David Yoffie - Strategy: Taking Dell Private Materials: Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake today walked away with their prize‚ the computing company Dell‚ having won the approval from a significant majority of shareholders to take the company private in a $25 billion leveraged buyout. Success for Dell as a private company — which it will be within a few months — is by no means assured. Simply put‚ the plan calls for Dell to double down on investments in research and development
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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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Dell Distribution Network I. Direct sales model Dell current distribution network is direct sales model‚ this online sale refer to the fact that Dell does not use the retails channel‚ but sells its personal computers (PCs) directly to customers through its website www.dell.com. Dell does not make sales through any integrators or resellers‚ nor does it utilize any channel service profit margins. Sales are made by the collaborative efforts of the Dell’s task force and by means of advertisement. Customers
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supply chain management. During this process‚ information system means a lot‚ which determines whether the supply chain can work well. Success of DELL is mainly determined by the quick response supply chain system‚ using an efficiency information system. Especially in this informative period‚ information acquiring ability means everything. Details on DELL supply chain managing through information system are also stated here. Table of content 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Corporation information system
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opportunities‚ and defending against the threats to its well being. The SWOT analysis for Dell is summarized below. Strengths Direct to customer business model. Uses latest technology. Dell is the market leader in personal computers. For the last couple of years it has held its position as market leader (it took it from rivals Hewlett-Packard). Dell’s brand is one of the best known in the world. Dell has a remarkably low operating cost relative to revenue because it cuts out the retailer
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Running head: DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION Improving the Dell Computer Corporation Heather Mueller Corporate Communications Section One Improving the Dell Computer Corporation The key issues presented in the “Dell Computer Corporation” case study is that Dell needs to align its’ identity with its’ image‚ and stop relying heavily on technology (Dell Case Study P. 58). Increased dependence on technology‚ along with a gap between image and identity‚ can cause complications
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From: XXXXX To: XXXXX Subject: Ford Motor Company vs. Dell Computer Corp: Supply Chain Strategy Date: March 17‚ 2007 Summary: As per our meeting earlier this week‚ here is the information you requested regarding the supply chain strategy of the Ford Motor Company. I have also included a quick comparison to the strategy used by Dell Computers in attaining my final recommendation. Ford ’s Dilemma: The director of supply chain systems at Ford has two options to consider before implementing
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STUDY ANALYSIS DELL INC.: TIME TO DISCARD DIRECT SELLING MODEL? Contents 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Methodology 4. Results / Findings 5. Strengths / Weaknesses / Analysis 6. Recommendations / Conclusion Appendices: Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Abstract Dell is a multinational computer company which managed to stay in the first place of computer system sales for over a decade. Its strong and revolutionized strategy of direct selling computers to the customers
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COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY Dell Computers have been the industry leader with there cost-leadership strategy. They strive to provide technology and support at a lower unit cost than their competitors. They are a direct model company. Their unique relationship with customers gives Dell the opportunity to know exactly what their customers want and offer products that their customers need. They have a strong focus on being a "market taker" rather than a "market maker". Capitalizing on their ability
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Mission and Strategies Mission: Dell is a company leader in delivering the latest technology in computer systems to customers‚ and a broad range of products that enhance the service. The main concept is to sell directly to customers without intermediaries to better understand their needs and provide personalize assistance to take customers to the next level of service. (1) Strategy: Dell combines direct customer model which is our initial goal‚ with relevant technologies and solutions
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