SWOT Analysis of Dell Computers Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats Analysis Dell Computers relies on its Direct Method to sell its products. This model is not perfect.. Addressing its flaws is key to maintaining Dell ’s competitive edge. Dell Computer Corporation started in 1984 by Michael Dell with this very simple premise as its basic foundation: that personal computers could be built and sold directly to customers and by doing this‚ Dell could address their specific needs
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BUSI 410 Business Analytics Module 22: Revitalizing Dell 1 Last lecture • Home Depot revenue (forecasting) • Using correlation to choose lag • Using Durbin-Watson statistic to test missing drivers • Out-of-sample model validation 2 Dell’s success strategies • Direct model (marketing) – “Cut out the middlemen.” – NC born Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas • Mass customization (design) – Modularity – Component commonality – Postponement • Lean manufacturing (operations) – Just-in-time
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Dell Cash flow analysis Cash flow statement show how money is moving into company and out of it. In addition to this‚ if we want to determine Dell company solvency‚ we have to take a look in cash inflows and outflows. So in order to analise Dell‚ I have done calcualtions of these ratios: Cash Ratio=(Cash&Equivalents+ Short term investment)/Current Liabilities | 2007 | 10298/17791= 0‚579 | 2008 | 7972/18529 = 0‚43 | 2009 | 9092/14859 = 0‚612 | 2010 | 11008/18960 = 0‚58 | 1.Liquidity
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Maturity matching approach Guillermo Furniture Store can implement maturity matching policy as their working capital policy. If the firm implements maturity matching‚ the firm hedges its risk by matching the maturities of its assets and liabilities this policy allows for long-term asset financing through issuing long-term debt and equity securities. Permanent component of current assets rely on the short-term financing of its temporary assets. The inventories and receivables remain at a designated
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Language Style Matching Charles Porter COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Instructor: William Cusack June 25‚ 2012 The reading this week caused me to do some thinking outside of the box. It made me think more on the level of my relationship with my current girlfriend versus my conversations with other people. Since my girlfriend and I have been dating a little over a year‚ and we almost never argue about anything‚ it was hard for me to fathom that there could be a breakdown in communication
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Environmental Analysis of Dell Organization Industry Environment Competitive Rivalry The competitors to Dell are as follows: Hewlett-Packard‚ IBM‚ and Sun Microsystems (Hoovers). HP and IBM pose the biggest threat in competition. Dell ’s sales overview has increased each year except for 2001 to 2004. In 2001 the annual sales in millions were $31‚888 and a major increase in sales in 2004 at $41‚444.0. (Hoovers). In terms of Entry Barriers‚ Dells direct to consumers sales approach has increased
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Dell Inc Dell ’s name rings from the desktop to the data center. The world ’s #3 supplier of PCs (behind #1 HP and China-based #2 Lenovo)‚ the company provides a broad range of technology products for the consumer‚ education‚ enterprise‚ and government sectors. In addition to its line of desktop and notebook PCs‚ Dell offers network servers‚ data storage systems‚ printers‚ Ethernet switches‚ and peripherals‚ such as displays and projectors. It also markets third-party software and hardware. The
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determine the influence that an organization has on those that engage in deviance. One of the analytic strategies used is the bureaucratic matching game. The strategy is used by organizations to sort clients into career lines‚ by way of workers placing stereotypes on them. This strategy has four features that are identified in order to understand bureaucratic-matching game. The first of the features that applies to this organization is their ideology and philosophy. These two values are at the core of
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Enhancing Business-Community Relations Wipro Case Study by Aparna Mahajan1 with Kate Ives2 October 2003 www.new-academy.ac.uk www.teriin.org www.unv.org ‘Enhancing Business-Community Relations’ – Wipro Case Study‚ India Contents 1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................2 2. Company Profile ...................................................................................................
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lysDell Supply Chain Analysis Group 11: Mentor: Heidi C. Dreyer Sep-09-2012 Outlines • What’s direct model? • Dell’s position in PC market; – Dell’s competitive strategies; – Implied demand uncertainty analysis; • Dell’s supply chain capabilities; – Facilities; – Inventories; – Transportations; – Information; – Sourcing; – Pricing; – Responsive supply chain; • Strategic fit; • Limitations; • Challenge and proposals for emerging markets; What’s Direct Model? Several supply chain models
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