Dell Case Study. 1. What is Dell’s strategy? What is the basis on which Dell builds its competitive advantage? Dell’s Strategy: The Company was focused on a simple idea of understanding the need of the customer and efficiently providing the most accurate Product that could satisfy the need. And this was done by direct selling cutting the role of middleman hence bringing a change in the Supply Chain. This meant that Dell knew the desire and need of the customer before any of its competitor
Premium Supply and demand Inverse demand function
1. Report on a Company’s Vision‚ Mission‚ Goals and Objectives (5 Points) Pick a company you are familiar with‚ or you worked for‚ or where you are working now. Analyze their vision/mission‚ goals and objectives and relevant strategies developed in order to achieve their mission. You must include the company’s vision/mission statement and the nature of the business. Please include one goal‚ and one objective per goal as a minimum. Also‚ include the pertinent SWOT analysis or gap analysis -
Premium Citation Management Business intelligence
Business Applications Supply Chain Management How Dell company managed its supply chain Done by student: Rawan Nizar Al-Am Class : C3 Semester : F12 svuonline.org @E-mail : Rawan_35554 Submission Date : 01-06-2013 Work Submitted to : Dr. Bassam Badran Table of Contents Dell’s process to improve its supply chain 3 Upstream‚ Downstream and internal of supply chain 3 Participatory actions 3 How to keep a supply chain active in Dell 4 References 4 Dell’s process to improve its
Premium Supply chain management Supply chain Dell
Evaluation of Michael Dell’s Performance: In 1984‚ at the age of 19‚ Michael Dell founded Dell Computer with a simple vision and business conceptthat personal computers could be built to order and sold directly to customers. .Michael Dell was the youngest CEO at the age of 27 to head the fortune 500 Company. In his role as CEO‚ his performance was excellent. Through his innovative way for marketing computers‚ he guided Dell from a small‚ start-up company into a global leader in PCs and IT Products
Premium Management Personal computer Wal-Mart
to introduce something new to your customers. Dell fits this description perfectly. Dell sits at the forefront of the computer industry and exemplifies this innovative approach in its functions of management. As noted in the other factors discussed within this paper‚ the management functions of planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling all exemplify the innovative approach of Dell. We all try to live by some type of golden rule. The way Dell incorporates their version of the golden rule
Premium Management
Dell is also one of the in the market setting the tone for horizontal structure communication. It has adopted Hofstede’s low power distance dimension. In the Retention‚ Acquisition‚ and Development account‚ communication involves much horizontal communication with lean hierarchy. The organization has been able to run much like an entrepreneur startup even though it has reached gargantuan size. The lean hierarchy is one of Dell’s key success factors because it creates more efficiency in the workplace
Premium Management Dell Entrepreneurship
MATCHING DELL CASE ANALYSIS This analysis describes the case of computer and peripherals industry especially the successful management of Dell Computer Corporation which grew twice as fast as its major rivals like Compaq‚ Gateway‚ Hewlett Packard and IBM. The main reason for the success of Dell was their "Direct Model" of selling computers which eliminated all traditional channels like distributors‚ resellers and retailers. Traditionally all its competitors
Premium Customer service Sales Personal computer
Procedures Dell has in Place to Ensure Ethical Behavior Dell Corporation has fostered a culture of integrity where employees thrive as they are proud to work in environment that adheres to the company values both legally and ethically and the laws of the countries where Dell conduct business. The company has established a Global Ethics and Compliance Office along with the “human resources department” and other internal partner organizations to achieve such an ethical environment. The first
Premium Ethics Virtue Business ethics
Matching Dell Between 1994 and 1998‚ the revenue of Dell Computer Corporation rose from $3.5 billion to $18.2 billion‚ and profits increased from $149 million to $1.5 billion. The company’s stock price rose by 5‚600%. During the same period‚ Dell grew twice as fast as its major rivals in the personal computer market and tripled its market share. In the first half of 1998‚ Dell reported operating earnings that were greater than the personal computer earnings of Compaq‚ Gateway‚ Hewlett Packard
Premium Personal computer
Dell is currently one of the top manufacturers of computers and can be considered a powerhouse of the computer industry that can also be found selling in any electronic stores in today’s market. A reason why Dell has such a reputation of success is because they have been known to pay close attention to every little detail that they put into their computers and the parts that go into them over the years since they started producing. However‚ mistakes can easily be made and failing to pay close enough
Premium Personal computer Laptop Rhetoric