Select a book from your written assignment 1 (annotated bibliography) and write a 3-5 page book review. A sample book review is available in the course syllabus packet.

Guidelines for Written Assignment 2: Book Review—Maguire—History 17A

Book reviews are to be between three-and-five pages in length, using standard fonts (Times New Roman) and font size of 11 or 12pt. The finished product should be double-spaced.

Books for the review should come from assignment 1: The annotated bibliography. Some additional criteria include

Book has to be at least 180 pages
Book has to be a serious historical work (no novels, no tabloid style biographies, and no books primarily made up of pictures).
Place the following information at the top of the first page: author, title, and place of publication, publisher, and copyright date, number of pages. For example: Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996, 474pp.

Your book review should incorporated the following:

An overview of the subject of the book
The author’s thesis (his/her main argument and/or reason for writing the book)
Your critique of the book. (How well does the author support his/her arguments? How does his/her view fit your understanding of the subject? Is the book well researched and well written? What are the book’s strengths and weaknesses?)
Your critique of the book is the most important aspect. Keep in mind that this is a book review, not a book report. I am looking for assurance that you not only read the words but also really thought about and digested the contents. I want your analysis and assessment of the book.

Sample Solution

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1. ( 25 points) How did Apple amass so much cash?

In the Apple Financial Policy case, it is stated that so much cash was created because of high profitability, the reduction of product costs, and efficient management of Apple’s capital structure.

As a supply chain analyst, you want to verify those claims. Use the data in Exhibit 5 to compare the the two years of 2002 and 2012.

a. Create a a data table comparing the growth rate of the following for the two years of 2002 and 2012:

Revenue, COGS, SG&A, Gross Profit, EBIT, Inventory, and Cash
Compare the growth rate of the following: COGS, SG&A, Gross Profit, EBIT as percentages of revenue.
b. Based on the data table, what is your analysis of how Apple’s supply chain strategy has changed in that decade in order to generate so much cash? You can address and/or chart how the supply chain strategy has changed relative to key concepts: product characteristics (functional vs innovative product supply chain design), channel characteristics (online vs retail), customer value proposition, customer segments, economies of scale vs forecast uncertainty, lead time, push-pull boundary etc.

2. (25 points) Cost Structure

Using the sec.gov/edgar financial database, compare Apple (APPL), HP Inc (HPQ), and Dell Technologies (DELL) over the most recent three completed fiscal years for which 10-K filings are available (2019, 2018, 2017).

a. Cost Structure: Create a table comparing the cost structures of the three companies over the most recent fiscal year (2019) for which 10-K were submitted.

b. What are the significant differences in the cost structures of the three companies and why are they different?

3. (25 points) CCC and Inventory Turns

a. Using three years of 10-K financial data, calculate the annual inventory turns for each company for each of three years. What is the percentage change of each company’s turns over the three year time frame, and how do the companies compare to each other? What is your analysis of their operating strategy?

b. Using the same three years of data, chart each company’s DIO, DSO, DPO, and overall CCC. What can you infer about the supply chain strategy among these three companies?

Sample Solution

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