Dell’s Dilemma in Brazil: Negotiating at the State Level Wednesday‚ October 3‚ 2012 Introduction Keith Maxwell is the Vice President in charge of Worldwide Operations‚ for Dell Computer Corporation. Dell Computer’s was founded
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1. Why did Dell decide to invest in Brazil? Dell decided to invest in Brazil because of its strategy to expand internationally. Dell had operations in many countries but did not have any manufacturing plants in Latin America‚ which was the fastest growing market for computers. Brazil was the ideal place for its manufacturing plant in Latin America because it presented a huge potential market for Dell since it was Latin America’s largest country with over 170 million people. Dell felt that the
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Dell had expanded beyond PCs to servers‚ storage‚ and communications equipment Because of the softening of the global economy and the events of September 11‚ demand for PCs was down sharply Dell responded with an aggressive price strategy and reduced costs through workforce reductions and facility consolidations Dell bases its success on its build-to-order‚ direct sales model Because of the tariff-free provisions of Mercosur and the close proximity of Dell’s manufacturing facilities in the
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Brazil’s Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (Smart Airlines) GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (Smart Airlines) Established: 2001 Headquarters: Sao Paulo‚ Brazil Fleet: 127 airplanes‚ all 737s‚ including 737-300s and Next- Generation -700s and -800s. Customer base: Using a discount model similar to Southwest Airlines in the U.S. GOL holds about 35 to 40 percent of the domestic air travel market. Since launching operations‚ GOL has been South America’s fastest-growing airline. GOL’s initial fleet: 25
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Dell Inc.: Case questions In the Level 5 manufacturing‚ the motherboard is not installed into the chassis before the shipment to the US. This means that at L5 has a longer list of cost: (1) motherboard packaging cost to protect the motherboard from damage (2) air-freight cost‚ these are separate transportation cost (3) US transportation cost are cost required to transport the motherboard from the U.S. to the SLC and to the 3rd-party integrator (4) inventory holding cost at SLC (5) Local
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allows search for anyone but access to their information in only when they agree to join your network; Facebook is more exclusive and group oriented‚ where used can decide who can see his info and until which extent. Orkut allows anyone to visit anyone ’s profile‚ unless a potential visitor is on your "Ignore List" The fact that social networking sites allow people to join other persons with the same interests as them is one of the main reasons for its success. Moreover‚ one can belong to more than one
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Dell 4p’s of the Marketing Mix COMPANY BACKGROUND [pic] [pic] Introduction of Dell Inc. Dell Inc. is a multinational technology corporation that develops‚ manufactures‚ sells‚ and supports personal computer and other computer related-products. Dell Inc. based in Round Rock‚ Texas. Dell Inc. employs more than 82‚700 people worldwide. Dell Inc. grew during the 1980s and 1990s to become (for a time) the largest seller of PCs and servers. As of 2008 it held the second spot in computer sales within
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Using ethics when negotiating Strayer University Some people believe that it is essential to behave ethically when negotiating; I am apart of this belief. I believe that negotiating ethically will make things easier. It will make the process a win - win for both parties. If both parties are being ethical and honest when negotiating the buyer will be satisfied and the seller will as well. The truth of the matter is no one really expects their opponent to be honest
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Artful; Negotiating Athens State University Abstract Written report on Tegrity Video – Artful Negotiating by Herb Cohen with three negotiation topics referenced from textbook – Negotiation / Roy J. Lewicki‚ Bruce Barry‚ David M. Saunders - 6th edition. Artful Negotiating After viewing the video titled‚ Artful Negotiating by Herb Cohen I have referenced three negotiation topics from the textbook‚ Negotiation / Roy J. Lewicki‚ Bruce Barry‚ David M. Saunders – 6th ed. Though Mr. Cohen does
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11/7/2014 Printable format for Prisoners’ Dilemma: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty Printable Format for http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/PrisonersDilemma.html FAQ: Print Hints Prisoners’ Dilemma by Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff About the Author T he prisoners’ dilemma is the best-known game of strategy in social science. It helps us understand what governs the balance between cooperation and COMPETITION in business‚ in politics‚ and in social settings
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