of the Middle Ages. From its first volume in 1983, OSAP has been a highly influential venue for work in the field, and has often featured essays of substantial length as well as critical essays on books of distinctive importance. Volume LV contains: a methodological examination on how the evidence for Presocratic thought is shaped through its reception by later thinkers, using discussions of a world soul as a case study; an article on Plato’s conception of flux and the way in which sensible particulars maintain a kind of continuity while undergoing constant change; a discussion of J. L. Austin’s unpublished lecture notes on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and his treatment of loss of control (akrasia); an article on the Stoics’ theory of time and in particular Chrysippus’ conception of the present and of events; and two articles on Plotinus, one that identifies a distinct argument to show that there is a single, ultimate metaphysical principle; and a review essay discussing E. K. Emilsson’s recent book, Plotinus.

scholarly journals Assessing the Relation between Mud Components and Rheology for Loss Circulation Prevention Using Polymeric Gels: A Machine Learning Approach

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1377
Author(s):  
Musaab I. Magzoub ◽  
Raj Kiran ◽  
Saeed Salehi ◽  
Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein ◽  
Mustafa S. Nasser
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Gradient Boosting ◽  
K Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Machine Learning Approach ◽  
Drilling Operations

The traditional way to mitigate loss circulation in drilling operations is to use preventative and curative materials. However, it is difficult to quantify the amount of materials from every possible combination to produce customized rheological properties. In this study, machine learning (ML) is used to develop a framework to identify material composition for loss circulation applications based on the desired rheological characteristics. The relation between the rheological properties and the mud components for polyacrylamide/polyethyleneimine (PAM/PEI)-based mud is assessed experimentally. Four different ML algorithms were implemented to model the rheological data for various mud components at different concentrations and testing conditions. These four algorithms include (a) k-Nearest Neighbor, (b) Random Forest, (c) Gradient Boosting, and (d) AdaBoosting. The Gradient Boosting model showed the highest accuracy (91 and 74% for plastic and apparent viscosity, respectively), which can be further used for hydraulic calculations. Overall, the experimental study presented in this paper, together with the proposed ML-based framework, adds valuable information to the design of PAM/PEI-based mud. The ML models allowed a wide range of rheology assessments for various drilling fluid formulations with a mean accuracy of up to 91%. The case study has shown that with the appropriate combination of materials, reasonable rheological properties could be achieved to prevent loss circulation by managing the equivalent circulating density (ECD).

scholarly journals Using citizen science data to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals: a bottom-up analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Ballerini ◽  
Sylvia I. Bergh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Science Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Development Goals

AbstractOfficial data are not sufficient for monitoring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): they do not reach remote locations or marginalized populations and can be manipulated by governments. Citizen science data (CSD), defined as data that citizens voluntarily gather by employing a wide range of technologies and methodologies, could help to tackle these problems and ultimately improve SDG monitoring. However, the link between CSD and the SDGs is still understudied. This article aims to develop an empirical understanding of the CSD-SDG link by focusing on the perspective of projects which employ CSD. Specifically, the article presents primary and secondary qualitative data collected on 30 of these projects and an explorative comparative case study analysis. It finds that projects which use CSD recognize that the SDGs can provide a valuable framework and legitimacy, as well as attract funding, visibility, and partnerships. But, at the same time, the article reveals that these projects also encounter several barriers with respect to the SDGs: a widespread lack of knowledge of the goals, combined with frustration and political resistance towards the UN, may deter these projects from contributing their data to the SDG monitoring apparatus.

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