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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explore the HRM practices at Dell Computer Corporation and their contribution to the success of this company. A SHORT HISTORY OF DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION Dell is a leading computer maker that offers a broad range of product categories‚ including PCs‚ desktop computers‚ software and peripherals‚ servers and networking services and storage. The company headquarters is located in Round Rock‚ Texas and was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell on a simple concept: by selling computer systems directly to customers
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Dell‚ Inc. Case Study First: Problem Diagnosis: Over the years‚ Dell has devised very successful strategies to increase customer loyalty and reduce costs. However with the passage of time‚ the company has failed to have a proactive approach to capitalize the opportunities provided by the environment and sustained its competitive advantage. 1. Use of the direct selling approach: This approach has been the main competitive advantage of Dell over the years‚ which enabled the company to create strong
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Conclusion Dell became the first company in the information technology industry to establish a product-recycling goal (in 2004) and completed the implementation of its global consumer recycling-program in 2006. On February 6‚ 2007‚ the National Recycling Coalition awarded Dell its "Recycling Works" award for efforts to promote producer responsibility. On July 19‚ 2007‚ Dell announced that it had exceeded targets in working to achieve a multi-year goal of recovering 275 million pounds of computer equipment
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Kevin Rollins on the Soul of Dell Kevin Rollins has served as Dell’s Chief Operating Officer since 2007‚ and has worked for the company since 1996 (“Kevin Rollins: Executive profile & biography‚” 2010). As COO‚ Rollins is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. As a former Chief Executive Officer of the company‚ he has extensive knowledge about the workings of Dell. Creating and implementing new business strategies‚ communicating with the public and media‚ and serving as the role
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DELL LAPTOPS DELL laptops are creating a great value in the market‚ there are various laptops available with different prices. Dell laptops offer more options to choose from for specific models‚ and if you want to store songs and videos dell is better than HP. Now coming to 5w1h the explanation would be as follows: Why the product is introduced in the market? DELL has various kinds of laptop that keep coming up with different collection in every 2 months “why a product is released is not exactly
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Direct from Dell-Strategies that Revolutionized an Industry 1. a. In a span of 20 years‚ from 1984‚ Michael Dell became the leader of one of the most profitable and innovative organizations in the world. The meteoric rise of Dell Computers Corporation was largely a result of some innovative strategies and perspectives and reveals a new model for doing business in the information age. Discuss the major mistakes made during this period and the resulting lessons learnt by Dell. First mistake‚ though
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General Computer Questions [pic] General Computer Question 1: What is a computer? Answer: A common‚ somewhat simplified‚ definition is that the computer is an electronic device that can be used to process information. Today‚ computers are not only used for calculations‚ but also for creating and manipulating text and pictures. They are used to design bridges and spacecraft‚ to record a company’s sales and to keep track of customers‚ to create a school newspaper‚ or to estimate the cost
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Real world situation – Dell Inc. Dell Inc. was founded in 1984 by Michael S. Dell‚ who developed the supply chain formula‚ which would end up making Dell one of the world leaders in PC sales. When applying the resource-based view and the VRIN-framework to Dell‚ it becomes clear that Dell has a definite competitive advantage. Dell’s success-formula combines several resources which are “unique‚ valuable to customers‚ and difficult to imitate”. What makes Dell so special‚ is the fact that it does
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level: high customization‚ etc Competitive Strategy: Dell chooses the customers who prioritize Variety: high product variety Quality: reasonable quality Price: reasonable price Lead time: approximately one week Implied Demand Uncertainty Impact of customer needs on implied demand uncertainty Conclusion: The competitive strategy in meet high variety and service level contribute to Dell’s high implied demand uncertainty. Dell SC Capabilities 1.Facilities 2.Inventory 3.Transportation
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