• Describe the different transformation processes used by Apple Inc. and how they relate to the facility layout.
• Analyze the relationship of the layout to the transformation process and how this supports operations and organizational strategy.
• Use tools that are appropriate for your Apple Inc. For example, if it is a manufacturing organization process analysis, then line balancing might be an appropriate analytical approach. A service organization might use service gap analysis to evaluate service process design.
• Analyze how the product and process life cycles drove changes in the transformation process design in the past, and comment on how the transformation process might change in the future due to continued evolution of the product life cycle.

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