1. Evaluate the attractiveness of the PC industry. In short‚ at the time of the Matching Dell case study the PC industry was essentially in a boom‚ and particularly in the United States. Steady growth and expansion continued from the first waves created in the mid-1970s by firms like Apple‚ and exploded in the 1980s with IBM’s first PC offering. Companies likely envisioned a huge potential for growth due to the fact that PC had become attainable as a household commodity‚ and was almost certainly
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[pic] DELL SCM : A CASE STUDY Background (General Facts) 1. Dell is a computer corporation recognized for manufacturing computer systems through parts assemble. In 1983‚ Michael Dell saw an opportunity in using IBM compatible computers for a new assembly line that can be sold to local businesses. The idea as explained by Michael Dell‚ in one of his interview‚ is that in the early days of computers’ manufacturing‚ companies had to be able to produce every part of the system. As the industry matured
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Matching Dell 1. Perform an Industry analysis on the personal computer industry Substitutes Buyers • Compaq • IBM • HP • Hacer • GateWay • Apple • Large and midsize Business • Government • Small Business • Individual Customers • Educational • Most of them have a strong purchasing power and a easy way to change of supplier in commodity PC product Suppliers Barriers to entry in this Industry • Intel • Microsoft • Others • They have a strong Power • Intel and Microsoft
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Optimal CRM Implementation Strategies Seung Hyun Kim Department of Information Systems‚ National University of Singapore‚ Singapore 117417‚ kimsh@comp.nus.edu.sg Tridas Mukhopadhyay Tepper School of Business‚ Carnegie Mellon University‚ Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania 15213‚ tridas@cmu.edu A lthough companies have spent a great deal of money to adopt CRM (customer relationship management) technologies‚ many have not seen satisfactory returns on their CRM implementations. We study optimal CRM implementation
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was Dell’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? Dell had a policy of working with low inventory and it used to make inventory purchases based on the sale orders received. This led to following advantages: No obsolete goods. Defects in raw material manufacturers were easily weeded out. New technological up gradations can be easily set into the system before the competition turns over the existing inventory. Thus Dell had a first mover’s advantage in being abreast with latest technological
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significant interest from both academicians and practitioners‚ customer relationship management (CRM) remains a huge investment with little measured payback. Intuition suggests that increased management of customer relationships should improve business performance‚ but this intuition has only inconsistent empirical or real world support. To remedy this situation‚ this study identifies a core group of expected CRM benefits and examines their ability to increase a firm ’s value equity‚ brand equity and
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Executive Summary Statement of the Problem Dell‚ Inc. (Dell) is in the personal computer (PC) industry‚ and is ranked within the top 3 companies of the PC market segment. Despite ranking second in computer sales during 2008‚ Dell has decided to analyze a potential investment for a new technology that creates a permanent personal picture or message on the laptop casing. This laser etch‚ Monet technology‚ is provided by a small company in France for $10 million (technology rights). The proposed
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DELL LOGISTICS NETWORK: DELL LOGISTICS NETWORK Dell’s new and improved design for a channel distribution model: Order processing Pre-production Accessories ready Configuration Test Boxing Distribution preparations Shiping (transportation) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN Optimize inbound and outbound transportation networks Collaborate with the best logistics and transportation providers Mode of transportation – By Ship By Rail By Air “GREEN” INITIATIVES Transport
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Synopsis This case study talks about the success and challenges of Dell Inc.‚ which was started by Michael Dell in 1984 (Wheelen & Hunger‚ 2012‚ p. 9-1). They explain how he started the corporation by buying and reselling computers. Eventually he began to manufacture his own computers. They explain the market share between Dell Inc. and competitors. They list problems of the corporation buy growing too quickly. They had to slow down the growth process and focus on organization of the company
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Indhold Problemformulering 1 Definition af CRM 1 Hvorfor opstod CRM? 1 CRM applikationer 3 Hvordan understøtter CRM porters 12 strategier 4 Konklusion 5 Problemformulering Beskriv hvad CRM (Customer Relationship Management) er‚ og hvad det kan bruges til? Definition af CRM CRM kan opfattes som en disciplin‚ hvor der udelukkende er fokus på styring af salgs- og marketingaktiviteter over for kunden. Det har gennem tiden udviklet sig fra at være en simpel registrering af kundedata
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