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Inventory Management P BUS 430 Assignment 2: Inventory Management BUS 430: Operations Management Topic Introduction: For this essay, I will be researching two companies I am very familiar with. One its a manufacturing company which is Apple, Inc. and a service company will be AFBA (Armed ...

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BUS 430
Assignment 2: Inventory Management


BUS 430: Operations Management

Topic Introduction:


For this essay, I will be researching two companies I am very familiar with. One it’s a

manufacturing company which is Apple, Inc. and a service company will be AFBA (Armed Forces

Benefit Association) which is a Life Insurance company that serves those people who serve our nation. I

am also an employee for this company and I can relate to it very much.


Apple is a very big and successful company because of their high-quality products and very good designs

that are typically ahead of any other competitor. Apple is by far the most recognized companies and in

demand for a lot of people around the world and as they come up with new products every year. Apple’s

pricing must continue to follow its pillars and focusing in their indirect distribution channels. In the other

hand we have AFBA as a service provider. They are a life insurance company that mainly focusses on

our first responders, government employees, government contractors and all our military by offering an

additional service of life insurance. This company does not sell to civilians as they give their full

attention to the people that serve this nation.


Company Inventory:


Both Apple and AFBA carry completely different type of inventory.


For Apple, their number one product and what they sell the most is the iPhone. It is their most popular

item selling millions of units each and every month. Other products that are a quite popular demand are

iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Currently and due to the pandemic around the world Apples

has reported selling more iPhones than ever before. “The research indicates that Apple sold 15 million

iPhones to customers in the Unites States in the second quarter from April to June 2020 – that’s more

than ever before. This corresponds to an increase of ten percent compare to the second quarter of

2019.”

, AFBA as a service company provides different type of life insurance packages depending on the type of

individual, they are working with. As an active or retired military service member, first responder,

government employee, Department of Defense contractor, or spouse or children of any of these groups,

all are eligible to apply and be a member of our insurance plan through our carrier. Having extra

coverage can always provide satisfaction and a peace of mind that future needs are covered.


Good and Services Design Concept:


Apples goods and designs services are general as with this company they typically product hundreds and

thousands of one particular laptop, tv, or perhaps phone for millions of consumers. Even though there

might be a number of different designs that people can choose from or particular items that might fit

someone’s needs, there are only a limited number of designs that are produce millions of times. There

might be additional service that an individual can chose, like for example a one-on-one training of a

particular laptop, typically at the time of purchase or they may return to a store when ever needed for the

training necessary to understand the device or it could also be like our second choice.


AFBA goods and services are on a one-on-one basis to fit the needs of the particular person. Showing

multiple options but ultimately looking for the one that fits the customer the best. With this service they

are able to speak to an agent over the phone or sit down with one to go over the many products AFBA

has to offer. Making it a one-time experience that would last a life time.


Inventory and Role in Performance:


Inventory plays a huge part in every company as the demand can be very high for some people. With

Apple we all know that iPhone as being the most popular product they sell; it must be restocked very

often. “Apple inventory for 2019 was $4.106B, a 3.79% increase from 2018. Apple inventory 2018

was $3.956B, 18.52% decline from 2017. Apple strategy utilizes their different channels for all the

products they carried for their particular product or product type. They must make sure their high

demand product is always available as this comes to be part of their customer satisfaction program.

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