Apple INC.: MANAGING A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. Case Study

1. Financial analysis. Conduct a thorough financial analysis.

Objectives

The objectives of the financial analysis of a company in the case analysis are:

1. To establish the current financial health of the company using data provided in the case.

2. To use conclusions from the financial analysis as one of the metrics to establish whether the company's strategy has been a success.

3. To draw conclusions from the financial analysis about whether the financials rate a constraint on future strategic growth or whether the financials are a facilitator for enhancing future growth.

Ratio Analysis

Profitability, Liquidity, Leverage, and Activity ratios are important, especially the Current Ratio, and Debt-to-Equity ratio. Different industries have different activity ratios that are important, for example, Retail - inventory turnover, sales/square foot; Airlines - cost/seat mile. Identify the activity ratio for the industry covered by the case. Other ratios that may be important: Dividend payout; P/E Some ratios are more relevant if you have the industry ratios

1.7.19. Employ 2 digit arithmetic with rounding to oompute an approximate solution of the linear system 0.23: + 2y 32: = 6, 5:1: + 433; + 272 = 58, 3m + 233; 42;: = 87, using the following methods: (a) Regular Gaussian Elimination with Back Substitution; (1)) Gaussian Elimination with Partial Pivoting; (6) Gaussian Elimination with Full Pivoting. ((1) Compare your answers and discuss their accuracy. Use the Gaussian Method to solve the system of equations. 2x-3y=-9 5x+4y =58 O x= -4.5 y = 3 O x=6 y =7 O x=1 53 4 O X= 19 Y= - 6Question 1. Find the solution to the following system of equations r + 2y + 2 = 1 3r + 7y + 32 =1 -2c - 31 -42 =1 using (a) (2 points) Naive Gaussian elimination, (b) (3 points) Gaussian elimination with partial pivoting, (c) (4 points) Gaussian elimination with complete pivoting, and (d) (4 points) Gaussian elimination with scaled partial pivoting. Make sure to clearly show all your steps, including any row/column exchanges and index/scaling vectors