SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED BY INFORMATIVE ABSTRACT This case study is based on the supply chain management of two notable PC manufacturing MNCs‚ Hewlett-Packard and Dell. The objective of this case study is to compare the effectiveness of the standardized process followed by HP to the innovative process of Dell‚ The Direct Model. DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT A comparative case study was done between two electronics giants Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell.inc‚ on their
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Introduction In 2001‚ Dell Computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor‚ continuing to gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of dollars in losses. Dell sells 90% of its PCs directly to the final customer‚ largely bypassing there seller channel that accounts for most of the world’s PC sales. This direct customer relationship is the key to Dell’s business model‚ and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales model. Dell’s
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European business What are the main advantages of the European Union for the business environment? What are the main disadvantages? The European Union is a system that was created to help form a unity‚ and strengthen European states. After two ruinous world wars and the extension of Soviet power‚ many people recognized the need for some form of European unity. The community formed in 1951‚ and consisted of 6 countries – France‚ West Germany‚ the Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ Luxembourg‚ and Italy
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The Selling Process Objectives Objections Why objections Types of objections Handling objections Closing the Sale When to close the sale How to close the sale Problems with closing the sale The Eight Steps of the Selling Process. Pre-Approach. Looking for customers and getting ready for the sale. Approaching the Customer. Greeting the customer face-to-face‚ or in the case of electronic sales‚ through a Live Discussion Thread or Live Chat.
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Apple Team Project BUSMHR 4490 PC Industry Overview The personal computer industry‚ like many industries before it‚ has undergone drastic changes and innovations since the first PC was introduced. These changes and innovations are necessary to keep up with the always shifting and uncertain market conditions. While a lot of discovering‚ inventing‚ and tinkering was being done in the PC industry in the middle to late 20th century‚ it wasn’t until the late 1970s that Apple pioneered the first useable
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“What Were They Selling Again?” Introduction Media plays a huge role in society today‚ with sex being a large selling point in many instances. Advertisers have based many of their campaigns not around a product‚ but rather the sexualized figures selling it‚ such as advertisements for Godaddy.com or Carl’s Jr.‚ where often times the product being sold is often a mystery. Amidst all this sexual bombardment‚ I was curious if men and women feel different about sex’s ever present role in our daily
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Dell – Supply Chain Management Case Study 1 Case Contents 1. Introduction......................................................................................................2 2. Dell – Company Overview ...............................................................................2 3. Dell Products and Services .............................................................................3 4. Dell – Key Facts ................................................................................
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Remember the good old days when a bulky machine called a PC was something meant only for geeks. The 8086‚ 286‚ 386‚ 486 and the Pentium revolutionized the world of computing‚ but only for a short period of time. Then came in the laptops‚ notebooks or mobile computing which took technology a step ahead. It’s fair to say laptops have come a long way since the early 1990s‚ LCD displays have been replaced with sleek HD screens and the once plus-size machines are now zero sized models. If laptops have
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International Business 1. What are Dell’s FSAs? What are the macro-level requirements for the direct sales model to be successful? What are the major advantages of the direct model‚ compared with the traditional channel strategy in the computer business? Dell’s most important FSA is its direct sales model. The traditional model startsed with manufacturers building computers‚ they distributed them to dealers who sellold them. Dell started with selling PCs directly to end users. In China they
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and disadvantages of internet advertising In the last five to ten years‚ it has become increasing number of people to use internet for working and studying. This tendency looks set to continue in the future. According to this effect‚ a large number of advertisements have appeared on the internet. This essay will discuss the main advantages and disadvantages of internet advertising. There are four main advantages of internet advertising. The first benefit is the speed of spread. The Internet is open
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