differentiates’ Dell from its competitors is that they built the computer systems after they received the order. Therefore‚ Dell’s work-in-process (WIP) and finished goods inventory remained low compared to industry leaders‚ such as‚ Compaq‚ Apple‚ and IBM. Dell maintained their inventory. They ordered parts and components based on sales forecasts. Many of their suppliers‚ who had warehouses near their Austin Texas and Ireland plants‚ often delivered parts on a daily basis. Dell issued “releases”
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Dell Case Study - Harvard Business Pregunta 1: Capital de trabajo ventaja competitiva de Dell- Una de las mayores ventajas que tiene Dell es su ventaja competitiva en no tener que gastar tanto capital en su inventario y almacenamiento. Dell construye sistemas informáticos después de que la compañía recibe órdenes de compras de sus clientes. Como resultado de esta práctica prudente‚ el trabajo de Dell‚ en el proceso (Wip) y el inventario de producto terminado como un porcentaje del
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Marketing Strategy (Clearsil Case Study) Akshay Palkar - 70 Pratik Shetty - 107 Tina Lucas- 78 Anirudh Nair - 82 Prajakta Pawar - 91 Rushikesh Dixit - 67 Kalpesh Hiwase - 74 Mahendra Mane - 79 Rahul Girisan - 120 Elisha Mahapatra - 121 1. Who should be Clearasil’s core consumer target – Teens (11-17) only‚ Young Adults (18-24) only or both Teens and Young Adults? * CS has to categories their products into young teens (11 to 15)‚ late teens (16 to 19) and young adults (20 to 24)
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SWOT of Dell Strengths Dell Company has always been the largest PC maker and one of the best known and renowned computer brands in the world. For the last couple of years it has strongly held its position as a market leader. It was also known by its direct relation with the costumer by cutting out retailer and supplies directly to the costumers which approached to them loyal consumers. Weaknesses The company has such a huge range of products and components from many
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BMW Case Study 1) BMW has a set product life cycle for its cars and models. They have a seven-year life cycle for most to all of there vehicles. The figure 11-1 shows the product life cycle‚ as it is introduced then growth then maturity and last decline. Unlike BMW in its final years before it redoes its car the last two years are the best years of sales for its cars before they are redone. The difference is that most other car companies their cars start to decline ad the last few years and
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Case Study: Red Lobster 1. Why do you think Red Lobster relies on so much on Internet surveys to track customer opinions‚ preferences‚ and criticism? What are the advantages of online questionnaires versus traditional surveys conducted over the phone or through the mail? ( Gideon Quarcoo) Red Lobster relies on internet survey for the following reasons: (source: Introduction to Marketing‚ by McDaniel‚ Lamb & Hair. Pg 284.) The internet is a phenomenon technological
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evidence of objectivity. The reporting of procedures their strengths and weakness should be complete and honest. Thus‚ Market Research is a process used by a business to find out about its customers and its markets. Q2. Why was it necessary for first direct to understand its market in order to relaunch itself? For any business it is important to understand the market that it targets. It is essential to know about their customers which enable the organization to render better products and services to
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February‚ 1982 : Foundation stone laid at Hazira(Gujrat) November‚ 1985 : Urea production started May‚ 1991 August‚ 1995 July‚ 2005 July‚ 2008 : Seed production started : Bio-Fertilizers production started : OMIFCO started commercial production And 50% marketing of produced urea in India by KRIBHCO. : Acquisition of Shahjahanpur fertilizer complex Plant Capacity Ammonia Urea Day 2*1520 MT 4*1310 MT Annum 1003200 MT 1729200 MT Project cost of Hajaria : Rs. 890 crore 6 Introduction of
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Topic: Direct and Indirect Speech We may report the words of a speaker in two ways:- (i). we may quote his actual words. This is called Direct Speech. (ii). We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This is called Indirect Speech. For example: Direct: Ahmed said‚ “I am very busy now”. Indirect: Ahmed said that he was busy then. Direct Speech is that form of narration in which the actual words of a speaker are reported. It may
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have different patterns through the life of the case. Dell’s ROA has ranged from a high 18.2% in 1999 then gradually drop to 9.2% in 2008. Dell’s ROE has ranged from 43.7% in 1999 to 61.2% in 2008. Both ROA and ROE dropped significant amount in 2001. Dell’s ROE and ROA are well above the Federal Nominal 10-year T bills rates in all yeas and exceed HP’s ROE and ROA in all years. In 2001‚ HP’s ROE and ROA drop to the lowest point through the life of the case‚ because HP acquired Compaq and almost doubled
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