9-710-442 FEBRUARY 14‚ 2010 JAN W. RIVKIN Revitalizing Dell From the early 1990s until the mid-2000s‚ Michael Dell and his company thrived in the tumultuous personal computer industry. Revenue of Dell Inc. rose from $3.5 billion in 1993 to $55.9 billion in 2005‚ making Dell the world’s largest producer of PCs‚ while net income climbed from $149 million to $3.6 billion. In many of those years‚ Dell earned more on PCs than all of its main rivals combined‚ and among top vendors‚ only Dell
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• The IT-BPM sector in India is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 9.5 per cent to USD300 billion by 2020. The sector increased at a CAGR of 25 per cent over 2000–13‚ 3-4 times higher than global IT-BPM spend • India is the world’s largest sourcing destination‚ accounting for approximately 52 per cent of the USD124–130 billion market. The country’s cost competitiveness in providing IT services‚ which is approximately 3-4 times cheaper than the US continues to
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UMS MBA Program Subject: Strategic Management Instructor: Professor Khalid alrawi Project JetBlue Airways: Managing Growth Teaching Note The JetBlue case gives students the opportunity to apply concepts in cost leadership. At the time of the case‚ JetBlue has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success in the airline industry by coupling a low-cost strategy while giving customers the sense that they are actually providing
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A World Without Engineers Once upon a time‚ in a galaxy far‚ far away‚ on the planet Zovirax‚ there was an evil king‚ King Syphilis‚ who was mighty pleased with himself‚ for he had just banished all the engineers on the planet to work in the Pixie Stick Powder mines on the moons of Gluteus. "You see‚" he told his sycophantic servants and lackeys‚ "I have solved two problems with one simple executive order. I have rid the planet of those annoying‚ nerdy‚ know-it-all‚ engineers." (King Syphilis
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Electrical Submersible Pump Analysis and Design May 30‚ 2001 Electrical Submersible Pump Analysis and Design Case Services‚ Inc. Abstract Case Services’ software provides production optimization for a variety of different methods of artificial lift. This paper discusses the dominant factors in electrical centrifugal submersible pump design and monitoring. Emphasis is placed on three areas: • • • Well inflow performance behavior. Fluid Pressure-Volume-Temperature and phase behavior. Pump equipment
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Advantage Energy Technology Data Center Migration* Brian Smith‚ electronic network administrator at Advanced Energy Technology (AET)‚has been given the responsibility of implementing the migration of a large data center to a new office location. Careful planning is needed beca aim AET operates in the highly competitive petroleum industry. AET is one of five field computer software companies that provide an accounting and business management box for oil jobbers and gasoline distributors. A few years
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Word on the Street Sherlock Holmes http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/sherlock-holmes Wendy: The streets of London are full of history. But not all the famous characters associated with this city were real. More than a hundred years ago when people travelled by horse and cart and the foggy streets were lit by gaslight‚ one famous detective was leading the fight against crime. It was Victorian London‚ the time of Sherlock Holmes. What makes Sherlock Holmes so interesting
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opportunities for youngsters of my generation. Indians are proving the worth of their merit and diligence on world platforms. The caliber to match international parameters is the vital need of the hour. This has motivated me to pursue a Master ’s course in Electrical Engineering at your school. You have the best research facilities‚ the latest equipment and the dynamic curriculum‚ which will enable me to understand and apply modern techniques to meet different needs. Your faculty does not only teach what is
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Jones Electrical Distribution Dr. C. Bulent Aybar Professor of International Finance Context • Jones Electrical Distribution has been expanding rapidly for the past several years. • Increases in working capital requirements have significantly outrun the capacity of the company to generate funds from internal sources. • The company has been forced to forgo taking discounts on accounts payable and to borrow in increasing amounts from its bank to maintain its expansion. • Jones must decide whether
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On November 18‚ I interviewed with Brian Lai who is the applications engineer in Nassda Corporation. The meeting was held in a restaurant at 6 p.m.‚ right after he finished his work on the day. The meeting was so exciting and informative. We spent more than one hour in the restaurant and for the dinner. The purpose of my interview was to seek information about electrical engineering and obtain more information on how to achieve my career goal. At the beginning of the interview‚ I asked him about
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