the essence of what MIS is (Currie & Galliers‚ 1999). Dell Computer Corporation: Company Background Dell Computer Corporation is a major manufacturer of personal computers‚ computer peripherals‚ and software. Among the leading producers of computers in the world‚ Dell sells its products directly to customers through the Internet and mail-order catalogs rather than through retail outlets. The company is based in Round Rock‚ Texas. At Dell Computers‚ customers are brought into the product planning
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Dell CSR Company Profile Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper Amsterdam‚ May 2007 Dell – CSR Company Profile Colofon Dell CSR Company Profile By: Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper May 2007 Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (SOMO) Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations This document is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivateWorks 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5 SOMO‚ Amsterdam
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Management: Dell Value Chain Activities Analysis INTRODUCTION According to Porter the value chain is defined as the complete flow of products from the suppliers to the customers and management of the information flow in a way that maximizes the consumer satisfaction with the increase in the profit margins of the company.(ivythesis‚2009) Dell’s value chain is one of a kind‚ they outsource all there components across the world and then assemble and sells it directly to the customers. Dell works in a
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Dell Computers: A Case Study in Low Inventory When managers discuss low inventory levels‚ Dell is invariably discussed. Hell‚ even I’ve mentioned Dell on this site. So why all the commotion? Has their low inventory REALLY helped out that much? In short‚ yes. This article is primarily going to discuss how much it helped. This article will not discuss how they achieved such high inventory turns using a state of the art just in time inventory system. Reasoning behind need for lower inventory
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Michael Dell – Leadership Case Study Case Study Please note: This case study was compiled from published sources‚ and is intended for use as a basis for class discussion and for information purposes only. While care is taken to ensure correctness of the facts‚ accuracy of information cannot be guaranteed and the content should not be taken as a substitute for professional advice. Unauthorized distribution of this document electronically or otherwise is prohibited. Please contact info@casestudyinc
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Dell Computers Sales Function Paper Week One MKT-445: Sales Tools and Strategies The company chosen is Dell Computers. Dell is a computer sales-oriented company that began in 1984 by Michael Dell in Austin‚ Texas. Dell Computers focuses on customer satisfaction. This does not stop at the final purchase of a computer. This satisfaction started with the idea and the design‚ manufacturing‚ packaging‚ the sale‚ and continues with the technical support after the sale has been made. Without the
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was ditching classes to sell homemade PCs out of his University of Texas dorm room. Michael Dell was the scrappy underdog‚ fighting for his company’s life against the likes of IBM and Compaq Computer Corp. with a direct-sales model that people thought was plain nuts. Now‚ Michael Dell is worth $17 billion‚ while his 40‚000-employee company is about to top $40 billion in sales. Yet he continues to manage Dell with the urgency and determination of a college kid with his back to the wall. "I still think
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Customer Relationship Management of Dell - 2 Weeks Ago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dell Inc: (NASDAQ: Dell‚ HKEX: 4331) is a American multinational information technology corporation based in Round Rock‚ Texas‚ United States‚ that develops‚ sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder‚ Michael Dell‚ the company is one of the largest technological corporations in the world‚ employing more
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Case DELL—USING E-COMMERCE FOR SUCCESS The Problem/Opportunity Founded in 1985 by Michael Dell‚ Dell Computer Corp. (now known as Dell) was the first company to offer personal computers (PCs) via mail order. Dell designed its own PC system (with an Intel 8088 processor running at 8 MHz) and allowed customers to configure their own customized systems using the build-to-order concept (see Chapter 2‚ Appendix 2A). This concept was‚ and is still‚ Dell’s cornerstone business model. By 1993‚ Dell had become
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[pic] [pic][pic] DELL INC. Michael Dell founded Dell based on a simple concept of selling computers directly to their customers. Figure below showed Michael Dell has the founder‚ CEO and Chairman of Dell Inc.:- [pic] Figure 1: The founder‚ CEO and Chairman of Dell Inc He holds the record of being the longest tenured chief executive officer of the company. His concept eliminates retailers that consume time plus added cost. His concept also helps Dell to understand the needs
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