1|Page Dell ’s Direct Business Model Dell ’s Direct Business Model Presented by Riti Behal – FT 14459 Gagan Dawar – FT 14221 Vaibhav Agarwal – FT 14276 Great Lakes Institute of Management‚ Chennai Riti Behal‚ Gagan Dawar‚ Vaibhav Agarwal 2|Page Dell ’s Direct Business Model Describe the “Direct Business Model” The direct model has become the backbone of our company and the greatest tool in its growth. – Michael Dell. Dell ’s direct business model bypasses the dealer in the supply chain
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1. Describe the multiple locations from which customers can submit orders and the information technology components customers would need (on their end) to accomplish this activity. Location IT Example/Explanation Company Website – therefore anywhere once you have the appropriate IT Hardware – Input Output Storage Processing Keyboard‚ Scanner‚ Mouse‚ PC‚ Laptop‚ Tablet Screen‚ printer Internal memory (RAM/ROM) Software Operating systems‚ web servers and browsers Network - WAN
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CASE EXAMPLE Global forces and the European brewing industry This case is centred on the European brewing industry and examines how the increasingly competitive pressure of operating within global markets is causing consolidation through acquisitions‚ alliances and closures within the industry. This has resulted in the growth of the brewers’ reliance upon super brands. In the first decade of the twenty-first century‚ European brewers faced a surprising paradox. The traditional centre of the beer
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accompanying print campaign at the Games‚ followed by a wealth of activity spanning mobile‚ user-generated content‚ branded utility‚ mobile apps and content. The timing could hardly have been better. Not only are Americans living longer but‚ in many cases‚ they are also leading unhealthier lives resulting in chronic illnesses. As the burgeoning growth of healthcare in developing markets like China and India has proved‚ health has become big business. In January 2009‚ for example‚ the Chinese government
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com/2012/06/05/cloud-computing-success-stories/ [Accessed: 4th December 2012]. eHow Contributor (2012) How Coca Cola Uses Tactical Planning [Online] Available from: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4923492_coca-cola-uses-tactical-planning.html [Accessed: 1st December 2012]. Laudon KC and Traver CG (2007) E-commerce: Business‚ Technology‚ Society‚ 3rd edition. P. J. Smit‚ T. Brevis‚ G.J.De J. Cronje (2007) Management Principles‚ 4th edition p174-175 Reason‚ J SAP (2012) Coca-Cola Goes Live With Global Consolidation‚ Planning
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Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Video cases: Case 1: “What Net Neutrality Means for You” Case 2: Facebook Privacy Case 3: Data Mining for Terrorists and Innocents Instructional Video 1: “Victor Mayer Schonberger on the Right to be Forgotten” 4.1 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems‚ Global Edition Chapter 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Chapter Syllabus Chapter 4 - Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
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MIS Case Study. © Chris Kimble‚ Euromed Marseille École de Management. 13288‚ Marseille‚ France e-mail: chris.kimble@chris-kimble.com Contents Overview of Case Study of Company Y. ............................................................................1 Some Background to Company Y. ......................................................................................1 The choice of the Software..............................................................................................
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2/23/2014 Chapter 10 E‐commerce: Digital Markets‚ Digital Goods Video Cases Video Case 1: Deals Galore at Groupon Video Case 2: Etsy: A Marketplace and Community Video Case 3: Ford Manufacturing Supply Chain: B2B Marketplace 6.1 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Management Information Systems Chapter 6: Foundations of Business Intelligence Chapter 10: E‐commerce: Digital Markets‚ Digital Goods LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Describe the unique features of e‐commerce
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IMD-6-0249 (POM 249) v. 29.05.2006 INTERNATIONAL THE “mi adidas” MASS CUSTOMIZATION INITIATIVE Rolf Reinschmidt‚ head of the Forever Sport Division of adidasSalomon AG‚ was reviewing adidas’ mass customization (MC) initiative: “mi adidas”: We all talk a lot about experiences these days--experiences that consumers and retailers expect to have with brands like ours [adidas]. Well‚ here is an experience our brand is uniquely able to offer‚ differentiating us significantly from the competition
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Topics include‚ role of information technology in business‚ IT infrastructure‚ enterprise applications‚ e-business and e-commerce. Please note that as an introduction course to the field of management information systems (MIS)‚ this course provide an overview of wide range of topics in MIS. For each topic discussed in this course‚ there will be more advanced courses for in-depth discussion. 2. Learning Outcomes * To describe the technical components and types of information systems used in
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