Dell Case Study The case study gives an outlook at Dell’s management and operation procedures which are used to operate and structure the company efficiently. The key points are: • Dell’s business plan was to sell good quality hardware at a low cost directly to the customer‚ allowing them to have a tailored Desktop that met their personal requirements; this was done by allowing customers to choose options from a list of components and specification which were then assembled to order
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Dell (DELL) Analysis – At the close of ’07 (results reported in January of ’08)‚ Dell had an outstanding ROE of 76.97%; however things started to change in ’08-‘09 when ROE dropped down to 58.02%. This was caused by a decrease in Net Income which reduced the profit margin‚ as well as a decrease in Total Assets which reduced the equity multiplier. Due to further decrease in Net Income (58% decline) in ’09‚ the profit margin was cut in half. At the same time the sales decreased from $61‚101 to
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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION CASES Latar Belakang Dell Computer Corporation (Dell) adalah perusahaan yang didirikan oleh Michael Dell pada tahun 1984 yang bermarkas di Austin‚ Texas. Dell merupakan perusahaan penjualan langsung komputer paling besar di dunia‚ dengan memiliki 34.800 karyawan di lebih dari 30 negara dan pelanggan di lebih dari 170 negara. Dell Computer Corporation menjual desktop komputer pribadi‚ komputer notebook‚ server jaringan‚ dan berbagai peripheral komputer dan perangkat lunak
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Dell’s Value Chain Dell Computer‚ with close supplier relationships‚ encourages sup-pliers to focus on their individual technological capabilities to sustain leadership in their components. Research and development costs are too high and technological changes are too rapid for any one company to sustain leadership in every component. Suppliers are also pressed to drive down lead times‚ lot sizes‚ and inventories. Dell‚ in turn‚ keeps its research customer- focused and leverages that research to
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From: XXXXX To: XXXXX Subject: Ford Motor Company vs. Dell Computer Corp: Supply Chain Strategy Date: March 17‚ 2007 Summary: As per our meeting earlier this week‚ here is the information you requested regarding the supply chain strategy of the Ford Motor Company. I have also included a quick comparison to the strategy used by Dell Computers in attaining my final recommendation. Ford ’s Dilemma: The director of supply chain systems at Ford has two options to consider before implementing
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Implementation at Dell Computer 1. Why has Dell moved to different kinds of organizational structures over time? Answer: Dell needs to move to different kinds of organizational structures over time in order to change and adjust the business itself to fit with a change in environment. In 1984‚ Dell did the business alone but the demand was coming a lot. To serve the huge demand‚ Dell needed to hire more employees and assign a tons of work to each person. When the business is bigger and bigger‚ Dell alone cannot
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* CASE STUDY 4: MICHAEL DELL LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS & MANAGEMENT LECTURER: NORZAN BINTI ABDULLAH *Trait theory of leadership *Dominant traits that Michael Dell possesses *transformational leadership *4 I’s of Transformational Leadership *Types of Powers *Michael Dell’s Power *Contents *Q1. Apply the Trait theory of leadership‚ identify and describe the dominant traits that Michael Dell possesses? *The trait theory of leadership is a theory based on the personality traits and characteristics
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Dell’s Working Capital The Case: Dell Computers Corporation has been growing faster than its competitors. It has revolutionized the PC industry by providing customized laptops & notebooks to its customers in a few days at competitive prices. It did so by building computers after it received customer’s orders. This enabled Dell to swiftly roll out new products‚ maintain lower inventory & respond quickly to market needs. It generated more cash due to low cash conversion cycle. Low inventory coupled
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{draw:frame} Universidad Virtual *“Dell en* China: *El replanteamiento estratégico *” ESTRATEGIAS DE COMPETITIVIDAD TECNOLÓGICA EQUIPO 58 *Usando el modelo de las 5 fuerzas de Michael Porter‚ analice la industria de las computadoras personales (PC) en China. *De acuerdo con este análisis ¿qué tan atractiva es esta industria en China? (muy atractiva‚ regular‚ poco‚ nada). _Poder de negociación de los proveedores (medio): _Dell tiene muchas ventajas sobre otros proveedores ya que
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