the company? Dell uses a just in time order fulfillment policy and accurate forecasting of sales to minimize inventories. This allowed Dell to hold inventory of finished products far below levels of their competitors (10-20% compared to 50-70% industry level) and furthermore allowed them to quickly implement changes to their product lines as new technologies became available. This quick inventory turnover also allowed Dell to retain more capital. Finally‚ this policy enabled Dell to respond immediately
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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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Question 1 How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? The many challenges in order to improve the supply chains usually come with the unidentified. Many companies produce products they think their consumer will want. After that‚ they ship their products to retail stores. Then‚ these stores try to sell the products to the customers. Here‚ the supply chains slows down as they are figuring out what to build next. Then‚ these companies deal
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successful in that field such as dell or ebay. In this essay‚ the reasons that make Dell‚ in particular‚ become successful will be fully discussed. According to “What-is-dell” (2007)‚ Dell‚ is a computer hardware manufacturer and distributor and other services related. The company is one of the world’s biggest computer distributors in terms of both quantity of units sold and gross income‚ and one of the United States’ largest corporations. From 1999 until 2006 Dell delivered more complete computer
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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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Management and organizational behavior The Dell Company has made choices using the systems and contingency approaches to management of the company. Firstly‚ the company’s strategy of having the customer of the product design it himself is a systematic in that the company builds a machine that is precise to the consumer’s needs thus reducing the overall time and cost of the process. The specified designs also means very little resources in primary research as the consumers can choose exactly what
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* Define the industry Dell‚ Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation 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 than 103‚300 people worldwide. Dell is listed at number 41 in the Fortune 500 list. Dell has grown by both increasing its customer base and through acquisitions since its inception; notable
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Dell Inc. Identify and evaluate Mission Statement ES# 2-2 Dell‚ Inc. manufactures and markets PC’s. They also offer many other types of products that are marketed towards the private consumer‚ education‚ enterprise‚ and government sectors. The company was created by Michael Dell in 1984 with a mere $1‚000. Instead of using traditional retail channels Dell decided he would make computers made-to-order. By doing this Dell could eliminate a mass of inventory
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Dell company Dell mission:. fully integrate environmental stewardship into the business of providing quality products‚ best-in-class services‚ and the best customer experience at the best value. I think it’s a good mission because it talks about the actual position of dell and what its doing‚ not about future‚ and because it includes the customers and products and services‚ which is important to be included in a mission statement. Dell vision: to Provide Accessible Computers to Visually-Impaired
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Do you think Dell is well positioned with respect to its competitors? Not yet because Dell still left behind HP and IBM. People who want flexibility in their PCs tend to buy HP brand. For instance‚ HP Power Distribution Rack which controls three-phase power distribution across a row of server racks brings enhanced flexibility to IT personnel who are seeking to place power where it is needed‚ but without over provisioning or otherwise wasting the precious resource. In other hand people who want
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