In The Globe and Mail, an article titled “New Apple iPad Mini faces delay: report”, suggests Apple Inc. will have a delay in release for its new version of the iPad Mini. The report indicates the new iPad Mini will support a higher resolution retina display, but due to possible supplier concerns, the release probably won’t happen until early next year. Although the manufacturing delay is unclear as to why, “one source at a supplier said there were delays in Apple’s certification of panel producers, which were given strict power-saving requirements” (Jim et al.). Apple has also requested suppliers to reduce costs in production in order for Apple to market the iPad Mini at a lower price to compete with dominating competitors in the tablet market.
Operations is a key component to successful management in a company. In order for the supply chain to work efficiently and to produce the highest quality and quantity while keeping costs low, management must organize and process the resources, labour and capital that are required. Companies may have brilliant ideas and products, but if management is unable to execute their plans and deliver the goods to the consumers at the right time or on a timely matter, the market could be soon dominated by competitors.