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关于英语文化的英文介绍篇一:关于文化的英语作文On an introduction to Chinese and western culture of appreciationCulture is a unique human spiritual phenomenon, as a symbol system, which constitutes the essential difference between man and animal, it is to humanity as a carrier, is a property of humanity, and humanity perish. We can say that culture is the main designer and bearers of the human spirit, the human self-consciousness highest cohesion.The Chinese culture and western culture differences reflected in many ways。
For example, food, clothing, music, architecture…First of all, the Culture of China is home to one of the world's oldest and most complex civilizations. Confucianism was the official philosophy throughout most of Imperial China's history and strongly influenced other countries in East Asia. But the America culture as the representative of western culture, the thought foundation are derived from the European Renaissance, the source is the culture in ancient Greece and Rome, Christian influence is far-reaching, the value of individual freedom and rights, pay attention to the practice and exploration.Second, Western culture is based on individualism. But Chinese culture is based on masses (collectivism). For example, in the US, you always talk about individual rights, instead of placing the whole society above your own self. In China, we prefer noodles,rice ,JiaoZi as the main course. But In west countries, peoplelike eating hamburgers, chips, pizza, pasta as their main course. The last, Chinese culture that is based on humanism and people. But West uses law to resolve people and people's relationship. You can never find 'law' well-established in China. Chinese uses ethics and tolerance to resolve people and people's relationship.In a nutshell. Culture is everything, culture is everywhere. In today's world, no nation and the country can get rid of their traditional culture. With the advance of globalization and cultural exchanges between the countries have become increasingly frequent, explore the overall differences in Chinese and Western culture, and aims to promote economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West, strengthening the "global village" of contact and seek common development.在介绍升值对中国和西方文化文化是一种独特的人类精神现象,作为一种符号系统,它构成了人与动物的本质区别,它是人类作为一个载体,是人类的财产,人类灭亡。
苹果的供应链管理世界(Apple's world of supply chainmanagement)Apple was once in the inventory crisis, inventory finished value of $700 million, the annual inventory turnover rate of less than 13 times.10 years ago, apple founder Jobs's "a person, a table, a computer can change the world," the paranoid beliefs, so that Apple once fell into the dead line. To save apple, one of Jobs's key actions is to solve the problem of supply chain management. Now, apple through the implementation of demand oriented and pragmatic innovation, design different sales channels, streamline inventory, outsourcing non core business and the construction of supply chain alliance strategy, developed a rapid connection between the supplier, the company and the customer, that do not rely solely on low cost strategy of the supply chain can be achieved enviable achievement the. At the same time, Apple's supply chain world has excessive pressure, suppliers, sales channels of some products are imperfect, product pricing is too high and supply chain instability.Demand oriented pragmatic design innovationApple is a master of consumer trends. Because grasp the consumption trend of apple, one of the few brands in the first personal computer market, unfortunately, product ideas too far ahead, let Apple lost in the personal computer in the vast majority of the market share. Then, the ability of human to observe and lit can be adjusted in a timely manner to meet the needs of the apple building design strategy, innovative andpragmatic, that is for every new product design, apple requires that its engineers to provide three evaluation documents, including files, a market development of a project file and a user experience in documents; if the three files are the executive committee evaluation and approval, the design team will receive a budget. This market - oriented, not from a technical point of view, but from the market point of view, determine what kind of products and sales price strategy is worth trying.IPhone, for example, was named "best invention of 2007" by time magazine, although it uses mature technology, but it can give consumers a brand new consumer experience. In the case of musical features, iPhone uses the standard headphone interface of the 3.5mm, which means that consumers can enjoy different music via different types of headphones.Apple's experience shows that although very understanding of consumers, but ahead of the concept and design may not be able to trigger consumer sympathy, but also need to have the necessary market resources and technical support. In this respect, Apple's success is as much a lesson as it has failed. If Apple hadn't failed, there would have been no HP, no Dell, no Compaq, not even Microsoft.Differentiated sales channelsApple for different product types, the use of distinctive sales channels.For iPhone products, apple is all directly with the operatorsto cooperate, through sales divided into profit, in the United States is AT&T, the United Kingdom is O2. But in Chinese, when a proud Apple Corp want to be this way copied directly, but was rejected, because the monopoly China operators than their counterparts in other countries strong. It is understood that, O2 in obtaining the right to sell iPhone at the same time, it means that in the future will be 40% of the income to apple, but this way for China Mobile or Unicom is not feasible.For all non iPhone products in the retail terminal, apple market segmentation selection, adopted by authorized stores, stores, chain stores, online retail, online direct marketing authorization four way line. Authorized stores mainly by some self-employed business, these businesses for the rapid reaction of the market, be good at climbing, and has a large number of old customer resources. Store chain model, mainly relying on the regular group army, strong stores andhigh-quality sales team, hold more of the end consumer groups. Online authorized retail is primarily an excellent network. Finally, in order to allow customers to configure orders, apple began to directly through the Apple store, on Internet receive educational institutions and customer orders,And configure products directly for them.Streamline inventoryIn 1996, Apple Corp's inventory of finished goods was worth $700 million, bringing the company into a stock crisis, with less than 13 stock turnover. To this end, Apple has adopted a series of measures to reduce inventory.First, reduce the number of suppliers. Apple has reduced the size of its original large suppliers to a smaller core group, and began to regularly send predictive information to vendors to cope with the risk of a surge in inventory for a variety of reasons. However, apple suppliers also put forward a series of brutal perfectionism requirements, no matter when, if a project does not meet the requirements, Apple will require suppliers to make analysis and explain the reason in 12 hours.Second, reduce product categories. This is the most basic link in the whole reform, apple put the original more than 15 kinds of product style cut to 4 kinds of basic style of the products, and possibly more standardized components, thus greatly reducing the number of spare production parts and the number of semi-finished products, will be able to focus more on product customization instead, for a large number of products in handling large inventories. For example, iPod nano uses almost all of the common IC, thus reducing the time and inventory spent on component preparation. In 2007, apple achieved rapid inventory turnover levels (50.8) and high speed growth (38.6%).Third, to provide more intangible products. So far, the Apple Corp's demand forecasting, inventory management is still very bad, but Apple provides services through the iTunes music store, allow consumers to spend a lot of money in the zero inventory supply chain of goods a sales of nearly $2 billion. Currently, Apple's online iTunes music store has become the world's third largest music retailer, second only to WAL-MART and best buy.Apple's turnaround shows that only by reducing the cost ofinventory, can enterprises directly increase profits.Outsourcing non core businessFirst, production outsourcing. Although most iPod users always talked about iPod music and media player by apple production of a very successful, but they don't care who it is or where production produced, and this is what Apple wants. From Taiwan, Hon Hai, ASUS and Inventec Corporation in the use of their mainland factory assembled millions of iPod, but their name is unknown. The same is also made in the outsourcing decision of board production, Apple has been the production of PC board, but found in the 1998 survey, some manufacturers of the motherboard has better than Apple's own production of computer motherboard, so this part of the business in the year the company decided to sell, and outsourcing later to suppliers complete.Second, design outsourcing. As the best innovation company in the world, apple refuses to plan its innovation strategy with its own resources. According to statistics, in 2006, high-tech enterprises in R & D investment rankings, apple only 715 million U. S. dollars ranked fifteenth, about the top ranked Microsoft's 1/9. For example, McIntosh pioneered the use of the mouse and the iPhone technology used by Mutli-Touch from other companies, and even the initial development of iPod was outsourced.Constructing supply chain allianceAt first, Apple had the reputation of making the world's bestcomputer, but only a few software or hardware could be matched with Mac. Today, Apple's ecosystem has evolved from a miserable small high-tech village into a global empire.The iPod+iTunes mode of the consumer electronics manufacturers, chip manufacturers, large software companies, music companies, computer manufacturers and retailers force together to create a play, download and video customer supply chain for customers. At the same time, Apple has been working with manufacturers of portable microphones, music players, housings and other small hardware. For example,Join the iPod adapter for the first time in the BMW dashboard of many of its 2004 models of storage compartments, GM's 2008 Cadillac CTS will have a iPod rotation and click interface of the center console, not only can the iPod music player, can play CD and broadcasting, satellite broadcasting. Apple also worked with Nike to combine sport with music and launch an innovative "Nike+iPod" range.The same story was staged in iPhone. IPhone is not only a mobile phone, but apple is trying to build people with web pages, listening to music, watching television and movies, call new experience, but also for mobile phone manufacturers, network operators, manufacturers and distributors of movies and TV programs and computer company strength re division. As iPhone sells well, more partners will surely become part of the Apple's supply chain.Shortage of supply chainOver pressure supplier. In the relationship with suppliers, apple is absolutely active. Apple in the electronic industry is a demanding client, because Apple and Jobs for product quality and the pursuit of security, so the manufacturers offer OEM service for them to meet these standards are constantly on the run. For example, Apple has been to control the profits of Taiwan manufacturers in a relatively low range, and therefore indirectly led to 2006 in major media uproar in the Hon Hai Precision company abuse of labor incidents. If Apple wants to promote Taiwan manufacturers to change the status quo, they need to give these manufacturers more profits.IPhone sales channel worries. The prosperity of the Gome and Suning chain giant, confirms the "channel is king" era; while iPhone is not a luxury, not a strong channel network is unable to win, including the chain sales channels and operators to customize. Noisy temporary "iPhone and China Mobile cooperation" issue, because the mobile iPhone model is not suitable for China's position, and an abrupt end. But the real reason for the suspension is that iPhone has made a very strong profit sharing plan and believes that in the near future, the chain will gladly accept orders from Apple iPhone.Overpriced. IPod is stepping on the ubiquitous road of the Walkman walkman. If you want to be as popular and huge as Walkman, Apple needs to overcome the price challenge. However, in the personal audio and video products, apple faces challenges from countries around the world, especially South Korea products, the same design concept, more competitive prices, so that apple difficult. The price is as low as $25 when Walkman is most popular, even if the best set is only $100. IPod has been an"elite" product since its debut, with all its products at around $300, and the most expensive $599.The risk of instability in the alliance. Apple created a model with iPod+iTunes, "razor and blade," that sells expensive razors (music players), while music producers are tricked to sell blades (Music) at a cheap price. Such "despot" clause caused discontent in the record industry. Hollywood, for example, has resisted Apple's idea of playing movies on iPod and iPhone. At the moment, apple sells 52 million TV shows and movies, less than two videos per iPod. The same is true of iPhone, where apple takes iTunes and mobile phone bundles, and without the revenues of iTunes music stores, it also affects iPhone's overall profits.At the same time, under the banner of Microsoft, has more peripheral equipment and accessories manufacturer Microsoft on the ship as the seafarer, how many companies are willing to non mainstream design, production and processing of Apple products? If Apple wants to become evergreen enterprises, we must change the current relatively closed system, let the customer can more freely choose and consumption.。
苹果饥饿营销案例近年来,iphone等移动智能终端以及3G技术乃至4G技术的加快推广,为中国乃至全世界带来了一个崭新的时代,移动互联网的不断发展和市场环境的日益优化给企业带来了一个全新的挑战。
那么接下来小编跟读者一起来了解一下苹果饥饿营销案例吧。
公司简介苹果公司,原称苹果电脑公司,总部位于美国加利福尼亚的库比提诺,核心业务是电子科技产品。
苹果的Apple II于1970年代助长了个人电脑革命,其后的Macintosh接力于1980年代持续发展。
最知名的产品是其出品的Apple II、Macintosh电脑、iPod数码音乐播放器、iTunes音乐商店和iPhone手机,它在高科技企业中以创新而闻名。
2007年1月9日,苹果电脑公司更名为苹果公司。
苹果公司(Apple)由乔布斯、斯蒂夫·沃兹尼亚克和Ron Wayn在1976年4月1日创立。
总部位于美国加里福尼亚丘珀蒂诺市,是在硅谷的中心地带。
1975年春天,AppleⅠ由Wozon设计,并被Byte的电脑商店购买了50台当时售价为666.66美元的AppleⅠ。
1976年,Woz完成了AppleⅡ的设计。
1977年苹果正式注册成为公司,并启用了沿用至今的新苹果标志。
同时,苹果也获得了第一笔投资——Mike Markkula的92000美元。
1978年,苹果准备股票上市,施乐公司预购了苹果100万美元的股票,并允许苹果工程师们研究早已被施乐视为垃圾的PARC操作系统的图形界面。
但苹果的工程师化腐朽为神奇,并将图形界面带进了一个崭新的时空。
苹果公司专门从事开发、制造、销售个人电脑、服务器、外围设备、计算机软件、联机服务及个人数字式辅助设备。
是1995年度全球第三大个人电脑供应商,位居当年"世界百大信息技术公司"排行榜第11位,"世界软件厂商最大50家"第25位。
94、95年度在全球多媒体市场占有率高踞榜首。
公司全球化英文作文英文:Globalization has become an undeniable force shaping the modern business landscape. Companies around the world are increasingly expanding their operations internationally to tap into new markets, access resources, and gain a competitive edge. As someone who has witnessed and participated in this phenomenon firsthand, I can attest to its profound impact on both businesses and individuals.One significant benefit of globalization is the access to a larger consumer base. When a company goes global, it opens up opportunities to reach customers in different countries and regions. For example, a tech company like Apple has successfully penetrated markets across the globe with its iPhones and other products. By localizing their marketing strategies and products to suit diverse cultures and preferences, they have been able to thrive in various markets.Another advantage of globalization is the potential for cost savings and efficiency gains through outsourcing and offshoring. Many companies outsource certain tasks or manufacturing processes to countries with lower labor costs, allowing them to reduce expenses and focus on their core competencies. For instance, a clothing brand may choose to manufacture its products in countries like Bangladesh or Vietnam where labor costs are lower, enabling them to offer competitive prices to consumers.Furthermore, globalization fosters innovation and knowledge exchange on a global scale. When companiesoperate in different countries, they are exposed to diverse perspectives, ideas, and technologies. This cross-pollination of knowledge often leads to breakthrough innovations and advancements in various fields. Take the automotive industry, for example, where companies like Toyota have pioneered new manufacturing techniques and sustainability practices by drawing inspiration fromdifferent cultures and markets.However, it's important to acknowledge that globalization also poses challenges and risks. One of the major concerns is the potential loss of jobs in developed countries due to outsourcing and automation. While globalization creates new opportunities for growth, it also disrupts traditional industries and livelihoods. For instance, the rise of e-commerce giants like Amazon has led to the closure of many brick-and-mortar stores, resulting in job losses for retail workers.Additionally, globalization can exacerbate income inequality both within and between countries. While some individuals and regions benefit from increased trade and investment, others may be left behind, leading to social tensions and unrest. It's crucial for policymakers and businesses to address these disparities and ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared more equitably.In conclusion, globalization is a double-edged sword that brings both opportunities and challenges for businesses and society as a whole. While it enables companies to expand their reach, reduce costs, and driveinnovation, it also raises concerns about job displacement and inequality. By embracing globalization responsibly and fostering inclusive growth, we can harness its potential to create a more prosperous and interconnected world.中文:全球化已成为塑造现代商业格局的不可否认的力量。
介绍iphone的英语作文iphone是很多人喜欢的一个牌子,那么关于iphone你知道多少呢?下面皮皮XXX我和大家一起,学习介绍iphone的英语作文,一起来了解iphone吧。
介绍iphone英语作文篇二The iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It runs Apples iOS mobile operating system, known as the iPhone OS until mid-20xx, shortly after the release of the iPad.The first iPhone was released on June 29, 20xx; the most recent iPhone, the sixth-generation iPhone 5, on September 21, 20xx. The user interface is built around the devices multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity (2G, 3G, 4G, and LTE).An iPhone can shoot video (though this was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS), take photos, play music, send and receive email, browse the web, send texts, and receive visual voicemail. Other functionsgames, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, etc.can be enabled by downloading apps; as of 20xx, the App Store offered more than 775,000 apps by Apple and third parties.There are six generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the six major releases of iOS. The original iPhone was aGSMphone, and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted through all models and a screen size maintained until the launch of the iPhone 5 in 20xx.The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS location. TheiPhone 3GS added a faster processor and ahigher-resolution camera that could record video at 480p.The iPhone 4 featured a higher-resolution 960 640 retina display, a VGA front-facing camera for video calling and other apps, and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with 720p video capture. The iPhone 4S upgrades to an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, adual-core processor, and a natural language voice control system called Siri. iPhone 5 features the new A6 processor, increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches, and replaces the 30-pin connector with anall-digital Lightning connector.The resounding sales of the iPhone have been credited with reshaping the smartphone industry and helping make Apple one of the worlds most valuable publicly trading companies in 20xx12.However, there has been criticism of the companys outsourcing and move of jobs from the United States to China. Apple and its manufacturing contractor Foxconn have receivedcriticism due to poor working conditions at the assembly plant in China.介绍iphone英语作文篇三Nowadays we can see every person got a cell phone in their hands. Cell phone was no longer a tool just for sending texts or making cell phone calls, because the iPhone have changed things considerably. In other words ,we can say this is a iPhone time. The iPhone was such a best-seller when it had been unveiled, it was sold out almost everywhere for many weeks, and still continues to be essentially the most preferred cellphones on the t. Well, let me introduce you more details about it .1. Appearance We can first from its exquisite to the common telephone, iPhone has a brand-new appearance. It is just several millimeters. As we all know, it has produced sixth-generation relative products. The latest one is famous for its thinner,faster and smarter. When it was first introduced in recent years, it was the thinnestsmart-phone in the world at that time. Stainless steel, glass on the front and back.Extraordinary build quality. From this we can learn the excellent appearance is an primary factor , either for people or for the matter in terms of.2. Retina display Then we have to mention its advanced scientific research. For one thing, The Retina display has many times the number of pixels as previous common telephone products; whatever else you do with your iPhonewill be clearer than ever. This will be especially beneficial with fonts, whether they be in emails or when reading in thebrowser.3. Self-dependent and search developed chip For another thing, The iPhone is powered by the Apple self-dependent search and developed chip. It makes the machine running speed and software application loading speed more fluent and faster. Notice: Innovation is of overriding.4. Its Magic Camera The iPhone features an additional front-facing Video Graphic Array camera, and a backside-illuminated megapixelrear-facing camera integrated with an Light Emitting Diode flash. The rear-facing camera is capable of recording High Definition video in thousands pictures at dozens frames per second.5. iPhone Operating Systems The most advanced mobile operating system in the world. It has a new important feature: multitasking. you can quickly switch between applications. thats really convenient and gorgeous.6 . Amazing Face Time The iPhone supports Face Time, an embedded video calling application that is able to use either the front or back camera over a Wi-Fi connection to communicate with another iPhone , the relative-generation iPod Touch, or any Mac computer runningMac Operating System. This is a more sleek, extra feature packed edition of the any phone, complete with a high resolution retina display, face time, improved 8MP camera with flash, a front camera for videocalls High-definition video recording, as well as improving the battery life! Considering so many attractive functions , how can we resist to have one? 介绍iphone英语作文篇四The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple. The first iPhone was unveiled by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 20xx,and released on June 29, 20xx.The 5th generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S, was announced on October 4, 20xx, and released on October 14, 20xx, two days after the release of iOS 5.0, the Apple operating system for handheld devices.An iPhone can function as a video camera (video recording was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS was released), a camera phone,a portable media player, and an Internet client with email and web browsing capabilities, can send texts and receive visual voicemail, and has both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity.The user interface is built around the devices multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard rather than a physical one. Third-party as well as Apple application software is available from the App Store, which launched in mid-20xx and now has over 500,000 apps approved by Apple.These apps have diverse functions, including games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, security and advertising for television shows, films, and celebrities.There are five generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the five major releases of iOS (formerly iPhone OS).The original iPhone was a GSM phone that established design precedents like screen size and button placement that have persisted through all models. The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS location. The iPhone 3GS added a compass, faster processor, and higher resolution camera, including video recording at 480p.The iPhone 4 has a rear facing camera (720p video) and a front facing camera (at a lower resolution) for FaceTime video calling and for use in other apps like Skype.In 20xx the iPhone 4 was voted the Best Mobile Phone On Earth. The iPhone 4 featured a higher-resolution 960x640 display; it was released on June 24, 20xx.In the U.S., ATT was the only authorized carrier until February 10, 20xx, when a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 launched for Verizon. On October 4, 20xx, Apple announced the iPhone 4S.The iPhone 4S added a higher resolution camera (8 megapixel) with 1080p video recording, face detection, and video stabilization, a faster, dual core processor, world phone capability (allowing a single handset to operate on networks based on both GSM/UMTS and CDMA technologies), and a natural language voice control system called Siri.It will be available in 16 GB and 32 GB as well as a new 64 GB capacity. It was also announced that in the U.S. Sprint would begin carrying the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and C Spire Wireless announced that it would be carrying the iPhone 4S as well.。
关于推销苹果的英语作文English: Selling apples can be a profitable business venture due tothe high demand for this nutritious fruit. To successfully sell apples, it is important to focus on marketing strategies such as creating appealing packaging, setting competitive prices, and ensuring high quality and freshness of the apples. Utilizing social media platforms and online marketplaces can also help reach a wider audience and increase sales. Building relationships with local grocery stores and farmers markets can provide additional avenues for selling apples. Offering promotions and discounts can attract customers and encourage repeat purchases. Additionally, highlighting the health benefits of apples, such as being rich in vitamins and antioxidants, can appeal to health-conscious consumers. By implementing these strategies, selling apples can be a lucrative business opportunity.中文翻译: 销售苹果可以是一个有利可图的商业投资,因为人们对这种营养丰富的水果有很高的需求。
苹果SWOT分析优势 (Strengths)- 强大的品牌形象:苹果是全球最具有品牌价值的公司之一,其品牌形象影响力广泛,为其产品带来了很高的认可度和忠诚度。
- 创新的产品设计:苹果以其创新的产品设计而闻名,不断推出具有差异化竞争优势的产品,例如iPhone、iPad和Mac电脑。
- 卓越的用户体验:苹果产品注重用户体验,通过简洁、直观且易于使用的界面设计,为用户提供了出色的体验。
- 强大的研发能力:苹果在研发方面拥有强大的能力和资源,能够持续推出创新产品,并满足用户不断变化的需求。
劣势 (Weaknesses)- 高昂的产品定价:苹果产品的定价相对较高,使其产品相对于竞争对手的某些产品不够价格竞争力。
- 依赖于特定供应链:苹果对于一些关键零部件的供应链存在依赖,如处理器芯片,可能受到供应链中断和价格波动的影响。
- 产品线单一:苹果主要以手机、电脑和平板电脑为核心产品,相对于其他竞争对手,产品线较为单一,可能限制公司的市场多样性。
机会 (Opportunities)- 发展新产品类别:苹果可以进一步扩展产品线,涉足新的产品类别,如智能家居、虚拟现实或增强现实设备等领域。
- 扩张国际市场:苹果可以进一步扩张国际市场,特别是在发展中国家和新兴市场中,利用其品牌和产品优势来获得更多市场份额。
- 联合营销合作:苹果可以与其他公司进行联合营销合作,共同推出整合了多个品牌和产品的创新解决方案,以增加市场吸引力。
威胁 (Threats)- 激烈的竞争:苹果面临来自其他科技巨头和其他竞争对手的激烈竞争,这可能对其市场份额和利润率造成威胁。
- 技术变革的风险:科技行业变化迅速,新技术的出现可能对苹果的产品和市场地位造成威胁,如人工智能、5G技术等。
- 法律和监管限制:苹果在全球范围内面临各国的法律和监管制约,如数据隐私问题、知识产权保护等,这可能对其业务运营和形象造成不利影响。
这份SWOT分析旨在从内部和外部环境角度评估苹果的优势、劣势、机会和威胁。
Apple's unique sales strategy of: SteveTobak Source: Business network ofexcellence 2010-6-13Tags: Apple online store sales strategyFrom the Direct and channel pricing strategy to retail and online stores, Apple in the consumer electronics company in a unique way different from other sales of their products . If you know the "channel" the meaning of the word, you know it is definitely not an easy thing. But it achieved, and very successful. This raises two interesting questions:First, other companies are able to "sell the same as Apple," or Apple's sales and channel strategy is only to apply to Apple? Second, the structure is permanent? Or Apple will eventually lose control of pricing and channels, loss of their status?Let's take a closer look it. First, take a look at Apple's sales and channel strategy is unique:Apple never discounts through direct sales channels.The company does sell some refurbished products discount, the price of these products are relatively cheap, but this is not a "sale" prices, but called holiday specials like the name of the first.Apple distributor price is very stable.Although the manipulation of prices (the price of sales to end users) is illegal, but Apple is still trying to control retail prices, it remained at a stable level. They may profit by the distributors control meager in comparison, does not offer volume discounts and other methods for different distributors in accordance with the same price as the same product.Apple's retail and online stores are very unique.They play more the role of education and support, not sales. They are very simple, even a little too far simpler to at least the most clear sign of providing information. They givepeople the impression that a lot of people there to help you, and no one there waiting to sell you anything.Apple products are very unique position.In part, this approach is feasible, Apple retailers like their products to sell as a distinct species, rather than their products and competing products side by side together, both in the store shelves or online stores alike. For example, there is a Best Buy online forum called "iPad and Tablet PCs". Their position is unique, and are placed separately.Now, the product positioning is different from the competitors; maintain a high degree of channel control, to maintain a high priced products in order to maintain the status of the strategy is not new. In fact, it has become the Holy Grail of sales.Many companies try to do a lot of products are also used such a strategy, and with varying degrees of success, including Intel processors, Microsoft's software, Tiffany jewelry, Swarovski crystal Dyson vacuum cleaner, the founder of each product category are trying to adopt a similar strategy, from the wine, watch the ** and knives, and so forth.In each of the above example, the Holy Grail to use this type of sales strategy, must have the same five factors:1. Demand and limited supply2. Unique value proposition with a sense of superiority or brand image3. Feel, or the implementation of a monopoly has been formed4. High enough profit to support a strong channel support structure5. Clear, top-down sales / channel strategy and the implementation of disciplineEven so, in order to implement such a strategy a long time is almost impossible.The system sooner or later collapse. Sooner or later things will change: perhaps the competitive environment has changed, and perhaps intellectual property protection expires, there is a new product or innovation , as society changed, even the government's management of the Ordinance haschanged. Sometimes, even the company itself will also want to break this rule, in order to accelerate profitable growth.In short, with certain conditions, these policies can be successful. However, these conditions will occur over time to change.So, if you have a company, and has already had more than a product of five factors, then you should do everything we can to build airtight sales channels and pricing strategies, and as long as possible to maintain this system work. To go ahead, sell products like apples, of course, that you can. But you should always observe the market situation, because these factors will change over time, you need to change before they are aware of this change, and plan ahead.For Apple, too.。
前言里面有些是俺借鉴的,有些是寡人自己写的,保证各位狼图腾的帅哥靓女们认真学完之后,如果以后离开阿里巴巴就可以冒充熟手去应聘外贸业务员了,态度冷静的话就不会露馅,嘿嘿。
第一节几个基本概念【什么是外贸】外贸用英文叫Foreign Trade或者Extern Trade,简单点讲就是跟外国人做生意。
【做外贸业务需要什么条件】懂英文。
不一定非得要六级专八那么厉害...看得懂数字、年月日、长短好坏以及跟你做的产品相关的一些专业名词,再买本汉英字典和《金山词霸》等电脑字典软件来帮忙,就可以开始做外贸了。
当然,英文越好,做生意越方便,所以要注意积累,平时没事的时候,也该抽空学点儿洋文化。
【出口外贸的整个过程是怎样的】询盘--签合同--商检&报关---核销---退税【为什么要报告交易情况呢】因为国际上对外贸管理都比较严格,货物出国前常常要检验,取得批文;拿到的钱款要申报等等。
此外,国家鼓励出口,报告交易情况就可以享受优惠政策。
报告交易状况不是最后进行的,而是贯穿于整个外贸过程中。
主要跟四个部门打交道:进出口商品检验检疫局:交货前请他们验货,并出具品质证书。
这个过程叫“商检”。
海关:商检以后,向海关申报出口,然后运出去。
这个过程叫“报关”。
外汇管理局:收到钱以后向外汇管理局报告。
这个过程叫“核销”。
国税局:出口以后申报,取得退返税款等优惠。
这个过程叫“退税”。
外贸和国内做生意在本质上并没有太多的差异,只是需要在外贸操作中跟几个政府部门打个交道而已。
【小结】通过本节的学习准备,我们已经了解了常见的出口外贸全过程:谈生意---备货---请商检局检验货物---向海关申报出口----把货物运输出国交给客户---从客户那里取得货款----向外汇管理局申报---向国税局申报实际上,并不是每个环节都要你自己去做。
市面上有很多专业公司,他们可以帮助你做其中的一项或几项工作。
比如,货物运输代理公司可以帮你“报关”和“运输”,银行可以帮你取得货款,出口代理公司可以帮你“商检”以及向外汇局和国税局申报等等---实际上,出口代理公司能做的事情如此之多,以至于你甚至只需要谈生意,然后把所有的事情都交给他们帮忙打理,你把货物交给他们,他们收到国外的货款以后,兑换成人民币给你。
URL:/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-mid The iEconomyAn Empire Built AbroadArticles in this series areexamining challenges posedby increasingly globalizedhigh-tech industries.Read the second article >>MultimediaThe iPhone EconomyRelatedTim es Topic: AppleIncorporatedAdd to PortfolioApple IncorporatedGo to your P ortfolio »E nlarge This ImageThomas Lee/Bloomberg NewsA production line in Foxconn City inShenzhen, China. The iP hone isassembled in this vast facility, w hichhas 230,000 employees, many at theplant up to 12 hours a day, six days aw eek.When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner inCalifornia last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president.But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke,President Obama interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to make iPhones in the United States?Not long ago, Apple boasted that its products were made in America. Today, few are. Almost all of the 70 million iPhones, 30 million iPads and 59 million other products Apple sold last year were manufactured overseas.Why can’t that work come home? Mr. Obama asked.Mr. Jobs’s reply was unambiguous. “Those jobs aren’t coming back,” he said, according to another dinner guest.The president’s question touched upon a central conviction at Apple. It isn’t just that workers are cheaper abroad. Rather, Apple’s executives believe the vast scale of overseas factories as well as the flexibility, diligence and industrial skills of foreign workers have so outpaced their American counterparts that “Made in the U.S.A.” is no longer a viable option for most Apple products.Apple has become one of the best-known, most admired and most imitated companies on earth, in part through an unrelenting mastery of global operations. Last year, it earned over $400,000 in profit per employee, more than Goldman Sachs, Exxon Mobil or Google.However, what has vexed Mr. Obama as well aseconomists and policy makers is that Apple — andReaders’ CommentsReaders shared their thoughts on this article.Read All Comments (778) »many of its high-technology peers — are not nearly as avid in creating American jobs as other famous companies were in their heydays.Apple employs 43,000 people in the United Statesand 20,000 overseas , a small fraction of the over400,000 American workers at General Motors in the 1950s, or the hundreds of thousands at General Electric in the 1980s. Many more people work for Apple’s contractors: an additional 700,000 people engineer, build and assemble iPads, iPhones and Apple’s other products. But almost none of them work in the United States. Instead, they work for foreign companies in Asia, Europe and elsewhere, at factories that almost all electronics designers rely upon to build their wares.“Apple’s an example of why it’s so hard to create middle-class jobs in the U.S. now,” said Jared Bernstein, who until last year was an economic adviser to the White House.“If it’s the pinnacle of capitalism, we should be worried.”Apple executives say that going overseas, at this point, is their only option. One former executive described how the company relied upon a Chinese factory to revamp iPhone manufacturing just weeks before the device was due on shelves. Apple had redesigned the iPhone’s screen at the last minute, forcing an assembly line overhaul. New screens began arriving at the plant near midnight.A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories, according to the executive. Each employee was given a biscuit and a cup of tea, guided to a workstation and within half an hour started a 12-hour shift fitting glass screens into beveled frames. Within 96 hours, the plant was producing over 10,000 iPhones a day.“The speed and flexibility is breathtaking,” the executive said. “There’s no American plant that can match that.”Similar stories could be told about almost any electronics company — and outsourcing has also become common in hundreds of industries, including accounting, legal services, banking, auto manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.But while Apple is far from alone, it offers a window into why the success of some prominent companies has not translated into large numbers of domestic jobs. What’s more, the company’s decisions pose broader questions about what corporate America owes Americans as the global and national economies areE nlarge This Image Thomas Lee f or The New York Times In China, Lina Lin is a project manager at P CH International, w hich contracts w ith Apple. “There are lots of jobs,” she said. “E specially in Shenzhen.”The iEconomy An Empire Built Abroad Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.Read the second article >>Multimedia The iPhone Economy Related Tim es Topic: Apple Incorporatedincreasingly intertwined.“Com panies once felt an obligation to su pport A merican workers, even wh en it wasn’t th e best financial ch oice,” said Betsey Stevenson, th e ch ief economist at the Labor Departm ent u ntil last Septem ber. “That’s disappeared. Profits and efficiency h ave tru mped generosity.”Companies and other economists say that notion is naïve. Though Americans are among the most educated workers in the world, the nation has stopped training enough people in the mid-level skills that factories need, executives say.To thrive, companies argue they need to movework where it can generate enough profits to keeppaying for innovation. Doing otherwise risks losingeven more American jobs over time, as evidencedby the legions of once-proud domesticmanufacturers — including G.M. and others — thathave shrunk as nimble competitors have emerged.Apple was provided with extensive summaries ofThe New Y ork Times’s reporting for this article, butthe company, which has a reputation for secrecy,declined to comment.This article is based on interviews with more thanthree dozen current and former Apple employeesand contractors — many of whom requestedanonymity to protect their jobs — as well aseconomists, manufacturing experts, internationaltrade specialists, technology analysts, academicresearchers, employees at Apple’s suppliers,competitors and corporate partners, andgovernment officials.Privately, Apple executives say the world is nowsuch a changed place that it is a mistake tomeasure a company’s contribution simply bytallying its employees — though they note thatApple employs more workers in the United Statesthan ever before.They say Apple’s success has benefited the economyAdd to PortfolioApple Incorporated Go to your P ortfolio »Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (778) »by empowering entrepreneurs and creating jobs at companies like cellular providers and businesses shipping Apple products. And, ultimately, they say curing unemployment is not their job.“We sell iPhones in over a hundred countries,” a current Apple executive said. “We don’t have an obligation to solve America’s problems. Our only obligation is making the best product possible.”‘I Want a Glass Screen’In 2007, a little over a month before the iPhone was scheduled to appear in stores, Mr. Jobs beckoned a handful of lieutenants into an office. For weeks, he had been carrying a prototype of the device in his pocket.Mr. Jobs angrily held up his iPhone, angling it so everyone could see the dozens of tiny scratches marring its plastic screen, according to someone who attended the meeting. He then pulled his keys from his jeans.People will carry this phone in their pocket, he said. People also carry their keys in their pocket. “I won’t sell a product that gets scratched,” he said tensely. The only solution was using unscratchable glass instead. “I want a glass screen, and I want it perfect in six weeks.”After one executive left that meeting, he booked a flight to Shenzhen, China. If Mr. Jobs wanted perfect, there was nowhere else to go.For over two years, the company had been working on a project — code-named Purple 2 — that presented the same questions at every turn: how do you completely reimagine the cellphone? And how do you design it at the highest quality — with an unscratchable screen, for instance — while also ensuring that millions can be manufactured quickly and inexpensively enough to earn a significant profit?The answers, almost every time, were found outside the United States. Though components differ between versions, all iPhones contain hundreds of parts, an estimated 90 percent of which are manufactured abroad. Advanced semiconductors have come from Germany and Taiwan, memory from Korea and Japan, display panels and circuitry from Korea and Taiwan, chipsets from Europe and rare metals from Africa and Asia. And all of it is put together in China.The iEconomy An Empire Built Abroad Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.Read the second article >>Multimedia The iPhone Economy Related Tim es Topic: Apple IncorporatedAdd to PortfolioIn its early days, Apple usually didn’t look beyond its own backyard formanufacturing solutions. A few years after Apple began building the Macintosh in 1983, for instance, Mr. Jobs bragged that it was “a machine that is made in America.” In 1990, while Mr. Jobs was running NeXT, which was eventually bought by Apple, the executive told a reporter that “I’m as proud of the factory as I am of the computer.” As late as 2002, top Apple executives occasionally drove two hours northeast of their headquarters to visit the company’s iMac plant in Elk Grove, Calif.Bu t by 2004, A pple h ad largely tu rned to foreign m anu facturing. Guiding th at decision was A pple’s operations expert, Tim othy D. Cook , wh o replaced Mr. Jobs as ch ief execu tive last A u gu st, six weeks before Mr. Jobs’s death. Most other A m erican electronics com panies h ad already gone abroad, and A pple, wh ich at th e tim e was stru ggling, felt it h ad to grasp every advantage.In part, Asia was attractive because the semiskilled workers there were cheaper. But that wasn’t driving Apple. For technology companies, the cost of labor isminimal compared with the expense of buying parts and managing supply chains that bring together components and services from hundreds of companies.For Mr. Cook, the focus on Asia “came down totwo things,” said one former high-ranking Appleexecutive. Factories in Asia “can scale up and downfaster” and “Asian supply chains have surpassedwhat’s in the U.S.” The result is that “we can’tcompete at this point,” the executive said.The impact of such advantages became obvious assoon as Mr. Jobs demanded glass screens in 2007.For years, cellphone makers had avoided usingglass because it required precision in cutting andgrinding that was extremely difficult to achieve.Apple had already selected an American company,Corning Inc., to manufacture large panes ofstrengthened glass. But figuring out how to cutthose panes into millions of iPhone screens requiredfinding an empty cutting plant, hundreds of piecesof glass to use in experiments and an army ofmidlevel engineers. It would cost a fortune simplyto prepare.Apple Incorporated Go to your P ortfolio »Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (778) »Then a bid for the work arrived from a Chinese factory.When an Apple team visited, the Chinese plant’s owners were already constructing a new wing. “This is in case you give us the contract,” the manager said, according to a former Apple executive. The Chinese government had agreed to underwrite costs for numerous industries, andthose subsidies had trickled down to the glass-cutting factory. It had a warehouse filled with glass samples available to Apple, free of charge. The owners made engineers available at almost no cost. They had built on-site dormitories so employees would be available 24 hours a day.The Chinese plant got the job.“The entire supply chain is in China now,” said another former high-ranking Apple executive. “Y ou need a thousand rubber gaskets? That’s the factory next door. Y ou need a million screws? That factory is a block away. You need that screw made a little bit different? It will take three hours.”In Foxconn CityAn eight-hour drive from that glass factory is a complex, known informally as Foxconn City, where the iPhone is assembled. To Apple executives, Foxconn City was further evidence that China could deliver workers — and diligence — that outpaced their American counterparts.That’s because nothing like Foxconn City exists in the United States.The facility has 230,000 employees, many working six days a week, often spending up to 12 hours a day at the plant. Over a quarter of Foxconn’s work force lives in company barracks and many workers earn less than $17 a day. When one Apple executive arrived during a shift change, his car was stuck in a river of employees streaming past. “The scale is unimaginable,” he said.Foxconn employs nearly 300 guards to direct foot traffic so workers are not crushed in doorway bottlenecks. The facility’s central kitchen cooks an average of three tons of pork and 13 tons of rice a day. While factories are spotless, the air inside nearby teahouses is hazy with the smoke and stench of cigarettes.Foxconn Technology has dozens of facilities in Asia and Eastern Europe, and inThe iEconomyAn Empire Built Abroad Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.Read the second article >>MultimediaMexico and Brazil, and it assembles an estimated 40 percent of the world’s consumer electronics for customers like Amazon, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Nintendo, Nokia, Samsung and Sony.“They could hire 3,000 people overnight,” said Jennifer Rigoni, who was Apple’s worldwide supply demand manager until 2010, but declined to discuss specifics of her work. “What U.S. plant can find 3,000 people overnight and convince them to live in dorms?”In mid-2007, after a month of experimentation, Apple’s engineers finally perfected a method for cutting strengthened glass so it could be used in the iPhone’s screen. The first truckloads of cut glass arrived at Foxconn City in the dead of night,according to the former Apple executive. That’s when managers woke thousands of workers, who crawled into their uniforms — white and black shirts for men, red for women — and quickly lined up to assemble, by hand, the phones. Within three months, Apple had sold one million iPhones. Since then, Foxconn has assembled over 200 million more.Foxconn, in statem ents, declined to speak abou t specific clients.“Any worker recruited by our firm is covered by a clear contract outlining terms and conditions and by Chinese government law that protects their rights,” thecompany wrote. Foxconn “takes our responsibility to our employees very seriously and we work hard to give our more than one million employees a safe and positive environment.”The company disputed some details of the formerApple executive’s account, and wrote that amidnight shift, such as the one described, wasimpossible “because we have strict regulationsregarding the working hours of our employeesbased on their designated shifts, and everyemployee has computerized timecards that wouldbar them from working at any facility at a timeoutside of their approved shift.” The company saidthat all shifts began at either 7 a.m. or 7 p.m., andthat employees receive at least 12 hours’ notice ofany schedule changes.Foxconn employees, in interviews, have challengedthose assertions.The iPhone EconomyRelatedTim es Topic: Apple IncorporatedAdd to PortfolioApple Incorporated Go to your P ortfolio »Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (778) »those assertions.Another critical advantage for Apple was that China provided engineers at a scale the United States could not match. Apple’s executives had estimated that about 8,700 industrial engineers were needed to oversee and guide the 200,000 assembly-line workers eventually involved in manufacturing iPhones. The company’s analysts had forecast it would take as long as nine months to find that many qualified engineers in the United States.In China, it took 15 days.Companies like Apple “say the challenge in setting up U.S. plants is finding a technical work force,” said Martin Schmidt, associate provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Inparticular, companies say they need engineers with more than high school, but not necessarily a bachelor’s degree. Americans at that skill level are hard to find, executives contend. “They’re good jobs, but the country doesn’t have enough to feed the demand,” Mr. Schmidt said.Some aspects of the iPhone are uniquely American. The device’s software, for instance, and its innovative marketing campaigns were largely created in the United States. Apple recently built a $500 million data center in North Carolina. Crucial semiconductors inside the iPhone 4 and 4S are manufactured in an Austin, Tex., factory by Samsung, of South Korea.But even those facilities are not enormous sources of jobs. Apple’s North Carolina center, for instance, has only 100 full-time employees. The Samsung plant has an estimated 2,400 workers.“If you scale up from selling one million phones to 30 million phones, you don’t really need more programmers,” said Jean-Louis Gassée, who oversaw product development and marketing for Apple until he left in 1990. “All these new companies — Facebook, Google, Twitter — benefit from this. They grow, but they don’t really need to hire much.”It is hard to estimate how much more it would cost to build iPhones in the United States. However, various academics and manufacturing analysts estimate that because labor is such a small part of technology manufacturing, paying AmericanThe iEconomy An Empire Built Abroad Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.Read the second article >>Multimediawages would add up to $65 to each iPhone’s expense. Since Apple’s profits are often hundreds of dollars per phone, building domestically, in theory, would still give the company a healthy reward.But such calculations are, in many respects, meaningless because building the iPhone in the United States would demand much more than hiring Americans — it would require transforming the national and global economies. Apple executives believe there simply aren’t enough American workers with the skills the company needs or factories with sufficient speed and flexibility. Other companies that work with Apple, like Corning, also say they must go abroad.Manufacturing glass for the iPhone revived a Corning factory in Kentucky, and today, much of the glass in iPhones is still made there. After the iPhone became a success, Corning received a flood of orders from other companies hoping to imitate Apple’s designs. Its strengthened glass sales have grown to more than $700 million a year, and it has hired or continued employing about 1,000 Americans to support the emerging market.Bu t as that market h as expanded, th e bulk of Corning’s strength ened glass m anu factu ring h as occu rred at plants in Japan and Taiwan.“Our customers are in Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China,” said James B. Flaws, Corning’s vice chairman and chief financial officer. “We could make the glass here, and then ship it by boat, but that takes 35 days. Or, we could ship it by air, but that’s 10 times as expensive. So we build our glass factories next door to assembly factories, and those are overseas.”Corning was founded in America 161 years ago andits headquarters are still in upstate New York.Theoretically, the company could manufacture allits glass domestically. But it would “require a totaloverhaul in how the industry is structured,” Mr.Flaws said. “The consumer electronics business hasbecome an Asian business. As an American, Iworry about that, but there’s nothing I can do tostop it. Asia has become what the U.S. was for the last 40 years.”Middle-Class Jobs FadeThe first time Eric Saragoza stepped into Apple’s manufacturing plant in ElkThe iPhone Economy Related Tim es Topic: Apple Incorporated Add to Portfolio Apple IncorporatedGo to your P ortfolio »Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article.Read All Comments (778) »Grove, Calif., he felt as if he were entering an engineering wonderland.It was 1995, and the facility near Sacramentoemployed more than 1,500 workers. It was akaleidoscope of robotic arms, conveyor beltsferrying circuit boards and, eventually, candy-colored iMacs in various stages of assembly. Mr.Saragoza, an engineer, quickly moved up theplant’s ranks and joined an elite diagnostic team.His salary climbed to $50,000. He and his wife hadthree children. They bought a home with a pool.“It felt like, finally, school was paying off,” he said.“I knew the world needed people who can buildthings.”At the same time, however, the electronics industrywas changing, and Apple — with products that were declining in popularity — was struggling toremake itself. One focus was improving manufacturing. A few years after Mr. Saragoza started his job, his bosses explained how theCalifornia plant stacked up against overseasfactories: the cost, excluding the materials, of building a $1,500 computer in Elk Grove was $22 a machine. In Singapore, it was $6. In Taiwan, $4.85. Wages weren’t the major reason for the disparities. Rather it was costs like inventory and how long it took workers to finish a task.“We were told we would have to do 12-hour days, and come in on Saturdays,” Mr. Saragoza said. “I had a family. I wanted to see my kids play soccer.”Modernization has always caused some kinds of jobs to change or disappear. As the American economy transitioned from agriculture to manufacturing and then to other industries, farmers became steelworkers, and then salesmen and middle managers. These shifts have carried many economic benefits, and in general, with each progression, even unskilled workers received better wages and greater chances at upward mobility.But in the last two decades, something more fundamental has changed, economists say. Midwage jobs started disappearing. Particularly amongAmericans without college degrees, today’s new jobs are disproportionately inThe iEconomy An Empire Built Abroad Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.Read the second article >>Multimedia The iPhone Economy Related Tim es Topic: Apple Incorporated Add to Portfolioservice occupations — at restaurants or call centers, or as hospital attendants or temporary workers — that offer fewer opportunities for reaching the middle class.Even Mr. Saragoza, with his college degree, was vulnerable to these trends. First, some of Elk Grove’s routine tasks were sent overseas. Mr. Saragoza didn’t mind. Then the robotics that made Apple a futuristic playground allowed executives to replace workers with machines. Some diagnostic engineering went to Singapore. Middle managers who oversaw the plant’s inventory were laid off because, suddenly, a few people with Internet connections were all that were needed.Mr. Saragoza was too expensive for an u nskilled position. He was also insu fficiently credentialed for u pper m anagement. He was called into a sm all office in 2002 after a nigh t shift, laid off and th en escorted from th e plant. He tau gh t h igh sch ool for a wh ile, and th en tried a retu rn to tech nology. Bu t A pple, wh ich h ad h elped anoint th e region as “Silicon V alley N orth,” h ad by then converted m uch of th e Elk Grove plant into an A ppleCare call center, wh ere new em ploy ees often earn $12 an hou r.There were employment prospects in Silicon Valley, but none of them panned out. “What they really want are 30-year-olds without children,” said Mr. Saragoza, who today is 48, and whose family now includes five of his own.After a few months of looking for work, he startedfeeling desperate. Even teaching jobs had dried up.So he took a position with an electronics tempagency that had been hired by Apple to checkreturned iPhones and iPads before they were sentback to customers. Every day, Mr. Saragoza woulddrive to the building where he had once worked asan engineer, and for $10 an hour with no benefits,wipe thousands of glass screens and test audio portsby plugging in headphones.Paydays for AppleAs Apple’s overseas operations and sales haveexpanded, its top employees have thrived. Lastfiscal year, Apple’s revenue topped $108 billion, asum larger than the combined state budgets ofMichigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Since2005, when the company’s stock split, share priceshave risen from about $45 to more than $427.Some of that wealth has gone to shareholders.Apple Incorporated Go to your P ortfolio »Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (778) »Apple is among the most widely held stocks, and the rising share price has benefited millions of individual investors, 401(k)’s and pension plans. The bounty has also enriched Apple workers. Last fiscal year, in addition to their salaries, Apple’s employees and directors received stock worth $2 billion and exercised or vested stock and options worth an added $1.4 billion.The biggest rewards, however, have often gone toApple’s top employees. Mr. Cook, Apple’s chief, last year received stock grants — which vest over a 10-year period — that, at today’s share price, would be worth $427 million, and his salary was raised to $1.4 million. In 2010, Mr. Cook’s compensation package was valued at $59 million, according to Apple’s security filings.A person close to Apple argued that the compensation received by Apple’s employees was fair, in part because the company had brought so much value to the nation and world. As the company has grown, it has expanded its domestic work force, including manufacturing jobs. Last year, Apple’s American work force grew by 8,000 people.While other companies have sent call centers abroad, Apple has kept its centers in the United States. One source estimated that sales of Apple’s products have caused other companies to hire tens of thousands of Americans. FedEx and United Parcel Service, for instance, both say they have created American jobs because of the volume of Apple’s shipments, though neither would provide specific figures without permission from Apple, which the company declined to provide.“We shouldn’t be criticized for using Chinese workers,” a current Apple executive said. “The U.S. has stopped producing people with the skills we need.”What’s more, Apple sources say the company has created plenty of good American jobs inside its retail stores and among entrepreneurs selling iPhone and iPad applications.After two months of testing iPads, Mr. Saragoza quit. The pay was so low that he was better off, he figured, spending those hours applying for other jobs. On a recent October evening, while Mr. Saragoza sat at his MacBook and submitted another round of résumés online, halfway around the world a woman arrived at her office. The worker, Lina Lin, is a project manager in Shenzhen, China, at PCH。