Strength 1) Dell ’s Direct Business Model which consist of the five principles: Most efficient path to the customer - through direct relationship with no intermediaries to add cost and confusion Single Point of accountability - so that resources necessary to meet customer needs can be easily marshaled in support of complex challenges. Build-to-Order - provide customers exactly what they want in their computer systems through easy custom configuration and ordering. Thus eliminates the maintenance
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What is the difference between competitive advantage and comparative advantage? Answer: An advantage that a firm has over its competitors‚ that differentiates the Product or services offered by the firm and allows the firm to reduce it’s Cost or generate Higher Revenue or Margin is known as Competitive Advantage. A competitive advantage is something that a consumer views in a product or service as having higher value than the other competitors of the firm in the industry. It is an expertise that
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most effective supply chain management systems work with actions totally unbeknownst to its customers. The customers are able to order goods and services at competitive prices‚ and how these items are acquired goes unnoticed. To the casual observer‚ Dell Corporation’s business is deceptively simple and operates seamlessly and effectively. For example‚ an interested customer goes onto the Internet‚ prices and orders a computer customized with a desired set of components‚ and two to three days later
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Over the past three years‚ Gateway’s gross margins narrowed from 14.4 percent in the first quarter of 2004 to 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 7. During the fourth quarter of 2006‚ server market revenue grew by 5.2 percent. 8. Dell achieved server market share of 9.4 percent on server revenue growth of 2.4 percent‚ down from 9.6 percent 9. Worldwide revenues for servers were up 2.0 percent to $52.3 billion. 10. In the first quarter of 2006‚ IBM’s server revenue growth
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What is WTO? The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement‚ replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)‚ which commenced in 1948. The organization deals with regulation of trade between participating countries; it provides a framework for negotiating and formalizing trade agreements‚ and a dispute resolution process aimed at
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1. Introduction This essay will focus on the case analysis of the political economy in South Korea and how it has influenced the foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Korea after the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2007. It will give a brief introduction of what the political economy is. And then a case study will be provided about the political system‚ the legal system and the economic system in South Korea and the interconnectedness of these three systems and their influence on the environment
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Dell’s Competitive Advantage Dell is officially the No. 1 computer systems company in the world. Dell is able to sustain a competitive advantage over competitors in the computer industry because of an extremely efficient supply chain/distribution system. Dell is able to achieve superior profits in the industry because they are a knowledgeable user of information‚ communication‚ e-commerce‚ e-business‚ internet‚ and web technologies. Michael Dell states that Dell is so successful because of
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List all the types of EC transactions used by Dell. Dell EC direct and aggressive marketing activities were carried out. Accept aggressive online order to meet the needs of customers the option of adding additional products from your Web site. EC transactions of the type that is used by Dell seems to be largely divided into two categories. B2C Dell PC sold to customers through its Web site. B2B SMEs (Small businesses up to 200 employees employees 200 people‚ that is not) Medium and large
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Global Marketing Test Bank This review page is divided into three sections: major models and frameworks‚ sample questions‚ and case analysis. No additional modifications will be made. MAJOR MODELS AND FRAMEWORKS : We have covered several major models and analytical frameworks during this course that enable you to analyze a situation in making marketing-related decisions. 1. Changes in consumer buying and usage habits in recessionary conditions (p. 93) 2. ABCD Model (p. 108): consumer access
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Focus BPR from Dell Inc. In recent centuries‚ market conditions are changing all the time. Tens of thousands of enterprises are faced with severe challenges due to the increasingly fierce competition. The competition makes customers have more choices for commodities as well as higher requests to services. What should companies do for the sake of gaining a foothold and developing their own advantages? Most of them had already found the answer – business process reengineering. Business process
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